MMM 154 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jony Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermann Von Duisberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What's Golden About That. Hermann Von Duisberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bones
vs
Von Duisberg

195 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

191 cm
29
165 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jony Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hermann Von Duisberg!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Von Duisberg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bones shoots in for a takedown but Von Duisberg shows good takedown defense.
Von Duisberg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jony Bones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Duisberg stuffs the takedown attempt from Bones. Bones gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jony Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bones 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.
Von Duisberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Duisberg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bones is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Duisberg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Von Duisberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bones's sensitive parts.

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

Bones is rocked!

It looks like Jony Bones has been cut.
Von Duisberg seems to be stalking Bones here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Bones drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hermann Von Duisberg!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Conrad looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Watson
vs
Conrad

183 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

196 cm
25
272 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Watson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Conrad is trying to defend but Watson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Conrad is trying to stand.
Watson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Watson is nestled in close to Conrad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Watson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Conrad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Watson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Watson looking to control but Conrad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Watson with shots to the head and body - Conrad looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Conrad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Watson with the ground and pound from mount.
Watson lands a big elbow.
Watson with a couple of short strikes.
Watson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Conrad's face.
Watson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Conrad looks gassed!
Watson with good strikes from the mount here!
Watson breaks from Conrad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Watson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Watson with a couple of short strikes.
Watson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson lands a big shot there that rocks Conrad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Watson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Conrad's face.
Watson cracks Conrad with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Conrad is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Conrad in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson landing shots from mount.
Watson trying to control but Conrad is having none of it.
Watson controlling the pace for now.
Watson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Watson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Watson working the ground and pound effectively.
Conrad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Watson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Conrad's face.
Watson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Watson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Watson lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Conrad is squirming around, avoiding Watson's attempts to control the action.
Watson is landing with some decent strikes but Conrad is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Watson lands a big elbow.
Watson cracks Conrad with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Conrad is bucking up trying to escape but Watson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Watson 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.
Conrad is in a horrible position here. Watson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Watson dominating with strikes here.
Watson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Conrad?
Watson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Watson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Watson landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Watson trying to control but Conrad is having none of it.
Watson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Watson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Watson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Conrad in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Watson with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson dominating with strikes here.
Watson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Watson controlling from mount.
Conrad is in a horrible position here. Watson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conrad tries to bum rush Watson with a series of wild strikes but Watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Watson misses.
Watson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conrad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Conrad blocks a jab.

Watson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Watson grinds an elbow into Conrad's temple.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conrad can do to turn this around?
Watson working the ground and pound from side control.
Watson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Conrad down.
Watson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Watson wants to control but Conrad is keeping him busy.
Conrad is breathing heavily.
Watson lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Watson scoring with punches from side control.
Conrad wants to get back to his feet but Watson is dominant here and he's now got Conrad's back!
Watson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Watson.
Watson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Good control from Watson.
Watson lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Watson is punishing Conrad with strikes - can he finish him?!
Watson lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Conrad as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Watson!
Conrad is trapped and Watson is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores with strikes from the back.
I would not like to be Conrad right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Conrad is trying to get back to his feet but Watson has full control of the position and if anything, Conrad has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Watson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Conrad up.
Eric Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson is punishing Conrad with strikes - can he finish him?!
Conrad is trying to break free.
Watson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Conrad is trying to remain composed but Watson is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad staying busy and making it hard for Watson to control.
Conrad is covering up but some of the strikes from Watson are getting through and doing damage.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Watson.
Watson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Watson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Watson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Watson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Conrad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Watson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Conrad is out of range.
Watson misses with a leg kick.
Watson throws a low kick, looking for Conrad's leg but Conrad calmly moves out of range.
Conrad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Watson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conrad is able to avoid easily.
Conrad slips under a jab.

Watson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Conrad sprawls well initially but Watson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Watson there.
Watson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Conrad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Conrad is trying to stand.
Watson lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four 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!
Conrad is staying active underneath Watson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watson slips a nice elbow through Conrad's hands, connecting with Conrad's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Watson connects with a nice short shot to Conrad's temple.
Watson lands strikes from half guard.
Watson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Watson controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conrad taking some punishment here, with Watson in his half guard.
Watson lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Watson connects with a nice short shot to Conrad's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Watson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Conrad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Watson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Conrad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conrad fails with the takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Conrad blocks the leg kick.
Watson misses with a wild combination.
Conrad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watson as he jumps to the side.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Watson 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.
Watson advances to half guard.
Watson trying to control the pace.
Watson winds up and cracks Conrad with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Conrad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad is refusing to be controlled, as Watson sits in half guard.
Conrad wants to control the action here but instead Watson manages to pass to full mount!
BOOM! Watson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Conrad tries to lock up and control but Watson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Watson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Watson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Conrad is squirming around, avoiding Watson's attempts to control the action.
Conrad is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson with shots to the head and body - Conrad looks very uncomfortable down there.
Watson cracks Conrad with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Watson lands a nice shot to the head.
Watson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Conrad is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
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!
Watson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Watson with shots to the head and body - Conrad looks very uncomfortable down there.
Watson with the ground and pound from mount.
Watson landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Conrad that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants to try and get back to his feet.
Watson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Conrad takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Watson lands a big shot there that rocks Conrad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Watson lands a heavy elbow.
Conrad takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Conrad is trying to stand.
Watson breaks from Conrad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Conrad really wants to buck Watson off and get back to his feet.
Watson landing strikes from the mount.
Conrad taking shots to the head.
Watson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Conrad looks a forlorn figure.
Watson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Watson landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Conrad is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Watson is landing with some decent strikes but Conrad is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Watson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Conrad is squirming around, avoiding Watson's attempts to control the action.
Watson lands a heavy elbow.
Shane Conrad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conrad is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Conrad that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Watson landing punches.
Conrad really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eric Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watson 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Watson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Rudolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nelly - E.I. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brawler has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rudolph
vs
Brawler

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

194 cm
26
220 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Rudolph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robbie Brawler!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Brawler as Rudolph shoots in.
Brawler looks for a takedown but Rudolph sprawls well.

Rudolph looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rudolph is looking to take a break and control but Brawler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rudolph throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rudolph throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rudolph trying to control from Brawler's half guard. Brawler has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rudolph wants to control from the top but Brawler keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rudolph postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudolph tries to free his leg and advance position but Brawler is retaining full guard.
Rudolph passes Brawler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rudolph looks to land a strike but Brawler avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rudolph wants to pass the guard but Brawler is keeping the position.
Rudolph 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.
Rudolph loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudolph trying to control the position from guard on top but Brawler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brawler is looking to stand up but Rudolph isn't so interested in that idea.
Brawler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rudolph throwing strikes from guard but Brawler blocks nicely.
Rudolph is looking to work some ground and pound but Brawler has wrist control.
Brawler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rudolph is looking to work some ground and pound but Brawler has wrist control.
Rudolph trying to control but Brawler is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudolph wants to pass the guard but Brawler is keeping the position.
Rudolph trying to control but Brawler is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because Christian Rudolph wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rudolph looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brawler is fending him off so far but Rudolph persists. Nope, Brawler circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Brawler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brawler looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from Rudolph as Brawler shoots in.
Rudolph shoots for a double leg takedown but Brawler sprawls well. He's pushed Rudolph's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Rudolph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brawler stuffs the takedown.
Brawler throws a hook to the side of Rudolph's head but Rudolph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brawler.
Brawler throws a hook but Rudolph avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rudolph darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rudolph sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brawler defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Rudolph dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rudolph shoots in for a takedown but Brawler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brawler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rudolph's waist but Rudolph gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brawler off to one side.

Rudolph shoots in and bounces Brawler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rudolph throwing strikes from guard but Brawler blocks nicely.
Rudolph looking to sit in guard and control but Brawler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rudolph wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Christian Rudolph overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brawler is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudolph looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rudolph has a closed guard, preventing Brawler from standing up.
Rudolph is trying to keep Brawler in close.
Brawler wants to stand and escape but instead Rudolph has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rudolph has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rudolph accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rudolph trying to control but Brawler is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rudolph's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rudolph pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brawler is keeping the position for now.
Brawler keeping moving, preventing Rudolph from controlling successfully.
Rudolph throwing strikes but missing.
Brawler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rudolph.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudolph throws an elbow that misses. Brawler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rudolph's guard. Nice move by Brawler!
Rudolph is controlling Brawler's posture.
Rudolph controls Brawler momentarily but Brawler frees himself.
Rudolph seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudolph is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brawler wants to stand but Rudolph is controlling his posture from full guard.

Brawler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brawler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brawler trying to control but Rudolph is working from the bottom.
Rudolph tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Rudolph dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Rudolph or perhaps it was just good defense by Brawler which made him look bad.
Brawler misses with a series of wild punches.
Brawler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Rudolph shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rudolph throws an elbow that misses. Brawler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rudolph's guard. Nice move by Brawler!
Rudolph has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brawler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brawler won't allow Rudolph to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Brawler wants to work for an arm triangle but Rudolph is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brawler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rudolph defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudolph wants to get back to full guard.
Rudolph is looking to get back to full guard here but Brawler has managed to pass to side control instead.

Brawler is trying to get an arm triangle but Rudolph is defending well.
Brawler wants to control but Rudolph is keeping him busy.
Brawler working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudolph is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Brawler decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rudolph to his feet.
Brawler shoots in for a double leg but Rudolph sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robbie Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rudolph shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rudolph knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brawler on the ground.
Rudolph controlling the pace for now.
Rudolph throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudolph looking to finish Brawler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brawler!
Rudolph breaks from Brawler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rudolph breaks from Brawler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brawler avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rudolph.
Rudolph can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brawler is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rudolph 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Rudolph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rudolph 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Rudolph!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bledsoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Attoumani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Attoumani has chosen Wale - Ambition (feat Meek Mill and Rick Ross) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bledsoe
vs
Attoumani

195 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
256 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Bledsoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamed Attoumani!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attoumani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bledsoe looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Attoumani is stalking Bledsoe. Bledsoe circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Attoumani, and it's lights out! Bledsoe really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mohamed Attoumani!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
15%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nes Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilia Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilia Kosarev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Quick
vs
Kosarev

190 cm
21
255 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

192 cm
23
225 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nes Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilia Kosarev!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick dips to his left and cracks Kosarev with an uppercut!

Quick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Quick looking to finish with strikes here!
Quick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Quick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kosarev looks gassed!
Quick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quick 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Quick lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Quick with good strikes from the mount here!
Quick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kosarev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Quick cracks Kosarev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Quick in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Quick lands a big shot there that rocks Kosarev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Quick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quick with shots to the head and body - Kosarev looks very uncomfortable down there.
Quick working Kosarev over with strikes here.

Kosarev is rocked!
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!
Quick postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kosarev in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kosarev to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nes Quick!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amazing Game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Game comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spirit in the Sky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Amazing Game is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Williams
vs
Game

170 cm
21
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
24
152 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amazing Game!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Game throws a good cross that connects.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Game.
Donk. Williams catches Game right on the button with a cross.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Game walks into a left hand.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Game blocks a jab.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Game shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Game shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Game ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Game circles away.
Williams checks a low kick from Game.
Game throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Game fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Game ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Game ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Game.
Game lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Game takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Game's leg but Game calmly moves out of range.
Game dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Game's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Game checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Austin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Game was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Game takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams throws a jab when Game was well out of range.
Game ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Game as Williams shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Game.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Game.
A jab from Williams misses.
Game throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Game's head backwards.
Game catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Game blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a body punch but Game moves out of range.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Game.
Game fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams looks to land a combination but Game avoids it well.
Williams lands with a hook. Game tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Game ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Game sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Game with an uppercut!
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Game checks it.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Game.
Nice defenses there by Game.
Williams throws a hook but Game avoids it easily.
Game thumps Williams with a low kick.
Game tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Game blocks a jab.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Game.
Williams cracks Game with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Game takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Game misses.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Game slips the punch.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Game steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Game slips under a jab from Williams.
A big left from Williams misses.
Game gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch lands to the side of Game 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Game throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Game.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Nice uppercut lands for Game. That snapped Williams's head back.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Game takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams drives through with a takedown into Game's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Williams stands and throws Game's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Game is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Williams's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Williams wants to take a breather but Game is having none of it.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Game makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Game.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Game looking for a sweep. Not yet Game, not yet.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Game is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Game.
Game misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams tries to move into range but Game moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Game throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Game moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Game.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Game but Game pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Game.
Game jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams throws a hook but Game blocks it.
Game slips under a jab.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Game.
Game avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Austin Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Game attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Game thows a left - swing and a miss!
Game lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Game sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Game staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Game finds it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Game darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Game can pounce on him.
Game checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Game's head backwards.
Game just misses with a punch to the body.
Game throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Game is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams swings for the body but Game moves out of range.
Game looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Game ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Game motions for Williams to come forward. Game throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Game drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams swings widly with a right hand

and Game counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is controlling Game's trapped leg to prevent Game from advancing to side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Game in particular looking to stall.
Williams preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Williams 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.
Game is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Game is stalling here. Williams is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Game seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Williams has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Williams working the ground and pound.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Game can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Game's face as Williams controls the position.
Williams scoring with punches from side control.
Austin Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Game regains half guard, as Williams was trying to land strikes.
Game is trying to get back to full guard.
Game trying to control here.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams looks to land a strike but Game avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Game trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
Williams is keen to just control but Game is a slippery customer.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Game has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Game blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Game trying to control here.
Game is in trouble now - Williams has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Austin Williams will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Game drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good shot there by Williams.
Game throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Game misses with a wild combination.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Game steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick but Game checks it.
Game scores with a body shot.
Game misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Game displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Game counters with an outside leg kick.
Game slips under a jab from Williams.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Game.
Game looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.

Game closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Game keeps moving.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Game has wrist control.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Game is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Game has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams trying to control but Game is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Game avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Williams 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.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Game trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Game is controlling Williams's posture.
Game wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams wants to control from the top but Game keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Game fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Game's belly button to the back.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Game.
Game moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Williams throws a right and a left that Game avoids nicely.
Game throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Game shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Game wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Game must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Game takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Game being controlled here momentarily.
Williams looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amazing Game has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Game's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams won't allow Game to sweep him here.
Game preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Austin Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams stays in close to Game's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykloni has chosen David Arkenstone - Carrickfergus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Cannon
vs
Sykloni

188 cm
27
212 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

188 cm
21
208 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Salvador Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykloni slips a straight right by Cannon.
Sykloni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cannon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cannon shoots in for a takedown but Sykloni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sykloni tries a head kick but it misses.
Cannon misses with a hook. Sykloni ducked under it nicely.
Sykloni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cannon lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Cannon.
Sykloni throws a sloppy head kick and Cannon moves out of range easily.
Sykloni throws a head kick that misses.
Cannon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykloni walks into a straight right hand from Cannon.

Cannon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cannon showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cannon thows a huge punch but Sykloni dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon is trying to control the action in half guard but Sykloni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cannon is really struggling to control Sykloni but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cannon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sykloni is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sykloni wants to control but Cannon is keeping busy.
Cannon with the ground and pound but Sykloni uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cannon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sykloni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cannon landing some decent shots from guard.
Cannon forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon thows a huge punch but Sykloni dodges it nicely.
Cannon moves into full mount! Sykloni won't be happy about that!
Cannon throws some wild stikes that Sykloni manages to avoid easily.
Sykloni really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sykloni wants to control but Cannon is having none of it.
Sykloni is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannon tries to push Sykloni's head away but Sykloni is holding on tight.
Cannon throwing strikes here but Sykloni is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sykloni can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

It looks like Sami Sykloni has been cut.
Sykloni is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sykloni wants to control but Cannon is having none of it.
Sykloni holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cannon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cannon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cannon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Cannon.

That has opened up Sami Sykloni's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykloni is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Cannon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cannon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cannon lands a big shot to the head and Sykloni winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Salvador Cannon!
Salvador Cannon thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Leads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leads
vs
Nelson

190 cm
30
240 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

183 cm
26
263 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Leads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leads swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leads counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Leads moves out of range easily.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Leads swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leads catches Nelson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leads lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson slips a straight right by Leads.
Leads scores with a hook to the body. Nelson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A good leg kick by Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Nelson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leads blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson takes one on the button.
Leads lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson feints and then cracks Leads's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leads down.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson throws a head kick but Leads moves out of range.
Leads scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leads lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
and Leads counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Nelson! He's just covering up as Leads starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Leads!
Donald Leads very nearly forgot to thank Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.