Battle Legends 28 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sau Minneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Prowse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minneo comes to the cage accompanied by PowerTrip by Monster Magnet. Sau Minneo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Minneo
vs
Prowse

167 cm
24
141 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

168 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155
BioPharm Nutrition

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sau Minneo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Prowse!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Prowse misses.
Minneo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prowse.
Minneo misses with a double jab.
Minneo slips under a jab from Prowse.
Prowse misses with a hook. Minneo ducked under it nicely.
Prowse misses the shot to the body.
Prowse misses with an uppercut. Minneo saw that one coming.
Minneo misses with a body kick.
Minneo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prowse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Minneo.
Minneo slips a jab and a cross from Prowse.
Minneo missing with a left hand there. Prowse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minneo. Prowse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minneo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Prowse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minneo.
Minneo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minneo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prowse.
Minneo misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Minneo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prowse on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prowse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Minneo closes the distance and clinches.
Minneo tries a knee to the head but Prowse blocks it.
Prowse tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Minneo smiles and moves away.
Minneo lands with an uppercut that bounces Prowse off the cage and back into range.
A punch combination from Prowse misses.
Prowse walks into a straight right hand from Minneo.
Prowse misses with a wild combination.
Minneo missing with a left hand there. Prowse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minneo throws a sloppy head kick and Prowse moves out of range easily.
Tyson Prowse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minneo avoids the body shot from Prowse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prowse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prowse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minneo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Minneo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prowse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minneo moves away.
Minneo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Prowse swinging wildly here.
Minneo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prowse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prowse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prowse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prowse blocks a head kick by Minneo.
Minneo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prowse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minneo slips a jab and a cross from Prowse.
Minneo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prowse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Minneo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minneo lands an elbow inside.
Minneo blocking some punches.
Prowse tries to pull guard but Minneo holds him up against the cage and eventually Prowse drops back down to his feet.
Minneo tries to land a knee to the head but Prowse blocks with his arms.
Minneo lands an elbow inside that Prowse shrugs off.
Prowse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sau Minneo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Prowse.
Minneo taking a breather.
Prowse is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Minneo to keep the fight standing.
Minneo misses with a knee to the head.
Minneo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Minneo.
Prowse has a couple of punches blocked by Minneo.
Prowse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minneo digs a right hand into Prowse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prowse's gas tank.
Minneo misses with a knee strike.

Prowse has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Minneo uses from the top position.
Prowse keeping moving, preventing Minneo from controlling successfully.
Prowse looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prowse bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Minneo's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minneo is trying to control the position but Prowse postures up.
Prowse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minneo is keeping the position for now.

Minneo working for a triangle but Prowse defends it easily.

Minneo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Prowse drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Minneo dives on top into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Prowse looking for a guillotine here but Minneo defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sau Minneo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Minneo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Prowse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Minneo wants to control from the top but Prowse keeps moving.
Minneo stopping the sweep attempt from Prowse.
Prowse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Prowse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Minneo defends it easily.
Prowse is pulling down on Minneo's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minneo trying to control but Prowse is working from the bottom.
Prowse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Minneo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Prowse has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Minneo has passed into side control.

Minneo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Prowse, who protects the arm well.
Minneo lands a nice forearm strike.
Minneo working the head and body with strikes.
Prowse is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Minneo off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Minneo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Prowse gets his way!

Prowse has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Well, with Prowse on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Minneo is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Prowse has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Minneo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Prowse's arms.
Prowse is breathing heavily.
Prowse is not going to allow Minneo to sit and survive in this position.

Prowse is persistently looking for the submission but Minneo is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prowse keeps control of the position as Minneo tries to break free.
Minneo trying to control but not successfully.
Prowse keeps control of the position as Minneo tries to break free.

Prowse is working for a rear naked choke. Minneo is not defending it well and Prowse has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Minneo refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Minneo's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyson Prowse!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Carlitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi has chosen Fratelli d italia - ( Inno di Mameli ) as his entrance music. Al Rossi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Carlitos
vs
Rossi

178 cm
30
152 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

172 cm
26
149 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandre Carlitos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Rossi. That snapped Carlitos 's head back.
Al Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Carlitos 's shoulder, as Carlitos tries to avoid the shot.
Carlitos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rossi.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

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

Carlitos is rocked!

It looks like Alexandre Carlitos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Carlitos counter with a right hand.
Oh Carlitos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rossi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carlitos seems to have got his legs back now.
Carlitos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlitos .
Carlitos checks a low kick from Rossi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rossi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carlitos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlitos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossi slips a jab from Carlitos .
Carlitos cracks Rossi with an open hand slap.
Rossi works the jab nicely.
Carlitos scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi is looking to land body kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Carlitos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rossi misses with a low kick.
Carlitos ducks right into an uppercut from Rossi.
Carlitos loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
Carlitos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rossi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Carlitos misses.
Rossi tries to work over Carlitos 's front leg with a kick but Carlitos checks it.
Rossi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rossi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Rossi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos blocks the elbow strike.

Carlitos breaks from the clinch.
Rossi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carlitos checks a leg kick.
Carlitos takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossi. Carlitos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Carlitos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rossi throws a body kick that misses.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Carlitos slips the punch.
Carlitos misses with a looping left.
Rossi misses with a combination
and Rossi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossi throws a front kick aimed at Carlitos 's knee but Carlitos avoids it well.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick and Carlitos moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rossi looks to land a body kick but Carlitos moved away.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Carlitos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rossi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carlitos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carlitos tests Rossi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rossi throws a head kick but Carlitos moves out of range.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi connects with a leg kick. Carlitos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carlitos throws a big shot that misses.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Carlitos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rossi connects with a leg kick. Carlitos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Carlitos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.

Rossi tries to sprawl but Carlitos drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rossi's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlitos misses with a head shot. Rossi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rossi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carlitos passes into half guard.
Rossi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rossi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carlitos .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Rossi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Carlitos 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Rossi.
Carlitos blocks a head kick by Rossi.
Rossi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rossi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rossi. Carlitos shrugs it off though.
Carlitos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.
Rossi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carlitos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rossi connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi scores with a head kick. Carlitos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rossi tried to score with a low kick but Carlitos checks it.
Rossi misses with a kick to the body
and Carlitos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlitos avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Some bone on bone action there as Carlitos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rossi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlitos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Rossi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick from Rossi misses.
Rossi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
Rossi tries to work over Carlitos 's front leg with a kick but Carlitos checks it.
Rossi misses with a low kick.
Rossi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carlitos slips a straight right by Rossi.
Rossi is looking to clinch but Carlitos is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Rossi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rossi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carlitos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossi throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi takes one to the chin there.

Carlitos dives in and scores a takedown into Rossi's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carlitos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlitos passes into half guard.
Carlitos wants to pass to mount but Rossi is defending the position.
Carlitos 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.

Carlitos is working for a kimura but Rossi is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos moves nicely into side control.
Carlitos advances nicely into full mount.
Carlitos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Carlitos punching from mount but Rossi doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Carlitos lands a heavy elbow.
Carlitos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rossi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Carlitos .
Carlitos controlling from mount.
Rossi is squirming around, avoiding Carlitos 's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Al Rossi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Carlitos 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlitos .
Carlitos catches Rossi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk. Carlitos catches Rossi right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rossi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carlitos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlitos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carlitos throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rossi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rossi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlitos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carlitos blocks a low kick nicely.
Rossi connects with a jab.
Rossi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carlitos staying out of range there.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlitos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Rossi gets caught napping as Carlitos dives in and scores a takedown. Rossi manages to retain guard.
Carlitos is working Rossi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carlitos advances to half guard.

Carlitos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rossi defends it well.
Carlitos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carlitos is looking to take a break and control but Rossi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rossi won't allow Carlitos to pass to mount.
Alexandre Carlitos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos is looking to pass Rossi's guard but actually Rossi recovers to full guard.
Carlitos advances position into side control!
Carlitos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rossi to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Carlitos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rossi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carlitos but great work by Rossi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos is trying to improve his position.
Carlitos struggling a bit here.

Rossi stands up and beckons Carlitos to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlitos shoots in for a double leg but Rossi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carlitos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Carlitos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rossi looks for the body kick but Carlitos saw that one coming.
Al Rossi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rossi works the jab nicely.
Carlitos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carlitos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Carlitos as he checks the leg kick.
Carlitos defending well as Rossi loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Carlitos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rossi 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Rossi!
Al Rossi got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagdiyev comes to the cage accompanied by Mamaliga. Kingsley Ciprut told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sagdiyev
vs
Ciprut

191 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borat Sagdiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sagdiyev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciprut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciprut tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sagdiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Ciprut tries to clinch there but Sagdiyev circles away.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagdiyev throws a series of strikes that have Ciprut backpedaling.

Ciprut darts in and clinches Sagdiyev up against the cage.
Ciprut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sagdiyev's efforts to push away.
Sagdiyev working hard to break the clinch.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Ciprut.
Ciprut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ciprut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sagdiyev's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ciprut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sagdiyev blocks it with crossed arms.
Sagdiyev tries to throw a body punch but Ciprut avoids it by throwing Sagdiyev back against the cage.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but Sagdiyev blocks it.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sagdiyev is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ciprut.
Ciprut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ciprut connects with a knee to the head.
Ciprut pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ciprut lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciprut leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ciprut lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head.
Sagdiyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage.
Sagdiyev avoids a wild elbow strike from Ciprut.
Sagdiyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ciprut trying to land knees to the body.
Ciprut tries to throw a body punch but Sagdiyev avoids it by throwing Ciprut back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sagdiyev avoids it.
Ciprut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagdiyev misses with a body punch.
Ciprut lands a knee to the body.
Sagdiyev tries to break the clinch but Ciprut is controlling the position.
Sagdiyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ciprut misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sagdiyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.
Ciprut misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sagdiyev tries to work over Ciprut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprut taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sagdiyev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage.
Sagdiyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ciprut working Sagdiyev over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagdiyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciprut is pushing Sagdiyev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ciprut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagdiyev working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ciprut is looking to clinch but Sagdiyev is avoiding it.

Ciprut gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sagdiyev misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ciprut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sagdiyev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ciprut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sagdiyev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ciprut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ciprut crunches a lovely knee into Sagdiyev's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ciprut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sagdiyev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ciprut lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sagdiyev or not.
Ciprut stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciprut obliges.
Ciprut tries to work over Sagdiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprut crunches a lovely knee into Sagdiyev's ribcage.
Ciprut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ciprut working Sagdiyev over with knees to the body.
Sagdiyev letting Ciprut take a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciprut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sagdiyev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ciprut lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut stalling in the clinch.
Ciprut lands an elbow just above Sagdiyev 's eye.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside that Sagdiyev shrugs off.
Ciprut tries a body shot but Sagdiyev blocks it.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ciprut is struggling to control the position.
Ciprut lands a knee to the body.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head.
Ciprut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sagdiyev's defenses.
Sagdiyev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sagdiyev takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev is looking to control Ciprut's arms but Ciprut gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sagdiyev has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ciprut working Sagdiyev over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Sagdiyev managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
Sagdiyev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sagdiyev is trying to push Ciprut away but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ciprut lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciprut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciprut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciprut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ciprut looking to throw knees to the head but Sagdiyev is blocking nicely.
Ciprut stalling the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciprut obliges.

Sagdiyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ciprut tries to clinch up but Sagdiyev circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciprut moves in looking to clinch but Sagdiyev pushes him off.
Ciprut wants to clinch
and Sagdiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Ciprut has closed the distance and engaged Sagdiyev in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagdiyev tries to break free but Ciprut pushes him back against the cage.
Sagdiyev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sagdiyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ciprut is looking to clinch but Sagdiyev is avoiding it.
Ciprut looks to clinch
and Sagdiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Ciprut is looking to clinch but Sagdiyev is avoiding it.
Sagdiyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ciprut tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sagdiyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sagdiyev looks to throw the jab but Ciprut is out of range.
Sagdiyev throws a series of punches but Ciprut avoids them all with ease.
Ciprut tries to clinch
letting Sagdiyev counter with a right hand.
Ciprut throws the kick towards the body but Sagdiyev avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ciprut instigates a clinch.
Sagdiyev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ciprut scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sagdiyev takes a shot to the head.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but Sagdiyev blocks it.
Ciprut stalling.
Sagdiyev looking to stall.
The referee calls for Ciprut to work.
Sagdiyev misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ciprut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
A head punch on the inside from Sagdiyev fails to land.
Ciprut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ciprut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sagdiyev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciprut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciprut.
Ciprut struggles to land a body shot inside as Sagdiyev controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Ciprut.
Sagdiyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagdiyev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sagdiyev takes a knee right on the jaw!

Sagdiyev is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut working Sagdiyev over with knees to the body.
Oh Sagdiyev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ciprut stalling.
Sagdiyev seems to have got his legs back now.
Ciprut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside.
Ciprut lands a damaging elbow.
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagdiyev avoids the damage to the body.
Sagdiyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagdiyev avoids the damage to the body.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ciprut looking to throw knees to the head but Sagdiyev is blocking nicely.
Ciprut lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ciprut.
Borat Sagdiyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciprut lands an elbow just above Sagdiyev 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but Sagdiyev blocks it.
Ciprut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sagdiyev avoiding damage as Ciprut throws knees to the body.
Sagdiyev blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciprut throws an elbow that misses.
Kingsley Ciprut is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ciprut working Sagdiyev over with knees to the body.

Sagdiyev breaks the clinch.
Sagdiyev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ciprut moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ciprut throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagdiyev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ciprut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ciprut ducks under a wild hook from Sagdiyev.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kingsley Ciprut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ciprut winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingsley Ciprut!
Kingsley Ciprut bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Nestle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zamorano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamorano has chosen The Cat Empire - Lost Song as his entrance music. Joe Nestle has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nestle
vs
Zamorano

185 cm
26
145 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

181 cm
22
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!

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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Nestle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Zamorano!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamorano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nestle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zamorano as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Zamorano as Nestle shoots in.
Nestle misses with a takedown
and Zamorano counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Nestle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zamorano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zamorano misses with a right hand

and Nestle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zamorano's guard.

Nestle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zamorano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nestle has managed to get both his arms back between Zamorano's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nestle wants to stand but Zamorano has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nestle wants to control from the top but Zamorano keeps moving.
Nestle tries to free his leg and advance position but Zamorano is retaining full guard.
Nestle stopping the sweep attempt from Zamorano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamorano looking to control.

Zamorano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nestle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nestle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zamorano keeping moving, preventing Nestle from controlling successfully.
Nestle looking to pass the guard.
Nestle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zamorano keeping moving, preventing Nestle from controlling successfully.

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

Nestle 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.
Zamorano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nestle distracts Zamorano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zamorano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nestle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zamorano's guard.
Nestle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zamorano keeps working.

Nestle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zamorano sees it coming and defends easily.
Nestle prevents Zamorano from improving his position.
Nestle trying to control the action but Zamorano is working from the bottom.
Zamorano trying to get back to full guard but Nestle takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
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!

Nestle jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zamorano manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nestle scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamorano is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nestle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nestle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zamorano is looking for a sweep. Nestle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zamorano is doing well to control the position and prevent Nestle from advancing to side control.
Zamorano wants to control but Nestle passes into side.
Zamorano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nestle trying to control the action but Zamorano is working from the bottom.
Zamorano can't do much from the bottom here.
Nestle trying to control the position but Zamorano is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nestle has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nestle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Zamorano. No joy for Nestle on that attempt.
Nestle doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Zamorano counter with a right hand.

Nestle is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zamorano works Nestle's body with a nice hook.
Joe Nestle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nestle is breathing heavily.

Zamorano has closed the distance and engaged Nestle in a clinch.

Zamorano breaks from the clinch.
Nestle moves away from the strike by Zamorano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nestle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zamorano scores with a counter punch that sends Nestle to the canvas! Zamorano smells blood - he's punishing Nestle with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Nestle has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Zamorano!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Zamorano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.