Utopia 1: Fabled Beginnings PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slevin
vs
Johnson

186 cm
18
186 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob Slevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Slevin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slevin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Slevin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slevin misses with a few strikes there.

Slevin clinches.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Slevin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slevin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slevin's waist but Slevin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Jacob Slevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Johnson.
Slevin fails to land with a series of punches.

Slevin rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Slevin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Slevin rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Johnson.

Johnson rushes Slevin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Slevin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slevin throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch but Slevin is having none of it.

Slevin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Slevin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson keeps control of Slevin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slevin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Slevin 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.

Slevin throws a one two combo.
Slevin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slevin thows a body shot but no joy.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson keeps control of Slevin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slevin wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Slevin after a bit of a struggle.
Slevin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Slevin misses with a two punch combination.
Slevin swinging wildly here.
Slevin throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.

Slevin closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Slevin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson just leaning against Slevin, taking a breather.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slevin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Slevin misses with a looping left.

Slevin takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Slevin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slevin throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Slevin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Slevin throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
A left lands for Slevin.
Slevin throws a combination that misses

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson stands and throws Slevin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Slevin tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson staying calm.
Johnson trying to control the action but Slevin is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Johnson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Slevin is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robert Johnson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Force Commander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bruno
vs
Commander

183 cm
25
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xavier Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Force Commander!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno tries to clinch there but Commander circles away.
Commander thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruno wants to clinch.
Commander misses the jab.
Commander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruno.
Xavier Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Commander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Commander.
Bruno tried to score with a low kick but Commander checks it.
Bruno wants to clinch.
Bruno just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Commander catches Bruno right on the button with a cross.
Bruno tries to clinch but Commander moves out of range.
Bruno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bruno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Commander scores with a punch to the head.
Commander 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.
Commander misses with a right hand
and Bruno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruno dips to his left and cracks Commander with an uppercut!
Bruno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruno tries to clinch up but Commander circles away and keeps his distance.

Bruno takes the fight into the clinch.
Commander tries to circle away but Bruno has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruno misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Commander backwards.
Bruno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruno swings wildly with an uppercut but Commander uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruno.
Commander has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice left hand lands by Bruno.
Commander taking a breather.
Commander is trying to break free.
Bruno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruno is leaning against Commander and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruno tries a body shot but Commander blocks it.
Bruno stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Commander wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.
Bruno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Commander stalling in the clinch but Bruno improves position.
Bruno misses with some punches.
Bruno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Commander's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruno.
Bruno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Commander stalling in the clinch but Bruno improves position.
Bruno struggles to land a body shot inside as Commander controls his hands.
Commander blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno is trying to maintain a safe position but Commander gets an underhook and turns Bruno into the cage.
Bruno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Commander's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bruno is looking to control Commander's arms but Commander gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruno has his back to the cage.
Bruno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruno.
Commander trying to control the position but instead, Bruno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Commander into the cage.
Commander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruno leaning against his opponent.
Commander wants to break free but Bruno has control.
Bruno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bruno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Commander lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Commander scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bruno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Commander finds it's way through Bruno's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruno is looking to clinch.
Bruno tries to clinch up but Commander circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Commander misses with a double jab
and Bruno counters with a straight right hand.
Bruno darts in trying to clinch
and Commander counters with a nice uppercut.
Commander cracks a nice hook into Bruno's ribs.
Bruno walks into a left hand.
Commander throws a jab when Bruno was well out of range.

Bruno closes the distance and pushes Commander back into the cage.
Commander avoiding damage.
Bruno controlling the action here for a moment.
Bruno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Commander is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruno has double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Bruno.
A hook to the body from Bruno.
Bruno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruno tries a body shot but Commander blocks it.
Commander misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruno tries to throw a body punch but Commander avoids it by throwing Bruno back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Commander's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bruno tries to throw a body punch but Commander avoids it by throwing Bruno back against the cage.
Bruno struggles to land a body shot inside as Commander controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Bruno.
Bruno is leaning against Commander and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruno tries to work over Commander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruno.
Commander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruno is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Commander looking to stall.
Bruno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruno slowing the pace effectively.
Bruno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Commander is trying to break the clinch but Bruno is controlling him.
Bruno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruno tries to work over Commander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno effectively controlling the action here.
Bruno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Commander controlling the action here for a moment.
Bruno tries to work over Commander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruno prevents Commander from breaking the clinch.
Bruno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Commander's elbow.
Commander is struggling to control the position.

Commander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruno tries to clinch up.
Bruno wants to clinch up but Commander keeps it at a distance.
Bruno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Commander counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Bruno dominated that second round.
That's time! Bruno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Commander manages to avoid it.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Commander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruno moves to clinch but Commander breaks away
and Commander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Commander just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno wants to clinch.
Commander darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Commander.
Commander connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Commander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruno is looking to clinch but Commander is avoiding it.
Bruno misses with a double jab.
Bruno tries to clinch there but Commander circles away.
Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Commander manages to avoid it.

Bruno pushes Commander up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Commander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruno gets through Commander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Commander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Commander circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Commander.
Commander tries to bum rush Bruno with a series of wild strikes but Bruno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Commander throws a series of punches but Bruno moves out of range.
Bruno tries to clinch up
letting Commander counter with a right hand.
Bruno catches Commander with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Bruno clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Commander blocks an uppercut.
Commander letting Bruno take a breather here.
Bruno misses with a body punch.
Xavier Bruno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruno lands a body shot.
Commander trying to stall but Bruno improves his position.
Commander controlling the action here for a moment.
Bruno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Commander has had enough of the clinch but Bruno keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bruno as Commander tries to tie him up.

Commander manages to break the clinch.
Bruno tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Commander to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruno jabs Commander to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bruno moves in looking to clinch but Commander pushes him off.
Bruno wants to clinch.
Bruno looks to score with a jab to the body but Commander is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Bruno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bruno, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bruno!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robson Ethita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen FOZZY - Sandpaper (Featuring M Shadows) as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonathan Lewis enters the cage!

Ethita
vs
Lewis

178 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy
PURE STAMINA!!!

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robson Ethita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Lewis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
and Ethita counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ethita on the side of the head.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Ethita moves away and avoids it.
Ethita misses with a combination
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis scores with a jab to the head.
Lewis throws a series of strikes that have Ethita backpedaling.
Lewis lands a jab to the head.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ethita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Ethita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ethita moves away.
Lewis jabs Ethita to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Lewis throws a jab when Ethita was well out of range.
Lewis misses with a right hand
and Ethita counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lewis misses with a jab to the body
and Ethita counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.

Lewis is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ethita slips under a jab.
Ethita takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ethita manages to avoid it.
Ethita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a jab to the body
and Ethita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a swing at Ethita's ribcage but misses.
Ethita throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Ethita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ethita.
Ethita misses with a straight right.
Ethita ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis lands a lovely overhand right.
Ethita punishes Lewis's body with a nice straight punch.
Lewis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Ethita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Ethita.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ethita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ethita had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ethita misses with a combination
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ethita on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Lewis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ethita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Jonathan Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ethita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Ethita is just out of range.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ethita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lewis throws a hook but Ethita avoids it easily.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
Ethita moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ethita throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Ethita counters with a one-two to the body.
Ethita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ethita.
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ethita to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
letting Ethita counter with a right hand.

Ethita cracks Lewis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lewis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ethita finish him?
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Ethita finish him?

It looks like Jonathan Lewis has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ethita sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Lewis's defenses. It connects perfectly with Lewis's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robson Ethita!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Conti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Conti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shake Ya Tailfeather. Gatti has chosen Al Kapone - You Ain't Stoppin Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Conti
vs
Gatti

174 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

PURE STAMINA!!!

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Conti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Gatti!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gatti throws the left hand but Conti avoids the punch easily.
Gatti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conti was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti.
Conti throws a right and a left that Gatti avoids nicely.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conti circles away quickly and effectively.
Conti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Conti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Conti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gatti throws a body punch but Conti moves out of range.
Gatti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Conti throws a combination. Gatti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Gatti takes a swing at Conti's ribcage but misses.
Conti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thiago Conti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conti looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti is just out of range.
Conti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gatti counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Gatti. Beautiful body shot.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Gatti.
Gatti takes a swing at Conti's ribcage but misses.
Gatti scores with the left hand. Conti knows he should have avoided that one.
Gatti lands with a nice combination. Conti backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conti walks straight into a right hand from Gatti - that's dropped him! Gatti jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Conti from any more punishment! Conti complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Gatti!
A relieved looking David Gatti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Brouwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shady McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Brouwer
vs
McCoy

190 cm
25
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 The Island, Ernesto Brouwer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shady McCoy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Brouwer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Brouwer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brouwer trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
Brouwer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brouwer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Brouwer there.
Brouwer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brouwer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brouwer wants to free his trapped foot but McCoy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brouwer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McCoy wants to control but Brouwer is keeping busy.
McCoy tries to roll over but Brouwer keeps him under control.
McCoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brouwer controlling the action here.
Brouwer lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brouwer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brouwer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCoy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brouwer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCoy defending well though.
McCoy is trying to maintain the position but Brouwer is very close to passing his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCoy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brouwer content to control rather than advance.
Brouwer wants to control but McCoy is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ernesto Brouwer just wasn't active enough.
Brouwer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brouwer has a takedown stuffed.
McCoy misses with a wild body shot.
McCoy punishes Brouwer's body with a nice straight punch.
McCoy misses with a double jab.
Brouwer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCoy cracks Brouwer with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy missing with a left hand there. Brouwer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCoy looks to land a left hand but Brouwer moved out of range nicely.
Brouwer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCoy tests Brouwer's chin there with a solid looking shot.

McCoy cracks Brouwer with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brouwer looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McCoy finish him?

Brouwer is rocked!
McCoy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCoy 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shady McCoy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McCoy lands a big right hand that sends Brouwer crashing to the mat! McCoy stays standing though and waves Brouwer back to his feet!
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Brouwer.
Brouwer moves out of range as McCoy strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brouwer looks for a takedown but McCoy sprawls well.
A big right from Brouwer misses.
McCoy swings for the body but Brouwer moves out of range.
McCoy lands a glancing blow to the side of Brouwer's head.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brouwer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCoy scores with a hook to the body. Brouwer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCoy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brouwer. McCoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brouwer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCoy.
Brouwer ducks under a wild hook from McCoy.
McCoy misses with a hook.
Brouwer walks into a left hand.
Shady McCoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from McCoy misses its intended target.
Brouwer moves away from the strike by McCoy.
McCoy lands with a shot to the body.

McCoy drops Brouwer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Brouwer looks back up at him and smiles so McCoy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Shady McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brouwer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brouwer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brouwer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McCoy is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Brouwer is trying to get an arm triangle but McCoy is defending well.
Brouwer working the ground and pound but McCoy is defending the strikes.
Brouwer trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
Brouwer working away.
Brouwer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ernesto Brouwer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCoy parries the strikes from Brouwer easily there. Brouwer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McCoy to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy wants to control but Brouwer postures up.
Brouwer is putting a hurting on McCoy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brouwer working away.
Brouwer trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
McCoy tries to improve position but can't.
McCoy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brouwer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McCoy is looking to regain half guard here but Brouwer keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McCoy misses with a straight left.
Brouwer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brouwer in his tracks.
Brouwer avoids the body shot from McCoy.
McCoy with a jab.
McCoy scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Brouwer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brouwer ducks under a wild hook from McCoy.
Brouwer seems to have got his legs back now.
McCoy lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a hook. Brouwer ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by McCoy - just one landing.

Brouwer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCoy, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brouwer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brouwer is trying to drag McCoy to the mat but McCoy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McCoy is trying to break the clinch but Brouwer is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer is working for takedown but McCoy is calmly controlling the position for now.

Brouwer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McCoy trying to control from the bottom.
Shady McCoy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brouwer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCoy wants to control but Brouwer passes into side.
Brouwer trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McCoy stops Brouwer from passing to mount.
The strikes coming from Brouwer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brouwer trying to control the position but McCoy is working away.
McCoy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brouwer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to control Brouwer's posture but Brouwer avoids it.

Brouwer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brouwer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by Brouwer.
McCoy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An elbow from Brouwer crashes against the mat.
Brouwer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ernesto Brouwer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brouwer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McCoy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shady McCoy.
I've got McCoy 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shady McCoy!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Ray Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Toretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ray Freeman
vs
Toretto

189 cm
25
274 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy
PURE STAMINA!!!

Tidal Wave Nutrition
DNALSI

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 The Island, Bobby Ray Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Toretto!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Freeman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Freeman tries to stand but Toretto is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Toretto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Toretto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toretto.
Toretto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Toretto is looking to advance position but Freeman won't allow it.
Toretto is nestled in close to Freeman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toretto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Freeman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Toretto.
Toretto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Freeman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Toretto on the ground.
Freeman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toretto.
Toretto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Toretto has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Toretto slips a nice elbow through Freeman's hands, connecting with Freeman's forehead.
Toretto content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toretto is nestled in close to Freeman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toretto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Toretto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Freeman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Toretto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Toretto uses his free foot to push down on Freeman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Freeman.
Toretto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretto lands a big elbow.
Toretto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Toretto controlling the pace for now.
Toretto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toretto raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toretto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Toretto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Toretto lands a heavy elbow.
Toretto lands a nice shot to the head.

Freeman is rocked!
Toretto is landing with some decent strikes but Freeman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Freeman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toretto postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Freeman badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Toretto around the waist but Toretto pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Toretto is the winner by TKO! Toretto jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Toretto!
Dwayne Toretto managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, DNALSI, into his post fight interview.