TRMTFL 20: Showdown Saturday PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mihailescu Razvan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asterix Sedetrano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razvan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Niggas in Paris. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Razvan
vs
Sedetrano

195 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mihailescu Razvan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asterix Sedetrano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Razvan closes the distance and pushes Sedetrano back into the cage.

Razvan jumps guard.
Razvan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Razvan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sedetrano defends it easily.
Razvan has Sedetrano pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mihailescu Razvan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Razvan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sedetrano avoids it really well and circles away.
Sedetrano scores with a sloppy right hand. Razvan should have avoided that one.
Jab by Sedetrano.
Sedetrano scores with a nice strike.
Sedetrano misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Sedetrano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedetrano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Razvan backs up against the cage.
Razvan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sedetrano manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Razvan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Razvan working the ground and pound but Sedetrano is defending the strikes.
Razvan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Razvan looks up at the clock and then as Sedetrano takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Razvan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sedetrano is being controlled here.
Razvan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Razvan prevents Sedetrano from escaping the position.
Razvan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razvan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Razvan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The strikes coming from Razvan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Razvan controls the position.
Razvan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Razvan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Razvan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sedetrano takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Razvan advances to full mount.
Razvan with shots to the head and body - Sedetrano looks very uncomfortable down there.
Razvan landing strikes from the mount and Sedetrano is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Razvan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Razvan with shots to the head and body - Sedetrano looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Razvan shoots in for a takedown but Sedetrano shows good takedown defense.
Razvan looks for a takedown but Sedetrano sprawls well.
Razvan walks into a left hand.
Razvan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sedetrano defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mihailescu Razvan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Sedetrano as Razvan shoots in.
Sedetrano cracks Razvan with an open hand slap.
Sedetrano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Razvan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sedetrano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Razvan back to the cage. Sedetrano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sedetrano does it's job there.
Sedetrano lands a glancing blow to the side of Razvan's head.
Razvan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sedetrano sprawls well. Sedetrano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Razvan gets slowly back to his feet.
Razvan shoots in for a double leg but Sedetrano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Razvan moves in looking to clinch but Sedetrano pushes him off.
Razvan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sedetrano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Razvan. Razvan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sedetrano slaps away a takedown attempt from Razvan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mihailescu Razvan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Razvan fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razvan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sedetrano thuds a left hand into Razvan's body.
Sedetrano scores with a nice head shot.
Sedetrano connects with a looping right hand.
Razvan shoots in and drives through. Sedetrano sprawls well.
Razvan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sedetrano!
Sedetrano with a nice cross.
Sedetrano lands with an overhand left.
Sedetrano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sedetrano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Razvan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice combination there by Sedetrano.
Sedetrano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Razvan's head backwards.
Mihailescu Razvan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Razvan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sedetrano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sedetrano punishes Razvan's body with a nice straight punch.
Sedetrano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Razvan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Razvan is rocked!
Sedetrano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oh Razvan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sedetrano cracks Razvan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Razvan seems to have got his legs back now.
Sedetrano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Razvan has time to react.
Razvan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sedetrano finds it's way round the side to connect with Razvan's head.
Razvan shoots in but no luck this time.
Sedetrano scores with a nice head shot.
Razvan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut there from Sedetrano.
Razvan walks into a stiff left hand from Sedetrano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Razvan is looking to clinch but Sedetrano is avoiding it.
A jab from Sedetrano does it's job there.
Sedetrano scores with the left hand. Razvan knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asterix Sedetrano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Sedetrano drops Razvan with a beautiful combination! Razvan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sedetrano is looking for the KO!
Sedetrano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sedetrano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Razvan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Razvan misses with a double jab
enabling Sedetrano to counter with a crisp jab.
Sedetrano lands a jab to Razvan's midsection.
Razvan fails with the takedown.
Sedetrano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Razvan pushes Sedetrano up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Razvan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sedetrano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sedetrano lands a really nice looking cross but Razvan seems unphased.
Razvan closes the distance and clinches up with Sedetrano, looking for a takedown. Razvan pushes Sedetrano against the cage but Sedetrano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Sedetrano.
Razvan moves forwards but Sedetrano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Asterix Sedetrano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sedetrano scores with a three punch combo!
Sedetrano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sedetrano wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mihailescu Razvan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Razvan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Asterix Sedetrano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sedetrano scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sedetrano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Razvan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Razvan tries to move into range but Sedetrano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razvan drops his hands momentarily and Sedetrano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Razvan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab, jab by Sedetrano - just one landing.

Razvan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sedetrano tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Razvan is in Sedetrano's guard.
Razvan trying to control but Sedetrano is working from the bottom.
Razvan stops Sedetrano from standing up.
Sedetrano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Razvan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razvan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Mihailescu Razvan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sedetrano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Razvan.
Sedetrano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sedetrano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A lazy left from Sedetrano finds it's target.
Razvan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sedetrano as he jumps to the side.
Sedetrano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Razvan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sedetrano scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Sedetrano.
Sedetrano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sedetrano works over Razvan's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice cross by Sedetrano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sedetrano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Razvan eats them both and turns towards Sedetrano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sedetrano lunges at Razvan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Razvan's hand.
Sedetrano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Razvan is looking to clinch but Sedetrano is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Razvan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sedetrano is fending him off so far but Razvan persists. Nope, Sedetrano circles away and we're back to standing.
Sedetrano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Sedetrano scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Asterix Sedetrano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sedetrano 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asterix Sedetrano!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Branton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branton comes to the cage accompanied by Face the Pain by Stemm. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Branton
vs
Couture

194 cm
22
199 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

187 cm
30
186 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Branton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Couture!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Branton counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Branton throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Branton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Couture is trying to improve his position.
Couture wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Branton wants to control but Couture is keeping him busy.
Branton 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.
Couture parries the strikes from Branton easily there. Branton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Couture to escape.
Branton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Couture is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Couture's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Branton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Couture, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Branton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
Couture tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Branton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Couture gets back to half guard.
Branton wants to control but Couture is keeping him busy.
Branton wants to pass to mount but Couture is defending the position.
Branton controlling the action here.
Couture has hold of Branton's hands but Branton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Branton is looking to take a break and control but Couture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture gets full guard.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Branton from controlling successfully.
Branton stops Couture from standing up.

We're going to have a standup here because Billy Branton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Branton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Branton throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.

Branton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Couture blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Branton is pressed up against the cage. Couture has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Branton down to the mat. Branton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Couture throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Branton's waist but Branton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Couture off to one side.
Billy Branton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Couture.
Branton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Branton closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Branton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Couture wants to take the fight to the mat but Branton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Branton wants a takedown but no success here.
Branton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Couture's defenses.
Nice elbow from Branton.
Branton lands a nice uppercut.
Branton lands a knee to the head.
Branton prevents the takedown attempt.
Branton misses with an elbow over the top.
Couture is looking for a takedown.
Branton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couture avoids it.
Branton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Couture goes for a takedown attempt but Branton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Couture looks winded!
Couture fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Branton throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Couture's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Branton lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Billy Branton!
Billy Branton very nearly forgot to thank STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Clark
vs
Fulton

190 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Fulton!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clark is fending him off so far but Fulton persists. Nope, Clark circles away and we're back to standing.
Fulton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Fulton.
Good exchange - Clark coming out on top.

It looks like Jimmy Fulton has been cut.
Clark throws an overhand right that drops Fulton like a sack of potatoes! Clark dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Clark!
Our winner, Matthew Clark, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Laskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
Laskey

190 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

195 cm
27
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

$10

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Laskey!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Laskey moves into the clinch.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laskey missing with knees to the body.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brad Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laskey swinging wildly here.

Laskey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.

Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis throws a low kick but Laskey avoids it.
Laskey blocks a head kick by Davis.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laskey takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laskey slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Laskey blocks a head kick by Davis.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laskey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
Good shot there by Laskey.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laskey rushes Davis and presses him up against the cage.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laskey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Laskey drops Davis with a big left hand and mounts him. Davis is in big trouble!

It looks like Brad Davis has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laskey working the ground and pound effectively.

Davis is rocked!
Laskey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laskey unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Davis wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Laskey celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerry Laskey!
Jerry Laskey took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, $10 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Chase Beebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Tesser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Beebe
vs
Tesser

175 cm
30
153 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

183 cm
24
155 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Heavy handed

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Beebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurent Tesser!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesser closes the distance looking to clinch
and Beebe counters with a big head kick but Tesser shrugs it off.

Beebe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Beebe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beebe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tesser in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Beebe is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Tesser is rocked!
Beebe postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tesser bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Beebe and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chase Beebe!
Chase Beebe gave a mention to 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Limon Portokalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvester Szymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Portokalov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Breaking Benjamin-I Will Not Bow. Silvester Szymanski has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Portokalov
vs
Szymanski

205 cm
32
280 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

186 cm
30
220 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
World class boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Limon Portokalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silvester Szymanski!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portokalov checks a leg kick.
Portokalov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Portokalov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Portokalov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Portokalov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szymanski cracks Portokalov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Szymanski misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Portokalov lands a big uppercut and Szymanski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Szymanski looks OK. Portokalov waves Szymanski back to his feet!

It looks like Silvester Szymanski has been cut.
Szymanski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Portokalov.
Portokalov misses with a straight left.
Portokalov throws a shot from downtown. Szymanski moves away and avoids it.
Portokalov fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Szymanski out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Limon Portokalov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Limon Portokalov waved his t-shirt featuring Fresh To Death Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Amade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales comes to the cage accompanied by Himno Nacional Mexicano. Amade is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Red- Already Over. The key to victory for Enrique Gonzales has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gonzales
vs
Amade

171 cm
32
157 lbs
18 - 22 - 1

172 cm
29
164 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Gonzales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Amade!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales avoids the head kick by Amade.
Gonzales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Amade wants to clinch.
Gonzales slips under a jab.
Amade fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Gonzales.
Amade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gonzales cracks the inside of Amade's front leg.

Amade moves into the clinch successfully.
Amade using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amade gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Amade prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Amade has him pressed against the cage.
Amade lands a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amade lands a damaging elbow.
Amade using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzales is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Amade is defending well.
Amade keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Amade.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amade misses with a knee to the head.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Amade unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Amade lands a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Amade is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Amade with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Amade.
Amade looking to stall.
Gonzales tries to score a body lock takedown but Amade shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Amade has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Amade.
Amade lands an elbow inside.
Amade lands a knee to the body.
Gonzales working hard to break the clinch.
Amade keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amade is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gonzales working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amade with a knee to the head.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Amade has him pinned against the cage.
Amade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amade tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks with his arms.
Amade taking a breather.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Amade throws knees to the body.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Amade lands an elbow inside.
Amade throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Amade fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Amade obliges.
Gonzales blocks an elbow strike from Amade.
Gonzales is looking to break free of the clinch but Amade has double underhooks.
Amade tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzales avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzales avoids it.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Amade has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amade keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzales's efforts to push away.
Amade landing knees to the body.
Amade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzales avoids it.
Amade lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzales tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amade prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Amade lands a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Amade.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Amade.
Gonzales tries for a takedown. No joy.
Amade tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amade prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to push Amade away but Amade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amade lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Amade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amade lands an elbow just above Gonzales 's eye.
Amade lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales wants to break free but Amade has control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amade working aggressively here.
Amade utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Amade.
Amade tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzales avoids the damage to the body.

Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzales swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amade.
Gonzales keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab from Gonzales.
Gonzales lands a jab to the nose.
Gonzales throws a low kick but Amade avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Amade.
Gonzales scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Amade drives through and clinches with Gonzales against the cage.
Amade utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Amade has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Amade dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gonzales scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Amade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzales closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gonzales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amade.
Amade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzales throws a shot from downtown. Amade moves away and avoids it.
Amade tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Amade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
Amade tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzales looks to throw the jab but Amade is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amade tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Nice shot by Gonzales.

Amade has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
Gonzales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Amade's waist but Amade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzales off to one side.
Gonzales looks to land a right hand but Amade moved out of range.
Gonzales lands with a cross.
Amade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amade wants to clinch.
Enrique Gonzales is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzales lands a jab.

Amade moves into range and clinches up with Gonzales.
Amade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonzales being controlled against the cage.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Amade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Amade obliges.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Amade is controlling him.
Gonzales is trying to push Amade away but Amade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amade lands a damaging elbow.
Amade has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzales wants to break free but Amade has control.
Amade tries a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amade is breathing heavily.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Andre Amade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Amade tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Amade lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amade with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales working hard to break the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Amade has him pressed against the cage.

Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzales misses with a jab, cross combination.

Amade closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Amade utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amade has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Amade is controlling the position.
Amade working Gonzales over with knees to the body.
Amade tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzales avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amade unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Amade using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Amade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Amade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amade prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to push Amade away but Amade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amade tries to throw a body punch but Gonzales avoids it by throwing Amade back against the cage.
Amade tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzales avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Amade throws knees to the body.
Gonzales is looking to break free of the clinch but Amade has double underhooks.
Amade tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amade is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzales gets an underhook and turns Amade into the cage.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzales is looking to break free of the clinch but Amade has double underhooks.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Amade has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amade tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Amade won't allow it.
Gonzales wants to break free but Amade has control.
Amade creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzales's defenses.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
Amade tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Amade looks to land a right hand but Gonzales moved out of range.
Amade misses the shot to the body.
Gonzales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amade circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Amade.
Gonzales lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzales connects with a crisp jab.

Amade has Gonzales up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Amade throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andre Amade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Amade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonzales keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Gonzales drives through and clinches with Amade against the cage.
Amade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzales.
Amade taking a breather.
Gonzales tries to break free but Amade pushes him back against the cage.
Amade lands an elbow inside.
Amade with a knee to the head.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Amade won't allow it.
Amade avoiding damage.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Amade lands an elbow inside.
Amade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Amade.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amade misses with a knee to the head.
Amade trying to land knees to the body.
Amade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzales is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Amade has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch but Amade keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Amade has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amade prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Amade throws knees to the body.
Amade misses with an elbow over the top.

Gonzales breaks from the clinch.
Gonzales misses with the combination.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Amade.
A left and a right from Gonzales both land. Nice combination.

Gonzales darts in and clinches Amade up against the cage.
Amade lands a nice elbow.
Amade using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amade trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Gonzales manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Gonzales. Beautiful body shot.
Amade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Amade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales thuds a left hand into Amade's body.
Gonzales throws a leg kick but Amade sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Amade has Gonzales up against the cage in a clinch.
Amade missing with knees to the body.
Gonzales wants to break free but Amade has control.
Amade throws an elbow that misses.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Amade is controlling the position.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Amade is controlling him.
Amade lands a nice knee to the body.

Gonzales breaks from the clinch.
Amade tries to clinch up.
Gonzales scores with a jab to the head.
Amade defending well as Gonzales loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales clinches up against the cage.
Gonzales wants to break free but Amade has control.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzales avoids it.
Amade lands a nice elbow.
Amade utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gonzales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Amade tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzales avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzales as Amade tries to tie him up.
Amade prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Gonzales working hard to break the clinch.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Gonzales scores with a four punch combination!
Gonzales sizes up Amade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Gonzales gets tackled into the cage by Amade. Amade maintains the clinch.
Amade scores a nice knee to the body.
Amade has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Amade keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Amade is controlling the position.
Amade putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amade lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.
Amade using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales wants to break free but Amade has control.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Amade has him pinned against the cage.
Amade tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzales avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzales wants to break free but Amade has control.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Amade prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Amade has the dominant position.
Amade scores a nice knee to the body.
Amade is looking to control Gonzales's arms but Gonzales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amade has his back to the cage.

Gonzales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzales scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzales lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzales.
Gonzales closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Amade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Gonzales clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Amade drives through and clinches with Gonzales against the cage.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Amade scores a nice knee to the body.
Amade has Gonzales pushed against the cage.
Gonzales looking for a takedown.
Amade trying to land knees to the body.
Amade looking to stall.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Amade.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amade trying to land knees to the body.
Amade is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Amade won't allow it.
Amade trying to land knees to the body.
Amade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonzales working hard to break the clinch.
Amade lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzales with a nice cross.
Gonzales scores with a shot to the body.

Amade takes the fight into the clinch.
Amade has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzales is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Amade.
Amade trying to land knees to the body.
Amade putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Amade putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amade has him pressed against the cage.
Amade keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzales wants to break free but Amade has control.

Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
Gonzales throws a right hand that Amade ducks under and follows up with a left that Amade also avoids with ease.
Amade tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amade moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Amade scores with a nice strike.
Gonzales jabs Amade right on the nose. Amade blinks but takes it well.
Gonzales misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amade tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Amade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amade keeps Gonzales at a distance using the push kick.
Gonzales lands with a cross.
Gonzales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amade moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Gonzales moves out of range of the strikes.

Amade gets a clinch.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amade has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzales working hard to break the clinch.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Amade is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Amade.
Gonzales working hard to break the clinch.
Amade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Amade has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Amade has the dominant position.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Amade is controlling him.
Amade unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Amade tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks with his arms.
Amade scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales is trying to push Amade away but Amade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Gonzales has Amade pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Amade manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Amade using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzales blocks an elbow strike from Amade.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amade has him pressed against the cage.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzales throws a right hand that Amade ducks under and follows up with a left that Amade also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Amade.
Gonzales scores with a hook to the body. Amade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Amade tries a head kick but it 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!

Amade closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Amade has the dominant position.
Gonzales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Amade keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Amade is controlling the position.
Amade using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amade keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Amade has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales avoids the elbow strike from Amade, against the cage.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Amade using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Amade has him pressed against the cage.
Amade pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Amade dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Amade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzales connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Amade scrambles back to his feet.
Amade lands with a good body shot.
Amade is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown but Amade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzales drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Amade takes the fight into the clinch.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Amade.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Amade putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Amade is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Amade lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Amade scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amade is looking to control Gonzales's arms but Gonzales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amade has his back to the cage.

Gonzales turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gonzales manages to end up in side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Amade is trying to improve his position.
Gonzales scoring with punches from side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzales tries for a kimura but Amade is defending well.

Gonzales goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Amade rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gonzales's guard! Nice work there by Amade!
Amade is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Amade preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing Amade from controlling successfully.

Gonzales looking for a triangle here. Amade is fighting it but it looks tight! Gonzales pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Amade is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Enrique Gonzales!
Enrique Gonzales retains his lightweight title!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auto Pilot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Pilot
vs
Gustafsson

170 cm
22
150 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

172 cm
29
147 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Auto Pilot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pilot throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gustafsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pilot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pilot ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a body punch but Pilot moves out of range.
Gustafsson swings for the body but Pilot moves out of range.
Pilot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pilot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Gustafsson tries to keep at a distance but Pilot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pilot lands with a short shot to the head.
Pilot is working Gustafsson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pilot.
Gustafsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pilot up against the cage.
Gustafsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pilot avoids the damage to the body.
Pilot avoiding damage as Gustafsson throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pilot.
Gustafsson throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pilot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilot misses with a punch to the body.
Pilot pushes Gustafsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pilot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gustafsson landing knees to the body.
Gustafsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pilot pushes Gustafsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pilot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pilot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gustafsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gustafsson tries a knee to the head but Pilot blocks it.
Gustafsson misses with a knee to the head.
Pilot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pilot managing to block the knees to the body from Gustafsson.
Pilot tries to work over Gustafsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustafsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pilot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gustafsson looking to throw knees to the head but Pilot is blocking nicely.
Gustafsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pilot is defending well for now.
Gustafsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pilot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gustafsson looking to throw knees to the head but Pilot is blocking nicely.
Gustafsson with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustafsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pilot.
Pilot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pilot lands a shoulder strike.
Pilot presses Gustafsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gustafsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pilot.
Pilot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pilot pushes Gustafsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pilot lands a shot to the body.
Gustafsson looks winded!
Gustafsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gustafsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pilot stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pilot for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Pilot lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilot lands a right hand.
Pilot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pilot.
A nice left hand lands by Pilot.
Pilot tries to work over Gustafsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pilot stalls.
Gustafsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Pilot won't want to take too many of those.
Pilot lands with a left to the head.
Gustafsson misses with some punches.
Gustafsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pilot.
Pilot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pilot lands with a right to the head.
Pilot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pilot pushes Gustafsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gustafsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pilot swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson trying to land knees to the body.
Pilot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gustafsson misses with a knee strike.
Gustafsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pilot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gustafsson or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pilot.
Gustafsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pilot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Gustafsson is rocked!
Pilot lands a big right hand that drops Gustafsson! The killer instinct kicks in and Pilot finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pilot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Auto Pilot!
Auto Pilot retains his featherweight title!
Auto Pilot took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.