LAC 19 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Emelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai Emelio will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tyson
vs
Emelio

191 cm
23
214 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

220 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Emelio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelio tries for a takedown but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Emelio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.
Tyson throws a solid leg kick but Emelio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyson.
Tyson tries to work over Emelio's front leg with a kick but Emelio checks it.
Tyson drops Emelio with a huge uppercut! Emelio drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Tyson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Nicholls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Giovani Dos Santos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dos Santos
vs
Nicholls

187 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giovani Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Nicholls!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Santos gets the takedown into side control.
Dos Santos looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nicholls is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dos Santos off and has taken his back!
Nicholls lands a shot to the body.
Nicholls has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nicholls punishes Dos Santos with strikes from the back mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicholls is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dos Santos up.

Dos Santos is rocked!
Nicholls lands a big punch and Dos Santos is covering up! Another big shot separates Dos Santos from consciousness and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dean Nicholls!
A relieved looking Dean Nicholls 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niwat Sirichok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Vovchanchyn
vs
Sirichok

173 cm
26
238 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

194 cm
26
276 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niwat Sirichok!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Sirichok.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sirichok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vovchanchyn lands a really nice looking cross but Sirichok seems unphased.
Vovchanchyn works Sirichok's body with a nice hook.
Sirichok throws a hook to the side of Vovchanchyn's head but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirichok tries to clinch up but Vovchanchyn circles away and keeps his distance.
Sirichok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vovchanchyn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sirichok takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, jab by Vovchanchyn - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws an overhand right that lands on Sirichok's shoulder, as Sirichok tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vovchanchyn, as that shot connected.
Sirichok takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sirichok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vovchanchyn scores with a hook.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Vovchanchyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sirichok moves out of range of the strikes.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab from Vovchanchyn.
Sirichok tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook. Sirichok ducked under it nicely.
Sirichok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vovchanchyn moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirichok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vovchanchyn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sirichok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination. Sirichok sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vovchanchyn lunges at Sirichok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sirichok's hand.
Sirichok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Sirichok's ribcage but misses.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice strike.
Sirichok slips a jab from Vovchanchyn.
Sirichok drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sirichok throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vovchanchyn counters with a left and a right that stings Sirichok.
Vovchanchyn throws an overhand right that lands on Sirichok's shoulder, as Sirichok tries to avoid the shot.
Vovchanchyn misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sirichok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sirichok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn cracks Sirichok with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Vovchanchyn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sirichok doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Sirichok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sirichok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice right hand.
Vovchanchyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sirichok is looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn is avoiding it.
Vovchanchyn clobbers Sirichok with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Vovchanchyn 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.

Vovchanchyn keeps the fight on the outside.
Sirichok tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vovchanchyn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Sirichok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vovchanchyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vovchanchyn scores with a punch to the head.
Vovchanchyn sizes up Sirichok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Niwat Sirichok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vovchanchyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sirichok.
Sirichok is looking to clinch.
Igor Vovchanchyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Sirichok tries to clinch up but Vovchanchyn circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirichok is looking to score with low kicks.
Sirichok fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight on the outside.
Sirichok wants to clinch.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vovchanchyn. Sirichok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sirichok motions for Vovchanchyn to come forward. Sirichok throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirichok tries to close the distance and clinch but Vovchanchyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sirichok slips a straight right by Vovchanchyn.
Nice shot by Vovchanchyn.
Sirichok has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vovchanchyn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sirichok doesn't manage to clinch there - Vovchanchyn circles away.
Vovchanchyn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sirichok takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vovchanchyn scores with a one two! Sirichok had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirichok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
Sirichok defending well as Vovchanchyn loads up on a big left hand.
Sirichok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vovchanchyn lands with a right hand.
Sirichok moves in looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn pushes him off.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vovchanchyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirichok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sirichok darts in trying to clinch
and Vovchanchyn counters with a two punch combo.
Sirichok on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Sirichok's ribcage but misses.
Sirichok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Vovchanchyn misses.
Sirichok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirichok is just out of range.
Sirichok wants to clinch up but Vovchanchyn keeps it at a distance.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn cracks Sirichok with an open hand slap.
Sirichok fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Vovchanchyn.
Sirichok wants to clinch.
Vovchanchyn looks to throw the jab but Sirichok is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sirichok.
Vovchanchyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sirichok avoids the body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn cracks Sirichok with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sirichok tries to clinch up but Vovchanchyn circles away and keeps his distance.
Vovchanchyn stuns Sirichok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Sirichok moves into the clinch.
Sirichok lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Igor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sirichok's elbow.
Vovchanchyn can't get the takedown.
Vovchanchyn takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirichok lands an elbow inside.

Igor Vovchanchyn's cut is getting worse.
Sirichok stalling in the clinch.
Sirichok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Igor Vovchanchyn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirichok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vovchanchyn takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, Igor Vovchanchyn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Igor Vovchanchyn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Niwat Sirichok!
Niwat Sirichok seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Northus Dramuud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bwang Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Stepping Razor as his entrance music. Bwang Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dramuud
vs
Jackson

196 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
202 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Steel Penn's All 160

Pirates Powder
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Northus Dramuud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bwang Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dramuud slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dramuud moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Dramuud with a hook.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Dramuud keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Bwang Jackson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dramuud wants to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dramuud - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dramuud lands a right hook to the body.
Dramuud feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dramuud blocks a jab.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Dramuud misses with a double jab.
Dramuud misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Dramuud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dramuud is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Dramuud thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dramuud connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dramuud scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Dramuud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dramuud wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dramuud connects with a solid leg kick.
Dramuud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Dramuud.
Dramuud takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dramuud wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Northus Dramuud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dramuud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dramuud scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dramuud moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Dramuud.
Dramuud digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Dramuud scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Dramuud finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Dramuud is looking to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dramuud - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson throws the left hand but Dramuud avoids the punch easily.
Dramuud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dramuud dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Dramuud - just one landing.
Dramuud tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dramuud. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dramuud.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Dramuud counters with a solid body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jackson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dramuud has got the better of the exchanges.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Dramuud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dramuud is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dramuud fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dramuud wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dramuud lands a jab.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Dramuud had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dramuud darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Dramuud throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dramuud scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dramuud doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dramuud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dramuud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dramuud lands a front kick.
Dramuud darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dramuud dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Dramuud.
Northus Dramuud is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Dramuud.
Dramuud scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dramuud wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dramuud!

Dramuud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dramuud swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Dramuud looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dramuud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dramuud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Dramuud wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Dramuud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dramuud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dramuud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson tries to circle away but Dramuud has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson blocking some punches.
Dramuud holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Northus Dramuud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bwang Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Dramuud. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dramuud.
Northus Dramuud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Dramuud counters with a stiff right hand.
Dramuud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Dramuud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dramuud. That one must have hurt.
Dramuud throws a good cross that connects.
Dramuud darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Dramuud clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Dramuud tries to tie him up.
Dramuud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dramuud stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dramuud is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Dramuud letting Jackson take a breather here.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Dramuud darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Dramuud is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dramuud slips under a jab.
Dramuud cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Dramuud as he connects with a hook.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dramuud catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson avoids the body shot from Dramuud.

Dramuud pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dramuud.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Northus Dramuud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dramuud.
Jackson tries to circle away but Dramuud has him pinned against the cage.
Dramuud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dramuud working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dramuud.
Dramuud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Bwang Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Dramuud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dramuud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Dramuud keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Northus Dramuud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dramuud has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Northus Dramuud!
A very excited looking Northus Dramuud rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Mcarthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balance Neut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neut is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: We're Not Gonna Take It. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mcarthur
vs
Neut

188 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Mcarthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balance Neut!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcarthur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Neut avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcarthur takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Neut scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neut connects with a body shot that sends Mcarthur's belly button to the back.
Mcarthur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neut misses with a low kick.
Mcarthur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neut manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcarthur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neut.
Neut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mcarthur wants to clinch up but Neut keeps it at a distance.
Balance Neut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcarthur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcarthur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Neut counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Neut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Neut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcarthur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neut has him pressed against the cage.
Neut tries to break free but Mcarthur pushes him back against the cage.
Mcarthur is trying to break free.
Neut trying to stall but Mcarthur improves his position.
Neut is trying to break the clinch but Mcarthur has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neut wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcarthur has him pressed against the cage.
Neut is trying to push Mcarthur away but Mcarthur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Mcarthur breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Neut.
Neut bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mcarthur's head backwards.
Neut digs a good body shot into Mcarthur's ribs.
Mcarthur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neut moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcarthur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcarthur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcarthur moves in looking to clinch but Neut pushes him off.
Mcarthur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neut swinging wildly here.
Balance Neut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neut shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mcarthur eats them both and turns towards Neut to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Neut counters with a series of strikes. Mcarthur will be more careful next time no doubt.
Neut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neut throws a leg kick but Mcarthur checks it.
Neut throws a head kick but Mcarthur moves out of range.
Neut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neut cracks Mcarthur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Neut explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Neut is working the combinations to good effect here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcarthur throws a series of punches but Neut moves out of range.
Neut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcarthur circles away quickly and effectively.
Neut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcarthur.

Mcarthur drives through and clinches with Neut against the cage.
Neut blocking some punches.
Mcarthur looking to slow down the pace here.
Mcarthur wants to break the clinch but can't.

Neut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neut works over Mcarthur's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthur blocks a head kick by Neut.
Neut throws a leg kick which misses Mcarthur's front leg but catches the back leg as Mcarthur tries to avoid it.
Neut lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Mcarthur misses.
Mcarthur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neut swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcarthur closes the distance and clinches up with Neut, looking for a takedown. Mcarthur pushes Neut against the cage but Neut circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Neut swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcarthur.
Mcarthur tries to clinch up but Neut circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by Neut. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Neut.
A punch combination from Neut misses.
Neut scores with a head kick.
Neut pushes Mcarthur away with a front kick.
Neut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neut scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mcarthur avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Neut.
Mcarthur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Neut. Beautiful body shot.
Mcarthur shoots in looking for a takedown but Neut manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcarthur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mcarthur checks a leg kick.
Neut lands with a straight right. Mcarthur didn't see that one coming.
Neut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neut scores with a three punch combo!
Mcarthur slips a jab and a cross from Neut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mcarthur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Neut - the referee stops the clock and Mcarthur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Neut. Mcarthur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A left and a right from Neut both land. Nice combination.
Neut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcarthur tries to clinch up.

Mcarthur looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neut throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balance Neut dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Neut misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neut wants to clinch.
Mcarthur doesn't manage to clinch there - Neut circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mcarthur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Neut - the referee stops the clock and Mcarthur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Neut. Mcarthur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Neut throws a head kick that misses.
Mcarthur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neut.

Mcarthur clinches up with Neut and pushes him back against the cage.
Mcarthur wants a takedown.
Mcarthur wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neut wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcarthur won't allow it.
Mcarthur throws a punch but it's blocked by Neut.
Neut is trying to force a seperation but Mcarthur has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Mcarthur's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Neut breaks from the clinch.
Neut scores with a nice body kick.
Neut misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neut cracks the inside of Mcarthur's front leg.
Neut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neut misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Neut does no damage.
Neut lands with a nice combination. Mcarthur backs away looking to recover.
Neut feints a jab promting Mcarthur to slip. Neut then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mcarthur slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Mcarthur shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Neut manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mcarthur postures up and lands a big shot to Neut's brow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neut has control of Mcarthur's left arm, preventing Mcarthur from doing any damage.
Neut preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neut wants to sweep but no luck.
Mcarthur slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcarthur creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neut is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mcarthur wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Neut, who protects the arm well.
Mcarthur scoring with punches from side control.
Mcarthur lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Neut down.
Mcarthur working the head with strikes.
Neut is trying to control Mcarthur's posture but Mcarthur avoids it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shawn Mcarthur!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Hagler (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.

Banks
vs
Hagler

181 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Banks !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marvin Hagler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hagler.
Banks throws a nice looking combination but Hagler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Banks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hagler tries to bench press Banks off him but Banks keeps the position.
Banks trying to control the position but Hagler is working away.
Hagler parries the strikes from Banks easily there. Banks is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hagler to escape.
Banks controls the position.
Banks trying to control the action but Hagler is working from the bottom.
Banks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Banks in side control, throwing shots but Hagler defends.
Banks throws an elbow but Hagler slips to the side and avoids it well.
Banks throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks in side control, throwing shots but Hagler defends.
Banks is looking to take a break and control but Hagler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hagler is letting Banks control him for a moment.
Hagler prevents Banks from improving position.
Banks working the ground and pound.
Banks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hagler is avoiding damage well.
Banks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hagler down.
Banks trying to control the position but Hagler is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is really struggling to control Hagler but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hagler regains half guard, as Banks was trying to land strikes.
Banks thows a huge punch but Hagler dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Banks in particular looking to stall.
Banks trying to mount his opponent but Hagler defends it.
Banks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hagler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hagler is looking for a sweep. Banks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Banks winds up and cracks Hagler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Banks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks throws a strike but Hagler avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banks 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Banks looking to sit in guard and control but Hagler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Banks keeping full guard, as Hagler tries to pass.
Banks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banks wants to stand up but Hagler is controlling him.
Hagler throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hagler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hagler trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Banks 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.

Banks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Banks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Banks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hagler is not content to let Banks control the position.
Hagler is trying to improve his position.
Rashad Banks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hagler is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Hagler's face as Banks controls the position.
Banks wants to control but Hagler is keeping him busy.
Banks fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagler tries to buck Banks off but Banks is having none of it.
Hagler trying to remain calm as Banks controls from the top position.
Banks working the ground and pound.
Hagler is looking to reverse the position.
Banks wants to control but Hagler is keeping him busy.
Banks working the ground and pound.
Banks taking a breather here.
Banks scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks working the ground and pound but Hagler is defending the strikes.
Hagler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Banks 's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banks is trying to control. Hagler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Banks looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Banks is looking to pass Hagler's guard but actually Hagler recovers to full guard.
Hagler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hagler is breathing heavily.
Banks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to pass the guard but Hagler is keeping the position.
Hagler is trying to keep Banks in close.
Hagler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banks distracts Hagler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hagler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banks is pushing down on Hagler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hagler is fighting to maintain full guard but Banks has managed to sneak the leg through.
Banks uses his free foot to push down on Hagler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hagler.
Banks landing strikes from the mount and Hagler is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Banks lands a nice shot to the head.
Banks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Banks looking to control but Hagler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hagler is looking to improve his position but Banks isn't that keen on the idea.
Banks wants to control the pace but Hagler is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hagler is in a horrible position here. Banks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Banks dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Banks staying out of range there.
Hagler throws a lazy uppercut

and Banks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hagler!
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
Hagler is trying to get back to half guard.
Hagler is trying to escape the position but Banks is controlling the position.
Banks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hagler some visible discomfort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks trying to control the action but Hagler is working from the bottom.
Banks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hagler is avoiding damage well.
Banks landing a few strikes.
Hagler dodges the ground and pound from Banks .
Hagler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Banks misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Banks controls the position.
Banks throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Banks working the head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Banks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Banks moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hagler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Banks .
Check out the look on Banks 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Banks working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An elbow from Banks crashes against the mat.
Banks trying to control the position but Hagler is working away.
Hagler trying to remain calm as Banks controls from the top position.
Banks scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hagler to see if he's OK.
Hagler is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Banks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Banks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hagler is being controlled here.
Banks throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Banks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Banks wants to control but Hagler is keeping him busy.
Hagler struggling a bit here.
Banks creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagler prevents Banks from improving position.
Hagler tries to improve position but can't.
Marvin Hagler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Hagler's face as Banks controls the position.
Banks working the ground and pound from side control.
Banks controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hagler for as long as he can get away with.
Banks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hagler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks is looking to take a break and control but Hagler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banks in side control lands a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Banks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Banks !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yio Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buloy Hoyhoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoyhoy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Dissapear kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Yaj
vs
Hoyhoy

188 cm
24
216 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yio Yaj!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buloy Hoyhoy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yaj wants it to stay on the feet.
Hoyhoy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yaj counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Yaj fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hoyhoy to the ground. Yaj is now in Hoyhoy's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yaj with a nice head shot there.
Yaj throwing strikes but missing.
Yaj postures up in Hoyhoy's guard and throws a big left but Hoyhoy blocks it.

Yaj got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoyhoy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yaj has managed to get both his arms back between Hoyhoy's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaj trying to control but Hoyhoy is working from the bottom.
Yaj 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.
Yaj scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hoyhoy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yaj landing with the ground and pound.
Hoyhoy looks winded!
Hoyhoy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Yaj stands up and waves to Hoyhoy to follow him.

Yaj darts in and clinches Hoyhoy up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yaj is trying to trip Hoyhoy. He has hold of a leg but Hoyhoy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Yaj persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj trying to control but Hoyhoy is working from the bottom.
Yaj showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yaj throwing strikes but missing.
Yaj is working Hoyhoy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj landing with the ground and pound.
Yaj wants to stand but Hoyhoy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj working some strikes from top position.
Yaj advances to half guard.
Yaj slips a nice elbow through Hoyhoy's hands, connecting with Hoyhoy's forehead.
Yaj passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hoyhoy!
Yaj looking to finish Hoyhoy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hoyhoy!
Yaj lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yaj fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands a big elbow.
Yaj scoring with strikes but Hoyhoy is staying in there.
Yaj postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hoyhoy looks a forlorn figure.

Hoyhoy is rocked!
A big strike lands for Yaj! That's really hurt Hoyhoy and he's turned his back - Yaj keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Yaj jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yio Yaj!
Yio Yaj retains his light heavyweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Markowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrelly comes into the arena with Written In My Face blaring out of the sound system. Marek Markowski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Farrelly
vs
Markowski

185 cm
19
262 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seamus Farrelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marek Markowski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Markowski misses with a body kick.
Markowski throws a body kick that misses.
Markowski throws a series of punches but Farrelly avoids them all with ease.
Markowski thuds a left hand into Farrelly's body.
Markowski misses with a series of wild punches.

Farrelly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Markowski tries to break free but Farrelly pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Farrelly.
Farrelly lands an uppercut.

It looks like Marek Markowski has been cut.
Markowski prevents a body shot from Farrelly.
Farrelly scores with a hook to the body.
Farrelly misses with the head strike.
Farrelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Farrelly.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Markowski is trying to break the clinch but Farrelly is controlling him.
Farrelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrelly cracks Markowski with a nice body shot.
Farrelly is pushing Markowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Markowski is trying to force a seperation but Farrelly has the dominant position.
Farrelly misses with a punch to the body.
Markowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrelly tries to work over Markowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrelly misses with a punch to the body.
Markowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markowski being controlled against the cage.
Farrelly cracks Markowski with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Farrelly.
Nice body punch from Farrelly.
Markowski looks winded!
Farrelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Markowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Markowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Farrelly scores with a shoulder strike.

Markowski is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Farrelly.
Markowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrelly finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly is working Markowski over against the cage.
Farrelly lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Markowski to his knees! Farrelly keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus Farrelly!
Seamus Farrelly retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Seamus Farrelly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.