RING WARS 15 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Concrete comes to the ring accompanied by Pillar : Fire on the Inside. Ness has chosen Shoots and Ladders by Korn as his entrance music. Quinton Concrete is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Concrete
vs
Ness

169 cm
29
140 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

165 cm
20
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Concrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Ness!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness closes the distance but Concrete moves to the side

and Concrete counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Concrete trying to control from half guard but Ness is working away.
Concrete seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Concrete trying to advance position but Ness counters by regaining guard.
Ness keeping full guard, as Concrete tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ness trying to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ness can do anything to dispel that myth.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete pulls Ness in close to prevent any damage.
Ness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Concrete is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ness postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Quinton Concrete wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Concrete misses with a straight right.

Concrete gets tackled into the ropes by Ness. Ness maintains the clinch.
A short right from Ness on the inside.
Concrete letting Ness take a breather here.
Knees to the body from Ness.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ness keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Concrete's efforts to push away.
Concrete wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ness has him pressed against the ropes.
Ness lands a knee to the head.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Ness with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Concrete can't get the takedown.
Concrete takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ness lands an elbow that stopped Concrete in his tracks for a moment.
Ness lands a nice elbow.
Concrete tries for a takedown but Ness manages to get underhooks.
Ness prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ness has Concrete pressed against the ropes.
Ness tries to work over Concrete's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Concrete takes an elbow to the temple.
Ness connects with a knee to the head.
Concrete wants to break free but Ness has control.
Ness misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness digs a right hand into Concrete's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Concrete's gas tank.
Ness struggles to land a body shot inside as Concrete controls his hands.
The referee calls for Ness to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Concrete is trying to push Ness away but Ness has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ness lands a good knee to the midsection. Concrete won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ness.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Concrete blocking some punches.
Ness lands an elbow just above Concrete 's eye.
Ness effectively controlling the action here.
Ness lands a knee to the body.
Concrete is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ness slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Concrete goes for a takedown attempt but Ness pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ness closes the distance and clinches.
Ness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ness landing knees to the head.
Ness manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Concrete shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Ness.
Ness leaning against his opponent.
Ness lands an elbow just above Concrete 's eye.
Nice elbow from Ness.
Ness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Concrete shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete managing to block the knees to the body from Ness.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Ness scores a nice knee to the body.
Concrete takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Ness.
Ness scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Concrete.
Concrete is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ness to keep the fight standing.
Gregory Ness seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Concrete looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Ness misses with a punch to the body.
Ness makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Concrete is trying to push Ness away but Ness has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ness scores a nice knee to the body.
Ness creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Concrete's defenses.
Concrete takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Ness.
Ness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Concrete on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ness landing knees to the body.
Concrete takes an elbow to the forehead.
Concrete tries to circle away but Ness has him pinned against the ropes.
Ness landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Ness.
Ness landing knees to the body.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ness will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Concrete up against the ropes.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ness lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete blocks a body shot from Ness.
Ness utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Concrete is trying to force a seperation but Ness has the dominant position.
Ness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Concrete's face.
Ness misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Ness.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Ness lands an elbow just above Concrete 's eye.
Ness misses with the head strike.
Concrete takes an elbow to the temple.
Concrete wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ness blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ness comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Concrete is trying to force a seperation but Ness has the dominant position.
Ness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Concrete in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness can't find room to land a body shot as Concrete controls the action.
Ness can't find room to land a body shot as Concrete controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Concrete drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ness gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ness misses with a punch on the inside.
Ness lands a knee to the body.
Ness lands a knee to the head.
Ness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Concrete is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Ness to work.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Ness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ness is looking to clinch but Concrete is avoiding it.

Ness moves into the clinch successfully.
Concrete takes an elbow to the temple.
Ness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Concrete tries to break the clinch but Ness is controlling the position.
Concrete is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section. Concrete lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Concrete's elbow.
Ness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ness prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ness softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Concrete is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ness is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Concrete blocks a body shot from Ness.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Concrete is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ness to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness working Concrete over with knees to the body.
Ness lands a damaging elbow.
Ness working Concrete over with knees to the body.
Ness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ness makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ness comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Ness lands an elbow just above Concrete 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Concrete tries to circle away but Ness has him pinned against the ropes.
Ness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Concrete tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concrete jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ness walks away with a smile on his face. Concrete gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ness has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ness lands a good knee to the midsection. Concrete won't want to take too many of those.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ness.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Concrete shrugs off.
A short right from Ness on the inside.
Ness connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Ness is pushing Concrete up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ness.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ness creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ness misses with some punches.
Ness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
Concrete letting Ness take a breather here.
Ness crunches a lovely knee into Concrete's ribcage.
Ness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Concrete is rocked!
Concrete is trying to pull guard but Ness has him pressed against the ropes.
Ness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Concrete is trying to push Ness away but Ness has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Concrete's face.
Oh Concrete is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Ness.
Concrete seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ness scores with a knee to the head.
Concrete takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Concrete blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ness landing knees to the body.
Gregory Ness is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Ness keeps control of Concrete as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ness scores with a knee to the head.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Ness scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section. Concrete lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Quinton Concrete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ness is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Ness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ness winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Ness!
A very excited looking Gregory Ness made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urameshi has chosen Jag - Can't Get Enough as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Thomas
vs
Urameshi

180 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Thomas!
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, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urameshi.
Both fighters circling a little - Urameshi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Urameshi moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Thomas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Urameshi is trying to control the position but Thomas postures up.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Urameshi blocks nicely.
Urameshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

Thomas 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.

Thomas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Urameshi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Urameshi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Urameshi!
Urameshi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thomas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi wants to get back to his feet.
Urameshi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Thomas is trying to stand.
It looks like Urameshi is going to stand back up.
Thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Urameshi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Urameshi is looking to stand up but Thomas won't let him.
Urameshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Urameshi wants to get up but he can't break Thomas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Urameshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Thomas darts in and clinches Urameshi up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thomas jumps guard but Urameshi turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Urameshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urameshi is trying to break free.

Thomas has Urameshi pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Thomas pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Urameshi tumbling to the mat - Thomas dives into Urameshi's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Urameshi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.
Urameshi wants to get back to his feet.
Urameshi trying to pass the guard but Thomas defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urameshi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Thomas controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
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 Chris Thomas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Chris Thomas has been cut.
Chris Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Thomas rushes Urameshi and presses him up against the ropes.

Urameshi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Thomas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Urameshi to the mat. Urameshi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Urameshi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thomas trying to control but Urameshi is working from the bottom.

Thomas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Urameshi dives on top into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi wanted to stand there but Thomas had control of the position.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Urameshi from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thomas pulls Urameshi in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urameshi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Urameshi connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Urameshi.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Urameshi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thomas.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urameshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urameshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Urameshi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Urameshi throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Urameshi thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.

Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Thomas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Urameshi throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Chris Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Urameshi tries to buck Thomas off but Thomas is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Thomas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Urameshi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thomas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Urameshi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Thomas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Urameshi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thomas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Urameshi, who protects the arm well.

Thomas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thomas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Urameshi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thomas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Thomas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Urameshi, who protects the arm well.
Urameshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi sneaks back into half guard.
Thomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Thomas is trying to work for a kimura but Urameshi is defending well.

Thomas is looking for a kimura but Urameshi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thomas to get the leverage.
Urameshi moves into full guard.

Thomas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Urameshi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Urameshi has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas has his hands on Urameshi's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yusuke Urameshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Urameshi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice body punch from Urameshi.
Urameshi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Urameshi.
Urameshi avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Urameshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Urameshi.
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!

Thomas closes the distance and pushes Urameshi back into the ropes.
Urameshi lands with a left to the head.
Urameshi lands an uppercut.

Thomas tightens his grip and picks Urameshi up, before dumping him to the ground. Urameshi manages to land in guard.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Urameshi is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas wants to stand but Urameshi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi seems keen to control Thomas's posture.
Urameshi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
Urameshi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Urameshi tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Urameshi tries to stand but Thomas is controlling his head.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Urameshi decides to stand back up.
Urameshi throws a head kick that half lands.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Urameshi can pounce on him.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Urameshi.
An inside leg kick lands from Urameshi.
Urameshi cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
Urameshi lands a head kick. Thomas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Thomas has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urameshi wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Urameshi is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Urameshi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the ropes.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Urameshi forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

Thomas pulls guard effortlessly.
Urameshi wanted to stand there but Thomas had control of the position.
Urameshi wants to stand and escape but instead Thomas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urameshi working a defensive guard here.
Urameshi has Thomas pulled in close to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Urameshi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuke Urameshi!
Yusuke Urameshi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Macklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Macklin
vs
Wayne

172 cm
21
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Macklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macklin cracks Wayne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wayne is looking to clinch but Macklin is avoiding it.
Wayne looks to clinch
and Macklin counters with a nice body shot.
Macklin feints a jab promting Wayne to slip. Macklin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wayne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Wayne is rocked!
Macklin feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Wayne crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joseph Macklin!
Joseph Macklin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clint Concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Anderson (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.

Concrete
vs
Anderson

175 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Concrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Concrete fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anderson sprawls well initially but Concrete persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Concrete seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson wants to control but Concrete is keeping busy.
Concrete sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Concrete stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Concrete drives through with a takedown into Anderson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Concrete drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Concrete jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Concrete trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anderson's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Concrete.
Concrete wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson won't allow Concrete to pass to mount.
Concrete throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Concrete is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Concrete throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Concrete is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Anderson is staying active underneath Concrete, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concrete content to control rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Clint Concrete.
Nice body punch from Concrete.
Anderson looks gassed!

Concrete closes the distance and clinches.

Anderson is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Concrete can't fight it off and eventually Anderson manages to take the fight to the floor. Concrete looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Concrete is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.

Concrete kicks Anderson off and gets to his feet.
Charles Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson gets a clinch.

Concrete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.

Anderson has clasped his hands together around Concrete's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Concrete gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Concrete. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Concrete wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Concrete moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Concrete pulls Anderson in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Concrete.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Concrete has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.
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 Clint Concrete.
Concrete throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Concrete gets a clinch.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.

Concrete breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Concrete wants to clinch.

Concrete feints and as Anderson raises his hands in defense, Concrete changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Concrete.
Concrete passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Clint Concrete overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Concrete wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson won't allow Concrete to pass to mount.
Concrete is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Concrete throws some wild stikes that Anderson manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Concrete trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson is breathing heavily.

Concrete has control of Anderson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Anderson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Anderson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Concrete punching from mount but Anderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Concrete gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Concrete 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.
Concrete 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson has left one of his arms exposed and Concrete doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Anderson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clint Concrete!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hatsu Masai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Kaliniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masai is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Hatsu Masai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Masai
vs
Kaliniev

170 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

179 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hatsu Masai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Kaliniev!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kaliniev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaliniev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masai.
Nice elbow from Kaliniev.

It looks like Hatsu Masai has been cut.
Masai is breathing heavily.
Kaliniev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kaliniev lands an elbow inside that Masai shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaliniev.
Kaliniev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaliniev.
Kaliniev lands an elbow that stopped Masai in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Kaliniev.
Kaliniev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masai's defenses.
Kaliniev working Masai over with knees to the body.
Masai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaliniev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaliniev lands a nice knee to the body.
Kaliniev crunches a lovely knee into Masai's ribcage.
Kaliniev scores a nice knee to the body.
Masai jumps guard but Kaliniev stands there with Masai around his waist. Masai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaliniev scores with a knee to the head.

Hatsu Masai's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaliniev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Masai takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Kaliniev.
Kaliniev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaliniev crunches a lovely knee into Masai's ribcage.
Kaliniev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaliniev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaliniev lands a knee to the head.
Kaliniev lands a good knee to the midsection. Masai won't want to take too many of those.
Kaliniev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaliniev landing knees to the head.
Kaliniev connects with a knee to the head.
Kaliniev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaliniev scores with a knee to the head.
Kaliniev lands a nice knee to the body.
Kaliniev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaliniev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kaliniev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaliniev obliges.
Knees to the body from Kaliniev.
Kaliniev lands an elbow that stopped Masai in his tracks for a moment.
Kaliniev lands a good knee to the midsection. Masai won't want to take too many of those.
Kaliniev scores with a knee to the head.
Kaliniev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kaliniev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masai's defenses.
Kaliniev lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kaliniev.
Kaliniev scores a nice knee to the body.
Masai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kaliniev connects with a knee to the head.
Kaliniev lands a nice knee to the body.
Kaliniev landing knees to the head.
Kaliniev trying to land knees to the body.
Masai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masai is trying to maintain a safe position but Kaliniev gets an underhook and turns Masai into the ropes.
Kaliniev lands an elbow inside that Masai shrugs off.
Kaliniev lands a good knee to the midsection. Masai won't want to take too many of those.
Kaliniev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kaliniev landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev landing knees to the head.
Kaliniev lands an elbow just above Masai 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaliniev obliges.
Kaliniev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaliniev with a knee to the head.
Kaliniev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaliniev lands a knee to the body.
Kaliniev scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaliniev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaliniev lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Kaliniev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hatsu Masai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kaliniev forces Masai back against the ropes and clinches.
Kaliniev landing knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaliniev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaliniev scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaliniev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Markus Kaliniev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kaliniev scores a nice knee to the body.
Masai takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaliniev landing knees to the head.
Kaliniev lands an elbow just above Masai 's eye.
Kaliniev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaliniev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaliniev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaliniev.
Kaliniev landing knees to the body.
Kaliniev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaliniev crunches a lovely knee into Masai's ribcage.
Masai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masai is trying to push Kaliniev away but Kaliniev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kaliniev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kaliniev scores with a knee to the head.
Kaliniev scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaliniev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaliniev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Masai pulls guard.
Kaliniev tries to free his leg and advance position but Masai is retaining full guard.
Kaliniev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Masai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kaliniev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev preventing the sweep.
Masai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Masai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaliniev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masai can't keep his opponent in guard - Kaliniev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kaliniev is pressing down on Masai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Masai is holding on for now.
Kaliniev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Masai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaliniev on the ground.
Kaliniev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Masai defending well though.
Kaliniev moves into full mount! Masai won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev thowing shots but they're missing.
Kaliniev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kaliniev landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kaliniev looking to ground and pound but Masai is blocking nicely.
Kaliniev working Masai over with strikes here.
Kaliniev looking to ground and pound but Masai is blocking nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kaliniev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kaliniev unloads with some shots from mount but Masai bucks and avoids them well.
Kaliniev looking to finish with strikes here!
Kaliniev throwing strikes here but Masai is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kaliniev 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaliniev thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kaliniev lands a nice shot to the head.
Kaliniev throws some wild stikes that Masai manages to avoid easily.
Kaliniev unloads with some shots from mount but Masai bucks and avoids them well.
Masai is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kaliniev misses with a head shot.
Kaliniev thowing shots but they're missing.
Kaliniev raining down shots from the mount!
Kaliniev thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaliniev looking to ground and pound but Masai is blocking nicely.
Kaliniev looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kaliniev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaliniev lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Kaliniev.
Masai takes an elbow to the temple.
Masai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kaliniev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Kaliniev.
Kaliniev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaliniev lands an elbow inside.
Kaliniev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaliniev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaliniev scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kaliniev.
Kaliniev unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaliniev scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaliniev with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaliniev obliges.
Kaliniev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaliniev obliges.
Kaliniev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kaliniev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masai.
Masai looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaliniev obliges.
Kaliniev with a knee to the head.
Masai managing to block the knees to the body from Kaliniev.
Kaliniev is pressed up against the ropes. Masai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kaliniev down to the mat. Kaliniev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hatsu Masai. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kaliniev has Masai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kaliniev landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaliniev stops a takedown attempt from Masai.
Kaliniev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masai's face.
Masai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kaliniev pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kaliniev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kaliniev tries a knee to the head but Masai blocks it.

Kaliniev is fighting off a takedown attempt but Masai is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kaliniev to the mat. Kaliniev regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Masai stops Kaliniev from standing up.
Masai controlling from the top position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaliniev slips nicely into half guard.
Kaliniev uses his free foot to push down on Masai's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Masai.
Masai is working to get back to half guard.
Kaliniev thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaliniev with good strikes from the mount here!
Masai is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Kaliniev there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kaliniev throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kaliniev unloads with some shots from mount but Masai bucks and avoids them well.
The referee warns Masai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kaliniev throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Masai can't escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaliniev unloads with some shots from mount but Masai bucks and avoids them well.
Kaliniev thowing shots but they're missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaliniev punching from mount but Masai doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hatsu Masai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markus Kaliniev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Masai is squirming around, avoiding Kaliniev's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Kaliniev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kaliniev 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Kaliniev!
A pretty intense looking Markus Kaliniev took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

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energy
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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 Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg comes to the ring accompanied by Awaken . Nate Holyfield is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cyborg
vs
Holyfield

168 cm
25
155 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

181 cm
28
169 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield misses with a body kick.
Cyborg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holyfield.
Cyborg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holyfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyborg.
Holyfield throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holyfield throws a right hand that Cyborg ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyborg also avoids with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holyfield checks a leg kick.
Cyborg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cyborg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cyborg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holyfield on the side of the head.
Cyborg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cyborg thows a body shot but no joy.
Cyborg slips under a jab.
Holyfield misses with a straight right.
Cyborg slips under a jab.
Cyborg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holyfield misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holyfield throws out the jab.
Cyborg misses with a low kick.
Nate Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Holyfield.
Cyborg ducks under a wild hook from Holyfield.
Holyfield misses with a wild body shot.
Holyfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cyborg.
Holyfield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cyborg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cyborg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holyfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Holyfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holyfield connects with a body shot that sends Cyborg's belly button to the back.
Cyborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holyfield fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cyborg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cyborg checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a jab but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield misses with a straight right.
Holyfield lands a head shot.
Cyborg slips a jab from Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a shot from downtown. Cyborg moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holyfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyborg.
Holyfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Holyfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holyfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cyborg swings for the body but Holyfield moves out of range.
Holyfield throws the left hand but Cyborg avoids the punch easily.

Holyfield shoots in and gets a takedown into Cyborg's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Holyfield wants to control from the top but Cyborg keeps moving.
Holyfield looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg being controlled here, momentarily.
Holyfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyborg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Holyfield was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A clash of legs there as Holyfield blocks the low kick.
Holyfield is looking to chop away at Cyborg's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Holyfield.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cyborg.
Holyfield goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cyborg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holyfield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cyborg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cyborg slips a straight right by Holyfield.
Cyborg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cyborg misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Holyfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holyfield.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyborg connects with a body shot.
Cyborg throws a leg kick
and Holyfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield misses the jab.
Cyborg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cyborg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Holyfield lands with a cross.
Cyborg is looking to wear down Holyfield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holyfield lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Holyfield.
Cyborg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holyfield looks to land a right hand but Cyborg moved out of range.
Holyfield lands a high kick!
Cyborg lands with an overhand left.
Holyfield moves out of range as Cyborg throws a body kick.
Cyborg misses with a wild body shot.
Cyborg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holyfield swivels and escapes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holyfield.
Cyborg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holyfield fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg throws a body punch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Holyfield is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Holyfield catches Cyborg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Holyfield scores with a nice strike.
Cyborg punishes Holyfield's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Holyfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holyfield defending well as Cyborg loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Cyborg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice cross by Holyfield.
Holyfield with a hook.
Cyborg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cyborg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holyfield.
Cyborg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holyfield checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Cyborg.
Cyborg looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a hook but Cyborg blocks it.
Cyborg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holyfield.
Holyfield loads up on a big right hand but Cyborg slips the punch.
Cyborg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Holyfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Cyborg counters with an outside leg kick.
Cyborg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holyfield can pounce on him.
Good exchange - Holyfield coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holyfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holyfield tried to score with a low kick but Cyborg checks it.
Holyfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cyborg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cyborg moves out of range as Holyfield strikes.
Cyborg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cyborg walks into a left hand.
Holyfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyborg.
Cyborg slips a jab from Holyfield.
Holyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Cyborg is just out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cyborg.
Holyfield regains half guard.

Holyfield looking for submissions off his back.
Cyborg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Holyfield tries to roll over but Cyborg keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cyborg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Holyfield manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cyborg has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Holyfield to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cyborg is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Holyfield pulls down on the head and he's put Cyborg to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nate Holyfield!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nate Holyfield made sure he mentioned Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiroma comes into the arena with Red Warrior blaring out of the sound system. Takaya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jimi Hendrix - All along the Watchtower kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yoshihiro Takaya is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Shiroma
vs
Takaya

168 cm
20
152 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

171 cm
29
152 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Shiroma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Takaya!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaya throws a sloppy body shot
and Takaya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shiroma's corner calls for a 1-2. Shiroma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Takaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shiroma lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Takaya backs up against the ropes.
Shiroma misses with a left hand
and Takaya counters with a three punch combo that has Shiroma backing up. Shiroma nods at Takaya to acknowledge the strikes.
Takaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shiroma throws a nice looking combination but Takaya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shiroma throws a hook to the side of Takaya's head but Takaya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takaya's corner calls for a 1-2. Takaya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Takaya fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shiroma avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya clobbers Shiroma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takaya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shiroma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takaya circles away quickly and effectively.
Shiroma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takaya connects with the punch.
Shiroma throws a looping overhand right but Takaya ducks down to avoid it.
Takaya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Takaya.
Shiroma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Takaya misses.
Shiroma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takaya.
Shiroma throws a hook but Takaya avoids it easily.
Takaya throws a body punch but Shiroma moves out of range.
Shiroma throws a jab when Takaya was well out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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!
Takaya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiroma.
Shiroma throws a lazy right hand but Takaya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya tests Shiroma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shiroma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takaya's hands.
Shiroma throws a big shot that misses.
Shiroma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takaya counters with a left and a right that stings Shiroma.
Shiroma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takaya misses the body punch
and Shiroma counters with a stiff right hand.
Hideo Shiroma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takaya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiroma.
Takaya misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takaya darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takaya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiroma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takaya.
Shiroma throws a lazy uppercut
and Takaya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takaya misses with an uppercut
and Shiroma counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Takaya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takaya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takaya goes for a takedown attempt but Shiroma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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 Hideo Shiroma will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Takaya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shiroma.
Shiroma cracks Takaya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hideo Shiroma is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Takaya.
Takaya lands with a shot to the body.
Shiroma looks to throw the jab but Takaya is out of range.
Shiroma throws a right and a left that Takaya avoids nicely.
Shiroma throws a right hand that Takaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Takaya also avoids with ease.
Shiroma takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Takaya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shiroma, pushing him back against the ropes.
Shiroma wants to break free but Takaya has control.
Shiroma wants to break free but Takaya has control.
Takaya effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiroma.
Shiroma wants to get back to striking at distance but Takaya won't allow it.
Takaya tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shiroma is trying to push Takaya away but Takaya has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Takaya tries for a takedown but Shiroma manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya blocks an uppercut.
Takaya lands a nice uppercut.
Shiroma is pressed up against the ropes. Takaya has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shiroma down to the mat. Shiroma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hideo Shiroma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Takaya.

Takaya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Takaya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Takaya breaks from the clinch.
Takaya tries to bum rush Shiroma with a series of wild strikes but Shiroma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takaya just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Takaya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takaya.
Shiroma throws a good cross that connects.
Takaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shiroma misses the shot to the body.
Takaya tries to clinch but Shiroma moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Shiroma as he connects with a hook.
Shiroma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takaya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shiroma throws a body punch but Takaya moves out of range.
Takaya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Shiroma. Those never looked like landing.
Shiroma walks into a jab.
Takaya misses the body punch
and Shiroma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takaya throws a big shot that misses.
Shiroma slaps away a takedown attempt from Takaya, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shiroma throws a nice looking combination but Takaya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Takaya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Shiroma throws a series of punches but Takaya avoids them all with ease.
Shiroma scores with a jab to the head.
Takaya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shiroma dodges the punch combination from Takaya.
Shiroma misses with a double jab.
Shiroma looks to land a left hand but Takaya moved out of range nicely.
Shiroma swings for the body but Takaya moves out of range.
Takaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Shiroma is just out of range.
Shiroma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaya moves away.
Shiroma is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Takaya.
Shiroma blocks a jab.
Takaya 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Takaya as he connects with a hook.
Takaya swings widly with a right hand
letting Shiroma counter with a right hand.
Shiroma misses with an uppercut.
Shiroma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shiroma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takaya thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma jabs Takaya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shiroma fails to land with a series of punches.
Shiroma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takaya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Shiroma is just out of range.
Shiroma lands a nice shot that snaps Takaya's head back.
Takaya throws a poor cross that misses
and Shiroma counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Takaya thows a body shot but no joy.

Takaya has Shiroma up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shiroma stops a takedown attempt from Takaya.
Hideo Shiroma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Takaya.
Takaya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Takaya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takaya leaning his opponent against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Shiroma tries to break the clinch but Takaya is controlling the position.
Takaya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takaya misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiroma.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takaya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shiroma prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiroma.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yoshihiro Takaya.
Well Takaya 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Takaya!
A very excited looking Yoshihiro Takaya made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.