Feral Combat 46 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain comes to the cage accompanied by A Warrior's Call. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cain
vs
Clausen

180 cm
27
191 lbs
8 - 17 - 0

189 cm
28
195 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clausen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Cain has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Clausen's corner calls for a 1-2. Clausen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clausen swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Clausen.
Cain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clausen as he avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Clausen.
No joy there for Cain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clausen lands a nice hook to Cain's body. Cain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clausen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clausen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cain throws a jab when Clausen was well out of range.
Donk. Clausen catches Cain right on the button with a cross.
Clausen drops Cain with a huge uppercut! Cain drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Clausen is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claus Clausen!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Swano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cevada Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cevada Bacon enters the cage!

Swano
vs
Bacon

190 cm
25
223 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

190 cm
29
213 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Swano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Cevada Bacon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Swano cracks Bacon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bacon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Swano finish him?

It looks like Cevada Bacon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swano lands a glancing blow to the side of Bacon's head.

Bacon is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Swano moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Bacon! Swano continues to tee off on Bacon, landing with a left and a right! Swano connects with a right hand that leaves Bacon sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Swano!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Swano!
After winning the bout, Dan Swano thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan comes to the cage accompanied by Vamos. Hardy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Run this town. 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.

Jordan
vs
Hardy

190 cm
25
202 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

184 cm
26
186 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Just Fight (Everything 7$)
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan throws a head kick that Hardy semi-blocks.
Jordan staying out of range there.
Hardy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jordan throws a head kick that Hardy semi-blocks.

Hardy looking to score a takedown here. Jordan is defending well but Hardy drives through and ends up in Jordan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hardy trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy throws a big elbow that misses.
Jordan working a defensive guard here.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Jordan wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy postures up in Jordan's guard and throws a big left but Jordan blocks it.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jordan wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Hardy preventing the sweep.
Jordan is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardy.
No joy there for Jordan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jordan lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hardy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jordan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Jordan.
Hardy goes for a double leg but Jordan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jordan continues to drive forward.
Jordan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jordan.
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardy wants to break free but Jordan has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan lands a nice elbow.
Jordan missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
I was talking to Jordan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jordan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
Jordan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jordan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardy's defenses.
Hardy working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Jordan.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Jordan keeps him there for the moment.
Jordan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan lands a body shot.
Jordan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardy looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to break free but Jordan has control.
Jordan lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
Jordan stops a takedown attempt from Hardy.
Hardy tries to score a body lock takedown but Jordan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jamal Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Hardy.
Nice elbow from Jordan.
Hardy is trying to break free.
Jordan lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Chad Hardy has been cut.
Jordan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jordan lands a left hand.
Jordan scores with a shoulder strike.

Hardy is rocked!
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan finish him?
Jordan lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Jordan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jordan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jordan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Jordan lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Jordan crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Jordan lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Jordan lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Jordan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
Jordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jordan landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordan working Hardy over with knees to the body.
Jordan lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Jordan lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Jordan on the inside.
Jordan cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jordan crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jordan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
Jordan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jordan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jordan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan.
Jordan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jordan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jordan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jordan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Jordan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jordan crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Jordan.
Jordan lands with a left to the head.
Hardy working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Jordan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Hardy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jordan connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Hardy to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Jordan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jamal Jordan!
A victorious Jamal Jordan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Chad Hardy stepped up to the mic, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickael Zewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zewski comes to the cage accompanied by 6CLIK - Tu sais jamais. De Vries has chosen Duke Lion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Zewski
vs
De Vries

180 cm
29
165 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

173 cm
35
157 lbs
30 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

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 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickael Zewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries misses with a looping right.
De Vries throws out a loose jab but Zewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zewski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that Zewski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Vries misses with an uppercut. Zewski saw that one coming.
Zewski slips under a jab from De Vries.
Zewski throws a nice looking combination but De Vries bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Vries drops his hands momentarily and Zewski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

De Vries clinches up against the cage.
De Vries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Vries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zewski takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Mickael Zewski has been cut.
De Vries prevents Zewski from breaking the clinch.
Zewski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Vries lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, De Vries scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Vries lands with a short shot to the head.
De Vries lands a knee to the body.
Zewski is breathing heavily.
De Vries working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Vries gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zewski takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries scores a nice knee to the body.
De Vries is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Vries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries'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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Vries.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries is struggling to control the position.
Zewski wants to break free but De Vries has control.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zewski takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
Zewski is trying to break the clinch but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Zewski in his tracks for a moment.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.

Zewski is rocked!

Mickael Zewski's cut is getting worse.
De Vries scores with a shot to the side of Zewski's head.
Oh Zewski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Vries pushes Zewski against the cage. De Vries is working some dirty boxing. De Vries pushes off with a quick right hook! Zewski goes down! Zewski tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! De Vries moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans De Vries!
Hans De Vries decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Higuita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Cichon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Higuita comes into the arena with Man with a harmonica blaring out of the sound system. Cichon has chosen Grindmode - YG ft, 2 Chainz and Nipsey Hussle as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Higuita
vs
Cichon

188 cm
26
184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Elvis Higuita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Cichon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cichon throws out a loose jab but Higuita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Higuita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cichon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Higuita counters with a nice body shot.
Cichon scores with a jab.

It looks like Elvis Higuita has been cut.
Cichon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Higuita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cichon.
A slow jab from Cichon misses its intended target.
Higuita throws a wild body kick that Cichon sees coming a mile off.
Cichon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Higuita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cichon checks a low kick from Higuita.
Higuita misses with a series of wild punches.
Higuita takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cichon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Higuita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Cichon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mariusz Cichon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higuita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Higuita defending well as Cichon loads up on a big left hand.
Higuita tries to clinch but Cichon is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cichon misses with a hook
and Higuita counters with a left to the body.
Higuita delivers a nice body kick.
Higuita tries to clinch up but Cichon circles away and keeps his distance.
Higuita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cichon.
Cichon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cichon throws the left hand but Higuita avoids the punch easily.
Higuita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Higuita lands a nice hook to Cichon's body. Cichon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Higuita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Higuita misses with a two punch combination.
Higuita blocks a jab.
Higuita rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cichon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Higuita connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Higuita throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Higuita cracks Cichon with an open hand slap.
Cichon throws a lazy right hand but Higuita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Higuita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Higuita thuds his shin into the meat of Cichon's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cichon connects with a body shot that sends Higuita's belly button to the back.
Cichon punishes Higuita's body with a nice straight punch.
Higuita moves out of range as Cichon strikes.
Cichon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cichon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Higuita throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Cichon.
Cichon blocks a head kick by Higuita.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cichon, as that shot connected.
Higuita throws a wild body kick that Cichon sees coming a mile off.

Higuita has closed the distance and engaged Cichon in a clinch.
Cichon working hard to break the clinch.
Higuita makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cichon misses with an elbow strike.
Cichon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cichon lands a hook that snaps the head of Higuita backwards.
Cichon controlling the action here for a moment.
Cichon misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higuita'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.
Cichon is working Higuita over against the cage.
Cichon lands a left hand.
Cichon is trying to maintain a safe position but Higuita gets an underhook and turns Cichon into the cage.
Higuita is pushing Cichon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cichon dodges an elbow strike from Higuita.
Cichon looking to stall.
Cichon blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higuita displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cichon up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Higuita misses with a knee to the head.
Higuita pushes off an throws an elbow but Cichon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee calls for Cichon to work.
Cichon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Higuita throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Higuita just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cichon's brow.
Cichon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cichon as Higuita tries to tie him up.
Cichon misses with a punch to the body.
Higuita lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mariusz Cichon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elvis Higuita's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cichon just misses with a punch to the body.
Elvis Higuita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Higuita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Higuita takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cichon loads up on a big right hand but Higuita slips the punch.
Cichon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Higuita slams his shin into Cichon's torso.
Nice defenses there by Higuita.
Cichon throws a sloppy head kick and Higuita moves out of range easily.
Higuita throws a head kick but Cichon moves out of range.
Higuita chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cichon can pounce on him.
Higuita throws a right and a left that Cichon avoids nicely.
Elvis Higuita is winning the standup battle so far.
Cichon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Higuita at a distance.
Cichon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cichon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Higuita on the side of the head.
Cichon wants to land a leg kick but Higuita is out of range.
Higuita doesn't manage to clinch there - Cichon circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Higuita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cichon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Higuita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cichon jabs Higuita right on the nose. Higuita blinks but takes it well.
Higuita misses with a head kick.

Higuita closes the distance and pushes Cichon back into the cage.
Cichon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cichon taking a breather.

Cichon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cichon blocks a head kick by Higuita.
A jab from Cichon does it's job there.

Higuita is rocked!

Cichon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Higuita, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Higuita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cichon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cichon blocks an elbow strike from Higuita.
Stalling in the clinch from Higuita.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Cichon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cichon lands with a big right hook that stumbles Higuita - he's out on his feet here! Cichon follows up with another monster hook that separates Higuita from consciousness! Higuita falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Cichon stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mariusz Cichon!
Mariusz Cichon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ned Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Misiek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein comes to the cage accompanied by 'Mama Said Knock You Out' by LL Cool J. Misiek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by El Picante. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gein
vs
Misiek

194 cm
28
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

181 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ned Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rafael Misiek!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misiek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Misiek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gein. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Misiek 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 Gein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A bone on bone clash there as Gein blocks the leg kick.
Misiek lands with a good body shot.
Misiek is looking to clinch.
Gein has a takedown stuffed.
Misiek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Misiek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gein blocks a low kick nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Gein has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Good exchange - Misiek coming out on top.
Gein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Misiek to score with a decent uppercut.
Misiek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Misiek lands a head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Misiek. No joy for Gein on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein slips a jab and a cross from Misiek.
A head kick misses from Misiek.
Gein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gein closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rafael Misiek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misiek throws a head kick that misses.
Rafael Misiek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gein misses with a hook. Misiek ducked under it nicely.
Gein shoots for a takedown but Misiek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gein throws a hook to the side of Misiek's head but Misiek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gein avoids the body shot from Misiek.
A leg kick checked by Gein.
Misiek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gein misses with a hook. Misiek ducked under it nicely.
Misiek lands with a kick to the temple. Gein shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gein misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Misiek. That's going to slow Gein down.
Misiek misses with a kick to the body.
Gein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gein misses with a takedown attempt - Misiek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misiek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gein.
Gein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Misiek delivers a nice body kick.
Misiek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Misiek misses with a low kick.
Misiek lands a nice hook to Gein's body. Gein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Gein misses.
Gein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misiek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gein to score with a decent uppercut.
Gein avoids the head kick by Misiek.
Gein cracks Misiek with a good jab.
Gein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Misiek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gein throws out a loose jab but Misiek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misiek misses with an attempted mid kick.

Gein shoots in and bounces Misiek off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Misiek keeping moving, preventing Gein from controlling successfully.
Gein advances position into side control!
Misiek can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Misiek can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misiek is looking to get back to his feet here but Gein is keeping cool and he's managed to take Misiek's back.
Misiek told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Misiek looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Gein has got one arm under Misiek's chin. This could be trouble... Misiek trying to control the other hand but Gein gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Misiek has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ned Gein!
Ned Gein seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michihiro Bukake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes into the arena with Be Aggresive by Faith No More blaring out of the sound system. Bukake has chosen Primo Victoria as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Saint
vs
Bukake

188 cm
35
210 lbs
31 - 15 - 0

175 cm
27
220 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Solid chin

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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 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michihiro Bukake !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bukake 's head.

It looks like Michihiro Bukake has been cut.

Saint shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bukake 's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Bukake working for a triangle but Saint defends it easily.
Bukake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bukake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saint being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bukake is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michihiro Bukake wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bukake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've been told by Saint's head coaches at Lawson MMA (UK) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick misses from Saint.
Saint throws a lazy head kick
and Bukake counters with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Saint.
Saint lands with a nice combination. Bukake backs away looking to recover.
Bukake tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Saint misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bukake as Saint shoots in.

Saint looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Saint wants to control from the top but Bukake keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukake looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint connects with a couple of short punches.
Bukake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Saint drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bukake manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Saint has Bukake in his guard.
Bukake looking to sit in guard and control but Saint gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukake keeping full guard, as Saint tries to pass.
Saint showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Saint wants to control from the top but Bukake keeps moving.
Saint looking to sit in guard and control but Bukake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bukake throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukake postures up.
Bukake trying to control but Saint is working from the bottom.
Bukake distracts Saint with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bukake throws a big elbow that misses.
Bukake trying to control but Saint is working from the bottom.
Saint controlling the position.
Bukake wants to control from the top but Saint keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Saint escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bukake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kain Saint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michihiro Bukake 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bukake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bukake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Saint. Those never looked like landing.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bukake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kain Saint overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bukake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saint working a defensive guard here.
Bukake trying to control but Saint is working from the bottom.
Saint is trying to keep Bukake in close.
Bukake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bukake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saint looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bukake is looking to advance position but Saint has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bukake slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Saint slips a nice elbow through Bukake 's hands, connecting with Bukake 's forehead.
Saint trying to control from Bukake 's half guard. Bukake has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bukake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bukake working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint stays in close to Bukake 's body and controls the position.
Saint is looking to stand up but Bukake won't let him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saint stands and throws Bukake 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukake wants to control but Saint postures up.
Saint looks up at the clock and then as Bukake takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Saint smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukake tries to improve position but can't.
Saint looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bukake is avoiding damage well.
Saint connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bukake some visible discomfort.
Bukake is looking for a sweep.
Bukake can't do much from the bottom here.

Saint is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bukake has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bukake is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Saint tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Saint has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Saint is trying to get an arm triangle but Bukake is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Saint tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Saint has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Saint taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Saint decides to stand back up. Saint steps back and let's Bukake get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kain Saint dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michihiro Bukake 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bukake dives in and scores a takedown into Saint's guard.
Saint wants to stand up but Bukake is controlling him.

Saint has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bukake is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Saint.
Saint gets back to half guard.
Bukake throwing shots but Saint is blocking nicely.
Bukake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bukake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bukake is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Saint regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint has momentary wrist control but Bukake slips an elbow through the middle.
Bukake throws a big right hand that misses.
Bukake throwing strikes from guard but Saint blocks nicely.
Bukake with a flurry of punches that miss.

Saint escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bukake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bukake wants to control from the top but Saint keeps moving.
Bukake throws a strike but Saint rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bukake controlling Saint's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bukake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Saint trying to control but Bukake is working from the bottom.
Bukake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saint scores with a jab to the head.
Bukake is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
Bukake lands a head kick. Saint smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Saint tries to sprawl but Bukake drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Saint regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bukake .
Saint is trying to control the position but Bukake postures up.
Saint trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Saint looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Saint is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bukake is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint is trying to control the position but Bukake postures up.
Bukake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saint is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bukake trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Saint is looking for a triangle here but Bukake uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Saint is trying to control Bukake 's posture but Bukake avoids it.
Michihiro Bukake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kain Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint tries to escape but Bukake is in control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michihiro Bukake .
Well Saint 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Saint!
Kain Saint decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kogata Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Sabaton- Metal machine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Munoz
vs
Smith

175 cm
28
160 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

175 cm
32
162 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kogata Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a takedown

and Munoz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith wants to hit a switch here but Munoz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Smith there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Munoz controlling the pace.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.

Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Munoz defends it easily.
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!
Munoz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Munoz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Our spies down at at Lawson MMA (UK) inform us that Smith has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Munoz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Munoz bucks and avoids them well.
Smith throws some wild stikes that Munoz manages to avoid easily.
Munoz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Smith tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Munoz can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to control but Munoz wriggling away.
Smith avoids the attempt from Munoz to control.

Smith with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to control but Munoz is having none of it.
Smith throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz gets back to half guard.
Munoz is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith throwing shots but Munoz is blocking nicely.
Smith looks to land a strike but Munoz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munoz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith prevents Munoz from getting back to his feet.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Munoz is proving a slippery customer.

Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Munoz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Munoz as he jumps to the side.
Munoz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Munoz counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Munoz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munoz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Munoz throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith trying to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munoz's guard.
Smith is looking to advance position but Munoz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Munoz prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Smith taking shots to the head.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Munoz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Munoz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Munoz landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Munoz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Munoz landing strikes from the mount.

Smith is rocked!
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Munoz finish him?
Munoz lands with some strikes.
Munoz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Munoz! Smith is hurt baaadly! Munoz is firing away with more strikes - Smith is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kogata Munoz!
A victorious Kogata Munoz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Neck of the Woods. The Chef has chosen C.R.E.A.M. - Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ross
vs
The Chef

169 cm
25
163 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

172 cm
25
163 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Chef finds it's way round the side to connect with Ross's head.
Ross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Chef.
Ross throws a lazy right hand but The Chef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ross is looking to land body kicks.
The Chef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ross.

The Chef moves into the clinch.
The Chef effectively controlling the action here.
Ross blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ross.
The Chef blocks a body shot from Ross.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Chef leaning against his opponent.

Ross breaks the clinch.
Ross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Chef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ross is looking to chop away at The Chef's legs.
Ross staying out of range there.
Raekwon The Chef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws a leg kick
and The Chef counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Chef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ross looks for the body kick but The Chef saw that one coming.
The Chef lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Chef takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice jab there from The Chef.

The Chef pushes Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
The Chef misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Ross's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ross misses with the head strike.
The Chef working aggressively here.
The Chef stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
The Chef slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Chef.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Ross.
The Chef has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
The Chef lands a body punch.
The Chef displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ross up against the cage.
The Chef lands a shot to the body.
Ross working aggressively here.
The Chef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as The Chef controls the action.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross lands a shoulder strike.
Ross swings wildly with an uppercut but The Chef uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Chef lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ross looking to stall.
The Chef lands with a short shot to the head.
The Chef scores with a shot to the side of Ross's head.

Ross breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Chef looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross scores with a hook.
Ross throws a low kick, looking for The Chef's leg but The Chef calmly moves out of range.
Ross is looking to score with low kicks.

The Chef instigates a clinch.
The Chef throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
The Chef can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Ross slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ross manages to pull guard.
The Chef won't allow Ross to sweep him here.
The Chef looking to pass the guard.
The Chef postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Chef engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ross trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Chef wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raekwon The Chef.
Ross connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raekwon The Chef dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

That kick from Ross tenderised The Chef's leg. The Chef is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from Ross misses.
The Chef on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mike Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross misses with a looping left.
Ross misses with a straight right.
Ross throws a leg kick

and The Chef counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ross tries to work over The Chef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by The Chef.

Ross breaks the clinch.
The Chef with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Chef throws a hook but Ross blocks it.
Ross lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Chef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
A clash of legs there as The Chef blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Chef misses with a low kick.
Ross lands the left hand.
Ross throws a low kick but The Chef avoids it.
Ross scores with a jab. The Chef acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ross checks a low kick from The Chef.

Ross fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging The Chef to the ground. Ross is now in The Chef's guard.

The Chef has an active guard here but Ross has managed to pass into half guard.

Ross is looking for a kimura but The Chef is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ross to get the leverage.
The Chef controlling the position well.
Ross lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Chef is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Chef is concentrating on defense, preventing Ross from advancing position.
The Chef trying to control from the bottom.
Ross scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ross wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Chef keeps working.
Ross with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Ross seems to be working for a kimura but The Chef defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef is not content to let Ross control the position.
The Chef trying to control here.
Ross looks to land a strike but The Chef avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The Chef keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
Ross content to stall in guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The Chef tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to control but The Chef is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Ross just wasn't active enough.
Ross throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Chef.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
Ross lands a really nice looking cross but The Chef seems unphased.
Ross scores with a jab.
The Chef connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ross. Ross circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Chef scores with a leg kick.
Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Chef lands a nice shot that snaps Ross's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as The Chef blocks the leg kick.
The Chef on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Chef connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Ross dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ross throws a hook but The Chef blocks it.
Ross misses with a hook.
The Chef misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
The Chef on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ross.

Ross shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ross showed some decent athleticism there.
Ross looks to land a strike but The Chef avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ross throwing strikes but missing.
Ross stays in close to The Chef's body and controls the position.
Ross distracts The Chef with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Chef swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ross postures up in The Chef's guard and throws a big left but The Chef blocks it.
Ross preventing the sweep.
Ross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Chef works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ross looking to sit in guard and control but The Chef gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Chef looking to pass the guard.
Ross is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Chef accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Chef trying to move into half guard but instead Ross has managed to sweep!
Ross trying to control the position from guard on top but The Chef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Chef tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mike Ross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Chef is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Chef looking for a sweep. Not yet The Chef, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Chef had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ross defends it easily.
Ross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to control the position from guard on top but The Chef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ross looking to sit in guard and control but The Chef gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Chef pushing down on Ross's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Chef prevents Ross from improving his position.
Ross is looking to control The Chef's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ross avoid being mounted?
The Chef wants to free his trapped foot but Ross is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef is taking a breather. Ross says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The Chef tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ross knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ross is looking to control The Chef's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ross avoid being mounted?
Ross is refusing to be controlled, as The Chef sits in half guard.
The Chef prevents Ross from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Chef takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ross misses with an uppercut.
Ross looks to land a right hand but The Chef moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Ross clearly takes that round.
That's time! Ross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ross misses with a leg kick
letting The Chef counter with a right hand.
Ross looks for a takedown but The Chef sprawls well.
Ross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Chef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ross misses with a low kick as The Chef jumps back.
Ross cracks The Chef with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Chef tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ross tries to land a leg kick but The Chef saw it coming and moves away.
The Chef throws a wild body kick that Ross sees coming a mile off.
Ross throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and The Chef counters with a good, hard body kick but Ross shrugs it off.
Ross takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Chef moves out of range as Ross throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross cracks the inside of The Chef's front leg.
The Chef tries to work over Ross's front leg with a kick but Ross checks it.
That kick from The Chef tenderised Ross's leg. Ross is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Chef takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Chef takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ross moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Chef.
Ross lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Chef's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from The Chef misses the target.
Ross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Chef.

The Chef moves into range and clinches up with Ross.
Ross blocking some punches.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross working hard to break the clinch.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ross is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Chef prevents a body shot from Ross.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ross.
A bit of stalling here from The Chef.
Ross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross trying to stall but The Chef improves his position.
The Chef blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef taking a breather.
The Chef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Ross blocking some punches.
Ross goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Chef prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Chef trying to control the position but instead, Ross has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Chef into the cage.
Ross misses with some punches.
The Chef prevents a body shot from Ross.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
The Chef misses with a punch to the body.
Ross blocks an uppercut.

Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ross avoids the body shot from The Chef.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Chef ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Chef darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ross on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Chef avoids it really well and circles away.
The Chef throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.
Ross throws a solid leg kick but The Chef takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Chef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ross's sensitive parts.
Ross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ross lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raekwon The Chef dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Ross.
Ross connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Ross misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Ross checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Chef thows a body shot but no joy.
Raekwon The Chef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as The Chef blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by The Chef.
Ross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Chef circles away quickly and effectively.
The Chef is looking to score with low kicks.
Ross throws a front kick aimed at The Chef's knee but The Chef avoids it well.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Ross throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Chef looks for the body kick but Ross saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Chef slips a straight right by Ross.
The Chef on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ross dives in and grabs The Chef's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Chef pushes down on Ross's head and hops out.
Ross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ross fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Chef checks it well.
Decent striking displayed by Ross there.
Ross misses with a hook.
Ross delivers a nice body kick.
The Chef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Chef cracks a nice hook into Ross's ribs.
Ross misses with a looping left.
Ross tries to land a leg kick but The Chef saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross loads up on a big right hand but The Chef slips the punch.
The Chef lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
Ross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Chef.
Ross lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ross.
Ross connects with a crisp jab.
The Chef wants to clinch.
Ross looks for the body kick but The Chef saw that one coming.
Ross swings widly with a right hand
and The Chef counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef 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.
Ross connects with a leg kick. The Chef looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ross throws out a leg kick but The Chef moves out of range and Ross only half commits.
The Chef takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Chef avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as The Chef checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A lazy left from The Chef finds it's target.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt - The Chef sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ross needs to keep his hands up - The Chef had a free shot at his head there.
Ross walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Chef checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Chef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as The Chef blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ross throws a poor cross that misses
and The Chef makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ross.
The Chef's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ross throws a chopping leg kick but The Chef manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ross plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Ross.
The Chef dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Chef lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Chef throws a lazy right hand but Ross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Chef tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Chef tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Ross!
After winning the bout, Mike Ross thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.