Fallen Champions XXIX PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Cratz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Claude Van Damme
vs
Cratz

173 cm
20
146 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

193 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Cratz!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cratz tries to clinch but Van Damme is having none of it.
Van Damme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cratz was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Damme.
Van Damme ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cratz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damme scores with a three punch combo!
Cratz misses with a straight right.
Cratz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cratz tries to clinch but Van Damme is having none of it.
Van Damme swats away the attempt to clinch by Cratz.
Cratz takes one to the chin there.
Cratz throws a big shot that misses.
Cratz misses the jab.
Cratz is looking to clinch.
Van Damme swings for the body but Cratz moves out of range.
Cratz wants to clinch up but Van Damme keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cratz misses with an uppercut.
Cratz avoids the body shot from Van Damme.
Cratz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Damme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme lands a jab to the head.
Cratz looks to land a left hand but Van Damme moved out of range nicely.
Cratz is looking to clinch.
Cratz tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.
Cratz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Damme throws a looping overhand right but Cratz ducks down to avoid it.
Van Damme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Damme swats away the attempt to clinch by Cratz.
Van Damme is looking to wear down Cratz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cratz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Damme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cratz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab by Van Damme.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme lands with a good body shot.
Van Damme is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cratz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Damme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cratz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cratz throws an off balance right hand
and Van Damme counters with a head kick. That will keep Cratz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cratz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Cratz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme jabs Cratz right on the nose. Cratz blinks but takes it well.
Cratz is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Damme finish him?
Van Damme blocks a jab.
Cratz seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Damme looks to score with a jab to the body but Cratz is just out of range.
Cratz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cratz doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Damme circles away.
Van Damme lands a head kick!
Jab by Van Damme.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cratz throws an off balance right hand

and Van Damme counters with a head kick that drops Cratz to the mat! Cratz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Cratz connects with a right hand. Van Damme shakes it off.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Cratz.
Decent striking displayed by Van Damme there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cratz moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cratz.
Van Damme connects with a body shot that sends Cratz's belly button to the back.
Cratz tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Cratz tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme lands a high kick!
Cratz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Damme.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cratz walks into a left hand.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Cratz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Damme lands a jab to the head.
Van Damme throws a jab but it's blocked by Cratz.
Cratz tries to clinch there but Van Damme circles away.
Cratz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Van Damme.
Van Damme connects with a jab.
Van Damme scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cratz in his tracks.
Cratz avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cratz loads up on a big right hand but Van Damme slips the punch.
Van Damme swats away the attempt to clinch by Cratz.
Van Damme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Damme as he connects with a hook.
Van Damme swats away the attempt to clinch by Cratz.
A big right from Cratz misses.
Cratz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Damme throws out the jab.
Van Damme scores with a nice right hand.
Van Damme throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cratz tries to clinch but Van Damme moves away
and Van Damme counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cratz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Damme swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Damme. That snapped Cratz's head back.
Van Damme scores with a shot to the body.
Van Damme scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cratz is looking to clinch but Van Damme is avoiding it.
Cratz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Damme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cratz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Damme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cratz scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme dips to his left and cracks Cratz with an uppercut!
Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cratz.
Van Damme swinging wildly here.
Cratz misses with a looping right.
Cratz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cratz moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cratz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cratz throws a hook but Van Damme blocks it.
Van Damme cracks a nice hook into Cratz's ribs.
Cratz tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme throws a lazy right hand but Cratz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Damme misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cratz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Damme blocks a jab.
Cratz moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme lands a glancing blow to the side of Cratz's head.
Cratz misses with a hook.
Jab by Van Damme.
Van Damme is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cratz throws out a loose jab but Van Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme misses with a hook. Cratz ducked under it nicely.
Cratz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cratz doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Damme circles away.
Van Damme moves out of range of the strikes.
Cratz moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme cracks Cratz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cratz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Damme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Van Damme. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Cratz looks to land a left hand but Van Damme moved out of range nicely.
Van Damme scores with a jab.
Cratz misses the jab.
Cratz wants to clinch.
Cratz misses with an uppercut. Van Damme saw that one coming.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cratz.
Cratz throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Damme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Damme looks to land a right hand but Cratz moved out of range.
Cratz walks into a stiff left hand from Van Damme.
Cratz tries to clinch
and Van Damme counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cratz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cratz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cratz tries to clinch up.
Van Damme catches Cratz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cratz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Damme misses with a hook. Cratz ducked under it nicely.
Cratz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damme dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Damme misses with a hook.
Van Damme throws the left hand but Cratz avoids the punch easily.
Cratz throws a lazy right hand but Van Damme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Damme moves out of range of the strikes.
Cratz tries to clinch up.
Van Damme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Damme missing with a left hand there. Cratz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cratz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cratz wants to clinch up but Van Damme keeps it at a distance.
Cratz misses the jab.
Cratz closes the distance but Van Damme moves to the side
and Van Damme counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Damme lands a jab to the head.
Van Damme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Damme connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cratz.
Cratz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Damme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cratz.
Van Damme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cratz throws a right hand that misses
and Van Damme counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cratz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cratz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cratz throws a hook but Van Damme blocks it.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cratz on the side of the head.
Cratz tries to clinch up.
Cratz takes one to the chin there.
Cratz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cratz tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Damme, as that shot connected.
Van Damme scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cratz in his tracks.
Van Damme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Damme scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Cratz tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.
Cratz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Damme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cratz wants to clinch.
Van Damme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Damme lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cratz throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Damme counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cratz tries to move into range but Van Damme moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Damme connects with a jab.

Cratz closes the distance and pushes Van Damme back into the ropes.
Cratz is trying to pull guard but Van Damme turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Cratz tries to break the clinch but Van Damme is controlling the position.
Van Damme is trying to break the clinch but Cratz is controlling him.
Van Damme wants to break free but Cratz has control.
Van Damme is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Van Damme can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cratz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Damme wants to break free but Cratz has control.
Van Damme tries to circle away but Cratz has him pinned against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cratz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme lands with an overhand left.
Jean Claude Van Damme is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Damme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Damme fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Damme slips a jab from Cratz.
Cratz throws a lazy right hand but Van Damme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cratz tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.
Cratz looks to land a right hand but Van Damme moved out of range.
Cratz moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Cratz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Damme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Damme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cratz moves away.
Cratz tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Damme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Cratz rushes Van Damme and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cratz has had enough of the clinch but Van Damme keeps him there for the moment.

Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cratz doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Damme circles away.
Cratz moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme throws the left hand but Cratz avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Van Damme lands a head kick!
Van Damme misses the jab.
Cratz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Damme thuds a left hand into Cratz's body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cratz tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cratz.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Cratz moves out of range easily.

Cratz clinches with his opponent.
Van Damme is trying to push Cratz away but Cratz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Van Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Damme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cratz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cratz throws a right hand that misses
and Van Damme counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cratz throws a lazy right hand but Van Damme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cratz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cratz tries to clinch there but Van Damme circles away.
Van Damme cracks Cratz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cratz tries to clinch up.
Cratz tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Van Damme.
Cratz is looking to clinch but Van Damme is avoiding it.
Van Damme with a nice cross.
Van Damme darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Van Damme misses.
Van Damme looks to land a left hand but Cratz moved out of range nicely.
Cratz wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cratz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jean Claude Van Damme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cratz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cratz.
Cratz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Damme scores with a jab to the body.
Cratz doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Damme circles away.
Cratz tries to clinch but Van Damme is having none of it.
Cratz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cratz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damme misses with the combination.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Van Damme misses.
That kick from Van Damme tenderised Cratz's leg. Cratz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cratz is looking to clinch.
Cratz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cratz moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Cratz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Damme lands with a nice body punch.
Cratz closes the distance but Van Damme moves to the side
and Van Damme counters with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cratz moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Leon Cratz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cratz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Van Damme showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Damme has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Jean Claude Van Damme!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Jean Claude Van Damme!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Jean Claude Van Damme!

Jean Claude Van Damme wins by unanimous decision!
Jean Claude Van Damme made sure to mention his sponsor, Pirates Powder in his post fight interview.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whom Shall I Fear. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Alvarez
vs
Williams

180 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Williams!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Alvarez's ribs.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch up

and Alvarez counters with a single leg into guard. Williams didn't expect that.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.

Alvarez drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Alvarez off! Alvarez jumps back into Williams's guard.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Alvarez from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvarez distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alvarez advances position into side control!
Alvarez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Alvarez scoring with punches from side control.
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - Alvarez scoring with strikes.

Alvarez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Williams rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alvarez's guard! Nice work there by Williams!

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

Alvarez is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is working hard here to advance position.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams pushing down on Alvarez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williams is keen to just control but Alvarez is a slippery customer.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez punching from the bottom.
Alvarez is looking to escape.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alvarez trying to control here.
Williams wants to stand up but Alvarez is controlling the position.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alvarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alvarez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alvarez punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Dale Williams has been cut.
Williams looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Alvarez's attempts to control the action.
Williams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Williams is rocked!

That has opened up Dale Williams's cut even more.
Williams takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Alvarez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Alvarez!
Tim Alvarez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Dellaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dellaria
vs
Steel Penn

165 cm
30
158 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

189 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Dellaria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lord Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Steel Penn misses
and Dellaria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Steel Penn.
Dellaria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steel Penn tries to clinch but Dellaria moves out of range.
Dellaria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel Penn is looking to clinch.
Steel Penn throws a head kick that Dellaria semi-blocks.
Steel Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dellaria moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dellaria scores with a nice short uppercut.

Steel Penn manages to break the clinch.
Steel Penn ducks under a wild hook from Dellaria.

Dellaria closes the distance and clinches.
Steel Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dellaria has him pressed against the ropes.

Steel Penn pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dellaria in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steel Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dellaria lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dellaria lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Steel Penn wants to stand but Dellaria is controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Steel Penn pulls Dellaria in close to prevent any damage.
Steel Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steel Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria wants to pass the guard but Steel Penn is keeping the position.
Dellaria is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel Penn has wrist control.
Dellaria in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steel Penn keeping full guard, as Dellaria tries to pass.
Steel Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria lands a couple of elbows.
Steel Penn working a defensive guard here.
Dellaria tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel Penn is retaining full guard.

Steel Penn has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Dellaria should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Steel Penn has tightened it up now! Dellaria should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lord Steel Penn!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chras Watsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone comes to the ring accompanied by Where Everybody Knows Your Name. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Malone
vs
Watsky

184 cm
30
171 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
174 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chras Watsky!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watsky lands a nice hook to Malone's body. Malone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watsky.

Malone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Malone misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Malone.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Malone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malone.
Good body shot from Watsky.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Watsky breaks from the clinch.

Watsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malone, pushing him back against the ropes.
Malone lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Watsky has clasped his hands together around Malone's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Malone is pushing Watsky's head away, looking to escape. Watsky manages to hold on to the position though.
Watsky gets to mount! Malone was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone tries to hold on but Watsky postures up.
Malone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Watsky looking to finish Malone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malone!
Malone tries to hold on but Watsky pushes him away.

Watsky jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Malone is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Malone and Watsky has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Malone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Watsky working the ground and pound.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone is working to avoid the ground and pound but Watsky connects with a decent elbow.

Watsky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Malone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Malone wants to control but Watsky postures up.
Watsky prevents Malone from escaping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Watsky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Malone pushes Watsky off looking to stand but Watsky dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Malone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Watsky would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Watsky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Malone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watsky has managed to get both his arms back between Malone's legs - danger averted.
Watsky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Watsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malone trying to keep a closed guard but Watsky is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Malone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Malone is wriggling around but Watsky manages to pass to half guard.
Watsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malone keeps working.
Malone is trying to maintain the position but Watsky is very close to passing his half guard.

Malone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watsky tries to stand but can't do so whilst Malone controls his leg.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Watsky has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Malone works to full guard.
Malone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watsky trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.

Malone isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Watsky stacks Malone on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Watsky!
Malone can't do much from the bottom here.
Malone tries to buck Watsky off but Watsky is having none of it.

Watsky decides to stand up, so the ref orders Malone to his feet.
Watsky throws a sloppy head kick and Malone moves out of range easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Malone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Watsky forces Malone back against the ropes and clinches.
Malone misses with the head strike.

Watsky turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Watsky manages to end up in side control.
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!
Malone is trying to improve his position.
Malone is pushing Watsky's head away, looking to escape. Watsky manages to hold on to the position though.
Malone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watsky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Malone trying to control but Watsky flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Watsky is punishing Malone with strikes - can he finish him?!
Malone is really stuck here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Watsky is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Watsky is landing with strikes. Malone can't take much more of this.
Watsky lands shots from the back.
Malone is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Watsky lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Watsky not allowing Malone to control his hands.
Watsky punches Malone on the ear.

Malone is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Malone is in a bad position with Watsky working for a choke. Malone manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Malone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Malone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Watsky is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Malone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Malone throws a big elbow that misses.
Malone stopping the sweep attempt from Watsky.
Watsky is trying to control the position but Malone postures up.
Malone won't allow Watsky to get back to his feet.

Malone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Watsky looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Watsky looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Watsky!
Malone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Watsky works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Malone sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Malone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Watsky decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Malone misses with a takedown attempt - Watsky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watsky shoots for a takedown but Malone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watsky throws a head kick that misses.
Watsky throws a head kick that misses.
Watsky throws a combination that misses
and Watsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chras Watsky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Malone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watsky tries to clinch but Malone moves out of range.
Watsky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malone checks it well.

Malone darts in and clinches Watsky up against the ropes.
Malone misses with an elbow strike.
Malone misses with a knee strike.
Malone tries to break free but Watsky pushes him back against the ropes.

Malone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown by Watsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Malone which made him look bad.

Watsky has managed to clinch.
Watsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malone takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watsky stalling in the clinch but Malone improves position.
Malone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watsky blocks a body shot from Malone.
Malone wants to get back to striking at distance but Watsky won't allow it.
Watsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watsky backwards.
Malone is trying to drag Watsky to the mat but Watsky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Malone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watsky is defending well for now.
Watsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Malone won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Watsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watsky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Watsky gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watsky is chipping away with strikes.

Watsky stands up.

Watsky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Malone misses with a hook from the clinch.

Watsky lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Watsky moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Malone.
Malone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone is trying to stand.
Watsky is just content to waste time from the top position. Malone takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Watsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Malone keeping moving, preventing Watsky from controlling successfully.

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

Watsky is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Malone looking for a guillotine here but Watsky defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watsky passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Watsky thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Watsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malone keeps working.
Watsky working the body and head with strikes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malone parries the strikes from Watsky easily there. Watsky is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Malone to escape.
Watsky scoring with punches and elbows.
Malone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Watsky has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Watsky wants to control but Malone is keeping him busy.
Watsky working the head with strikes.
Watsky working away.
Watsky cracks Malone with a big right hand but Malone just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Watsky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Malone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Malone avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Watsky.
Malone wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Watsky lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Watsky asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Watsky is looking to take a break and control but Malone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watsky lands a nice forearm strike.
Malone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Malone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watsky landing strikes.
Watsky lands a strong strike to the head of Malone. That's dazed him! Watsky looking to finish here. Malone is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Watsky lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chras Watsky!
A victorious Chras Watsky thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amr Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendragon comes to the ring accompanied by Game of Thrones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pendragon
vs
Judge

165 cm
27
143 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

169 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Pirates Powder

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amr Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barney Judge!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Judge misses with a double jab
and Pendragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pendragon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Judge is rocked!
Pendragon throws a right hand that misses

and Judge counters by moving into the clinch.
Pendragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Pendragon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pendragon blocks the elbow strike.
Judge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Judge is keeping busy.
Judge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Judge is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pendragon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pendragon looking to stall.
Pendragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Judge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Pendragon.
Pendragon connects with a solid leg kick.
Judge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pendragon tries to avoid it but Judge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pendragon to the ground. Pendragon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Judge throws a head kick that misses.
Pendragon misses with a hook.
Judge defending well as Pendragon loads up on a big left hand.
Judge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pendragon defends it nicely.
Amr Pendragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Judge.
Pendragon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judge manages to avoid it.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut. Judge saw that one coming.
Jab from Pendragon.
Judge lands with a good body shot.
Judge misses with a hook to the body
and Pendragon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judge is still on wobbly legs! Can Pendragon finish him?

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!
Pendragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Judge.
Judge seems to have recovered his senses.
Judge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Judge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pendragon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Judge is looking to clinch.
Amr Pendragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pendragon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barney Judge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judge looks winded!

Pendragon lands a big right hand that sends Judge crashing to the mat! Pendragon stays standing though and waves Judge back to his feet!
Pendragon fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Judge square on the jaw! Damn, Judge is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amr Pendragon!
Amr Pendragon made sure to mention his sponsor, The Dark Side in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Master Sifu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Remnant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sifu
vs
Remnant

183 cm
27
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
23
199 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Pirates Powder

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Sifu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Remnant!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sifu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sifu closes the distance and clinches.
Remnant tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sifu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Remnant managing to block the knees to the body from Sifu.
Sifu lands an elbow that stopped Remnant in his tracks for a moment.
Sifu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Remnant.
Remnant drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sifu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Master Sifu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Remnant.
Sifu avoids a kick to the body.
Remnant fails with a takedown attempt.
Sifu tries to clinch up but Remnant circles away and keeps his distance.
Sifu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Remnant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Remnant keeps the fight on the outside.
Remnant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sifu rushes Remnant and presses him up against the ropes.
Remnant tries for a takedown but Sifu manages to get underhooks.
Sifu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sifu tries to land a knee to the head but Remnant blocks with his arms.
Remnant swings wildly with an uppercut but Sifu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remnant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Remnant has a couple of punches blocked by Sifu.
Remnant takes an elbow to the temple.
Remnant drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sifu lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Chris Remnant has been cut.
Nice elbow from Sifu.
Sifu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sifu lands a nice elbow.
Remnant letting Sifu take a breather here.
Remnant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sifu smiles and moves away.
Remnant tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sifu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remnant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sifu swivels and escapes.
Master Sifu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sifu fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sifu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Remnant to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remnant seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Remnant throwing strikes from guard but Sifu blocks nicely.
Remnant postures up in Sifu's guard and throws a big left but Sifu blocks it.
Sifu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sifu tries to get out of the position.
Remnant landing with the ground and pound.
Remnant stops Sifu from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sifu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sifu striking off his back but it's not causing Remnant any problems.

Remnant drops back looking for a leg! Sifu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sifu manages to kick Remnant off! Remnant jumps back into Sifu's guard.
Sifu trying to keep a closed guard but Remnant is proving a slippery customer.

Remnant drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Remnant seems to have locked his on tight now - Sifu screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Remnant, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Chris Remnant!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Remnant thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glin Burman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brynjar Skjeggestad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glin Burman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brynjar Skjeggestad's chin.

Burman
vs
Skjeggestad

180 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

177 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glin Burman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brynjar Skjeggestad!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skjeggestad blocks a head kick by Burman.
Burman looks to land a combination but Skjeggestad avoids it well.
Skjeggestad is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burman throws a head kick that misses.
Skjeggestad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Burman lands a big right hand that sends Skjeggestad crashing to the mat! Burman stays standing though and waves Skjeggestad back to his feet!

Skjeggestad is rocked!
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!
Skjeggestad loses concentration momentarily and Burman pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Skjeggestad crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Burman finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Glin Burman!
During a confident post fight interview, Glin Burman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lance Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Roach is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Stevens
vs
Roach

170 cm
22
143 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
148 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

The Dark Side
Pirates Powder

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Roach!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Roach.
Stevens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roach throws a hook but Stevens blocks it.
A jab from Stevens misses.
Roach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roach slips under a jab.
Stevens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Stevens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevens misses with a straight left.
Stevens lands a jab to Roach's midsection.
Roach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roach was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Roach takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roach looks to throw the jab but Stevens is out of range.
Roach staying out of range there.
Roach looks to throw the jab but Stevens is out of range.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roach.
Roach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roach.

Roach closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stevens tries to kick Roach off but Roach keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Roach is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stevens is looking to escape.

Roach is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stevens wants to control but Roach is keeping busy.
Roach is looking to take a break and control but Stevens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roach passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to bench press Roach off him but Roach keeps the position.
Roach misses with the ground and pound.
Stevens is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Roach wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stevens, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach lands a nice forearm strike.
Roach prevents Stevens from escaping the position.
Stevens dodges the ground and pound from Roach.
Roach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevens keeps working.
Stevens tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roach is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stevens is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

Roach is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stevens has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stevens is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stevens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stevens gets back to half guard.

Roach seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach trying to control the action but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens is trying to get back to full guard.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
Stevens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roach.
Stevens is trying to stand back up but Roach is controlling him
Roach wants to control but Stevens is keeping him busy.
Roach trying to pass the guard but Stevens defending well.

Roach seems to be looking for submissions.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.

Roach is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stevens sees it coming and defends easily.
Stevens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stevens.
Stevens working a defensive guard here.
Roach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stevens can't keep his opponent in guard - Roach advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Roach is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roach looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Roach missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Roach is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roach.
Roach trying to control the action but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens tries to kick Roach off but Roach keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Stevens is defending against the submission attempts here by Roach.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roach content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Roach wants to work for an arm triangle but Stevens is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Roach is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stevens is just riding it out for now. Roach eventually gives up the hold.
Roach wants to take a breather but Stevens is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roach trying to advance position but Stevens counters by regaining guard.
Stevens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roach manages to get himself to full guard.
Roach not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roach has a closed guard, preventing Stevens from standing up.

Roach escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stevens gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stevens is looking to stand up but Roach won't let him.
Stevens trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roach looking for a sweep. Not yet Roach, not yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stevens wants to stand but Roach is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Roach has wrist control.
Roach lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stevens!
A nice elbow there by Roach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roach is looking to work his way around to Stevens's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Stevens is just holding on here. Roach manages to take his back.
Stevens is covering up but some of the strikes from Roach are getting through and doing damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Roach dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Roach misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roach.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roach.
Stevens throws the left hand but Roach avoids the punch easily.
Roach shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lance Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roach moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevens swings for the body but Roach moves out of range.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Stevens looks to land a right hand but Roach moved out of range.
Roach ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
Stevens misses with an uppercut. Roach saw that one coming.
Roach ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
A big right from Roach misses.
Roach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevens throws a hook but Roach blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roach's head backwards.
A jab lands there for Stevens.
The fighters circling - Roach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevens lands a nice shot that snaps Roach's head back.
A swing and a miss from Roach.
Roach shoots in and drives through. Stevens sprawls well.
Stevens misses with an uppercut. Roach saw that one coming.
Stevens lands a glancing blow to the side of Roach's head.
Stevens connects with a body shot that sends Roach's belly button to the back.
Stevens scores with a body shot.

Roach fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stevens sprawls well initially but Roach persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Roach is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stevens sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach is trying to control. Stevens wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens is looking to escape.

Roach looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Roach is trying to work for a kimura but Stevens is defending well.
Roach stops Stevens from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roach is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roach.
Stevens is concentrating on defense, preventing Roach from advancing position.
Roach passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stevens suckers Roach into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Stevens is now in Roach's guard!
Stevens wants to get up but he can't break Roach's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Roach working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stevens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stevens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach looking to control.

Roach has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stevens can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Roach had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stevens defends it easily.
Stevens postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roach is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roach looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stevens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roach on the ground.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to control Roach's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stevens avoid being mounted?
Stevens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Roach is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Stevens is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Roach!
Bobby Roach made sure to mention his sponsor, Pirates Powder in his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Clock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Maya
vs
Clock

214 cm
24
264 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

200 cm
20
240 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Fight Night Nutrition

The Dark Side
Pirates Powder

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Razor Maya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Clock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Charlie Clock has been cut.
Razor Maya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maya steps in with a hook that catches Clock right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Maya follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Clock looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razor Maya!
Razor Maya retains his heavyweight title!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shelby Toe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solofa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Here Comes the Boom!. Fatu has chosen Bad Man as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Toe
vs
Fatu

195 cm
27
221 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

The Dark Side
Pirates Powder

Red Hand Clothing
Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shelby Toe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Solofa Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu dives in and grabs Toe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Toe pushes down on Fatu's head and hops out.
Toe slips a jab and a cross from Fatu.

Fatu drops Toe with a nice combination! Fatu dives into Toe's guard, looking to finish!

Toe is rocked!

It looks like Shelby Toe has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fatu wants to control from the top but Toe keeps moving.
Oh Toe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fatu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toe is keeping the position for now.
Toe keeping moving, preventing Fatu from controlling successfully.
Toe seems to have got his legs back now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Solofa Fatu hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fatu fails with a takedown attempt.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown but Toe shows good takedown defense.
Shelby Toe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solofa Fatu.
Toe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fatu manages to avoid it.
Toe throws a body punch but Fatu moves out of range.

Fatu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Toe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fatu is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toe pulls Fatu in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fatu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fatu trying to control but Toe is working from the bottom.
Toe is trying to control the position but Fatu postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Toe as Fatu shoots in.
Fatu shoots in looking for a takedown. Toe tries to sprawl out of it but Fatu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Toe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fatu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toe swings widly with a right hand
and Fatu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toe lands a body shot.
Toe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fatu.
Toe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toe misses with a body punch

and Fatu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fatu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fatu wants to control from the top but Toe keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fatu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Toe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Toe has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Toe passes Fatu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fatu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fatu is refusing to be controlled, as Toe sits in half guard.
Toe lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fatu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fatu is trying to get back to full guard.
Fatu is trying to stand.
Fatu trying to hold on to Toe's head to control him but Toe postures up.
Fatu looks winded!
Toe wants to control but Fatu is keeping him busy.
Fatu tries to kick Toe off but Toe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Toe lands a nice short elbow.
Fatu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fatu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Toe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fatu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Toe working over Fatu with some ground and pound. Fatu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Toe is keen to just control but Fatu is a slippery customer.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fatu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Toe winds up and cracks Fatu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Toe works his way into side control.
Toe scores with punches from side control.
Toe working the ground and pound.
Fatu pushes Toe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Toe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Toe landing a few strikes.
Toe lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatu is being controlled here.
Fatu bucks up and tries to throw Toe off but instead Toe has got his back!
Toe connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Fatu to escape the position.
Toe landing with strikes.

Fatu is rocked!
Toe lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Fatu is still in real trouble! Can Toe finish him?
Fatu tries to escape but Toe has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Fatu seems to have recovered his senses.
Toe lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Fatu.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Toe throwing damaging strikes from the back! Fatu could be in trouble here!
Toe connects with a couple of big shots that have Fatu covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Fatu! Toe fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shelby Toe!
Shelby Toe retains his light heavyweight title!
Shelby Toe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pirates Powder logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.