Showtime 10 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between KirNik Kirillov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jp Califf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as jp Califf enters the cage!

Kirillov
vs
Califf

168 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, KirNik Kirillov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jp Califf!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Califf misses.
Kirillov tries to clinch but Califf moves out of range.

Kirillov gets a clinch.
Califf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kirillov trying to stall but Califf improves his position.
Califf has Kirillov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kirillov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kirillov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirillov avoiding damage as Califf throws knees to the body.
Califf changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirillov fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Califf takes the fight into the clinch.
Califf tries to pull guard but Kirillov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
KirNik Kirillov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jp Califf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirillov misses with the head strike.
Kirillov lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirillov.
Califf taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Califf jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kirillov walks away with a smile on his face. Califf gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kirillov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kirillov tries to clinch up.

Califf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Califf wants a takedown but no success here.
Kirillov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Califf just stands there and leans against the cage.
Califf has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kirillov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirillov wants to stall.
Kirillov tries to land knees in the clinch but Califf avoids the damage to the body.
Califf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Califf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Califf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kirillov.
Califf needs to keep his hands up - Kirillov had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Califf.
Califf throws a head kick that misses.
Kirillov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Califf.
Kirillov dives in and grabs Califf's left leg, looking for a takedown. Califf pushes down on Kirillov's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirillov wants to clinch but Califf slips to the side
and Califf counters with a straight right hand.

Califf closes the distance and pushes Kirillov back into the cage.

Califf successfully pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kirillov postures up and lands a big shot to Califf's brow.
Kirillov content to stall in guard here.
Kirillov wants to control from the top but Califf keeps moving.
Califf controlling Kirillov's posture.
Califf lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kirillov!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirillov is squirming around, avoiding Califf's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirillov is looking to improve his position but Califf isn't that keen on the idea.
Kirillov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Califf unloads with some shots from mount but Kirillov bucks and avoids them well.
Califf wants to control the pace but Kirillov is squirming around nicely.
Califf controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jp Califf dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Califf clinches up with Kirillov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kirillov looking to throw knees to the head but Califf is blocking nicely.
Califf wants to take the fight to the mat but Kirillov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kirillov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kirillov is trying to maintain a safe position but Califf gets an underhook and turns Kirillov into the cage.
Kirillov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Califf is defending well for now.
Kirillov letting Califf take a breather here.
Califf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kirillov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kirillov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kirillov manages to break the clinch.
Kirillov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Califf swivels and escapes.
Califf shoots in and drives through. Kirillov sprawls well.
KirNik Kirillov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jp Califf.

Califf moves into the clinch.
Califf tries to pull guard but Kirillov won't allow it.
Kirillov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Califf smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Kirillov.
Kirillov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Califf tries to avoid it but Kirillov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Califf to the ground. Califf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Califf moves into the clinch.
Kirillov tries to land knees in the clinch but Califf avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Califf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kirillov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kirillov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Califf as he jumps to the side.

Califf moves into the clinch.
Califf fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Califf.
Califf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kirillov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Califf as Kirillov tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Califf is trying to break free.
Kirillov missing with knees to the body.
Kirillov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Califf jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kirillov walks away with a smile on his face. Califf gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kirillov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kirillov moves to clinch but Califf breaks away
and Califf counters with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Califf or perhaps it was just good defense by Kirillov which made him look bad.
Kirillov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Califf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirillov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Califf shoots in for a takedown but Kirillov shows good takedown defense.
Califf is breathing heavily.
Califf shoots in looking for a takedown but Kirillov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Califf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kirillov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kirillov tries to clinch up but Califf circles away and keeps his distance.
jp Califf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirillov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Califf.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirillov. That's going to slow Califf down.
Kirillov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Califf as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but jp Califf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Califf tries a head kick but it misses.

Califf has managed to clinch.

Califf gets control of Kirillov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Califf will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kirillov trying to control the position from guard on top but Califf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirillov tries to free his leg and advance position but Califf is retaining full guard.
Kirillov trying to control the position from guard on top but Califf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of KirNik Kirillov.
Kirillov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Califf but Califf pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirillov avoids the head kick by Califf.

Califf gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Califf works to advance to full mount. Kirillov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Califf sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Califf throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Califf lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kirillov hang on?
Califf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Califf prevents Kirillov from getting the reversal.
Califf blocks Kirillov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
jp Califf has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Califf there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Califf sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Califf trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Califf throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Califf controlling from mount.
Kirillov wants to control but Califf is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kirillov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Califf controlling the position easily from mount.
Califf lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kirillov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kirillov tries to hold on but Califf postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Califf controlling the position easily from mount.
KirNik Kirillov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
jp Califf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
jp Califf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Califf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jp Califf!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemon Kwon Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matlock
vs
Kwon Hoi

178 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Matlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lemon Kwon Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matlock cracks Kwon Hoi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Matlock. Beautiful body shot.
Kwon Hoi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matlock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matlock wants it to stay on the feet.
Kwon Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matlock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matlock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lemon Kwon Hoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Matlock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matlock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwon Hoi looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kwon Hoi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matlock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwon Hoi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matlock counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matlock. Kwon Hoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matlock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matlock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matlock.
Kwon Hoi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kwon Hoi has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon Hoi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matlock blocks it with crossed arms.
Matlock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matlock lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Matlock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Matlock does it's job there.
Matlock drops Kwon Hoi with a huge uppercut! Kwon Hoi drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Matlock is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Matlock!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Shengelia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Nutzack Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Harry Nutzack Jnr enters the cage!

Shengelia
vs
Nutzack Jnr

185 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Shengelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Nutzack Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Shengelia or perhaps it was just good defense by Nutzack Jnr which made him look bad.
Shengelia looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Shengelia fails with the takedown
and Nutzack Jnr counters with a right hand to the body.

Nutzack Jnr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shengelia napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Nutzack Jnr tries for a kimura but Shengelia is defending well.

Nutzack Jnr decides to stand back up. Nutzack Jnr steps back and let's Shengelia get back to his feet.
Shengelia takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shengelia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Nutzack Jnr scores with a takedown into Shengelia's guard.

Shengelia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nutzack Jnr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Nutzack Jnr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Nutzack Jnr there.
Nutzack Jnr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shengelia's hands.

Shengelia is rocked!
Nutzack Jnr pounces like a tiger and cracks Shengelia with a vicious hook! Shengelia is down but not out! Nutzack Jnr follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harry Nutzack Jnr!
Harry Nutzack Jnr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Death Machine Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominickoy Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crocop is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: call me maybe???. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machine Cannon
vs
Crocop

170 cm
23
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Death Machine Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominickoy Crocop!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocop lands a head kick!

Cannon moves into the clinch.
Cannon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crocop working hard to break the clinch.
Cannon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crocop can't break the clinch.
Cannon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crocop's efforts to push away.
Crocop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crocop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crocop is trying to break free.
Cannon has Crocop pressed against the cage, preventing Crocop from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cannon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crocop wants to break free but Cannon has control.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crocop working hard to break the clinch.
Crocop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Crocop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cannon cracks Crocop with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Crocop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cannon throws a punch but it's blocked by Crocop.
A shot in the inside from Cannon.
Crocop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crocop wants to get back to striking at distance but Cannon won't allow it.
Cannon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannon misses with a body punch.
Cannon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crocop's efforts to push away.
Crocop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cannon has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cannon.
Crocop is trying to break the clinch but Cannon is controlling him.
Crocop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cannon throws a head punch that misses.
Cannon presses Crocop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cannon gets through Crocop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Cannon.
A frustrated look appears on Crocop's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cannon.
Cannon pushes Crocop back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Cannon.
Crocop wants to break free but Cannon has control.
Cannon lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cannon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crocop tries to circle away but Cannon has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cannon.
Cannon gets through Crocop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cannon misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cannon.
Cannon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crocop takes a shot to the head.
Cannon lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Crocop is rocked!
Crocop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crocop is still on wobbly legs! Can Cannon finish him?
Cannon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crocop's efforts to push away.
Crocop seems to have recovered his senses.
Crocop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crocop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crocop wants to break free but Cannon has control.
Cannon lands a body punch.
Crocop wants to break free but Cannon has control.
Cannon misses with a punch on the inside.
Cannon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crocop backwards.
Cannon scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cannon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cannon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crocop's efforts to push away.
Cannon keeps control of Crocop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crocop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crocop tries to break the clinch but Cannon is controlling the position.
Cannon prevents Crocop from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cannon.
Crocop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cannon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crocop's efforts to push away.
Crocop blocks a body shot from Cannon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannon digs a right hand underneath Crocop's ribcage. Crocop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cannon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cannon lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannon.
Crocop wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannon.
A short left from Cannon.
Crocop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crocop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cannon has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cannon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crocop is trying to force a seperation but Cannon has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cannon.
Crocop is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Death Machine Cannon dominated that round.
That's time! Cannon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Crocop lands with a slapping head kick.
Crocop wants to clinch up but Cannon keeps it at a distance.
Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crocop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crocop thumps Cannon with a low kick.
Crocop scores with a decent looking hook.
Cannon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crocops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cannon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crocop paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cannon clinches up with Crocop and pushes him back against the cage.
Cannon tries to work over Crocop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crocop tries to break free but Cannon pushes him back against the cage.
Crocop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cannon keeps control of Crocop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crocop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cannon has him pressed against the cage.
Cannon has a couple of punches blocked by Crocop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crocop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Cannon on the inside.
Cannon prevents Crocop from breaking the clinch.
Cannon digs a right hand underneath Crocop's ribcage. Crocop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cannon lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocop is trying to push Cannon away but Cannon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cannon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crocop backwards.
Crocop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crocop is trying to push Cannon away but Cannon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crocop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cannon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crocop backwards.
Crocop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crocop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cannon lands with a left to the head.
Cannon misses with the head strike.
Crocop takes a shot to the head.
Crocop tries to circle away but Cannon has him pinned against the cage.
Cannon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crocop backwards.
Crocop is trying to break the clinch but Cannon is controlling him.
Cannon lands a shot to the body.
Cannon lands a nice shot to the body.
Crocop is trying to push Cannon away but Cannon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Cannon.
Death Machine Cannon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crocop is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Cannon.
Cannon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cannon gets through Crocop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cannon lands a hook that snaps the head of Crocop backwards.
Cannon lands a shot to the body.
Cannon lands a body punch.
Cannon lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cannon.
Cannon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crocop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cannon gets through Crocop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cannon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cannon unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Crocop! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cannon is unloading with more strikes now! Crocop drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Death Machine Cannon!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Rimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jordan
vs
Rimmer

182 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
223 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnold Rimmer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Rimmer there.
Arnold Rimmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jordan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jordan fails with a takedown attempt.
Jordan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rimmer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jordan somewhat.
A lazy left from Rimmer finds it's target.
Rimmer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan takes one on the button.
Rimmer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rimmer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jordan's hands.
Jordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rimmer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Rimmer does it's job there.
Nice jab there from Rimmer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimmer lands a lovely overhand right.

Jordan is rocked!
Rimmer lands the left hand.
Oh Jordan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Rimmer lands a big right hand that sends Jordan crashing to the mat! Rimmer stays standing though and waves Jordan back to his feet!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jordan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rimmer as he avoids it easily.
Jordan checks a low kick from Rimmer.
Jordan seems to have got his legs back now.
Jordan takes one to the chin there.
Rimmer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rimmer misses with a few strikes there.

Rimmer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jordan sprawling to the canvas! Jordan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rimmer finish him?!
Rimmer plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Jordan swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Jordan face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arnold Rimmer!
A victorious Arnold Rimmer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cockle Boffle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cockle Boffle has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cockle Boffle seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Boffle
vs
Black

176 cm
27
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

160!
Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cockle Boffle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clayton Black!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a takedown
and Boffle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Black with a poor takedown
and Boffle counters with a straight right hand.
Black shoots and misses
enabling Boffle to counter with a crisp jab.
Cockle Boffle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Black.
Boffle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boffle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Boffle drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
Black is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boffle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Boffle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to take the fight to the mat but Boffle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Boffle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Boffle breaks from the clinch.

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

Black is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black with a poor takedown
and Boffle counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cockle Boffle!
Cockle Boffle retains his lightweight title!
Cockle Boffle gave a mention to 160! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Hawks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Shaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dick Shaver was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hawks
vs
Shaver

179 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Hawks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Shaver!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaver connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Robert Hawks has been cut.
Shaver throws a sloppy head kick and Hawks moves out of range easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hawks.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Shaver is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hawks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hawks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shaver is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver regains half guard.
Shaver is controlling Hawks's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hawks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shaver defending well though.
Shaver controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dick Shaver wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shaver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawks counters with a three punch combo that has Shaver backing up. Shaver nods at Hawks to acknowledge the strikes.

Shaver rushes Hawks and presses him up against the cage.

Shaver has hold of one of Hawks's legs. Hawks is fighting the takedown attempt but Shaver gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Shaver wants to control from the top but Hawks keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hawks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shaver defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaver slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shaver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Dick Shaver has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A head kick misses from Shaver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawks tries for a takedown but Shaver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawks is breathing heavily.

Shaver 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.
Shaver pushes down on Hawks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shaver tries to pass to full mount but Hawks defends it.
Hawks wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawks is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Shaver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Hawks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shaver throws a combination. Hawks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hawks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shaver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawks shoots and misses
enabling Shaver to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawks 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.
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!
Shaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawks moves out of range as Shaver throws a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaver throws a nice head kick!

Shaver clinches with his opponent.
Shaver lands a body punch in the clinch.

Shaver gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Shaver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawks is keeping the position for now.
Hawks is trying to keep Shaver in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaver is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shaver wants to pass to mount but Hawks is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shaver wants to free his trapped foot but Hawks is holding on for dear life with his legs.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shaver connects with a body shot.
Robert Hawks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawks in his tracks.
Shaver scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaver misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Shaver drops Hawks with a left right combo! Shaver follows him down to the ground into side control.
Hawks is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shaver connects with a decent elbow.

Shaver wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hawks, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Shaver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Hawks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Shaver jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Robert Hawks's cut is getting worse.
Shaver throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Hawks stumbling backwards into the cage! Hawks bounces back off the cage towards Shaver, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Shaver lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Shaver celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dick Shaver!
A determined Dick Shaver didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!