Elite 7 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Droski De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Vapers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vapers's choice of entrance music: Black Hole Sun. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

De La Cruz
vs
Vapers

183 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Droski De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob Vapers!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vapers is looking to clinch but De La Cruz is avoiding it.

Vapers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vapers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De La Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vapers.

Vapers is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. De La Cruz can't fight it off and eventually Vapers manages to take the fight to the floor. De La Cruz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vapers throwing strikes from guard but De La Cruz blocks nicely.
Vapers scoring with punches to the head and body.
De La Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vapers lands a couple of elbows.
Vapers lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vapers throws an elbow that misses. De La Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vapers's guard. Nice move by De La Cruz!
De La Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Vapers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vapers looking for a sweep. Not yet Vapers, not yet.
De La Cruz won't allow Vapers to get back to his feet.

De La Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De La Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vapers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vapers pulls De La Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
Vapers is looking to sweep but instead, De La Cruz has passed into half guard.

De La Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Vapers defends the submission attempt.
De La Cruz trying to control from Vapers's half guard. Vapers has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vapers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
De La Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vapers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De La Cruz won't allow Vapers to get back to his feet.
Vapers looking to hit a scissor sweep but De La Cruz is one step ahead there.
De La Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vapers has momentary wrist control but De La Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vapers throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Vapers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
De La Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Vapers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vapers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De La Cruz wants to control from the top but Vapers keeps moving.
De La Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Vapers looking for a sweep. Not yet Vapers, not yet.

Vapers looking for subs off his back but De La Cruz has passed one foot through into half guard.
Vapers looks winded!
Vapers is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vapers tries to push off, looking to stand up, but De La Cruz manages to move to mount!
De La Cruz with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! De La Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Cruz working Vapers over with strikes here.
De La Cruz lands a couple of good shots and Vapers has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Can Vapers hold on?! De La Cruz is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

De La Cruz is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Vapers won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips De La Cruz off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Droski De La Cruz!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nedgie Dacoycoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Brimlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dacoycoy's entrance music is Pusong Bato. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dacoycoy
vs
Brimlock

186 cm
24
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nedgie Dacoycoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adrian Brimlock!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brimlock tries to clinch but Dacoycoy moves away

and Dacoycoy moves into the clinch.
Brimlock prevents the takedown attempt.
Brimlock pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Brimlock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brimlock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dacoycoy avoids it.
Dacoycoy wants to take the fight to the mat but Brimlock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nedgie Dacoycoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brimlock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dacoycoy avoids it.
Dacoycoy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brimlock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brimlock is looking to control Dacoycoy's arms but Dacoycoy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brimlock has his back to the ropes.
Dacoycoy wants a takedown but no success here.
Dacoycoy goes for a takedown attempt but Brimlock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brimlock wants to clinch

and Dacoycoy counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brimlock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dacoycoy.

Dacoycoy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dacoycoy manages to end up in side control.
Dacoycoy happy to just control the position for now.
Dacoycoy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Dacoycoy has an Americana. Brimlock didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Dacoycoy is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Dacoycoy hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nedgie Dacoycoy!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Proteus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessup Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Proteus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Proteus
vs
Wyatt

185 cm
22
267 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Proteus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jessup Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Proteus pinned against the ropes. Proteus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Proteus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Proteus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Wyatt has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Proteus should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Wyatt has tightened it up now! Proteus 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 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jessup Wyatt!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongi Khumalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pitbull ft Marc Anthony Rain Over Me. Bongi Khumalo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

King
vs
Khumalo

187 cm
25
213 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bongi Khumalo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Khumalo slams his shin into King's torso.
Bongi Khumalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

King has closed the distance and engaged Khumalo in a clinch.
Khumalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Khumalo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Khumalo as King shoots in.
Khumalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khumalo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Khumalo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khumalo misses with a wild combination.
King throws a nice looking combination but Khumalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khumalo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khumalo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khumalo fails with the takedown
and King counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Khumalo misses
and King counters with a left to the body.
Khumalo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Khumalo, looking for a takedown. King pushes Khumalo against the ropes but Khumalo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khumalo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Khumalo throws a body kick that misses
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
No joy there for Khumalo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King scores with a shot to the body.
King is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khumalo.

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!
A head kick by Khumalo misses
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khumalo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khumalo lands a high kick!
Khumalo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King tries to clinch but Khumalo moves away
and Khumalo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khumalo dives in for a single leg takedown but King sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Bruce King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bongi Khumalo.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khumalo avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from King.
Khumalo is pressed up against the ropes. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khumalo down to the mat. Khumalo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Khumalo down.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Khumalo on that attempt.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khumalo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Khumalo on that attempt.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
King sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khumalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khumalo.
Khumalo tries to land a body kick
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King misses with a leg kick
and Khumalo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Khumalo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khumalo slips under a jab from King.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khumalo counters with a leg kick.
King is breathing heavily.
Khumalo throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bongi Khumalo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khumalo swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King lunges at Khumalo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khumalo's hand.
Khumalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King slips a jab and a cross from Khumalo.
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khumalo.
Khumalo throws a solid leg kick but King takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khumalo.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King looks to land a combination but Khumalo avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King blocks a head kick by Khumalo.
King tries to clinch
and Khumalo counters with a head kick. That will keep King thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
King throws a head kick that misses
and Khumalo counters with a body kick.

Khumalo moves into range and clinches up with King.

Khumalo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Khumalo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King avoids the head kick by Khumalo.
Khumalo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khumalo slips under a jab from King.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Khumalo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
King is looking to wear down Khumalo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Khumalo does no damage.
Khumalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khumalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khumalo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khumalo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Khumalo's head.
Khumalo lands with a kick to the temple. King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bruce King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khumalo is defended easily by King.
Khumalo doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Khumalo slips a jab and a cross from King.
Khumalo is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruce King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bongi Khumalo.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Khumalo circles away.
Khumalo throws a head kick that half lands.
Khumalo connects with a high kick.
Khumalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bongi Khumalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khumalo staying out of range there.
Khumalo shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khumalo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khumalo gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khumalo looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khumalo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bongi Khumalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
King misses with the combination.
King tries to clinch there but Khumalo circles away.
King fails with a takedown attempt.

King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Khumalo won't allow King to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Khumalo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but King is on him like a limpet, forcing Khumalo back against the ropes.

Khumalo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by King.
King dives in and grabs Khumalo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khumalo pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Khumalo throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
King takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

King tries to keep at a distance but Khumalo has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khumalo avoids the elbow strike from King, against the ropes.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khumalo avoids it.

Khumalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King misses with a leg kick.
Khumalo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khumalo gets slowly back to his feet.
Khumalo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khumalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King tries to bum rush Khumalo with a series of wild strikes but Khumalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a jab.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khumalo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Khumalo moves into the clinch.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
King has Khumalo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Khumalo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khumalo gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Khumalo breaks the clinch.
Khumalo lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khumalo lands with a kick to the temple. King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khumalo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khumalo lands a front kick.
Bruce King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khumalo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khumalo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khumalo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bongi Khumalo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khumalo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bongi Khumalo!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lehbron Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kingston
vs
Gill

189 cm
26
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
226 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

GETSWOLE

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lehbron Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JP Gill!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill shoots in but no luck this time.
Gill tries for a takedown but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kingston avoids it really well and circles away.
Lehbron Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Gill.
Gill swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.
Gill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kingston wants to clinch.

Kingston clinches with his opponent.
Gill goes for a takedown attempt but Kingston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gill dives in for a single leg takedown but Kingston sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Gill takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston lands a nice uppercut.
Kingston working Gill over with knees to the body.
Gill looks winded!
Kingston stops a takedown attempt from Gill.

Kingston drops Gill with a big knee straight up the middle! Gill is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Gill is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston misses with a head kick.
Gill is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingston finish him?

Kingston has managed to clinch.
Kingston effectively controlling the action here.
Kingston pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Gill! Kingston unloads with more strikes and Gill sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lehbron Kingston!
After the fight, Lehbron Kingston was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated JP Gill had this to say: 'Clearly, I've got some things to work on. Thanks to everyone who's supported me thus far.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smokey Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Bluth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnston comes to the ring accompanied by Bone Thugs N Harmony - 1st Of Tha Month . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnston
vs
Bluth

188 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smokey Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buster Bluth!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bluth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnston. That did some damage!
Johnston wants to clinch up but Bluth keeps it at a distance.
Bluth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bluth at a distance.
Johnston takes a swing at Bluth's ribcage but misses.
Buster Bluth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bluth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnston's sensitive parts.
Johnston shoots in and drives through. Bluth sprawls well.
A good leg kick by Bluth.
Johnston takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnston tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bluth throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Bluth.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bluth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston takes a kick to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Bluth.
Danga de danga de dang - Bluth scores with a four punch combination!
Johnston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bluth is fending him off so far but Johnston persists. Nope, Bluth circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnston moves in looking to clinch but Bluth pushes him off.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bluth throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston moves in looking to clinch but Bluth pushes him off.
Bluth throws an overhand right that lands on Johnston's shoulder, as Johnston tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bluth. Those never looked like landing.
Buster Bluth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Bluth.
Johnston wants to clinch up but Bluth keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnston.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smokey Johnston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnston shoots in for a takedown but Bluth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johnston. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluth stalks Johnston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnston's face. Johnston staggers backwards, shaken.
Bluth loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
Bluth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bluth leaves Johnston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bluth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Bluth throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bluth.
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch but Bluth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bluth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bluth lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluth is looking to slow Johnston down with leg kicks.
Bluth connects with a leg kick. Johnston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bluth thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnston if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Bluth.
Johnston walks into a left hand.
Bluth fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnston in the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bluth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bluth thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnston if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bluth. Bluth obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bluth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bluth. That's going to slow Johnston down.
Bluth throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnston.
Bluth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnston's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bluth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bluth lands a leg kick that knocks Johnston off balance momentarily.
Johnston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bluth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnston's calf.
Bluth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnston. That did some damage!
Bluth lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnston will feel that in the morning.
Johnston throws a push kick but Bluth slaps the foot to one side.
Bluth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bluth throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnston tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bluth defends well and Johnston ends up having to push Bluth into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnston will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnston blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Bluth dominated that round.
That's time! Johnston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bluth scores with a leg kick.
Johnston misses the jab.
Johnston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bluth pinned against the ropes. Bluth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bluth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bluth's hands.
Bluth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnston.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bluth. That's going to slow Johnston down.
Bluth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bluth throws a nice head kick!
Johnston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bluth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston lands with a nice combination. Bluth backs away looking to recover.
Bluth throws a leg kick which misses Johnston's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnston tries to avoid it.
Johnston catches Bluth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bluth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bluth.
Johnston connects with a right hand. Bluth shakes it off.
Bluth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Bluth lands with a kick to the temple. Johnston shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnston throws a chopping leg kick but Bluth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston throws a low kick but Bluth moves out of range easily.
Johnston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bluth.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bluth.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bluth.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bluth. Johnston shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston looks for a takedown but Bluth sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnston has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bluth.
Bluth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Johnston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bluth misses with an uppercut.
Bluth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Bluth saw that one coming.
Johnston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bluth as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smokey Johnston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnston shoots in but no luck this time.
Bluth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bluth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bluth explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluth throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnston.
Bluth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnston's sensitive parts.
Bluth cracks the inside of Johnston's front leg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnston.
Bluth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buster Bluth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bluth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bluth, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Bluth.
Johnston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bluth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Johnston is rocked!
Johnston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bluth.
Oh Johnston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A good leg kick by Bluth.
Johnston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bluth can pounce on him.
Johnston wants to stay close but Bluth steps back to make room for something. Johnston seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Bluth and Johnston drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Buster Bluth!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
75%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Maruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Maruska
vs
Force

190 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miroslav Maruska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Force!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maruska lands the left hand.
Maruska scores with a nice head shot.

Maruska has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maruska wants to break free but Force has control.
Maruska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maruska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Force backwards.
Force can't get the takedown.
Force drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maruska gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maruska lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Force or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Force's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Force dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Maruska displaying some good clinch control by pressing Force up against the ropes.
Maruska stops a takedown attempt from Force.
Miroslav Maruska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Force.
Maruska lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Force gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maruska trying to hold on to Force's head to control him but Force postures up.
Maruska is looking for a sweep. Force is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Force throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maruska is in trouble now - Force has advanced to mount!
Force lands a big elbow.
Force prevents Maruska from getting the reversal.
Force lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maruska is bucking up trying to escape but Force cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Force scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maruska?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maruska is trying desperately to improve position.
Force putting on the heat here with some good 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.
BOOM! Force connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maruska is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Force connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Force is landing with some decent strikes but Maruska is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maruska is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Force in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Force controlling his opponent.
Force has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maruska's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maruska is desperately trying to improve his position but Force has a good base and remains in mount.

Force is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Force!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Force!
Joe Force is the new heavyweight champion!