Elite-14 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akiriwo Akiwama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen Remedy by Cold as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jamie Lewis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Akiwama
vs
Lewis

185 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 16 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiriwo Akiwama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Akiwama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akiwama circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Akiwama avoids nicely.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis throws a right hand that Akiwama ducks under and follows up with a left that Akiwama also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akiwama lands a two punch combo.
Akiwama dives in and grabs Lewis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes down on Akiwama's head and hops out.
A combination from Lewis does no damage.

Akiwama clinches.
Akiwama tries to break free but Lewis pushes him back against the cage.
Akiwama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Akiwama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akiwama.
Lewis looks gassed!
Akiwama lands a hook that stumbles Lewis back into the cage. Akiwama follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Lewis to the canvas! Akiwama pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Lewis has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Akiriwo Akiwama!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Barhydt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Barhydt was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Terry
vs
Barhydt

195 cm
23
300 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

210 cm
20
300 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Barhydt!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barhydt is looking to clinch but Terry is avoiding it.
Barhydt is looking to clinch but Terry is avoiding it.

Terry decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Barhydt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Terry tries to stand but Barhydt is controlling from the bottom.

Barhydt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Terry postures up in Barhydt's guard and throws a big left but Barhydt blocks it.

Barhydt looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Terry is defending well. Barhydt quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Terry has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Barhydt celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Barhydt!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ringo comes to the cage accompanied by Rude Boy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Crawford's choice of entrance music: Henry Rollins Band "Your number is one". This should be a great matchup!

Ringo
vs
Crawford

183 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

164 cm
25
149 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Ringo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Ringo circles away.
Ringo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ringo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ringo throws a leg kick but Crawford sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Ringo has Crawford up against the cage in a clinch.
Ringo prevents the takedown attempt.

Ringo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Crawford forces Ringo back against the cage and clinches.
Ringo working Crawford over with knees to the body.

Ringo breaks the clinch.
Ringo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crawford backs up against the cage.
Ringo throws a leg kick which misses Crawford's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawford tries to avoid it.
Ringo cracks the inside of Crawford's front leg.
Ringo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crawford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Ringo both land. Nice combination.
Ringo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ringo scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ringo throws a right hand that Crawford ducks under and follows up with a left that Crawford also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ringo both land. Nice combination.
Ringo fails to land with a series of punches.
Ringo tries to bum rush Crawford with a series of wild strikes but Crawford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crawford wants to clinch but Ringo slips to the side
and Ringo counters with a good low kick that Crawford was not able to check.
Ringo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Ringo has Crawford up against the cage in a clinch.
Ringo wants a takedown but no success here.
Crawford has Ringo pressed against the cage, preventing Ringo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ringo breaks from the clinch.
Ringo looks to land a combination but Crawford avoids it well.
Crawford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ringo.

Ringo moves into range and clinches up with Crawford.

Ringo gets control of Crawford's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ringo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ringo is looking to stand up but Crawford isn't so interested in that idea.
Ringo wants to control the position but Crawford says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawford wants to take a breather but Ringo is having none of it.
Ringo is trying to control but can't.
Crawford prevents Ringo from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ringo to regain full guard.
Crawford wants to control from the top but Ringo keeps moving.
Ringo has his hands on Crawford's head, controlling the position.
Crawford won't allow Ringo to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ringo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Crawford rushes Ringo and presses him up against the cage.
Crawford tries for a takedown but Ringo manages to get underhooks.
Ringo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ringo working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Crawford has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ringo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Crawford looks gassed!
You can see the frustration on Ringo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ringo wants to get back to his feet.
Ringo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Crawford's guard. Nice work there by Ringo.

Crawford pushes Ringo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Crawford misses with a body shot.
Johnny Ringo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ringo.

Ringo has closed the distance and engaged Crawford in a clinch.
Ringo is trying to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Ringo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Crawford takes a kick to the side of the head.

Crawford darts in and clinches Ringo up against the cage.

Ringo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford tries to clinch
and Ringo counters with a left and a right that stings Crawford.
Johnny Ringo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ringo lands with a nice combination. Crawford backs away looking to recover.
Ringo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ringo duly obliges.
Ringo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ringo misses with a low kick.
Crawford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ringo.
Ringo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crawford tries to avoid it but Ringo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crawford to the ground. Crawford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Ringo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crawford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ringo wants to get back to his feet.
Crawford gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ringo's guard.
Crawford passes into half guard.
Ringo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crawford is looking to advance position but Ringo won't allow it.
Crawford prevents Ringo from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crawford is looking to advance position but Ringo won't allow it.
Ringo is trying to stand up here but Crawford is controlling him well.
Ringo gets back to full guard.
Ringo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ringo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringo cracks Crawford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ringo tests Crawford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ringo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ringo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawford.
Ringo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ringo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ringo lands a jab-cross combination.
Ringo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crawford blocks a head kick by Ringo.
Ringo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crawford is defended easily by Ringo.
Ringo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ringo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crawford swivels and escapes.
Ringo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawford misses with a combination
and Ringo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ringo.
Ringo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ringo.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Ringo circles away.
Ringo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ringo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ringo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ringo darts in trying to clinch

and Crawford counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Crawford is looking to take a break and control but Ringo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ringo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Ringo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Crawford closes the distance and pushes Ringo back into the cage.
Ringo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ringo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ringo fails to pull guard.
Crawford looking for a takedown.
Crawford wants a takedown.
Ringo tries to break free but Crawford pushes him back against the cage.
Crawford gets underhooks to prevent Ringo's takedown attempt.
Ringo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ringo can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Ringo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Crawford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Ringo instigates a clinch.
Ringo is trying to force a seperation but Crawford has the dominant position.
Crawford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ringo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo lands a head shot.
Crawford tries to clinch up
and Ringo counters with a good, hard body kick but Crawford shrugs it off.
Ringo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ringo scores with a one two! Crawford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ringo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Crawford takes the fight into the clinch.
Ringo is trying to force a seperation but Crawford has the dominant position.
Ringo looking to slow down the pace here.
Crawford lands a damaging elbow.
Ringo wants a takedown.
Crawford fails to pull guard.
Ringo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crawford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Ringo is blocking nicely.
Crawford pushes off an throws an elbow but Ringo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ringo tries to score a body lock takedown but Crawford shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ken Crawford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo fails to pull guard.
Crawford stops a takedown attempt from Ringo.
Crawford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ringo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ringo avoids it.
Ringo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crawford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crawford is struggling to control the position.
Ringo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ringo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crawford walks away with a smile on his face. Ringo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ringo tries to clinch but Crawford is having none of it.
Ringo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ringo. That's going to slow Crawford down.
Crawford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ringo counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab by Ringo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crawford defends it nicely.
Ringo with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Crawford counter with a right hand.
Crawford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ringo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ringo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Ringo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ringo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnny Ringo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ringo misses with the combination.
Ringo is looking to clinch.
Johnny Ringo is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ringo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ringo throws a series of strikes that have Crawford backpedaling.
Ringo throws a leg kick but Crawford checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ringo tries a head kick but it misses.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ringo counters by moving into the clinch.
Ringo is trying to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling him.
Crawford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crawford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ringo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawford looking for a takedown.
Ringo has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Ringo is trying to break free.
Ringo has Crawford pressed against the cage.
Crawford misses with a body punch.
Crawford looking to slow down the pace here.

Ringo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ringo counters with a one-two to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Ringo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Gaselovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Gaselovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Joseph
vs
Gaselovic

180 cm
23
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
250 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Gaselovic!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Joseph shoots in and bounces Gaselovic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gaselovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joseph stays in close to Gaselovic's body and controls the position.
Gaselovic keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
Joseph keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaselovic's head.
Joseph throwing strikes but missing.
Gaselovic trying to keep a closed guard but Joseph is proving a slippery customer.
Joseph looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gaselovic keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
Joseph slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Joseph working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joseph with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Joseph working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joseph landing some decent shots from guard.

Joseph gets to his feet. Gaselovic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Joseph closes the distance and clinches up with Gaselovic, looking for a takedown. Joseph pushes Gaselovic against the cage but Gaselovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joseph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Joseph closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gaselovic did well to prevent Joseph getting side control.
Joseph is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Joseph pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Joseph connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gaselovic looks gassed!
Joseph working Gaselovic over with strikes here.
Joseph looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Joseph.
The referee warns Gaselovic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Joseph tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph with shots to the head and body - Gaselovic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Joseph lands a big shot there that rocks Gaselovic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Joseph sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Joseph is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gaselovic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gaselovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Joseph 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.

Joseph 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.
Joseph lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gaselovic looking to control but Joseph passes into half guard.
Joseph lands with a punch from half guard.
Joseph slows the pace down in half guard.
Gaselovic is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joseph scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Joseph looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gaselovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joseph looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Joseph looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gaselovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joe Joseph overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Joseph working over Gaselovic with some ground and pound. Gaselovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Joseph 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Joseph.
Joseph is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joseph lands with a punch from half guard.
Joseph controlling the action here.
Joseph slips a nice elbow through Gaselovic's hands, connecting with Gaselovic's forehead.
Gaselovic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gaselovic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joseph takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joseph lands a nice short elbow.
Joseph stalling.
Joseph working over Gaselovic with some ground and pound. Gaselovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph is nestled in close to Gaselovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Joseph there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Joseph dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Joseph changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gaselovic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gaselovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Joseph scores with punches from side control.
Joseph working the head with strikes.
Joseph working the head with strikes.
Joseph is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gaselovic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gaselovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaselovic is trying to work for a sweep but Joseph has mounted him!
Joseph has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gaselovic's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Joseph connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Joseph lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Joseph landing punches.
Joseph punishing his opponent with strikes.
Joseph lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph landing punches.
Joseph lands with some strikes.
Joseph with a couple of short strikes.
Gaselovic takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Joseph's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Joseph!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua McClain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Mission Impossible 2 (Hate Mix) By Limp bizkit as his entrance music. Joshua McClain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

McClain
vs
Johnson

205 cm
22
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Deadly Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joshua McClain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but McClain persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
McClain is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McClain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McClain throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.

It looks like Kyle Johnson has been cut.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from McClain. McClain gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for McClain with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua McClain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McClain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.

It looks like Joshua McClain has been cut.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McClain at a distance.
McClain is breathing heavily.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McClain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.

Johnson lands a big uppercut and McClain crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McClain looks OK. Johnson waves McClain back to his feet!

McClain is rocked!
McClain bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Johnson comes at him with an uppercut from hell! McClain falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! McClain was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Johnson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Andres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bamber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andres
vs
Bamber

200 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

195 cm
24
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition
Deadly Clothing

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyoto Andres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Bamber!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andres keeps the fight on the outside.
Andres fails with the takedown.
Bamber doesn't manage to clinch there - Andres circles away.
Bamber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Andres counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Bamber is looking for a triangle but Andres pushes his legs off easily.

Andres is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Andres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bamber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andres has managed to get both his arms back between Bamber's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bamber is looking to sinch up a triangle. Andres throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bamber's body to avoid the submission. Bamber has instead reached around Andres's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bamber arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Bamber!

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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Sakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakic has chosen Hail mary Tupac Shakur as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Connor
vs
Sakic

183 cm
22
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
196 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davor Sakic!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.

Sakic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Connor!
Connor tries to lock up and control but Sakic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sakic scoring with strikes but Connor is staying in there.
Sakic throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sakic with shots to the head and body - Connor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sakic unloads with some shots from mount but Connor bucks and avoids them well.
Sakic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sakic wants to control the pace but Connor is squirming around nicely.
Connor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sakic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Connor's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakic content just to control the position here.
Sakic looking to finish with strikes here!
Sakic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sakic throws a strike there. Connor manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Sakic lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sakic stops Connor from getting back to his feet.
Sakic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Connor's head.
Sakic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Connor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sakic.
Sakic stops Connor from getting back to his feet.
Sakic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakic wants to stand up but Connor manages to regain full guard.
Sakic wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
Connor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sakic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sakic wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Connor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sakic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakic tries to clinch but Connor is having none of it.
Sakic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sakic looks gassed!
Sakic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Connor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sakic somewhat.
Connor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sakic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Connor avoids it really well and circles away.
Jake Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davor Sakic.
Connor dives in and grabs Sakic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sakic pushes down on Connor's head and hops out.
Connor slaps away a takedown attempt from Sakic, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Sakic gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Connor is trying to maintain the position but Sakic is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sakic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sakic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connor connects with a single shot there.
Sakic is looking to clinch but Connor is avoiding it.
Sakic fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakic tries for a takedown but Connor circles away easily
and Connor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sakic tries to clinch up
and Connor counters with a right hand to the body.
Sakic is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davor Sakic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakic darts in trying to clinch
and Connor counters with a one-two to the body.
Sakic walks into a straight right hand from Connor.
Connor works the jab nicely.
Sakic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circle momentarily. Connor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Connor scores with a shot to the body.
Connor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Connor moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakic has Connor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Connor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jake Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davor Sakic.
Connor is trying to break the clinch but Sakic has him pressed against the cage.
Connor'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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor looking to stall.
Connor stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Connor for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sakic tries for a takedown. No joy.

Connor successfully pulls guard.

Connor kicks Sakic off and gets to his feet.
Connor throws a right hand that Sakic ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakic also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor cracks Sakic with a good jab.
A left and a right from Connor both land. Nice combination.
Connor throws a leg kick but Sakic moved away.
Connor tries to clinch up.
Connor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Connor. That's going to slow Sakic down.
Sakic blocks a leg kick.
Sakic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Connor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sakic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Connor counters with a nice body shot.
Connor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Connor lands a really nice looking cross but Sakic seems unphased.
Nice cross by Connor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sakic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sakic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Connor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Connor scores with a hook.
Sakic wants to clinch
and Connor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakic fails with the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Connor as he connects with a hook.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Connor clobbers Sakic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sakic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Connor.
Sakic with a poor takedown
and Connor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Connor counters with a two punch combo.
Jake Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Connor.
Sakic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Connor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sakic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Connor throws a series of punches but Sakic avoids them all with ease.
Sakic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Connor scores with a four punch combination!
Sakic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Connor fails with the takedown.
Connor lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice combination there by Connor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor connects with a solid leg kick.
Connor lands a slapping body shot.
Jake Connor is winning the standup battle so far.
Connor scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sakic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Connor is working the combinations to good effect here.
Connor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakic.
Connor misses with a wild combination.
Sakic wants to clinch but Connor slips to the side
and Connor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Connor connects with a crisp jab.
Sakic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to de liver by Connor. Beautiful body shot.
Connor wants to clinch.
Sakic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor scores with a nice strike.
Connor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Connor to counter with a crisp jab.
Connor dips to his left and cracks Sakic with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sakic defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Connor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sakic sprawls well initially but Connor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Connor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Connor!