BFE: Sunday Scraps 8 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duarte comes into the arena with Dragon ball GT blaring out of the sound system. Woody Wood is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Duarte
vs
Wood

177 cm
19
130 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

169 cm
21
147 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diogo Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Woody Wood!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Duarte shoots for a double leg takedown but Wood sprawls well. He's pushed Duarte's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Wood connects with a body shot.
Duarte shoots for a double leg takedown but Wood sprawls well. He's pushed Duarte's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duarte blocks a low kick nicely.
Wood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wood misses with a shot to the body
and Duarte makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wood really felt that one!
Duarte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duarte shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wood pinned against the cage. Wood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diogo Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick
and Duarte counters with a head kick. That will keep Wood thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wood cracks Duarte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Duarte throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wood wants it to stay on the feet.
Duarte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Duarte looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duarte darts in looking for a takedown but Wood gets double underhooks and turns Duarte into the cage.
Duarte goes for a takedown attempt but Wood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Duarte ducks right into an uppercut from Wood.

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!
Duarte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wood avoids it really well and circles away.
Wood throws a one two combo.
Wood stuffs the takedown.
Wood leaves Duarte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duarte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood throws a right hand that Duarte ducks under and follows up with a left that Duarte also avoids with ease.
Duarte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte takes one to the side of the head.
Wood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wood wants it to stay on the feet.
Duarte looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Duarte is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Wood.
Duarte shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wood scores with a one two! Duarte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Duarte is rocked!
We've been informed that Wood has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wood tries to work over Duarte's front leg with a kick but Duarte checks it.
Oh Duarte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wood drops Duarte with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Duarte! Wood dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Woody Wood!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Formaran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Solidum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Formaran
vs
Solidum

167 cm
24
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Formaran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clinton Solidum!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Formaran misses with a looping right.
Formaran tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Solidum is able to avoid easily.
Formaran falls off balance throwing a combination

and Solidum counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Solidum.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Formaran is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Solidum is controlling him.
Solidum should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Solidum controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Solidum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Formaran throws a nice looking combination but Solidum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Formaran does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Formaran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Solidum on the side of the head.
Solidum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Formaran.
Formaran misses with a few strikes there.
Formaran throws a combination that misses

and Solidum counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Solidum is keen to just control but Formaran is a slippery customer.
Formaran is looking to escape.
Solidum wants to take a breather but Formaran is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Clinton Solidum hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Formaran closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Formaran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solidum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Formaran misses with a head kick.
Formaran is breathing heavily.
Solidum blocks a head kick by Formaran.
Formaran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Solidum.
Formaran misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Formaran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Formaran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Formaran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Formaran pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Formaran misses with a double jab.
Formaran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Solidum circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solidum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Formaran.
Formaran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Formaran finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Solidum moves out of range of the body kick.
Formaran throws a combination that misses

and Solidum counters with a shoot takedown. Formaran fights it but they end up in guard.
Solidum slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

George Formaran has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Formaran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Formaran punishes Solidum's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Formaran.
Formaran thows a body shot but no joy.
Formaran misses with a body kick.
Formaran throws a right and a left that Solidum avoids nicely.
Solidum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Formaran.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solidum blocks a head kick by Formaran.
Formaran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solidum was well out of range. Poor timing from Formaran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that George Formaran will probably get the nod.
That's time! Formaran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Formaran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Formaran swings for the body but Solidum moves out of range.
Solidum walks into a straight right hand from Formaran.
Formaran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Formaran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Formaran looks to land a combination but Solidum avoids it well.
Formaran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Formaran.
Formaran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Formaran pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Formaran misses with a hook. Solidum ducked under it nicely.
Solidum slips a jab from Formaran.
George Formaran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Formaran tries to bum rush Solidum with a series of wild strikes but Solidum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Formaran throws a series of punches but Solidum avoids them all with ease.
Formaran throws a right and a left that Solidum avoids nicely.
Formaran throws a head kick but Solidum moves out of range.
Formaran tries to bum rush Solidum with a series of wild strikes but Solidum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
George Formaran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Formaran. Those never looked like landing.
Formaran throws a series of punches but Solidum moves out of range.
Solidum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Formaran.
Formaran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Formaran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Formaran is looking to chop away at Solidum's legs.
Formaran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Formaran.
Formaran throws a nice looking combination but Solidum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Formaran looks to land a combination but Solidum avoids it well.
Solidum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Formaran.
Formaran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Formaran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solidum.
A combination from Formaran does no damage.
Formaran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Formaran misses.
Formaran misses with a few strikes there.
Formaran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Formaran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solidum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by Solidum.
George Formaran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solidum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Formaran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Formaran.
Formaran throws a body punch but Solidum moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Formaran tries a head kick but it misses.
Formaran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Formaran looks to land a combination but Solidum avoids it well.
Formaran looks to land a left hand but Solidum moved out of range nicely.
Formaran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Formaran throws a right and a left that Solidum avoids nicely.
No joy there for Formaran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Formaran does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Formaran misses with a hook.
Formaran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solidum was well out of range. Poor timing from Formaran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Formaran 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!

Formaran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Formaran misses with a series of wild punches.
Formaran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Solidum walks into a straight right hand from Formaran.
Formaran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Solidum.
A swing and a miss from Formaran.
George Formaran is winning the standup battle so far.
Formaran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Formaran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Formaran swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Formaran throws a right hand that Solidum ducks under and follows up with a left that Solidum also avoids with ease.
Formaran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Formaran misses with a wild combination.
Solidum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Formaran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Formaran looks to land a right hand but Solidum moved out of range.
Formaran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Formaran misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Formaran. Solidum does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Formaran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Formaran is looking to land body kicks.
Formaran misses with a series of wild punches.
Solidum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Formaran looks for the body kick but Solidum saw that one coming.
Formaran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Formaran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Formaran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solidum moves away.
Formaran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solidum moves out of range as Formaran strikes.
Formaran fails to land with a series of punches.
Formaran throws a combination that misses

and Solidum counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Solidum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Formaran is keeping the position for now.
Solidum is stalling in the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Formaran.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Formaran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Formaran throws a body punch but Solidum moves out of range.
Formaran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solidum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Solidum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solidum checks the leg kick.
Formaran throws a hook but Solidum blocks it.
Formaran misses with a two punch combination.
Formaran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Solidum.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Formaran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Formaran, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Formaran!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mister Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You ready. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Love
vs
Hernandez

175 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

172 cm
25
154 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hernandez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Love is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Love tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Love swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernandez.

Love forces Hernandez back against the cage and clinches.

Hernandez breaks the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Love crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hernandez - the referee stops the clock and Love gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hernandez. Love manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hernandez with a nice cross.
Hernandez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Love on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Hernandez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hernandez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Love or not.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Love has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hernandez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Love is controlling him.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Hernandez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Love sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hernandez somewhat.
Pedro Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hernandez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Love drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Love prevents Hernandez from escaping the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Love decides to stand back up.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Love.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Hernandez scores with a hook to the body. Love takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Love pushes him off.

Love rushes Hernandez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love takes an elbow to the forehead.
Love is stalling here.
Love with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Love - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Love pulls guard effortlessly.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Love is retaining full guard.
Hernandez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hernandez trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
Love has a closed guard, preventing Hernandez from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pedro Hernandez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hernandez tries to clinch

and Love counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Love.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Love has him pressed against the cage.

Love jumps guard and drags Hernandez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Love is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Love is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hernandez tries to clinch there but Love circles away.
Love tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
Love slaps away a takedown attempt from Hernandez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Love tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
Love stuffs the takedown.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Love sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mister Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Hernandez.
Hernandez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Love sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Love walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Love shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Love changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hernandez tries to avoid it but Love manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hernandez to the ground. Hernandez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hernandez throws a lazy head kick

and Love moves into the clinch.

Love breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown by Hernandez or perhaps it was just good defense by Love which made him look bad.
Mister Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hernandez.
Pedro Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
That kick from Love tenderised Hernandez's leg. Hernandez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hernandez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Love is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Love instigates a clinch.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Love keeps him there for the moment.
Love holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Love.
Love's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Love.
Love has Hernandez pressed against the cage, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Love wants the takedown. Hernandez is fighting it off but Love persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hernandez's guard against the cage.
We've been hearing that Love has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hernandez is proving hard to escape from.
Love won't allow Hernandez to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love wants to stand but Hernandez is controlling his posture from full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mister Love wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Hernandez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Love using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hernandez tries to work over Love's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Love lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a jab to the nose.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
Hernandez lands a right hook to the body.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. Love tries to sprawl out of it but Hernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Love manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Love tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez misses with a kick to the body.
Hernandez throws a lazy head kick

and Love counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Love escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Love rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mister Love will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez wants to clinch

and Love counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hernandez won't be happy with that.

Love decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hernandez to his feet.
Hernandez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Love's waist but Love gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hernandez off to one side.
Love takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Love shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hernandez as he jumps to the side.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Love.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
Love moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Love tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Love checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hernandez darts in looking for a takedown but Love gets double underhooks and turns Hernandez into the cage.
Love is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hernandez is defending well for now.

Love's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Love throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hernandez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Love has time to react.
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hernandez swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hernandez.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Love tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Love to the ground. Love escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mister Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Hernandez.
Hernandez wants to clinch.
Hernandez throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Love swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernandez thows a leg kick but Love checks it
and Love counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hernandez tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
Love stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Love wants it to stay on the feet.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Love swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernandez.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut
and Love counters with a big head kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
Nice shot lands for Hernandez.
Love wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hernandez lands a jab to Love's midsection.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Love is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez thumps Love with a low kick.
Hernandez looks to land a left hand but Love moved out of range nicely.
Hernandez misses with a hook.
Love is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Hernandez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Love fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hernandez to the ground. Love is now in Hernandez's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez wants to improve his position but instead Love has moved into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love slows the pace down in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Hernandez.
I think Hernandez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo has chosen rage against the machine,,cypress hill how i just kill a man as his entrance music. 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.

Archer
vs
Ricardo

198 cm
25
205 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

191 cm
19
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

TWGC Champion
Counter fighter
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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Archer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ricardo gets back to full guard.

Ricardo looking for a guillotine here but Archer defends easily.
Archer wanted to stand there but Ricardo had control of the position.
Ricardo wants to sweep but no luck.

Archer stands up and waves to Ricardo to follow him.
Sterling Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricardo misses with a hook
and Archer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Ricardo.

Archer gets a clinch.
I was talking to Archer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ricardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Archer controls his hands.
Ricardo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Archer prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo tries to break free but Archer pushes him back against the cage.

Archer manages to break the clinch.

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

Archer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ricardo to get to his feet.

Archer clinches up with Ricardo and pushes him back against the cage.
Ricardo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ricardo tries for a takedown but Archer manages to get underhooks.
Sterling Archer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Ricardo.

Archer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Archer throws a series of punches but Ricardo avoids them all with ease.
Archer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ricardo throws a right and a left that Archer avoids nicely.
Archer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

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!
Archer tries a low kick but Ricardo avoids it.
Ricardo looks to land a combination but Archer avoids it well.

Ricardo gets caught napping as Archer dives in and scores a takedown. Ricardo manages to retain guard.

Archer stands and steps away. Ricardo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Archer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricardo.

Archer instigates a clinch.

Archer manages to break the clinch.
Ricardo cracks Archer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ricardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ricardo misses with a straight right.
Ricardo blocks a head kick by Archer.
Archer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ricardo backs up against the cage.
Archer slips a jab from Ricardo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Archer shoots in and bounces Ricardo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Ricardo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Archer defends well.
Archer stays in close to Ricardo's body and controls the position.

Archer stands up from Ricardo's guard - Archer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Archer thuds his shin into the meat of Ricardo's side.
Archer misses with the combination.
Ricardo misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ricardo misses.
Ricardo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricardo throws a series of punches but Archer moves out of range.
Archer lands a really nice looking cross but Ricardo seems unphased.
Archer misses with the combination.
Archer misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Archer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Archer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Archer throws a combination that misses
and Ricardo counters with a one-two to the body.
Archer is looking to clinch but Ricardo is avoiding it.
Ricardo shoots in but Archer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Archer throws a chopping leg kick but Ricardo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ricardo dodges the punch combination from Archer.
Ricardo scores with a nice strike.
Ricardo closes the distance and clinches up with Archer, looking for a takedown. Ricardo pushes Archer against the cage but Archer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ricardo throws a hook but Archer blocks it.
Archer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ricardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Archer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ricardo misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo misses with a body shot.
Archer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Archer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ricardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Archer.
Ricardo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Archer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricardo with a jab.

It looks like Sterling Archer has been cut.
Ricardo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Archer eats them both and turns towards Ricardo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Archer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Archer throws a combination that misses
and Ricardo counters with a series of strikes. Archer will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ricardo enables Archer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ricardo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ricardo is breathing heavily.

Archer stands and steps away. Ricardo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ricardo throws a series of punches but Archer avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Archer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ricardo counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Archer! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Ricardo!
Post fight, Ricky Ricardo took to the microphone: 'thankin my training partners at dudes gym...oh and the first ten ladies 2 my after party at RED HOT PUSSYLIQURS lounge gets the free cable hookup'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

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

Jones
vs
Jeremy

168 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

168 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jeremy scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jeremy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones looks for the body kick but Jeremy saw that one coming.
Jeremy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones throws a hook but Jeremy blocks it.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Jeremy's shoulder, as Jeremy tries to avoid the shot.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jeremy on the side of the head.
Jones throws a low kick but Jeremy avoids it.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Jeremy misses its intended target.

Jeremy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Jeremy has him pressed against the cage.

Jeremy breaks from the clinch.
Ron Jeremy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Jeremy misses its intended target.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jeremy.
Jeremy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy slips a straight right by Jones.
Jeremy lands a right hook to the body.
Jeremy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jeremy moves out of range of the strikes.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Jeremy.

Jeremy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jeremy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeremy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jeremy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jeremy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jeremy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jeremy drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jeremy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jeremy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donk. Jeremy catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jeremy thows a body shot but no joy.
Jeremy looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Donk. Jones catches Jeremy right on the button with a cross.
Jeremy punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.

Jeremy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Jeremy from controlling successfully.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Jeremy from standing up.
Jones has control of Jeremy's left arm, preventing Jeremy from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jeremy gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jeremy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jeremy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jeremy thinking.
Jeremy misses with a left hand
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jeremy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jeremy throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Jeremy moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jeremy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jeremy.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the body shot from Jeremy.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jeremy misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jeremy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Jeremy misses its intended target.
Jeremy throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jeremy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jeremy looks winded!
Jones lands a jab.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jeremy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Jeremy is rocked!
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Jeremy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jeremy is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jeremy seems to have recovered his senses.

Jones feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jeremy sprawling to the canvas! Jeremy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jones finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jeremy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jeremy throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jeremy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jeremy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jeremy misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeremy misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a huge left! Jeremy is in big trouble! He's backing up but Jones isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Jeremy from any more damage. A dominating finish by Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Jones!
After winning the bout, Jon Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uruhara Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hatake
vs
Repomies

175 cm
28
145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

178 cm
30
144 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uruhara Hatake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hatake scores with a push kick.

Hatake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Hatake is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Repomies is just riding it out for now. Hatake eventually gives up the hold.
Repomies wants to get back to his feet.
Repomies is controlling Hatake's trapped leg to prevent Hatake from advancing to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies is looking to escape.
Hatake is keen to just control but Repomies is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Repomies's head.
Hatake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Repomies is trying to get back to full guard.

Hatake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Repomies is defending against the submission attempts here by Hatake.
Hatake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatake trying to pass the guard but Repomies defending well.
Repomies blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hatake.
Hatake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hatake is working for a submission of some sort.
Hatake wants to pass to mount but Repomies is defending the position.
Repomies wants to control but Hatake is keeping busy.

Hatake is looking for a kimura but Repomies is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hatake to get the leverage.

Hatake is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Repomies sees it coming and defends easily.
Hatake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Hatake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Repomies is controlling Hatake's trapped leg to prevent Hatake from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hatake.
Repomies trying to control from the bottom.
Repomies is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Hatake is looking for a kimura here.
Repomies is trying to maintain the position but Hatake is very close to passing his half guard.
Repomies wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatake perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Repomies is trying to control but can't.
Repomies is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rauno Repomies was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hatake lands a nice hook to Repomies's body. Repomies takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Repomies. No joy for Hatake on that attempt.

Hatake feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatake looking to sit in guard and control but Repomies gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hatake is looking for a triangle but Repomies pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatake keeping moving, preventing Repomies from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Repomies blocks a jab.

Repomies instigates a clinch.
Hatake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Repomies avoiding damage.
Hatake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hatake is trying to pull guard but Repomies turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uruhara Hatake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Repomies is trying to push Hatake away but Hatake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hatake tries to pull guard but Repomies holds him up against the cage and eventually Hatake drops back down to his feet.

Repomies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uruhara Hatake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hatake checks a leg kick.
Hatake tests Repomies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hatake.
Uruhara Hatake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatake misses with a straight right.
Hatake looks to land a combination. Repomies sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Repomies is looking to slow Hatake down with leg kicks.
Hatake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Repomies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Repomies defending well as Hatake loads up on a big left hand.
Hatake rushes Repomies with punches - Repomies moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Repomies goes down! Hatake follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uruhara Hatake!
After winning the bout, Uruhara Hatake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodniel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Amazing. Rocky Scalante has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rodniel Romero's chin.

Romero
vs
Scalante

176 cm
30
180 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

188 cm
36
185 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodniel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Scalante!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero tries to clinch but Scalante moves out of range.
Romero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scalante's calf.
Romero tries to clinch
and Scalante counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero thinking.
A big left from Scalante misses.
Romero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scalante makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Scalante circles away.
Romero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scalante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scalante throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Scalante saw that one coming.

Romero pushes Scalante up against the cage in a clinch.
Scalante trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scalante into the cage.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Rocky Scalante has been cut.
Romero lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Scalante.
Our sources have told us that Romero has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Scalante takes an elbow to the forehead.
Scalante told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Scalante's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scalante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scalante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a knee strike.
Romero tries a knee to the head but Scalante blocks it.
Romero tries a knee to the head but Scalante blocks it.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scalante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scalante dodges an elbow strike from Romero.
Scalante lands a right hand.
Romero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scalante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scalante lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Scalante as the two fighters clinch.
Scalante lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Scalante.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero missing with knees to the body.
Romero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Scalante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scalante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scalante lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Scalante.
Scalante avoiding damage.
Scalante gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scalante can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Romero blocks a body shot from Scalante.
Romero misses with a knee strike.
Romero tries a knee to the head but Scalante blocks it.
Scalante cracks Romero with a nice body shot.
Scalante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scalante lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scalante.
Scalante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scalante is stalling here.
Scalante scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with an elbow over the top.
Scalante lands a shoulder strike.
Scalante scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scalante.
Scalante lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Scalante lands a hook to the side of the head.

Romero is rocked!
Scalante leaning his opponent against the cage.
Romero looking to throw knees to the head but Scalante is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Scalante.
Oh Romero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scalante lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Scalante - that landed with a thud.
Scalante lands an uppercut.
Scalante lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Romero misses with a knee to the head.
Scalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scalante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scalante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Romero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Scalante.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scalante struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Scalante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero letting Scalante take a breather here.
Scalante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scalante avoids it.
Scalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scalante displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romero up against the cage.
Scalante is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Scalante into the cage.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scalante avoids it.
Scalante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scalante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scalante.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scalante lands with a right to the head.
Scalante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Scalante lands a nice shot to the body.
Scalante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scalante leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scalante lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Romero to his knees! Scalante keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Scalante!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rocky Scalante made sure he mentioned Nutrition Company, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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FIGHT
RATING
93%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Bordado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro has chosen Flux Pavilion – I Can't Stop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bordado
vs
Ribeiro

178 cm
30
181 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

174 cm
30
183 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joaquin Bordado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Joaquin Bordado has been cut.
Good exchange - Bordado coming out on top.
Ribeiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Ribeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bordado counters with a low kick, right behind Ribeiro 's knee.
Bordado scores with a hook.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up
and Bordado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Marcelo Ribeiro has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ribeiro!
Ribeiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ribeiro fails with the takedown
and Bordado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ribeiro wants to clinch but Bordado slips to the side
and Bordado counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ribeiro is defended easily by Bordado.
Joaquin Bordado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Ribeiro.
Ribeiro has a takedown stuffed.
Joaquin Bordado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado lands a right hook to the body.
Ribeiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Bordado goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Ribeiro is rocked!
Bordado throws an overhand right that drops Ribeiro like a sack of potatoes! Bordado dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquin Bordado!
A very excited looking Joaquin Bordado made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.