RF 65 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogin comes into the arena with real american blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Hulk Hogin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hulk Hogin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hogin
vs
Shields

170 cm
40
276 lbs
67 - 38 - 2

180 cm
24
182 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 67 - 38 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Shields!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hogin throws a sloppy head kick and Shields moves out of range easily.
Hulk Hogin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogin throws a lazy right hand but Shields sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Shields.
Shields will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shields looks to land a combination but Hogin avoids it well.
Shields's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hogin under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shields staying out of range there.
Hogin dodges the punch combination from Shields.
Shields rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hogin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hogin avoids the head kick by Shields.
Shields slips a jab and a cross from Hogin.
Hogin throws a hook but Shields avoids it easily.
Shields uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hogin misses its intended target.
Shields connects with an inside leg kick.
Shields throws a right and a left that Hogin avoids nicely.
Hulk Hogin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shields closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shields tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shields dives in and grabs Hogin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hogin pushes down on Shields's head and hops out.
Shields tries a head kick but it misses.
Hogin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hogin thows a body shot but no joy.
Hogin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shields walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hogin scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hogin.
Hogin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shields counters with a three punch combo that has Hogin backing up. Hogin nods at Shields to acknowledge the strikes.
Donk. Shields catches Hogin right on the button with a cross.
Shields throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shields wants to slow Hogin down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Shields.
Hogin throws a jab when Shields was well out of range.
Shields misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hogin fails to land with a series of punches.
Hogin misses the shot to the body.
Shields misses with an uppercut. Hogin saw that one coming.
Shields scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields scores with a shot to the body.
Shields works over Hogin's head and body with a nice combination.
Hogin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shields.
Shields lands with a straight right. Hogin didn't see that one coming.

Hogin is rocked!
Shields has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shields has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shields throws a push kick but Hogin slaps the foot to one side.
Hogin throws a series of punches but Shields moves out of range.
Shields throws a right hand that Hogin ducks under and follows up with a left that Hogin also avoids with ease.
Shields loads up on a big right hand but Hogin slips the punch.
Hogin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogin misses with a jab to the body
and Shields counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shields throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shields takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogin.
Hogin throws a sloppy head kick and Shields moves out of range easily.
Hogin checks a low kick from Shields.
Shields with a nice cross.
Sloppy strikes from Shields. Those never looked like landing.
Shields throws a body punch but Hogin moves out of range.
Hogin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hogin. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shields. Hogin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogin looks to throw the jab but Shields is out of range.
Hogin throws a shot from downtown. Shields moves away and avoids it.
Hogin swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Shields dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hogin misses with a lunging right hand
and Shields counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shields moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shields feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hogins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hogin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shields's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hogin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sam Shields seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shields tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hogin swivels and escapes.
Hogin throws a wild hook but Shields just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Hogin gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Shields raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Shields!
Sam Shields 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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C
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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grand Master Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yip Man comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in it's right place. 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.

Master Yip Man
vs
Calaway

225 cm
31
285 lbs
19 - 19 - 1

190 cm
37
275 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Grand Master Yip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Urijah Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yip Man, as that shot connected.
Calaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yip Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yip Man thows a leg kick but Calaway checks it
and Calaway counters with a leg kick.
Yip Man throws a big shot that misses.
Calaway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calaway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calaway throws a body punch but Yip Man moves out of range.
Calaway avoids the body shot from Yip Man.
Calaway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yip Man. That did some damage!
Calaway throws a big shot that misses.
Yip Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calaway's sensitive parts.
Calaway throws a sloppy head kick and Yip Man moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Calaway blocks the low kick.
Yip Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Calaway.
Yip Man looks to land a right hand but Calaway moved out of range.
A head kick from Calaway lands but Yip Man takes it in his stride.
Calaway lands a jab to the nose.
Yip Man motions for Calaway to come forward. Yip Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yip Man shoots and misses
and Calaway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calaway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grand Master Yip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yip Man is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Calaway.
Calaway scoring well with a low kick there.
Calaway measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Yip Man! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Urijah Calaway!
A victorious Urijah Calaway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gully God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). God comes into the arena with Mavado - Gangsta Nuh Play blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

God
vs
Laine

179 cm
29
180 lbs
21 - 5 - 1

195 cm
36
240 lbs
42 - 23 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gully God!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Viljo Laine!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
God tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from God.
God misses with an uppercut
and Laine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but God was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
God changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
God tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
God lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Laine as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Gully God has been cut.
Laine lands a nice looking kick to the body. God takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine lands with an uppercut that bounces God off the cage and back into range.
Laine misses with a looping right.
God cracks Laine with an open hand slap.
God lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Laine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses with a shot to the body
and God counters with a body kick that stops Laine in his tracks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. God does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from God.
Laine blocks a head kick by God.
God with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
God looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Laine throws a body punch but God moves out of range.
God scores with the left hand. Laine knows he should have avoided that one.
Laine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laine throws a right and a left that God avoids nicely.
God scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
God throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
God throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Laine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
God moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Laine punishes God's body with a nice straight punch.
God looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from God.
Laine misses with a jab to the body
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
God uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
God waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
God lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laine circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine moves out of range as God throws a body kick.
God scoring well with a low kick there.
Laine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the body from God misses
and Laine counters with a low kick, right behind God 's knee.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but God manages to avoid it.
Laine blocks the body kick.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Laine takes a swing at God's ribcage but misses.
God throws a leg kick but Laine moved away.
Laine checks a low kick from God.
God misses the shot to the body.
Laine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from God. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
God scores with a hook.
God throws a leg kick but Laine sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab lands there for God.
Laine moves away from the strike by God.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from God.
God takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Viljo Laine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gully God's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Laine scores with a sloppy right hand. God should have avoided that one.
A big right from God misses.
A low kick from Laine misses
and God counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
God fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
God fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
God fails with an attempt to clinch.
God looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
God fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
God takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine lands with a thumping leg kick.
God thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
God throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
God moves forwards but Laine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
God misses with a wild body shot.
God ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
God with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from God misses.
Laine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
God throws out a leg kick but Laine moves out of range and God only half commits.
Laine takes a swing at God's ribcage but misses.
God misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
God misses with a looping right.
Laine checks a low kick from God.
God takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Laine is predictable there
and God counters with a nice body shot.
Laine moves out of range of the leg kick from God.
Laine connects with the punch.
Laine works God's body with a nice hook.
Laine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck God on the side of the head.
Laine with a jab.
Laine throws a low kick but God avoids it.
God lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
God jabbing away but nothing is landing.
God buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laine throws a head kick but God moves out of range.
Laine tries to land a front kick but God steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
God just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
God misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Oooooh!!! Laine has knocked God down with a huge combo! Laine steps away and waves a wobbly God back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

God is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
God avoids the head kick by Laine.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by God.
God slips a straight right by Laine.
God misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
God throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
God lands with a good body shot.
Laine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
God throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from God misses
and Laine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from God. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
God is looking to wear down Laine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
God moves in looking to clinch but Laine pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viljo Laine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gully God'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Laine cracks God with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
God throws a combination. Laine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Viljo Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
God takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh God is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
God seems to have got his legs back now.
God misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Laine throws a hook but God blocks it.
God has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
God pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laine is out of range and God settles back down.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by God.
God uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
That kick from Laine tenderised God's leg. God is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
God misses with an attempted mid kick.
God comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
God wants to land a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but God sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
God throws a lazy body kick
and Laine counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
God connects with an inside leg kick.
Laine avoids the head kick by God.
God lands a right hook to the body.
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine scores with a jab.

God fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laine, pushing him back against the cage.

God's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Laine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laine's jab looks to have found its range, popping God under the eye.
Laine misses with a hook. God ducked under it nicely.
God throws a sloppy head kick
and Laine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine throws out a leg kick but God moves out of range and Laine only half commits.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by God.
God looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws an off balance right hand
and God counters with a nice body kick.
God tries a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Laine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from God 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 Laine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
God throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and God moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from God 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 Laine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
God swings widly with a right hand
and God takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses God's front leg but catches the back leg as God tries to avoid it.
Laine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gully God has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
God throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
Laine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Laine.
God looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine digs a good hook to God's body.
God is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laine is looking to land body kicks.
God throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters circling a little - Laine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
God misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
God tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Laine.
Laine lands a nice looking body shot.
Viljo Laine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Laine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viljo Laine!
After winning the bout, Viljo Laine 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
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Drogo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Cannon
vs
Drogo

179 cm
37
207 lbs
24 - 24 - 1

196 cm
29
212 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 24 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cannon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drogo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drogo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drogo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cannon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drogo tries to clinch but Cannon moves out of range.
Drogo misses the body punch
and Cannon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drogo misses with a straight left.
Drogo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drogo tried to score with a low kick but Cannon checks it.
Cannon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
Cannon throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drogo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cannon thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon throws a nice looking combination but Drogo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cannon with a nice cross.
Drogo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cannon back to the cage. Drogo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drogo throws a head kick but Cannon moves out of range.
Cannon misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Cannon.
Drogo misses the shot to the body.
Drogo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cannon.
Drogo moves away from the strike by Cannon.
Cannon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drogo counters with a low kick, right behind Cannon 's knee.
Cannon lands with a hook. Drogo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drogo scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drogo clinches.
Cannon goes for a takedown attempt but Drogo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Drogo is just out of range.
Cannon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cannon swinging wildly here.
Drogo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cannon.
Drogo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drogo wants to land a leg kick but Cannon is out of range.
Drogo is looking to clinch but Cannon is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drogo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Drogo clinches.
A hook to the body from Drogo.
Cannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cannon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cannon is stalling here.
Drogo tries a body shot but Cannon blocks it.
Cannon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cannon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drogo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogo misses with a body punch.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cannon avoids it.
Drogo missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drogo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannon just leaning against Drogo, taking a breather.
Cannon prevents a body shot from Drogo.
Cannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cannon blocking some punches.
Cannon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drogo lands a knee to the body.
Drogo cracks Cannon with a nice body shot.
Cannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Cannon manages to break the clinch.
Cannon scores with a hook to the body. Drogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo feints and then cracks Cannon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cannon down.
Cannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Drogo is just out of range.
Drogo throws a low kick, looking for Cannon's leg but Cannon calmly moves out of range.
Cannon misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Drogo 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.

Drogo throws a head kick but Cannon moves out of range.
Drogo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cannon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drogo.
Drogo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drogo.
Cannon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cannon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
Drogo tries to clinch but Cannon is having none of it.
A big right from Cannon misses.
Drogo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cannon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannon slips a jab and a cross from Drogo.
Drogo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cannon misses with a double jab.
Karl Drogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cannon.
Cannon misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drogo lands with a kick to the temple. Cannon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogo moves away.
Drogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cannon.
Drogo looks for the body kick but Cannon saw that one coming.
Cannon lands a nice hook to Drogo's body. Drogo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cannon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cannon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drogo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cannon.
Cannon thows a body shot but no joy.
Cannon is looking to wear down Drogo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cannon keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drogo closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drogo looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.

Cannon breaks from the clinch.
Cannon connects with a nice looking jab.
Cannon blocks the body kick.
Drogo tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Cannon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Cannon. Beautiful body shot.
Drogo connects with an inside leg kick.
Cannon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cannon just misses with a punch to the body.
Cannon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drogo manages to avoid it.
Cannon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drogo manages to avoid it.
Drogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cannon circles away.
Drogo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cannon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthew Cannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cannon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drogo throws a solid leg kick but Cannon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drogo.
Drogo looks for the body kick but Cannon saw that one coming.
Cannon throws a right hand that misses
and Drogo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cannon's knee momentarily.
Cannon throws an overhand right that lands on Drogo's shoulder, as Drogo tries to avoid the shot.

Drogo takes the fight into the clinch.
Drogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Cannon controls his hands.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Cannon avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage.
Cannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Drogo scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cannon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogo is looking to stand up but Cannon isn't so interested in that idea.
Cannon tries to free his leg and advance position but Drogo is retaining full guard.
Cannon working some strikes from top position.
Cannon looking to sit in guard and control but Drogo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cannon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cannon has control of Drogo's left arm, preventing Drogo from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Drogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cannon checks a leg kick.
Cannon misses with a hook
and Drogo counters with an inside leg kick.
Drogo throws a lazy uppercut
and Cannon counters with a nice body shot.
Cannon keeps the fight on the outside.
Cannon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drogo counters with a leg kick.
Drogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cannon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drogo. That's going to slow Cannon down.
Cannon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drogo.
Drogo misses the shot to the body.
Drogo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drogo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cannon's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drogo tries to clinch up.
Drogo tries to clinch there but Cannon circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon lands a slapping body shot.
Drogo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cannon.
Cannon throws a hook but Drogo avoids it easily.
Cannon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drogo. Drogo obviously looking to wear him down.
Cannon keeps the fight on the outside.
Cannon lands a two punch combo.
Drogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cannon digs a good hook to Drogo's body.
Cannon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drogo finds it's way round the side to connect with Cannon's head.
Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drogo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Drogo.
Drogo throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cannon connects with a single shot there.
Drogo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cannon.
Drogo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drogo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drogo.
Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cannon.
Cannon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Drogo is rocked!
Cannon sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Drogo's defenses. It connects perfectly with Drogo's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matthew Cannon!
Matthew Cannon made sure to mention his sponsor, Xtreme Merchandise in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robbin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nervecell - Psychogenocide. Robbin Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gracie
vs
Miike

180 cm
28
168 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

162 cm
34
148 lbs
34 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robbin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takeshi Miike!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Miike in a clinch.
Gracie prevents Miike from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but Miike stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Gracie wants the takedown. Miike is fighting it off but Gracie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Miike's guard against the cage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Miike's brow.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Academia Ipanema that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Miike is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miike controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miike works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Miike keeps moving.
Gracie won't allow Miike to sweep him here.
Miike is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control but Miike is working from the bottom.

Miike working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.

Miike has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gracie 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 Miike.
Gracie tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miike is looking to reverse the position.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Miike, who protects the arm well.
Miike tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Miike on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gracie lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Miike is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie scores with punches from side control.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Miike's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miike gets back to half guard.
Miike pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miike blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Miike works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miike not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miike avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miike utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Miike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie misses with a head shot. Miike uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Miike's head.
Gracie stops Miike from standing up.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie stands up over Miike, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miike is on top in guard.

Miike decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miike looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.

Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miike, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but Miike turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miike smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Miike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Miike tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Miike won't allow it.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miike just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Miike breaks from the clinch.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miike pinned against the cage. Miike gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Miike pushes him off.
Miike checks a low kick from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miike moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie dives in and grabs Miike's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miike pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.

Miike shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Miike passes into half guard.
Miike is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miike working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miike wants to get back to his feet.
Miike sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Miike trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miike escapes and gets back to his feet.
Miike just misses with a punch to the body.

Miike feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Miike must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miike wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed Miike to get to half guard.
Miike is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miike pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is staying active underneath Miike, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for subs from the bottom but Miike mounts him!

Miike working for a submission but Gracie is keeping him at bay.
Gracie wants to hold on but Miike pushes him away.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Miike maintains control.
Miike looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Miike trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Miike controlling the pace for now.
Miike lands with some strikes.
Robbin Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Miike can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Miike maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Miike showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gracie tries to move into range but Miike moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Miike wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Miike circles away.
Miike scores with a jab to the body.
Miike scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Miike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miike is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Miike lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miike.

Miike shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Miike uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Miike keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie prevents Miike from moving into mount.
Gracie is being controlled here.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miike stands up and beckons Gracie to his feet.

Miike fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Miike persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Miike. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Miike stands up from half guard.
Miike fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miike sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miike throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takeshi Miike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miike misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miike's waist but Miike gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miike throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Miike as Gracie shoots in.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miike connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Miike comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miike lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Gracie 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.

Miike bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Miike decides to stand back up. Miike steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.
Miike throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Miike punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Miike shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miike defends it easily.
Miike engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miike decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Miike to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Miike wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Miike defends easily.
Miike trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Miike wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Takeshi Miike was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Miike scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miike lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miike connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Miike swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Miike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Miike comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miike has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Miike!
Takeshi Miike decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ghee Buttersnaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttersnaps kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Buttersnaps
vs
Farro

171 cm
31
148 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

165 cm
37
154 lbs
30 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghee Buttersnaps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buttersnaps has Farro up against the cage in a clinch.
Farro tries to break the clinch but Buttersnaps is controlling the position.
Farro is looking to control Buttersnaps's arms but Buttersnaps gets an underhook and turns him. Now Farro has his back to the cage.
Farro jumps guard but Buttersnaps stands there with Farro around his waist. Farro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Farro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Farro misses.
Farro blocks a jab.
A jab from Buttersnaps misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Farro.
Buttersnaps looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buttersnaps misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Farro.
Farro throws a front kick that sends Buttersnaps stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Farro. Beautiful body shot.
Farro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buttersnaps throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ghee Buttersnaps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Farro there.

Farro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Farro advances nicely into full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Farro thowing shots but they're missing.
Farro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Farro throwing strikes but Buttersnaps recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Farro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Buttersnaps on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Farro throws a strike but Buttersnaps avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro wants to control from the top but Buttersnaps keeps moving.
Farro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buttersnaps swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Farro is still trying to improve position.
Buttersnaps wants to get back to his feet but Farro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Farro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buttersnaps utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buttersnaps trying to keep a closed guard but Farro is proving a slippery customer.
Farro postures up and lands a big shot to Buttersnaps's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro prevents Buttersnaps from getting back to his feet.
Buttersnaps utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buttersnaps keeping moving, preventing Farro from controlling successfully.
Farro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Farro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but Buttersnaps is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buttersnaps keeping moving, preventing Farro from controlling successfully.
Farro looking to sit in guard and control but Buttersnaps gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro wants to sweep here but Buttersnaps controlling him for the moment.

Buttersnaps got a little sloppy there for a moment and Farro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Buttersnaps has managed to get both his arms back between Farro's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buttersnaps preventing the sweep.
Farro is trying to control the position but Buttersnaps postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro pulls Buttersnaps in close to prevent any damage.

Farro looking for a guillotine here but Buttersnaps defends easily.

Farro is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Buttersnaps has his hands clasped together but Farro extends and breaks Buttersnaps's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Farro.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Farro!
After winning the bout, Ben Farro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.