SPFT: Champions 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogey James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Gable is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

James
vs
Gable

168 cm
23
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
29
153 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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, Bogey James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Gable!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gable defends it nicely.
Gable steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
James dives in and grabs Gable's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gable pushes down on James's head and hops out.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Gable, looking for a takedown. James pushes Gable against the cage but Gable circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogey James. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gable gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows James to score an easy takedown into full guard.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James postures up in Gable's guard and throws a big left but Gable blocks it.
Gable looking for a sweep. Not yet Gable, not yet.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gable works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James throws an elbow that misses. Gable uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in James's guard. Nice move by Gable!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable lands a couple of elbows.
Gable working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gable has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gable lands a couple of elbows.
Gable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gable throwing strikes but missing.
Gable advances to half guard.
James is trying to maintain the position but Gable is very close to passing his half guard.
Gable trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to get to full guard but Gable has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gable lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gable thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Gable uses his free foot to push down on James's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for James.
Gable looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gable raining down shots from the mount!
Gable landing strikes from the mount.

James is rocked!
James is breathing heavily.
Gable looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has James covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Gable!
After the fight, Dan Gable was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

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

Johnson
vs
Pepper

185 cm
29
133 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

185 cm
27
145 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sakuragi Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pepper jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson throws a body punch but Pepper moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pepper is just out of range.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pepper is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Pepper circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Pepper.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pepper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pepper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson moves forwards but Pepper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pepper lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Pepper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson swings for the body but Pepper moves out of range.
Johnson wants to slow Pepper down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Pepper avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pepper 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
A left and a right from Pepper both land. Nice combination.
Pepper slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakuragi Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pepper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Pepper clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

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

Johnson jumps guard and drags Pepper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pepper is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
Pepper wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Pepper wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.

Pepper gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pepper lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Pepper works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.

Johnson is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Pepper pulls Johnson into guard.
Johnson stops Pepper from standing up.

Johnson 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pepper is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Pepper frees his head nicely. Oh but Johnson has switched to an armbar! Pepper is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Sakuragi Johnson!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andelko Antun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Violator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antun comes to the cage accompanied by Your Decision. Violator has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Andelko Antun looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Antun
vs
Violator

170 cm
33
165 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

172 cm
29
168 lbs
9 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andelko Antun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Violator!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Violator slips a straight right by Antun.
Antun slips a jab and a cross from Violator.
Violator throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Violator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antun connects with a solid leg kick.
Antun throws a sloppy head kick and Violator moves out of range easily.
Violator lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Antun at a distance.
Violator looks gassed!
Antun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antun connects with a solid leg kick.
Violator misses with a wild body shot.
Antun throws a low kick but Violator moves out of range easily.
Violator swats away the attempt to clinch by Antun.
Antun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Antun pushes Violator up against the cage in a clinch.
Violator with a knee to the head.
Antun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Antun obliges.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Violator.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Violator lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antun lands a good knee to the midsection. Violator won't want to take too many of those.
Antun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Violator's face.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Violator blocks with his arms.
Antun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Violator's face.
Antun tries a knee to the head but Violator blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Antun.
Violator tries to land a knee to the head but Antun blocks with his arms.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Violator is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Antun pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Antun connects with a knee to the head.
Antun working Violator over with knees to the body.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Antun tries a knee to the head but Violator blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Violator is blocking nicely.
Antun managing to block the knees to the body from Violator.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Antun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Violator with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Violator avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Violator throws an elbow but misses.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Violator misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Antun.
Violator stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Antun working Violator over with knees to the body.
Violator throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Antun blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Violator managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Violator is defending well for now.
Antun tries a knee to the head but Violator blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Antun with a knee to the head.
Violator is trying to pull guard but Antun has him pressed against the cage.
Violator missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Violator lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Violator has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Violator is defending well for now.
Violator working Antun over with knees to the body.
Antun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Violator's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Violator lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Antun prevents the takedown attempt.
Andelko Antun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Violator.
Violator takes a knee to the side of the body.
Antun blocks an elbow strike.
Antun tries to land knees in the clinch but Violator avoids the damage to the body.
Violator avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Violator lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Violator throws an elbow that misses.
Violator avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Violator.
Antun scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andelko Antun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Violator's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Antun tries to clinch up.
Antun wants to clinch up but Violator keeps it at a distance.
Antun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Antun moves into the clinch.
Antun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andelko Antun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Antun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Antun scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Violator just misses with a elbow thrown towards Antun's brow.
Violator avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Violator misses with a knee strike.
Violator dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Violator can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Antun landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Violator managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Violator trying to land knees to the body.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antun managing to block the knees to the body from Violator.
Antun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Violator in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Violator takes a knee to the side of the body.
Antun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Antun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Violator avoids it.
Violator holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Violator trying to stall but Antun improves his position.
Violator is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Antun has denied him.
A knee to the head by Antun.
Violator stalling in the clinch but Antun improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Danny Violator.
Antun wants to clinch.
Violator swings for the body but Antun moves out of range.
A head kick by Antun misses
and Violator counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Antun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Violator is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Antun.
Nice body kick there by Antun.
Antun throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antun tries to clinch but Violator moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andelko Antun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Violator fails with a takedown attempt.

Antun closes the distance and clinches.
Antun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Violator is blocking nicely.
Violator blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Violator is blocking nicely.
Violator missing with knees to the body.
Violator lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Antun landing knees to the head.
Violator tries to land knees in the clinch but Antun avoids the damage to the body.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Violator.
Antun tries to land knees in the clinch but Violator avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Violator is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Antun is defending well.
Andelko Antun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Violator.
Violator putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Antun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Violator misses with a knee strike.
Violator looking to slow down the pace here.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Violator lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Violator changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Antun fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Antun closes the distance and pushes Violator back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Violator managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Violator blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Antun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Violator avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andelko Antun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Violator's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Violator shoots in looking for a takedown. Antun tries to sprawl out of it but Violator keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Antun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Violator fails to land with a series of punches.

Antun moves into range and clinches up with Violator.
Violator on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Violator is defending well for now.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Violator on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Antun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antun tries to land knees in the clinch but Violator avoids the damage to the body.
Violator trying to land knees to the body.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Violator.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antun managing to block the knees to the body from Violator.
Antun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Violator has Antun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Antun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Antun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Violator has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Violator is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Antun pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Andelko Antun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Violator.
Violator managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Antun tries to land knees in the clinch but Violator avoids the damage to the body.
Violator is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Antun is keeping busy.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Violator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antun tries a knee to the head but Violator blocks it.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Violator goes for a takedown attempt but Antun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Antun wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Violator on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Antun throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Antun misses with a hook. Violator ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Antun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Antun tries to clinch but Violator is having none of it.
Antun wants to clinch up but Violator keeps it at a distance.
Antun throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice combination there by Antun.
Violator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antun displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Violator.
Violator misses with a looping right.
Andelko Antun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Violator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antun pushes Violator away with a front kick.
Antun connects with a high kick.
Violator takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danny Violator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A good leg kick by Antun.
Antun looks to land a combination but Violator avoids it well.
Antun fails with an attempt to clinch.

Antun rushes Violator and presses him up against the cage.
Antun managing to block the knees to the body from Violator.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Violator is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Antun gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Violator has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Antun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Antun scores a nice knee to the body.
Antun working Violator over with knees to the body.
Antun crunches a lovely knee into Violator's ribcage.
Violator on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Violator throws an elbow but misses.
Antun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Antun landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Antun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Violator has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andelko Antun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Antun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andelko Antun!
Andelko Antun spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spartacus Thracian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezio Buzzetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thracian is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Ezio Buzzetta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Thracian
vs
Buzzetta

183 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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

Catch Clothing

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spartacus Thracian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezio Buzzetta!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buzzetta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thracian is breathing heavily.
Buzzetta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thracian moves away from the strike by Buzzetta.
Spartacus Thracian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Buzzetta. Those never looked like landing.
Thracian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buzzetta counters with a left and a right that stings Thracian.
Buzzetta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Thracian misses the target.
Thracian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buzzetta ducks under a wild hook from Thracian.

Buzzetta fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thracian to the ground. Buzzetta is now in Thracian's guard.
Buzzetta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Buzzetta might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Buzzetta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buzzetta cracks Thracian with a solid left hand.
Buzzetta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Buzzetta is looking to work some ground and pound but Thracian has wrist control.
Thracian has momentary wrist control but Buzzetta slips an elbow through the middle.
Buzzetta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzetta stands and throws Thracian's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Buzzetta cracks Thracian with a big right hand but Thracian just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buzzetta cracks Thracian with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Buzzetta immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Thracian is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Buzzetta!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezio Buzzetta!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira has chosen Perry Mason as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Shields had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.8lbs, 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!

Shields
vs
Nogueira

180 cm
21
182 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

177 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcelo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nogueira tries to clinch there but Shields circles away.
Shields throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nogueira's waist but Nogueira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shields off to one side.
Shields swats away the attempt to clinch by Nogueira.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Shields pushes him off.
Shields avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shields defends it nicely.
Nogueira swinging wildly here.
Shields throws a hook but Nogueira blocks it.

Nogueira gets a clinch.
Nogueira avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shields has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nogueira after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira gets underhooks to prevent Shields's takedown attempt.
Shields takes an elbow to the temple.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Shields shrugs off.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira tries to land knees in the clinch but Shields avoids the damage to the body.
Nogueira is pressed up against the cage. Shields has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nogueira down to the mat. Nogueira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Shields is having none of it.
Shields shoots for a double leg takedown but Nogueira sprawls well. He's pushed Shields's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch but Shields swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shields blocks a head kick by Nogueira.

Nogueira has managed to clinch.

Nogueira manages to break the clinch.
Shields uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nogueira.

Nogueira has closed the distance and engaged Shields in a clinch.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Shields shrugs off.
Shields managing to block the knees to the body from Nogueira.

Nogueira manages to pull guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira working a defensive guard here.
Shields seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shields wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to strike off his back.
Nogueira can't keep his opponent in guard - Shields advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shields works his way into full mount!
Shields trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shields controlling the pace for now.
Shields wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields controlling from the full mount.
Shields has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Shields wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but Shields moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira stuffs the takedown attempt from Shields. Shields gets slowly back to his feet.
Shields circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcelo Nogueira will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shields swats away the attempt to clinch by Nogueira.
Shields fails with the takedown.
Shields swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nogueira shoots for a takedown but Shields saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shields avoids the head kick by Nogueira.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Shields shows good takedown defense.

Nogueira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nogueira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nogueira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shields drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nogueira pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a right hand that Shields ducks under and follows up with a left that Shields also avoids with ease.
Shields tries for a takedown but Nogueira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shields fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nogueira avoids it really well and circles away.
Nogueira tries to clinch but Shields moves out of range.
Nogueira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shields swivels and escapes.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch but Shields swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shields is defended easily by Nogueira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a leg kick but Nogueira checks it.
Shields avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcelo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nogueira tries a low kick but Shields avoids it.
Marcelo Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nogueira darts in and clinches Shields up against the cage.
Nogueira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shields has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nogueira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nogueira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shields after a bit of a struggle.
Shields is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nogueira to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira avoiding damage.
Shields has Nogueira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nogueira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shields has Nogueira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nogueira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nogueira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside that Shields shrugs off.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Shields in his tracks for a moment.

Nogueira breaks from the clinch.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Nogueira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Nogueira rushes Shields and presses him up against the cage.
Nogueira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields goes for a takedown attempt but Nogueira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Nogueira moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Nogueira on the inside.

Nogueira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shields moves away from the strike by Nogueira.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shields avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira tries to clinch up but Shields circles away and keeps his distance.
Nogueira is looking to clinch but Shields is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Shields has closed the distance and engaged Nogueira in a clinch.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Jack Shields has been cut.
Shields on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Nogueira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. Shields sprawls well.
Nogueira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shields circles away quickly and effectively.
Nogueira misses with a head kick.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shields but Shields pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shields closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nogueira circles away.
Shields tries for a takedown but Nogueira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shields fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to clinch up but Shields circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nogueira has managed to clinch.
Nogueira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shields has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nogueira.
Marcelo Nogueira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Shields has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nogueira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shields is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a knee to the head.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Shields drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nogueira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shields is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nogueira trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shields pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Nogueira breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Nogueira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shields changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nogueira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nogueira is trying to get back to half guard.
Shields passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nogueira!
Shields trying to control but Nogueira is having none of it.
Shields sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marcelo Nogueira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Jack Shields has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Nogueira closes the distance and pushes Shields back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nogueira breaks the clinch.
Jack Shields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt - Shields sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Shields.
I think Nogueira 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Nogueira!
In his post fight interview, Marcelo Nogueira started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasqz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carver McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasqz comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. McNulty has chosen Still I Rise - Shadows Fall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Carver McNulty looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Velasqz
vs
McNulty

209 cm
25
207 lbs
7 - 8 - 1

191 cm
31
213 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Velasqz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carver McNulty!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasqz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McNulty's head backwards.
McNulty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Velasqz scores with a three punch combo!
Velasqz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Velasqz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McNulty.
Velasqz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McNulty misses with a takedown attempt
letting Velasqz counter with a right hand.
McNulty looks gassed!

McNulty gets tackled into the cage by Velasqz. Velasqz maintains the clinch.
Velasqz lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Velasqz on the inside.
Velasqz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Velasqz.
A short right from Velasqz.
Velasqz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velasqz pushes McNulty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Velasqz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasqz lands a left hand.
Velasqz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velasqz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velasqz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Velasqz.
Velasqz lands with a short shot to the head.

McNulty is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Velasqz as the two fighters clinch.
McNulty is still on wobbly legs! Can Velasqz finish him?
Velasqz lands a body punch.
McNulty seems to have recovered his senses.
Velasqz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McNulty managing to block the knees to the body from Velasqz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velasqz.
Velasqz lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasqz scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Velasqz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velasqz throws a big uppercut that drops McNulty! More strikes from Velasqz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McNulty lies dazed against the cage as Velasqz celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Velasqz!
Cain Velasqz is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Cain Velasqz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chrris Arreola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arreola
vs
Hicks

193 cm
26
230 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

191 cm
24
280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chrris Arreola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arreola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hicks darts in and clinches Arreola up against the cage.
Arreola gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hicks.
Hicks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Arreola gets underhooks to prevent Hicks's takedown attempt.
Arreola is trying to break free.

Hicks pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dante Hicks!
Dante Hicks is the new heavyweight champion!