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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter South (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). South has chosen Satisfaction as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Patterson
vs
South

184 cm
21
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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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 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Floyd Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter South!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
South swats away the attempt to clinch by Patterson.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Patterson does no damage.
Patterson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Patterson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by South.

It looks like Peter South has been cut.
South avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on South's shoulder, as South tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Patterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between South's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson fails with the takedown

and South counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
South scoring with punches to the head and body.
South sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Patterson's guard.
South sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patterson defending well though.
South is nestled in close to Patterson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
South prevents Patterson from standing back up.
South takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
South is looking to stall here but Patterson recovers full guard.
South must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Patterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. South defends it easily.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
South loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
South working some strikes from top position.
South loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
South lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
South connects with a couple of short punches.
South with a nice head shot there.
South is looking to work some ground and pound but Patterson has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells South's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
South scoring with punches to the head and body.
South stops Patterson from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
South wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Patterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
South working some strikes from top position.
South is working Patterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
South scoring with some ground and pound.
South really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patterson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
South chips away with some ground and pound.
South postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
South is in close to Patterson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
South with a nice head shot there.
South scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
South trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
South is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
South scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing South from controlling successfully.
South is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
South is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
South with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells South's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
South distracts Patterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
South postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
South trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
South lands a couple of digs.
South lands a couple of digs.
South throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
South stands up over Patterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Patterson is looking to stand up but South isn't so interested in that idea.
South chips away with some ground and pound.
Patterson wants to stand and escape but South is having none of it.

South drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Patterson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now South has Patterson in his guard.
Patterson is looking to stand up but South won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

South misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patterson, right into the meat.
South throws a solid leg kick but Patterson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at South.
Patterson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Patterson tries to clinch but South moves out of range.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
South avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
South goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
South tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Patterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
South fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

South manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Patterson on his heels. He'll look to pass Patterson's guard now, I'm sure.
Patterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
South chips away with some ground and pound.
South wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
South with a nice head shot there.
Patterson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for South!
Patterson avoids the attempt from South to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patterson get's back to his feet.
A head kick by South misses
and Patterson counters with a left and a right that stings South.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson wants to clinch up but South keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
South avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patterson lands a nice hook to South's body. South takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by South.
South pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patterson is out of range and South settles back down.
South throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Floyd Patterson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
South throws a leg kick but Patterson moved away.
South wants to land a leg kick but Patterson is out of range.

South closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
South working the head and body with strikes.
Patterson taking some punishment here, with South in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. South lands a nice short elbow.
South throws a strike but Patterson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
South postures up in Patterson's guard and throws a big left but Patterson blocks it.
South keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patterson's head.
South makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
South stands up over Patterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
South works over Patterson with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
South landing with the ground and pound.
South postures up and lands a big shot to Patterson's brow.
South lands a couple of elbows.
South wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
South is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Patterson wants to stand and escape but South is having none of it.
South is working Patterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
South working some strikes from top position.
South scoring with some ground and pound.
Patterson has momentary wrist control but South slips an elbow through the middle.
South landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter South showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter South's cut.
That's time! Patterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Patterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but South circles away quickly and effectively.
South thows a leg kick but Patterson checks it
and Patterson counters with a straight right hand.
Patterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and South counters with a takedown into side control.
South working the ground and pound.
Patterson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
South working the head with strikes.
South working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
South works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
South landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

South goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Patterson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for South but great work by Patterson.
South can't do much from the bottom here.
South is looking for a sweep.
Patterson is looking to take a break and control but South is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
South tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Patterson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. South knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to stand but South is controlling his arm.

Patterson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, South has escaped the position, nice work there.
South tries to buck Patterson off but Patterson is having none of it.
Patterson just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patterson stands up.
South shoots for a double leg takedown but Patterson sprawls well. He's pushed South's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
South has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patterson finds it's way round the side to connect with South's head.

South shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. South showed some decent athleticism there.
South lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Peter South 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.
Patterson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Patterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but South scores with a couple of nice shots.
Patterson trying to control but South postures up.
South thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
South with the ground and pound but Patterson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as South accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
South keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patterson's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as South accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Patterson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Floyd Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
South looking to pass the guard.
South with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter South comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got South 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter South!
A very excited looking Peter South 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
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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson's entrance music is DMX-Its Dark and Hell is Hot. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tyson
vs
Volkov

184 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmitry Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Volkov wants it to stay on the feet.
Volkov lands with a hook. Tyson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Volkov can pounce on him.
Tyson walks into a straight right hand from Volkov.
Tyson moves out of range of the leg kick from Volkov.
Volkov throws out a powerful jab.
Volkov lands a jab to Tyson's midsection.
Tyson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tyson.
Volkov can't do much from the bottom here.
Tyson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson in side control, throwing shots but Volkov defends.
Volkov dodges the ground and pound from Tyson.
Tyson 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.
What's Volkov going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Volkov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tyson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Volkov keeps working.
Volkov is trying to get back to half guard.
Tyson controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control the action but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Tyson taking a breather here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Tyson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Volkov scores with a jab to the head.
Volkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Volkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyson wants to clinch up but Volkov keeps it at a distance.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Volkov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Volkov misses with a kick to the body.
Volkov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Volkov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov throws a low kick but Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Volkov defends it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson shoots in for a double leg but Volkov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dmitry Volkov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Volkov prevents it.
Tyson tries to stall but Volkov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Volkov tries to stall but Tyson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Volkov keeps it at a distance.
Volkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decent striking displayed by Volkov there.
Tyson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Volkov defends it nicely.
Volkov scores with a head kick. Tyson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov scores with a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volkov 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 Tyson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Volkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Volkov throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Volkov throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Volkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Volkov cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
Volkov scores with a jab.
A combination from Volkov does no damage.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Volkov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov tries to score with a low kick but Tyson moves his leg out of the way.
Volkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volkov, right into the meat.
Volkov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Volkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tyson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Volkov misses with the combination.
Volkov throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volkov 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 Tyson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dmitry Volkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volkov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Tyson is rocked!
Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Volkov but Volkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov cracks Tyson with a hook to the temple - Tyson is on wobbly legs here! Volkov swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Tyson falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Volkov wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dmitry Volkov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome to the Jungle. Tarik Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Pope's chin.

Pope
vs
Johnson

175 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tarik Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Pope feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pope tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice takedown defense from Pope. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pope lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pope but Pope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pope jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pope catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Pope circles away.
Pope swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Pope which made him look bad.
Daniel Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
Pope lands a right hook to the body.
Pope throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pope looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pope throws a good cross that connects.
Pope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pope cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pope dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Pope working hard to break the clinch.
Pope blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Pope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pope throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daniel Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Pope lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daniel Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from Pope.
Pope lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Pope lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Pope throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot by Pope.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pope wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Johnson pulls guard successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pope wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson controlling the position.
Pope would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pope knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
It looks like Johnson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Tarik Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Pope.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Pope sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pope misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Pope dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pope misses with a double jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pope counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pope.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pope counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniel Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
Pope misses with a double jab.
Pope's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pope duly obliges.
Nice uppercut lands for Pope. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Both fighters circling a little - Pope finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Daniel Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pope looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Pope avoids it well.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Pope explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pope lands a lovely overhand right.
Pope misses with a series of wild punches.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Pope clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pope lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pope connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with the body kick
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
Pope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Pope shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pope connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from Pope.
Pope connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daniel Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pope lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pope swinging wildly here.
Pope misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope with a nice cross.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pope finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pope pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pope lands a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pope.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pope.
Pope cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pope scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pope misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Pope jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Pope leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Pope sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Pope lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Pope paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Pope dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Pope.
Pope stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Johnson has Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pope fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pope throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pope is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pope connects with a jab.
Pope dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pope connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pope pinned against the cage. Pope gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A right-left combo lands from Pope.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Pope sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daniel Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
Pope jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pope's corner calls for a 1-2. Pope obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pope. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pope with a nice cross.
Johnson dives in and grabs Pope's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pope pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Pope lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pope with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
Pope lands with a good body shot.
Pope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope scores with a nice head shot.

Johnson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pope quickly recovers to half guard.
Pope is trying to stand.

Johnson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pope to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Pope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Pope circles away.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Pope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Pope throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pope throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pope swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pope scores with a kick to the body.

Pope tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Pope.
Daniel Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pope lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pope is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Pope circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Pope sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tarik Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pope scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pope, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Pope!
Daniel Pope thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

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

Lonni
vs
Preuss

191 cm
19
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Lonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonni throws a body punch but Preuss moves out of range.
Lonni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Preuss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Preuss is looking to slow Lonni down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Preuss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lonni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lonni checks a leg kick nicely.
Lonni takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Preuss thuds a left hand into Lonni's body.
Preuss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Preuss tries to clinch there but Lonni circles away.
Lonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lonni throws a hook but Preuss avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lonni. Preuss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Preuss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lonni.
Lonni misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss tries to land a front kick but Lonni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lonni throws a hook but Preuss blocks it.
Aldo Lonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preuss misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Lonni.
Preuss checks a leg kick.
Preuss staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Preuss.
Lonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preuss.

Preuss moves into the clinch.
Preuss crunches a lovely knee into Lonni's ribcage.
Preuss landing knees to the head.
Preuss is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lonni has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Preuss is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Preuss connects with a knee to the head.
Preuss trying to stall but Lonni improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonni managing to block the knees to the body from Preuss.
Preuss lands a nice knee to the body.

Lonni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Preuss.
Lonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Preuss.
Preuss slips a straight right by Lonni.
The fight stays on the outside here - Preuss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preuss throws a chopping leg kick but Lonni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Preuss ducks under a wild hook from Lonni.
Preuss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lonni misses with a leg kick
and Preuss counters with a low kick, right behind Lonni 's knee.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Preuss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Preuss is looking to clinch.
Preuss tries to clinch up.

Preuss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Preuss landing knees to the body.
Lonni wants to break free but Preuss has control.
Lonni misses with a body punch.
Preuss scores with a knee to the head.
Preuss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lonni is defending well for now.
Lonni tries for a takedown but Preuss manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Lonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lonni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Preuss landing knees to the body.
Lonni is trying to push Preuss away but Preuss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Lonni has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Preuss is trying to keep an underhook but Lonni manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lonni scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lonni scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonni trying to mount his opponent but Preuss defends it.
Preuss should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Preuss is trying to get back to full guard.
Preuss is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lonni scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Preuss taking some punishment here, with Lonni in his half guard.
Lonni keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lonni scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lonni working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Lonni 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.

Preuss tries to clinch up.
Preuss just misses with a punch to the body.
Lonni throws a body punch but Preuss moves out of range.
Lonni moves out of range of the body kick from Preuss.
Lonni 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.
Lonni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Preuss. Preuss obviously looking to wear him down.
Lonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Preuss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lonni.
Lonni looks to land a right hand but Preuss moved out of range.
Lonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preuss manages to avoid it.
Preuss is looking to land body kicks.
Lonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preuss feints and then cracks Lonni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lonni down.
Lonni misses with a straight right.
Lonni throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lonni swings away with a body shot that misses
and Preuss counters with a low kick, right behind Lonni 's knee.
Preuss lands a jab to Lonni's midsection.
Preuss takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lonni checks a low kick from Preuss.
Lonni tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aaron Preuss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Preuss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lonni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lonni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab from Lonni.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preuss moves away.
Lonni swings for the body but Preuss moves out of range.
Preuss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lonni. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss just misses with a punch to the body.
Lonni takes a swing at Preuss's ribcage but misses.
Preuss moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Preuss misses with an uppercut. Lonni saw that one coming.
Preuss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Preuss scores with a spinning back kick!
Lonni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lonni throws a series of punches but Preuss avoids them all with ease.
Lonni misses with an uppercut. Preuss saw that one coming.
Preuss tries to clinch but Lonni moves out of range.
Lonni defending well as Preuss loads up on a big left hand.
Lonni lands with a good body shot.
Preuss staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonni swings for the body but Preuss moves out of range.
Preuss doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preuss ducks under a wild hook from Lonni.

Preuss clinches.

Lonni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Preuss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lonni.
Preuss throws a leg kick that misses.
Preuss thows a body kick. Lonni tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Preuss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lonni 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.
Preuss blocks a jab.
Preuss misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Preuss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lonni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lonni misses with a straight right.
Lonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Lonni misses.
Preuss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Preuss wants to clinch up but Lonni keeps it at a distance.
Lonni misses with a wild body shot.
Lonni just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lonni misses the shot to the body.
Preuss walks into a left hand.
Lonni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Lonni dominated that second round.
That's time! Lonni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Preuss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Preuss tries to work over Lonni's front leg with a kick but Lonni checks it.
Preuss misses with a body kick.
Lonni lands a really nice looking cross but Preuss seems unphased.
Lonni cracks a nice hook into Preuss's ribs.
A big right from Lonni misses.
Preuss misses with a wild body shot.
Preuss throws a wild body kick that Lonni sees coming a mile off.
Preuss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lonni.
Lonni blocks a low kick nicely.
Preuss looks to land a body kick but Lonni moved away.
Lonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preuss.
Preuss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Preuss was well out of range. Poor timing from Lonni.
Lonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Lonni throws out a loose jab but Preuss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lonni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Preuss tries to land a leg kick but Lonni saw it coming and moves away.
Lonni sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Preuss.
A clash of legs there as Preuss blocks the low kick.
Preuss tries to clinch up but Lonni circles away and keeps his distance.
Preuss slips under a jab.
Preuss slips under a jab from Lonni.
Lonni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Preuss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aaron Preuss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss cracks the inside of Lonni's front leg.
Lonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Preuss was well out of range. Poor timing from Lonni.
Preuss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Preuss throws a leg kick that misses.
Preuss is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lonni rather than just go for the knockout.
Preuss doesn't manage to clinch there - Lonni circles away.
Preuss takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preuss looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Preuss avoids the body shot from Lonni.
Lonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Preuss is just out of range.
Lonni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Preuss.
Lonni lands a nice hook to Preuss's body. Preuss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lonni takes a swing at Preuss's ribcage but misses.
Lonni misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Preuss.
Lonni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lonni digs a good body shot into Preuss's ribs.
Lonni lands with a cross.
Lonni misses with a body shot.
Lonni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Preuss doesn't seem bothered though.
Lonni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Preuss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Preuss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lonni throws a body punch but Preuss moves out of range.
Lonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Preuss was well out of range. Poor timing from Lonni.
Lonni thows a body shot but no joy.
Lonni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Preuss on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonni moves out of range of the body kick from Preuss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lonni lands a body shot.
Lonni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Preuss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lonni moves out of range of the leg kick from Preuss.
Preuss is looking to clinch.
Lonni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Preuss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preuss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lonni.
Lonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldo Lonni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lonni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Lonni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lonni, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Lonni!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Rider has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rider
vs
Murray

182 cm
23
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Rider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Murray!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws an off balance right hand
and Rider counters with a nice body shot.
Rider throws out a powerful jab.
Murray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Murray misses its intended target.
Murray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murray misses with a looping right.
Murray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Rider.
Rider throws out a leg kick but Murray moves out of range and Rider only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Rider's shoulder, as Rider tries to avoid the shot.
Rider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Murray has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrew Rider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray throws a right hand that misses
and Rider counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murray catches Rider with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Andrew Rider has been cut.
Murray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murray looks to throw the jab but Rider is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray missing with a left hand there. Rider was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray's corner calls for a 1-2. Murray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carlos Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murray fails with the takedown.
Rider pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rider just misses with a punch to the body.
Rider throws a right hand that misses
and Murray counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Rider! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Murray!
After winning the bout, Carlos Murray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Fitzawater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzawater is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red- Shadows. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mike Fitzawater was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Henderson
vs
Fitzawater

185 cm
23
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Fitzawater!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Henderson has managed to clinch.
Fitzawater manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fitzawater blocking some punches.
Fitzawater prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzawater controls his hands.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Fitzawater has Henderson pressed against the cage.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzawater's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzawater digs a right hand into Henderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson's gas tank.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Henderson on the inside.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzawater backwards.
Fitzawater blocks an uppercut.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzawater.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Fitzawater has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Henderson blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Henderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Mike Fitzawater has been cut.
Henderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzawater.
Fitzawater blocks an uppercut.
Henderson tries a body shot but Fitzawater blocks it.
A hook to the body from Fitzawater.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henderson.
Fitzawater's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzawater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzawater trying to stall but Henderson improves his position.
Fitzawater stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzawater blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henderson.
Henderson working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzawater is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Fitzawater's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Henderson tries to clinch up but Fitzawater circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson tries to clinch but Fitzawater moves away
and Fitzawater counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henderson thinking.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Fitzawater.
Fitzawater lands a nice shot that snaps Henderson's head back.
Fitzawater circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roy Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzawater keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzawater keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzawater fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and Fitzawater counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henderson thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson tries to clinch up

and Fitzawater counters by moving into the clinch.
Fitzawater lands a right hand.
Fitzawater softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzawater tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roy Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzawater working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzawater leaning against his opponent.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Fitzawater tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Fitzawater avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fitzawater working aggressively here.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Fitzawater avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Fitzawater avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzawater uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzawater controls his hands.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitzawater is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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 Roy Henderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Fitzawater's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Henderson closes the distance but Fitzawater moves to the side
and Fitzawater counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson tries to clinch but Fitzawater moves out of range.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fitzawater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzawater. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzawater swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson wants to clinch
and Fitzawater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson tries to clinch there but Fitzawater circles away.
Henderson looks to clinch
letting Fitzawater counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzawater smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fitzawater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzawater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Fitzawater looking to stall.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitzawater throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzawater softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike Fitzawater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Fitzawater softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzawater trying to control the position but instead, Henderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fitzawater into the cage.
Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Fitzawater.
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!
Fitzawater swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzawater effectively controlling the action here.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Fitzawater's ribcage. Fitzawater let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson tries to work over Fitzawater's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Henderson.
Henderson pushes Fitzawater back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fitzawater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzawater takes a shot to the head.
Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fitzawater backwards.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.

That has opened up Mike Fitzawater's cut even more.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fitzawater blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fitzawaters head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fitzawater's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fitzawater drops to his knees and Henderson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Henderson!
Roy Henderson took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thank you for my opponent for this fight. I respect him a lot.'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Boreling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Boreling has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyson Taylor's chin.

Taylor
vs
Boreling

192 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Boreling!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taylor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boreling is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boreling defending well though.
Boreling wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boreling looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boreling keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boreling defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boreling's head.
Boreling is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taylor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taylor's back!
Can Taylor hold on?! Boreling is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Taylor has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to remain composed but Boreling is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Boreling is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Boreling lands shots from the back.
Taylor tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Boreling lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boreling punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Boreling lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Taylor is rocked!
Boreling connects with a bit shot that sees Taylor covering up! More strikes from Boreling and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Boreling is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Boreling!