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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuji Rikidozan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kenner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kenner
vs
Rikidozan

191 cm
27
277 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
220 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Conviction

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAngelo Kenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsuji Rikidozan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rikidozan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rikidozan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rikidozan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kenner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kenner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rikidozan to counter with a crisp jab.

Kenner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kenner lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kenner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kenner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kenner looking to sit in guard and control but Rikidozan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rikidozan is one step ahead there.

Kenner is looking for a triangle but Rikidozan pushes his legs off easily.

Kenner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rikidozan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kenner's guard.
Kenner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rikidozan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kenner, up you get!
Kenner misses the shot to the body.
Rikidozan loads up on a big right hand but Kenner slips the punch.
Rikidozan lands a head kick!

It looks like DeAngelo Kenner has been cut.
Katsuji Rikidozan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rikidozan swivels and escapes.
Rikidozan scores with a nice strike.
Rikidozan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rikidozan lunges at Kenner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kenner's hand.
Rikidozan misses with a left hand
and Kenner finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rikidozan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenner can pounce on him.
Rikidozan looks gassed!
Rikidozan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kenner is out of range and Rikidozan settles back down.
Rikidozan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kenner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rikidozan throws a shot from downtown. Kenner moves away and avoids it.
Rikidozan throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenner. Rikidozan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenner moves out of range as Rikidozan strikes.
Kenner just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rikidozan.
A big left from Rikidozan misses.
Rikidozan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenner is just out of range.
A big right from Rikidozan misses.
Kenner misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rikidozan lands with a kick to the temple. Kenner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rikidozan throws a head kick that misses
and Kenner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rikidozan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsuji Rikidozan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeAngelo Kenner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kenner lands a nice looking body kick.
Kenner looks to land a body kick but Rikidozan moved away.
A solid body kick from Kenner.
DeAngelo Kenner is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenner throws a low kick, looking for Rikidozan's leg but Rikidozan calmly moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kenner as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Katsuji Rikidozan has been cut.
Rikidozan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kenner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kenner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Kenner looking to score a takedown here. Rikidozan is defending well but Kenner drives through and ends up in Rikidozan's guard.
Kenner passes Rikidozan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rikidozan is breathing heavily.
Rikidozan is staying active underneath Kenner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kenner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kenner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenner lands with a punch from half guard.
Kenner is nestled in close to Rikidozan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rikidozan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kenner.
Kenner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kenner 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.
Kenner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rikidozan defending well though.
Kenner wants to pass to mount but Rikidozan is defending the position.
Kenner content to control rather than advance.
Kenner winds up and cracks Rikidozan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kenner.
Kenner is stalling here. Rikidozan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kenner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rikidozan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kenner tries to bench press Rikidozan off him but Rikidozan keeps the position.
Rikidozan tries to stand but Kenner is controlling his head.
Kenner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rikidozan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenner is looking to improve his position.
Kenner is looking to get back to full guard here but Rikidozan has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kenner is trying to control Rikidozan's posture but Rikidozan avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeAngelo Kenner dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kenner is looking to land body kicks.
Kenner misses with the body kick
and Rikidozan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kenner.
Kenner misses with a body kick.
Rikidozan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Rikidozan misses.
Rikidozan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenner.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kenner is defended easily by Rikidozan.
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 solid leg kick lands there for Kenner.
Rikidozan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikidozan blocks a head kick by Kenner.
A slow jab from Rikidozan misses its intended target.
Kenner misses with a body shot.
Kenner throws a leg kick that misses.
Kenner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Rikidozan misses.
Kenner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rikidozan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Rikidozan misses the target.
Kenner checks a leg kick.
Kenner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rikidozan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikidozan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenner with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Rikidozan.
Rikidozan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenner blocks a head kick by Rikidozan.
Kenner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Kenner.
Kenner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kenner avoids the head kick by Rikidozan.
Rikidozan on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rikidozan manages to avoid it.
Kenner is looking to wear down Rikidozan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rikidozan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenner misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenner. Rikidozan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rikidozan looks to land a right hand but Kenner moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Kenner misses
and Rikidozan counters with a stiff right hand.

Kenner shoots in and gets a takedown into Rikidozan's guard.
Rikidozan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kenner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kenner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenner looking to sit in guard and control but Rikidozan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kenner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rikidozan is one step ahead there.

Kenner looking for a guillotine here but Rikidozan defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
DeAngelo Kenner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kenner 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 29:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeAngelo Kenner!
DeAngelo Kenner made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Damn! That was Round 1.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen comes to the cage accompanied by Tunak Tunak Tun. Roth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shawn Michaels - Sexy Boy. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nguyen
vs
Roth

178 cm
35
180 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

181 cm
27
183 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Scotty Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Roth!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roth rushes Nguyen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
A hook to the body from Nguyen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nguyen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nguyen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nguyen as Roth tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nguyen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Roth has clasped his hands together around Nguyen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nguyen wants to control but Roth postures up.
Nguyen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Roth winds up and cracks Nguyen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen is trying to get back to full guard.
Roth seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth wants to free his trapped foot but Nguyen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Roth is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nguyen!
Roth avoids the attempt from Nguyen to control.
Roth raining down shots from the mount!
Nguyen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roth working the ground and pound effectively.
Roth thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nguyen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen tries to hold on but Roth pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is trying to escape the mount.
Roth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nguyen wants to try and get back to his feet.

Roth with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nguyen regains half guard.
Roth working the head and body with strikes.
Roth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nguyen controlling the position for now.
Roth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is looking to escape.
Roth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nguyen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nguyen looking for a sweep. Not yet Nguyen, not yet.
Roth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roth won't allow Nguyen to get back to his feet.
Roth tries to free his leg and advance position but Nguyen is retaining full guard.
Nguyen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nguyen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nguyen working a defensive guard here.
Roth wants to control from the top but Nguyen keeps moving.
Roth lands a couple of digs.
Roth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Nguyen has his foot on Roth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roth works his way back into a safe position though.
Nguyen keeping moving, preventing Roth from controlling successfully.
Roth might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nguyen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roth works over Nguyen with some ground and pound from guard.
Nguyen pulls Roth in close to his closed guard and prevents Roth from doing any damage or advancing position.

Nguyen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Nguyen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Roth dominated that 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.

Nguyen looks to land a left hand but Roth moved out of range nicely.
Roth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.
No luck for Roth with that takedown attempt.
Nguyen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roth checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Roth - just one landing.
Roth checks a leg kick nicely.
Nguyen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roth.
Nguyen misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Nguyen.
Nguyen leaves Roth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nguyen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roth's calf.
Nguyen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roth under the eye.
Scotty Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nguyen has Roth up against the cage in a clinch.
Nguyen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roth tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scotty Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Roth.
Nguyen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roth lands a shoulder strike.
Nguyen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roth tries to stall but Nguyen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roth stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth tries to score a body lock takedown but Nguyen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nguyen can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Nguyen prevents the takedown attempt.
Nguyen has a couple of punches blocked by Roth.
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!
Nguyen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nguyen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nguyen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nguyen gets through Roth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nguyen digs a right hand into Roth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roth's gas tank.
Nguyen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Nguyen working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nguyen prevents the takedown attempt.
Nguyen throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nguyen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Nguyen to work.
Nguyen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nguyen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nguyen.
Scotty Nguyen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nguyen blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nguyen's brow.
Roth blocks an uppercut.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roth effectively controlling the action here.
Roth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nguyen's elbow.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roth has Nguyen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nguyen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Roth trying to land knees to the body.
Roth is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nguyen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roth trying to control the position but instead, Nguyen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roth into the cage.
Roth is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nguyen obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen tries to stall but Roth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nguyen lands a shoulder strike.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nguyen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roth blocking some punches.
Roth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nguyen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Nguyen on the inside.
Nguyen misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roth tries to score a body lock takedown but Nguyen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nguyen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nguyen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Nguyen dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nguyen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nguyen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen throws a solid leg kick but Roth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nguyen.
Nguyen throws an overhand right that lands on Roth's shoulder, as Roth tries to avoid the shot.
Nguyen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch lands to the side of Nguyen 's head but he takes it in his stride.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Roth fails to land.
Nguyen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nguyen.
Nguyen letting Roth take a breather here.
Roth landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Nguyen as the two fighters clinch.
Nguyen lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to work over Roth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Roth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Roth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roth can't get the takedown.
Roth stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a body shot.
Roth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nguyen stalling in the clinch but Roth improves position.
Nguyen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Roth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nguyen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nguyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.

Roth has hold of one of Nguyen's legs. Nguyen is fighting the takedown attempt but Roth gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nguyen wants to get back to his feet but Roth is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to hit a switch here but Roth passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nguyen there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen tries to lock up and control but Roth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nguyen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roth avoids the attempt from Nguyen to control.
Roth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Roth landing strikes from the mount and Nguyen is in trouble!
Roth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nguyen tries to lock up and control but Roth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nguyen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roth seems to be looking for submissions.

Roth is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nguyen is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Roth throws a strike but Nguyen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Roth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniel Roth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nguyen wants to sweep here but Roth controlling him for the moment.
Roth trying to control but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
Nguyen trying to control the position.
Roth is in close to Nguyen's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roth trying to control the position from guard on top but Nguyen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nguyen managing to control the position.
Nguyen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Roth has passed into side control.
The strikes coming from Roth are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roth tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Roth landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth trying to control the action but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Roth.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Roth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roth 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Roth!
Daniel Roth took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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 Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Commando Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine's entrance music is Slaughter - Billy Preston. A fine choice. 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.

Raine
vs
Commando Kukkonen

183 cm
31
190 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

177 cm
27
183 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Commando Kukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raine fakes the leg kick and cracks Kukkonen in the body.
Kukkonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kukkonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raine lands a really nice looking cross but Kukkonen seems unphased.
Kukkonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kukkonen lands with a nice body punch.
Raine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kukkonen cracks Raine with a good jab.
Aldo Raine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Kukkonen.
Raine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kukkonen counters with a good, hard body kick but Raine shrugs it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raine.
Raine punishes Kukkonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Raine throws a solid leg kick but Kukkonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raine.
Raine tried to score with a low kick but Kukkonen checks it.
Raine needs to keep his hands up - Kukkonen had a free shot at his head there.
Kukkonen throws out a loose jab but Raine uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kukkonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kukkonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raine's sensitive parts.
Raine jabs at Kukkonen's body.
Raine lands with a thumping leg kick.

Raine darts in and clinches Kukkonen up against the cage.
Kukkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Raine lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kukkonen gets through Raine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kukkonen with a knee to the head.

It looks like Aldo Raine has been cut.
Kukkonen prevents a body shot from Raine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukkonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Raine tries to work over Kukkonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Raine.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kukkonen as Raine tries to tie him up.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Raine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kukkonen.
Kukkonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kukkonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raine trying to control the position but instead, Kukkonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raine into the cage.
Raine avoiding damage as Kukkonen throws knees to the body.
Kukkonen misses with the head strike.
Raine swings wildly with an uppercut but Kukkonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raine misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine is trying to maintain a safe position but Kukkonen gets an underhook and turns Raine into the cage.
Kukkonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raine blocks an uppercut.
Raine gets underhooks to prevent Kukkonen's takedown attempt.
Kukkonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Raine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kukkonen's elbow.
Kukkonen tries to land a knee to the head but Raine blocks with his arms.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Kukkonen blocks with his arms.
Kukkonen lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kukkonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raine struggles to land a body shot inside as Kukkonen controls his hands.
Raine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kukkonen is defending well for now.
Kukkonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen lands with a right to the head.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Kukkonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raine scores with a shot to the side of Kukkonen's head.

It looks like Kalevi Commando Kukkonen has been cut.
Kukkonen looking to throw knees to the head but Raine is blocking nicely.
Kukkonen pushes Raine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kukkonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raines head.
A short left from Raine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kukkonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kukkonen fails to land.
Raine stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Kukkonen on the inside.
A short uppercut from Raine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kalevi Commando Kukkonen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kukkonen.
Raine misses with a wild body shot.
Kukkonen avoids the body shot from Raine.
Kukkonen checks a low kick from Raine.
Raine walks into a straight right hand from Kukkonen.
Raine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Raine.
Kalevi Commando Kukkonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raine tries a low kick but Kukkonen avoids it.
Raine misses with a left hand
and Kukkonen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Raine's corner calls for a 1-2. Raine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Raine throws a shot from downtown. Kukkonen moves away and avoids it.
Raine misses with a looping left.
Raine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kukkonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Raine.
Kukkonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raine motions for Kukkonen to come forward. Raine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raine throws a leg kick but Kukkonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raine throws the left hand but Kukkonen avoids the punch easily.
Raine throws a leg kick but Kukkonen checks it.
Kukkonen misses with a low kick as Raine jumps back.
Kukkonen throws the left hand but Raine avoids the punch easily.
Kukkonen cracks the inside of Raine's front leg.
Raine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raine tries to clinch but Kukkonen is having none of it.
Kukkonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raine throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Kukkonen.
Kukkonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raine throws a leg kick but Kukkonen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Raine scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Kukkonen throws a lazy right hand but Raine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kukkonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raine.
Kukkonen looks for the body kick but Raine saw that one coming.
Kukkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kukkonen misses with a straight right.
Kukkonen misses with a hook.
Raine 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.
Kukkonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen catches Raine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut there from Raine.
Raine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kukkonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raine lands a leg kick that knocks Kukkonen off balance momentarily.
Raine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kukkonen.
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kukkonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Raine lands but Kukkonen takes it in his stride.
Kukkonen blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raine.
Kukkonen throws a good cross that connects.

Raine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Raine.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kukkonen.
Raine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kukkonen presses Raine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kukkonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukkonen missing with knees to the body.
Raine pushes Kukkonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kukkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Kukkonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Raine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kukkonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raine misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raine.
A nice left hand lands by Kukkonen.
Kalevi Commando Kukkonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kukkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Kukkonen throws a head punch that misses.
Kukkonen tries a body shot but Raine blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kukkonen fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukkonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raine landing knees to the head.
Raine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kukkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Raine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kalevi Commando Kukkonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Raine connects with a looping right hand.
Raine scoring well with a low kick there.
Kukkonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kukkonen scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raine.
Kukkonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kukkonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukkonen manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kukkonen blocks the leg kick.
Raine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kukkonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kukkonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kukkonen moves away from the strike by Raine.
Raine checks a leg kick.
Kukkonen lunges at Raine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raine's hand.
Kukkonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Raine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen moves out of range of the body kick from Raine.
Raine throws a wild body kick that Kukkonen sees coming a mile off.
Raine throws a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kukkonen.
Raine misses with a low kick.
Kukkonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Kukkonen.
Raine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raine misses with a low kick.
Kukkonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raine.
Raine tries to work over Kukkonen's front leg with a kick but Kukkonen checks it.
Kukkonen ducks under a wild hook from Raine.
Kukkonen connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Raine misses.
Kukkonen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aldo Raine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Raine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kukkonen will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raine throws a hook to the side of Kukkonen's head but Kukkonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raine moves out of range of the body kick from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kukkonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Raine.
Kukkonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kukkonen is looking to land body kicks.
Kukkonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raine digs a good body shot into Kukkonen's ribs.
Raine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kukkonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kukkonen blocks a leg kick.
Raine digs a good hook to Kukkonen's body.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Kukkonen clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raine tries to land knees in the clinch but Kukkonen avoids the damage to the body.
Kukkonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Raine lands a nice uppercut.
Raine tries to land knees in the clinch but Kukkonen avoids the damage to the body.
Kukkonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kukkonens head.
Kukkonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raine.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kukkonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Kukkonen blocks with his arms.
Kukkonen lands with a left to the head.
Kukkonen blocks a body shot from Raine.
Aldo Raine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukkonen avoiding damage as Raine throws knees to the body.
Kukkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kukkonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kukkonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kukkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Raine.
Raine prevents a body shot from Kukkonen.
Raine is trying to maintain a safe position but Kukkonen gets an underhook and turns Raine into the cage.
Kukkonen is struggling to control the position.
Raine has a couple of punches blocked by Kukkonen.
Raine stalling.
Kukkonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kukkonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukkonen blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Raine looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalevi Commando Kukkonen.
I've got Kukkonen 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalevi Commando Kukkonen!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Currie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Currie comes to the cage accompanied by Helmet - Just Another Victim. David Currie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Currie
vs
ORielly

172 cm
31
163 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

180 cm
34
163 lbs
29 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Currie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. ORielly catches Currie right on the button with a cross.
Currie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from ORielly.
Currie misses the shot to the body.
Currie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
ORielly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Currie moves out of range of the leg kick from ORielly.
ORielly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
ORielly tries to land a leg kick but Currie saw it coming and moves away.
ORielly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - ORielly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Currie throws a shot from downtown. ORielly moves away and avoids it.
ORielly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Currie throws the left hand but ORielly avoids the punch easily.
Currie walks forward, straight into a front kick from ORielly.
A big right from ORielly misses.
ORielly misses with a leg kick
and Currie counters with a good low kick that ORielly was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly throws a wild body kick that Currie sees coming a mile off.
Currie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ORielly misses with a head kick.
ORielly thows a body shot but no joy.
ORielly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Currie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ORielly misses with a head kick.
Currie defending well as ORielly loads up on a big left hand.
ORielly scores with a jab to the head.
ORielly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
ORielly lands a nice shot that snaps Currie's head back.
ORielly slaps away a takedown attempt from Currie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aiden ORielly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Currie throws a series of punches but ORielly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Currie 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.
Currie misses with a looping left.
Currie moves out of range of the leg kick from ORielly.
ORielly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORielly throws a solid leg kick but Currie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at ORielly.
A head kick misses from Currie.
Currie defending well as ORielly loads up on a big left hand.
Currie misses with a hook.

Currie shoots in and bounces ORielly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
ORielly keeping moving, preventing Currie from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as ORielly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Currie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Currie tries to free his leg and advance position but ORielly is retaining full guard.
ORielly is trying to keep Currie in close.
ORielly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Currie.
Currie stopping the sweep attempt from ORielly.
ORielly is pulling down on Currie's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aiden ORielly wasn't active enough on the ground.
ORielly throws a big shot that misses.
Currie misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from ORielly misses

and Currie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Currie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and ORielly reverses the position - he's now on top in Currie's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Currie 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORielly trying to control the position from guard on top but Currie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Currie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

ORielly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ORielly wants to slow Currie down by chopping away at his legs.
ORielly misses with a straight left.
ORielly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Currie is out of range and ORielly settles back down.
Currie misses the shot to the body.
ORielly throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
ORielly keeps the fight on the outside.
Currie looks to land a left hand but ORielly moved out of range nicely.
ORielly throws a big shot that misses.
Aiden ORielly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Currie closes the distance and clinches.
ORielly prevents a body shot from Currie.
Currie jumps guard but ORielly stands there with Currie around his waist. Currie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
ORielly is looking to control Currie's arms but Currie gets an underhook and turns him. Now ORielly has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Currie backwards.
ORielly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORielly lands a nice shot to the body.
ORielly can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from ORielly.
Currie scores with a shot to the side of ORielly's head.
Currie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and ORielly avoids it.
ORielly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Currie struggles to land a body shot inside as ORielly controls his hands.
ORielly is trying to force a seperation but Currie has the dominant position.
ORielly lands with a right to the head.
ORielly managing to block the knees to the body from Currie.
ORielly misses with some punches.

Currie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ORielly misses with the combination.
Currie ducks under a wild hook from ORielly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Currie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORielly thows a body shot but no joy.
Currie misses with a body shot.
Currie staying out of range there.
ORielly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Currie misses with a hook to the body
and ORielly counters with a slapping leg kick.
ORielly throws a front kick aimed at Currie's knee but Currie avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Currie misses
and ORielly counters with a left and a right that stings Currie.
Currie misses with a double jab.
A bone on bone clash there as ORielly blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Currie misses the target.
Currie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ORielly throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly throws a hook but Currie blocks it.
Currie lands with a nice body punch.
Currie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
ORielly checks the leg kick nicely there.
ORielly misses with a double jab.
A lazy left from Currie finds it's target.
ORielly throws a head kick that half lands.
Aiden ORielly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from ORielly misses.
ORielly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Currie's head backwards.
ORielly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Currie connects with a solid leg kick.
Currie jabs ORielly right on the nose. ORielly blinks but takes it well.
Currie swings for the body but ORielly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie misses with a body shot.
ORielly misses with a looping left.
Currie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from ORielly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ORielly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ORielly scoring well with a low kick there.
ORielly misses with a looping left.
ORielly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Currie's sensitive parts.
Currie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORielly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Currie was well out of range. Poor timing from ORielly.
ORielly misses with a low kick.
Currie misses with a jab to the body
and ORielly counters with a nice uppercut.
Currie throws a sloppy head kick and ORielly moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aiden ORielly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

ORielly throws an overhand right that lands on Currie's shoulder, as Currie tries to avoid the shot.
Currie misses with a takedown attempt - ORielly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Currie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
ORielly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
ORielly throws a shot from downtown. Currie moves away and avoids it.
ORielly lands a lovely overhand right.
Currie throws a low kick, looking for ORielly's leg but ORielly calmly moves out of range.
ORielly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Currie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ORielly was well out of range. Poor timing from Currie.
ORielly misses with a straight left.
ORielly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Currie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Currie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
ORielly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ORielly misses with a body shot.
ORielly misses with a leg kick.
ORielly lands a nice looking body kick.
Currie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ORielly throws out a loose jab but Currie uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORielly checks a low kick from Currie.
Currie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Currie misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Currie misses.
Currie swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie swings for the body but ORielly moves out of range.
That kick from ORielly tenderised Currie's leg. Currie is trying to keep his angry face on.
ORielly moves out of range of the body kick from Currie.
Currie looks to land a left hand but ORielly moved out of range nicely.
Currie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ORielly scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from ORielly misses its intended target.
Currie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Currie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but ORielly swivels and escapes.
ORielly throws a leg kick but Currie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Currie blocks a head kick by ORielly.
ORielly throws a right and a left that Currie avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Currie. Currie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
ORielly lands a nice shot that snaps Currie's head back.
Currie throws a head kick but ORielly moves out of range.
ORielly lands with a straight right. Currie didn't see that one coming.
Currie is looking to clinch but ORielly is avoiding it.
ORielly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ORielly tries to bum rush Currie with a series of wild strikes but Currie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Currie takes a swing at ORielly's ribcage but misses.
ORielly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Currie is able to avoid easily.
Currie throws an off balance right hand
and ORielly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ORielly misses with a straight right.
Danga de danga de dang - ORielly scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie misses with a two punch combination.
ORielly just misses with a punch to the body.
Currie lands a glancing blow to the side of ORielly's head.
Currie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Currie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Currie throws a looping overhand right but ORielly ducks down to avoid it.
ORielly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Currie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Currie connects with a leg kick. ORielly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Currie. ORielly does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORielly throws a hook but Currie blocks it.
ORielly lands a jab.
ORielly staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden ORielly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ORielly 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden ORielly!
Aiden ORielly really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtly Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bush comes to the cage accompanied by Taking a Life. Ambrose has chosen Me and You - Nero as his entrance music. 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.

Bush
vs
Ambrose

200 cm
30
280 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

202 cm
23
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtly Ambrose!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose lands a leg kick that knocks Bush off balance momentarily.
Ambrose sizes up Bush with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bush swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ambrose counter with a right hand.
Ambrose throws a right hand that misses
and Bush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ambrose smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Ambrose.
Bush throws an overhand right that lands on Ambrose's shoulder, as Ambrose tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Ambrose tenderised Bush's leg. Bush is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ambrose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ambrose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bush doesn't seem bothered though.
Curtly Ambrose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ambrose 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.
Bush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bush tries a head kick but it misses.
Ambrose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrose throws a half hearted mid kick.

Bush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ambrose tries to land a knee to the head but Bush blocks with his arms.
Ambrose swings wildly with an uppercut but Bush uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bush breaks from the clinch.
Bush blocks a leg kick.

Bush darts in and clinches Ambrose up against the cage.
Ambrose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ambrose.
Ambrose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ambrose misses with a knee strike.
Ambrose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bush tries to break the clinch but Ambrose is controlling the position.
Ambrose connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bush.
Ambrose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Harry Bush has been cut.
Bush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ambrose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ambrose's elbow.
Bush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ambrose working aggressively here.
Bush can't find room to land a body shot as Ambrose controls the action.
Ambrose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ambrose misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ambrose lands with a left to the head.
Ambrose is trying to maintain a safe position but Bush gets an underhook and turns Ambrose into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ambrose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush cracks Ambrose with a nice body shot.
Ambrose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bush's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ambrose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ambrose throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
Ambrose blocks an uppercut.
Bush lands with a light punch inside.
Ambrose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambrose digs a right hand underneath Bush's ribcage. Bush let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ambrose looking to stall.
Ambrose can't find room to land a body shot as Bush controls the action.
Bush can't find room to land a body shot as Ambrose controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush tries to break the clinch but Ambrose is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bush is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ambrose is keeping busy.
Bush has a couple of punches blocked by Ambrose.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bush.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ambrose working aggressively here.
Ambrose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ambrose blocks a body shot from Bush.
Bush 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!
Ambrose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ambrose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bush.
Bush lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bush misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtly Ambrose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Bush's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ambrose throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bush throws a big shot that misses.
Ambrose connects with a leg kick. Bush looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ambrose closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bush counters with a nice leg kick.
Ambrose throws out a powerful jab.
Ambrose misses with a low kick.
Ambrose throws a leg kick
and Bush counters with a thumping low kick.
Ambrose checks a leg kick.
Curtly Ambrose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ambrose throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Bush to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambrose connects with a solid leg kick.
Ambrose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ambrose misses the target.
Bush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ambrose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bush looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ambrose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ambrose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ambrose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bush's hands.
Ambrose feints and then cracks Bush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bush down.
Ambrose slips a jab from Bush.
Ambrose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ambrose connects with a leg kick. Bush looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Ambrose throws a lazy right hand but Bush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose looks to throw a body kick
and Bush counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ambrose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bush.
Ambrose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ambrose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ambrose defending well as Bush loads up on a big left hand.
Ambrose takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Bush takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bush keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ambrose tries to clinch but Bush moves out of range.
Bush moves out of range of the body kick.
Ambrose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ambrose connects with a body shot that sends Bush's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush throws a head kick but Ambrose moves out of range.
Ambrose missing with a left hand there. Bush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bush tries to work over Ambrose's front leg with a kick but Ambrose checks it.
Nice defenses there by Ambrose.
Bush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ambrose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Ambrose.
Bush is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ambrose misses with a kick to the body.
Bush swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ambrose connects with a single shot there.
Bush walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ambrose.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ambrose connects with the punch.
Bush takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Ambrose.
Ambrose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bush has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ambrose feints and then cracks Bush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bush down.
Ambrose wants to clinch up but Bush keeps it at a distance.
Ambrose tests Bush's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ambrose connects with a nice looking jab.
Ambrose tries a low kick but Bush avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ambrose is looking to chop away at Bush's legs.
Bush misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Ambrose misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtly Ambrose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Bush'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!

Bush slips a straight right by Ambrose.
Bush scoring well with a low kick there.
Ambrose throws out a powerful jab.
Bush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ambrose.
Ambrose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ambrose's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bush under the eye.
Bush motions for Ambrose to come forward. Bush throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ambrose throws a hook but Bush blocks it.
Ambrose throws a jab but it's blocked by Bush.
Ambrose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ambrose misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush ducks right into an uppercut from Ambrose.
Bush fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ambrose.
Bush throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from Ambrose.
Ambrose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bush counters with a head kick.
Ambrose stuns Bush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ambrose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ambrose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ambrose lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bush attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ambrose throws a lazy uppercut
and Bush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ambrose lands a lovely overhand right.
Harry Bush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush connects with a leg kick. Ambrose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ambrose throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bush counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ambrose misses with an uppercut.
Ambrose loads up on a big right hand but Bush slips the punch.
Ambrose thows a body shot but no joy.
Ambrose takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ambrose misses with a looping right.
Ambrose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bush.
Bush throws a shot from downtown. Ambrose moves away and avoids it.
Ambrose connects with a single shot there.
Ambrose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose motions for Bush to come forward. Ambrose throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Ambrose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bush doesn't seem phased though.
Bush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ambrose manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bush. Ambrose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick
and Ambrose counters with a low kick, right behind Bush 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ambrose misses with a kick to the body.
Ambrose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ambrose.
Bush misses with the body kick
and Ambrose counters with an outside leg kick.
Ambrose stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ambrose lands a right hook to the body.
Ambrose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bush on the side of the head.
Curtly Ambrose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrose just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Ambrose.
Bush misses with a wild body shot.
Bush walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheers as Ambrose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bush doesn't seem phased though.
Ambrose swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Ambrose cracks Bush with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bush looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ambrose slips a jab and a cross from Bush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ambrose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bush in his tracks.
A shot to the liver by Ambrose. Beautiful body shot.
Bush throws a push kick but Ambrose slaps the foot to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtly Ambrose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ambrose 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

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

C
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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 Iliek Boubeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boubeez comes to the cage accompanied by 99 Words for boobs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boubeez
vs
Dylan

195 cm
31
285 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

201 cm
27
285 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iliek Boubeez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Dylan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boubeez misses with a looping left.
Dylan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Boubeez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dylan on his heels. He'll look to pass Dylan's guard now, I'm sure.
Dylan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boubeez pushing down on Dylan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dylan is trying to maintain the position but Boubeez is very close to passing his half guard.
Boubeez trying to control from half guard but Dylan is working away.
Boubeez throwing shots but Dylan is blocking nicely.
Boubeez is trying to control. Dylan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boubeez is controlling the pace.
Boubeez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dylan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Iliek Boubeez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dylan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boubeez's sensitive parts.
Dylan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boubeez lands a head kick. Dylan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Lucas Dylan has been cut.
A punch combination from Boubeez misses.
Boubeez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dylan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boubeez.
Boubeez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dylan looks for the body kick but Boubeez saw that one coming.
Dylan throws a body kick that misses.
Dylan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dylan fakes the leg kick and cracks Boubeez in the body.
Boubeez is breathing heavily.
Boubeez misses with an uppercut
and Dylan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dylan throws a head kick but Boubeez moves out of range.
Dylan throws a head kick that Boubeez semi-blocks.

It looks like Iliek Boubeez has been cut.
Dylan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boubeez is looking to slow Dylan down with leg kicks.
Dylan clobbers Boubeez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No joy there for Boubeez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boubeez shoots in looking for a takedown. Dylan tries to sprawl out of it but Boubeez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dylan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boubeez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dylan was well out of range. Poor timing from Boubeez.
Dylan connects with a solid leg kick.
Dylan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boubeez moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Dylan.
Dylan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dylan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boubeez.
Boubeez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boubeez misses with a series of wild punches.
Boubeez misses the jab.
Dylan lands a nice shot to the body.
Iliek Boubeez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boubeez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dylan jabs Boubeez right on the nose. Boubeez blinks but takes it well.
Boubeez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dylan moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dylan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dylan tries a head kick but it misses.
Boubeez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dylan can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Dylan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Boubeez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boubeez throws a series of punches but Dylan avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Dylan catches Boubeez right on the button with a cross.
Dylan moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boubeez. Dylan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dylan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boubeez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dylan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boubeez closes the distance and clinches up with Dylan, looking for a takedown. Boubeez pushes Dylan against the cage but Dylan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Boubeez misses.
Dylan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dylan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dylan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dylan thumps Boubeez with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boubeez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iliek Boubeez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boubeez avoids the head kick by Dylan.
Boubeez misses with a lunging right hand
and Dylan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dylan lands a nice looking body kick.
Dylan wants to clinch up but Boubeez keeps it at a distance.
Dylan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dylan throws a head kick that misses.
Dylan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dylan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boubeez has time to react.
Dylan lands a leg kick that knocks Boubeez off balance momentarily.
Lucas Dylan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dylan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boubeez will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dylan, as that shot connected.
Some wild striking there from Boubeez.
Dylan feints and then cracks Boubeez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boubeez down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dylan.
A good leg kick by Dylan.
Dylan misses with a low kick.
Jab from Dylan.
Dylan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dylan lands a front kick.
A head kick misses from Dylan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan connects with a high kick.
Boubeez looks to land a body kick but Dylan moved away.
Lucas Dylan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boubeez throws a head kick but Dylan moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boubeez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dylan - the referee stops the clock and Boubeez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dylan. Boubeez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dylan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boubeez 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boubeez avoids a kick to the body.
Boubeez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boubeez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dylan counters with a thumping low kick.
Dylan throws a body kick that misses.
Boubeez throws a right hand that Dylan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dylan also avoids with ease.
Dylan misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dylan.
Dylan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dylan misses with a wild body shot.
Boubeez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dylan thumps Boubeez with a low kick.
Dylan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boubeez avoids a kick to the body.
Boubeez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boubeez misses with a straight left.
Boubeez misses with a takedown attempt - Dylan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dylan lands a big head kick that sends Boubeez tumbling to the mat! Dylan takes a step backwards and waves Boubeez back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Boubeez is rocked!

Iliek Boubeez's cut is getting worse.
Dylan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boubeez's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Dylan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nice body kick from Dylan.
Boubeez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dylan.
Boubeez drops his hands momentarily and Dylan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dylan lands a leg kick that knocks Boubeez off balance momentarily.
Boubeez avoids the head kick by Dylan.
Good work by Dylan as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dylan.
Boubeez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dylan moves away.
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!
Boubeez throws a shot from downtown. Dylan moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boubeez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dylan counters with a good low kick that Boubeez was not able to check.
Dylan scores with a punch to the head.
Boubeez jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan tries a head kick but it misses.
Dylan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dylan misses with a hook to the body
and Boubeez counters with a left to the body.
Dylan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boubeez is able to avoid easily.
Boubeez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dylan avoids the body shot from Boubeez.
Dylan feints and then cracks Boubeez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boubeez down.
Boubeez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dylan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boubeez's calf.
Dylan throws a sloppy head kick and Boubeez moves out of range easily.
That kick from Dylan tenderised Boubeez's leg. Boubeez is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Dylan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dylan can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dylan throws a sloppy head kick and Boubeez moves out of range easily.

Dylan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boubeez leaning against his opponent.
Boubeez throws a head punch that misses.
Boubeez can't find room to land a body shot as Dylan controls the action.
Dylan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boubeez backwards.
Boubeez just leaning against Dylan, taking a breather.
Boubeez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dylan to keep the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Dylan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dylan lands with a left to the head.
Boubeez misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Dylan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boubeez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dylan gets through Boubeez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dylan breaks the clinch.
Dylan lands with a hook. Boubeez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boubeez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dylan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boubeez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Iliek Boubeez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Dylan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dylan.
Oh Boubeez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Iliek Boubeez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dylan tries to clinch but Boubeez moves out of range.
Boubeez seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dylan scores with a body shot.
Dylan connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dylan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Dylan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boubeez sprawling to the canvas! Boubeez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dylan finish him?!
A jab from Boubeez misses.
Dylan lands a leg kick that knocks Boubeez off balance momentarily.
Dylan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dylan jabs Boubeez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dylan throws a head kick that misses.
Dylan digs a good hook to Boubeez's body.
Dylan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dylan avoids the head kick by Boubeez.
Dylan digs a good hook to Boubeez's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Dylan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dylan 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Dylan!

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 Ernie Els (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danza Kuduro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Els comes to the cage accompanied by Cassidy - Wake Up. Kuduro has chosen Suikoden IV - A Formidable Enemy Arrives as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Els
vs
Kuduro

188 cm
30
208 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
202 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Next Level Nutrition

Brute

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Els!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danza Kuduro!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Kuduro is predictable there
and Els makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Kuduro misses
enabling Els to counter with a crisp jab.
Els keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Els uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuduro has time to react.
Kuduro throws an off balance right hand
and Els counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Els takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuduro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Els counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuduro throws a head kick that misses.
Els misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Els looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Kuduro misses
and Els counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuduro.
Kuduro connects with a looping right hand.
Els uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuduro.
Ernie Els is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuduro misses with a shot to the body
and Els makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kuduro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuduro lands with an overhand left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kuduro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuduro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Els sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danza Kuduro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Els misses with an uppercut. Kuduro saw that one coming.
Els keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuduro.
Kuduro scores with a hook to the body. Els takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kuduro.
Ernie Els has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danza Kuduro.
Kuduro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuduro.
A jab from Els misses.
Kuduro misses with a combination
and Kuduro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro tries to work over Els's front leg with a kick but Els checks it.
Kuduro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Kuduro.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuduro 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 Els has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Els and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuduro misses with a hook.
Kuduro connects with a nice looking jab.
Els throws a sloppy head kick and Kuduro moves out of range easily.
Kuduro throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Els to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuduro lands a jab to Els's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Els is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kuduro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Els as he avoids it easily.
Kuduro cracks Els with an open hand slap.
Els tries to clinch up.
Kuduro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuduro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kuduro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Els blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuduro.
Kuduro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuduro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Danza Kuduro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Good shot there by Kuduro.
Els has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuduro.
Els leaves Kuduro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Els looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuduro throws a leg kick
and Els counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuduro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuduro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Els's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuduro misses with a hook. Els ducked under it nicely.
Kuduro is looking to clinch.
Kuduro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Els circles away quickly and effectively.
Els steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuduro.
Els lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuduro throws a body punch but Els moves out of range.
Kuduro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kuduro!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuduro. Els does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Els, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuduro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuduro throws a leg kick
and Els makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kuduro really felt that one!
Kuduro tries to land a leg kick but Els saw it coming and moves away.
Kuduro connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuduro stuns Els with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuduro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Els. That did some damage!
Kuduro throws a big shot that misses.
Kuduro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro misses with an uppercut. Els saw that one coming.
Kuduro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuduro connects with a solid leg kick.
Els keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuduro throws a leg kick but Els sees it coming and moves out of range.
Els rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuduro counters with a thumping low kick.
Els pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuduro misses with a hook.
Kuduro tries to clinch but Els is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro throws a series of punches but Els moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Kuduro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuduro misses with a shot to the body
and Els counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuduro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuduro throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Kuduro moves out of range of the strikes.
Danza Kuduro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuduro misses with a lunging right hand
and Els counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuduro misses with a low kick.
Kuduro is looking to clinch but Els is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Danza Kuduro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Els staying out of range there.
Kuduro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Els slips a jab from Kuduro.
Kuduro throws a leg kick but Els sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuduro looks to land a left hand but Els moved out of range nicely.
Kuduro misses with a body shot.
Els keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuduro throws a poor cross that misses

and Els counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Els.

Kuduro wants the takedown. Els is fighting it off but Kuduro persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Els's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuduro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Els not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuduro throwing strikes from guard but Els blocks nicely.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kuduro throwing strikes from guard but Els blocks nicely.
Kuduro wants to control from the top but Els keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ernie Els just wasn't active enough.
Kuduro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuduro misses with an uppercut.
Els takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Kuduro has Els up against the cage in a clinch.
Els misses with the head strike.
Kuduro struggles to land a body shot inside as Els controls his hands.
Els is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuduro is keeping busy.
Kuduro is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kuduro scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kuduro fails to land.
Els lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuduro backwards.
Kuduro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Els tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Els is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Els misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuduro working aggressively here.
Kuduro pushes Els back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Els doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuduro is trying to maintain a safe position but Els gets an underhook and turns Kuduro into the cage.
Els is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuduro gets an underhook and turns Els into the cage.
Kuduro has a couple of punches blocked by Els.

Kuduro has picked Els up - he's going for a ride! Kuduro dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuduro is looking to take a break and control but Els is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Els is trying to maintain the position but Kuduro is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuduro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danza Kuduro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuduro 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ignatius Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machi Machiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Reilly
vs
Machiko

190 cm
29
214 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

170 cm
28
170 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

BioPharm Nutrition
Diamond Nutrition 160q

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ignatius Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Machi Machiko!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machiko misses with a body shot.
Machi Machiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly lands a nice hook to Machiko's body. Machiko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machiko.
Machiko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Machiko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Machiko misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly throws a wild body kick that Machiko sees coming a mile off.
Machiko throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly thumps Machiko with a low kick.
Machiko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reilly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reilly wants to slow Machiko down by chopping away at his legs.
Machiko misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Machiko throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiko lands a lovely overhand right.
Machiko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Machiko misses with a low kick.
Machiko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reilly throws out a powerful jab.
Machiko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machiko.
Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reilly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Machiko's head but Machiko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Reilly catches Machiko right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. Machiko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machiko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reilly's head.
Machiko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Reilly.
Machiko throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.

Reilly instigates a clinch.
Machiko is trying to drag Reilly to the mat but Reilly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Machiko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the head but Machiko blocks with his arms.
Machiko takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Machi Machiko has been cut.
Machiko working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machiko lands a left hand.

It looks like Ignatius Reilly has been cut.
Machiko lands with a right to the head.
Machiko misses with a body punch.
Reilly dodges an elbow strike from Machiko.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machiko dodges an elbow strike from Reilly.
Machiko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reilly's efforts to push away.
Machiko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machiko avoids a wild elbow strike from Reilly.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Machiko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machiko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reilly prevents it.
Reilly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machiko blocks it with crossed arms.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body.
Reilly misses with a knee to the head.
Machiko scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reilly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machiko avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
Machiko misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
Machiko scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machiko.
Machiko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Machiko lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignatius Reilly dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Reilly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Machiko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reilly has time to react.
Machiko throws an off balance right hand
and Reilly counters with a good low kick that Machiko was not able to check.
Machiko misses with a head kick.
Machiko throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Reilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Machiko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reilly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Machiko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reilly as he avoids it easily.
Reilly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Machiko. Machiko obviously looking to wear him down.
Reilly dips to his left and cracks Machiko with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick from Machiko.
Machiko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly throws a low kick but Machiko moves out of range easily.
Machiko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reilly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly slips a jab from Machiko.
Reilly blocks a leg kick.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Reilly looks for the body kick but Machiko saw that one coming.
Reilly scores with a leg kick.
Machiko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Machiko thuds a left hand into Reilly's body.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Machiko circles away.
Reilly lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Machiko.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignatius Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Machiko.
Machiko keeps the fight on the outside.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Reilly defending well as Machiko loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiko just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machiko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Machiko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Machiko lands a nice looking body kick.
Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machiko was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Machiko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reilly lands a leg kick that knocks Machiko off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Machiko misses
and Reilly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A cross from Machiko lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Reilly.
Reilly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Reilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Machiko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reilly scores with a punch to the head.
Machiko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machiko tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Machiko misses with an uppercut
and Reilly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Machiko misses with a hook.
Machiko throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Machiko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Machiko's shoulder, as Machiko tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly slips under a jab from Machiko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machiko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reilly's head.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machiko is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Machiko moves out of range of the body kick from Reilly.
Machiko throws a leg kick but Reilly checks it.
A combination from Machiko does no damage.
Machiko moves out of range of the body kick from Reilly.
Reilly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Reilly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Reilly takes the fight into the clinch.
Machiko tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
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 Ignatius Reilly will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Machiko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machiko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly looks to land a right hand but Machiko moved out of range.
Machiko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reilly walks into a straight right hand from Machiko.
A big right from Reilly misses.
Machiko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reilly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machiko.
Machiko with a nice cross.
Machiko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Machiko or perhaps it was just good defense by Reilly which made him look bad.
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 punch combination from Machiko misses.
Machiko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly missing with a left hand there. Machiko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machiko misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machiko.
Nice uppercut lands for Machiko. That snapped Reilly's head back.
Reilly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reilly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machiko blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Machiko, right into the meat.
Reilly scores with a sloppy right hand. Machiko should have avoided that one.
Machiko digs a good body shot into Reilly's ribs.
Machiko blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Machi Machiko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Machiko checks it.
Reilly tries to score with a low kick but Machiko moves his leg out of the way.
Machiko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Machiko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machiko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machiko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Reilly scores with a kick to the body.
Machiko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Machiko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reilly misses with a low kick as Machiko jumps back.
Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machiko misses with a left hand
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Reilly blocks the leg kick.
Machiko misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Reilly misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Machiko is just out of range.
Machiko missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machiko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reilly throws a good cross that connects.
Machiko cracks Reilly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Machiko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machiko misses with a body shot.
Reilly throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Machiko misses.
Ignatius Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machiko misses with an uppercut
and Reilly counters with a solid body kick.
Machiko avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Machiko swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Machiko misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machiko misses with a hook
and Reilly counters with a low kick, right behind Machiko 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machiko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reilly counters with a body kick that stops Machiko in his tracks momentarily.
Machiko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheers as Reilly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Machiko doesn't seem phased though.
Machiko scoring well with a low kick there.
Machiko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machiko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reilly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reilly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Machiko.
Ignatius Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machi Machiko.
Machiko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machiko misses with a leg kick
and Reilly counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reilly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Machiko misses with a right hand

and Reilly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Machiko.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ignatius Reilly!
A relieved looking Ignatius Reilly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seaville Bri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Augello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bri
vs
Augello

193 cm
25
260 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

199 cm
32
270 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seaville Bri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Augello!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augello moves away.
Augello throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Augello. That snapped Bri's head back.
Augello misses with a wild body shot.
Bri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bri misses with a straight left.
Bri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augello.
Augello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bri lands a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augello can't find room to land a body shot as Bri controls the action.

Augello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bri throws a series of punches but Augello avoids them all with ease.
Bri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Augello counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Augello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Augello lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Augello.

It looks like Seaville Bri has been cut.
Seaville Bri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Augello misses with a series of wild punches.
Augello misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augello tries to bum rush Bri with a series of wild strikes but Bri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Augello is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bri rather than just go for the knockout.
Bri takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri avoids the body shot from Augello.
Bri misses with a right hand
and Augello counters with a right hand to the body.
Augello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Augello connects with a leg kick. Bri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bri misses with a wild body shot.
Bri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Augello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bri throws a jab when Augello was well out of range.
Augello misses with a looping left.
Bri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Augello at a distance.
Augello scores with a nice head shot.
Augello pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augello lands with a hook. Bri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Augello connects with a crisp jab.
Bri throws a right hand that misses
and Augello counters with a left to the body.
Bri moves to clinch but Augello breaks away
and Augello counters with a right hand to the body.
Bri throws out a loose jab but Augello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Bri finds it's target.
Augello misses with a body shot.
Augello throws a combination that misses

and Bri moves into the clinch.
Bri tries a body shot but Augello blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Bri on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Augello.
Augello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Augello lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bri scores with a shot to the side of Augello's head.
Augello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Augello lands a nice elbow.
Bri lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bri tries to throw a body punch but Augello avoids it by throwing Bri back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Augello fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Augello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seaville Bri's cut.
That's time! Bri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bri misses with a hook. Augello ducked under it nicely.
Augello falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Augello defending well as Bri loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augello. Bri does a little dance to reset his feet.

Bri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bri swings wildly with an uppercut but Augello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Augello misses with a knee to the head.
Bri lands a shoulder strike.
Bri has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bri prevents Augello from breaking the clinch.
Bri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Augello lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Augello pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Augello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bri was well out of range. Poor timing from Augello.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augello. Bri does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Bri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Augello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James Augello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Augello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Augello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A solid leg kick lands there for Augello.
Bri throws a body punch but Augello moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri avoids the body shot from Augello.
Bri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Augello misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James Augello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Augello takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Augello misses with a body punch
and Bri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bri catches Augello with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Augello. Bri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augello.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri slips a jab and a cross from Augello.
Augello takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bri throws a looping overhand right but Augello ducks down to avoid it.

Bri clinches.
Augello lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bri being controlled against the cage.
James Augello seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Augello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Augello is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Augello breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bri throws a jab when Augello was well out of range.
Bri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bri cracks Augello with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Augello cracks Bri with a good jab.
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!
Bri lands a body shot.
Bri misses with an uppercut
and Bri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Augello lands a nice shot that snaps Bri's head back.
Bri slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bri is looking to clinch but Augello is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seaville Bri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seaville Bri's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Augello counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Augello misses with a body shot.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Augello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bri avoids the body shot from Augello.
Bri looks to land a right hand but Augello moved out of range.
Bri lands a nice looking body shot.
Bri takes a swing at Augello's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Augello.
Augello has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Augello there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Augello.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri lands a body shot.
Bri lands a nice looking body shot.
Augello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bri.
Augello avoids the body shot from Bri.
Augello misses with a body shot.
Augello looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augello. Bri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bri wants to clinch.
Augello takes a swing at Bri's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augello manages to avoid it.
Bri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bri throws a series of punches but Augello avoids them all with ease.
Bri throws a hook but Augello blocks it.
Augello misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Bri misses its intended target.
Augello takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bri misses with a body shot.
Bri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Augello counters with a nice body shot.
Bri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bri lands with an uppercut that bounces Augello off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augello moves away.
Augello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bri.
Augello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Augello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Augello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bri lands with a straight right. Augello didn't see that one coming.
Bri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Augello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bri lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Augello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bri tries to clinch but Augello is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Augello on the side of the head.
Augello tries to land a front kick but Bri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bri just misses with a punch to the body.
Bri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Augello looks to score with a jab to the body but Bri is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bri avoids the body shot from Augello.
Bri takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augello.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seaville Bri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seaville Bri!
Seaville Bri 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
80%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Autumn Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hunter
vs
Corleone

200 cm
24
276 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

189 cm
28
210 lbs
18 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute

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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Autumn Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunter lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Hunter.
Corleone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corleone misses with a body shot.
Hunter misses with a body kick.
A combination from Hunter does no damage.
Hunter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corleone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Corleone looks gassed!
Hunter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corleone takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
Hunter lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lands with a nice body kick.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Corleone needs to keep his hands up - Hunter had a free shot at his head there.
Corleone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab lands there for Hunter.
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
Hunter is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunter throws a leg kick which misses Corleone's front leg but catches the back leg as Corleone tries to avoid it.
Hunter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Autumn Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corleone is able to avoid easily.
Corleone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corleone avoids the head kick by Hunter.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Corleone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Corleone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hunter wants to land a leg kick but Corleone is out of range.
Hunter throws an overhand right that drops Corleone like a sack of potatoes! Hunter dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Autumn Hunter!
Post fight, an emotional Autumn Hunter said 'Sonny is a beast! Thank you for the chance to get in the cage with him. As for the rest of you, watch out I am coming!'.