The League 1 - New Beginnings PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erick Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack The Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sierra
vs
The Ripper

183 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
22 - 22 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erick Sierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack The Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Ripper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sierra as he jumps to the side.
Sierra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Ripper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erick Sierra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Sierra.
The Ripper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sierra.
Sierra throws a head kick but The Ripper moves out of range.
The Ripper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sierra.
The Ripper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sierra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sierra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Ripper fails with a takedown attempt.
Erick Sierra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack The Ripper.
The Ripper blocks a head kick by Sierra.
Sierra feints and then cracks The Ripper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Ripper down.
Sierra fails to land with a series of punches.
Sierra throws a sloppy head kick and The Ripper moves out of range easily.
The Ripper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sierra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra lands with a cross.
Sierra throws a head kick but The Ripper moves out of range.
Sierra misses with a head kick.
The Ripper misses with an uppercut.
Sierra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sierra wants it to stay on the feet.
Sierra loads up on a big right hand but The Ripper slips the punch.
Sierra is looking to score with low kicks.
Sierra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sierra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sierra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sierra rushes The Ripper with punches - The Ripper moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, The Ripper goes down! Sierra follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Sierra!
A victorious Erick Sierra thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laszlo Papp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papp has chosen Feet don't fail me now... as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Te Huna
vs
Papp

187 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
218 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Te Huna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Laszlo Papp!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papp lands a head shot.
Te Huna throws a jab when Papp was well out of range.
Te Huna throws a poor cross that misses
and Papp counters with an outside leg kick.
Te Huna will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Papp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Papp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papp scores with the left hand. Te Huna knows he should have avoided that one.
Papp staying out of range there.
Te Huna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papp stalks Te Huna and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Te Huna's face. Te Huna staggers backwards, shaken.

Papp gets a clinch.
Te Huna is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Papp is defending well.
Te Huna looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Te Huna. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Papp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Papp thumps Te Huna with a low kick.
Te Huna shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Papp as he avoids it easily.

Papp has Te Huna up against the ropes in a clinch.
Papp lands a hook that snaps the head of Te Huna backwards.

Te Huna is rocked!

Papp tightens his grip and picks Te Huna up, before dumping him to the ground. Te Huna manages to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Papp is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Papp throws a big right hand that misses.
Papp stopping the sweep attempt from Te Huna.
Papp is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Papp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Papp stopping the sweep attempt from Te Huna.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papp throws a big elbow that misses.
Papp slips nicely into half guard.
Papp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Papp wants to take a breather but Te Huna is having none of it.
Te Huna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Papp scores with a couple of nice shots.
Papp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Te Huna knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Papp on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna taking some punishment here, with Papp in his half guard.
Papp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Te Huna is breathing heavily.
Papp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Papp is trying to control. Te Huna wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Papp sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Papp uses his free foot to push down on Te Huna's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Te Huna.
Papp raining down hammerfists from mount.
Te Huna wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Papp.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Te Huna that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Papp throws some wild stikes that Te Huna manages to avoid easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Te Huna can't escape the position.
Papp sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Papp controlling the position easily from mount.
Papp is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Te Huna is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papp postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Te Huna in real trouble here! The ref calls for Te Huna to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laszlo Papp!
Our winner, Laszlo Papp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rogerio Nogueria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Rogerio Nogueria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boyka
vs
Rogerio Nogueria

182 cm
23
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
255 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Rogerio Nogueria!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nogueria momentarily.
Nogueria tries to clinch
and Boyka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boyka lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Antonio Rogerio Nogueria has been cut.
Boyka jabs Nogueria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nogueria tries to clinch
and Nogueria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueria misses with a head kick.
Boyka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nogueria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyka manages to avoid it.
Boyka cracks Nogueria with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Boyka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boyka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nogueria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nogueria has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Boyka. Those never looked like landing.
Nogueria tries to clinch but Boyka moves away
and Boyka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boyka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nogueria.
Nogueria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boyka scores with a nice right hand.

Nogueria gets tackled into the ropes by Boyka. Boyka maintains the clinch.
Nogueria tries a knee to the head but Boyka blocks it.
Nogueria 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.
Nogueria trying to stall but Boyka improves his position.

Boyka breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Nogueria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boyka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueria tries to clinch but Boyka moves away
and Boyka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nogueria momentarily.
Good shot there by Boyka.

That has opened up Antonio Rogerio Nogueria's cut even more.
A cross from Boyka lands.
Boyka scores with a punch to the head.
Boyka lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Boyka.

Boyka sends Nogueria crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Boyka is motioning to the referee to let Nogueria up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Nogueria is rocked!

The cut above Antonio Rogerio Nogueria's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nogueria tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boyka defends well and Nogueria ends up having to push Boyka into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nogueria looks winded!
Nogueria is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Boyka to keep the fight standing.
Yuri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rogerio Nogueria.

Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Boyka finds it's target.
Yuri Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boyka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boyka.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueria's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boyka lands a slapping body shot.
Boyka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boyka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yuri Boyka!
Post fight, Yuri Boyka took to the microphone: 'I am the most complete fighter in the world. '.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristobal Arebola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Volkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cristobal Arebola's chin.

Volkov
vs
Arebola

200 cm
26
240 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cristobal Arebola!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arebola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arebola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arebola throws a series of punches but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Arebola moves away and avoids it.
Arebola throws a poor cross that misses
and Volkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Volkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Volkov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Arebola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Arebola.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Arebola moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arebola misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Arebola misses its intended target.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Arebola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arebola loads up on a big right hand but Volkov slips the punch.
Arebola throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volkov slips a jab and a cross from Arebola.
Arebola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Volkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Arebola misses.
Arebola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arebola checks a leg kick.
Volkov clobbers Arebola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Volkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Arebola misses.
Volkov checks a low kick from Arebola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a hook.
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.
Arebola throws a lazy uppercut
and Volkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Volkov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arebola is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Volkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arebola.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Volkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Arebola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arebola thinking.
Arebola throws a nice looking combination but Volkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arebola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab.
Volkov throws the left hand but Arebola avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Volkov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arebola throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Volkov 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.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Volkov.
Arebola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Volkov in his tracks.
Arebola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Volkov lands with a hook. Arebola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arebola lands with a hook. Volkov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Arebola. That snapped Volkov's head back.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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!
Volkov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arebola is able to avoid easily.

Arebola cracks Volkov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Volkov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Arebola finish him?
and Arebola counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Volkov! He's just covering up as Arebola starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristobal Arebola!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hunt
vs
Nelson

177 cm
27
261 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

178 cm
26
265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Nelson misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Hunt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt is pressed up against the ropes. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hunt down to the mat. Hunt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Hunt rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hunt has Nelson pushed against the ropes.
Nelson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Hunt to keep the fight standing.
Mark Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Nelson.
Nelson looking for a takedown.
Hunt is pushing Nelson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Hunt.

It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
A short left from Hunt.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nelson looks winded!
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunt.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nelson drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt stalls.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nelson is defending well for now.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt presses Nelson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Hunt pushes Nelson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Hunt digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Hunt cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Hunt stalling the fight.
Hunt gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt stalls.
Hunt seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hunt.
Hunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a left and a right that stings Nelson.
Nelson swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Nelson's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Hunt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nelson doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.

Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Nelson tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
Hunt digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Nelson tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the ropes.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nelson up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hunt for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hunt presses Nelson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Mark Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hunt.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Mark Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nelson gets tackled into the ropes by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hunt.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Mark Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt scores with a jab.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Hunt as Nelson shoots in.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Hunt moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Hunt works Nelson's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Hunt catches Nelson right on the button with a cross.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Nelson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Nelson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunt closes the distance and pushes Nelson back into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Nelson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
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!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hunt.
Hunt lands with a nice combination. Nelson backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson fails with the takedown
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Mark Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Nelson.
Hunt thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the ropes.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nelson or not.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hunt.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roy Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Nelson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Mark Hunt!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Mark Hunt!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Mark Hunt!

Mark Hunt wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshida Kotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotaro's entrance music is Dance Yourself Clean. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kotaro
vs
Aldo

194 cm
34
139 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshida Kotaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Kotaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick
and Kotaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aldo throws a head kick but Kotaro moves out of range.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kotaro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kotaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kotaro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aldo on the side of the head.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Kotaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kotaro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aldo on the side of the head.
Aldo wants to clinch but Kotaro slips to the side

and Kotaro counters by clinching up.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kotaro avoids it.
Kotaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotaro is struggling to control the position.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Kotaro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kotaro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kotaro working Aldo over with knees to the body.
Kotaro misses with an elbow strike.

Kotaro breaks from the clinch.
Aldo misses with an uppercut

and Kotaro moves into the clinch.
Aldo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kotaro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Kotaro won't allow it.
Aldo looks winded!
Aldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kotaro landing knees to the head.
Kotaro leaning his opponent against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Kotaro with a knee to the head.
Kotaro with a knee to the head.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Kotaro with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kotaro scores with a knee to the head.
Aldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kotaro landing knees to the head.

Kotaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kotaro throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Kotaro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kotaro moves out of range of the body kick from Aldo.
Kotaro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kotaro lands a big head kick that sends Aldo tumbling to the mat! Kotaro takes a step backwards and waves Aldo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Aldo is rocked!

It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotaro tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kotaro finish him?
Aldo tries to clinch
and Kotaro counters with a crisp right that sends Aldo to the canvas! Kotaro follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshida Kotaro!
An out of breath and clearly excited Yoshida Kotaro thanked Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Palander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Palander
vs
Bashor

200 cm
28
300 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
186 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Palander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Bashor!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palander connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bashor's hands.

It looks like Jason Bashor has been cut.
Palander tries to clinch but Bashor is having none of it.
Palander uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bashor has time to react.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bashor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Palander, as that shot connected.
Palander scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palander is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Bashor is rocked!
Bashor slips a jab and a cross from Palander.

Palander lands a big right hand that sends Bashor crashing to the mat! Palander stays standing though and waves Bashor back to his feet!
Bashor is still on wobbly legs! Can Palander finish him?
Palander fakes the body blow, causing Bashor to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Bashor goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pasi Palander!