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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Bautista

183 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fernando Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Bautista!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva feints and as Bautista raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Bautista is keeping the position.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva trying to control but Bautista is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fernando Silva.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Bautista back into the cage.

Silva successfully pulls guard.
Bautista slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bautista wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Bautista wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva wants to control but Bautista is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bautista advances to half guard.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bautista's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bautista's back!

Silva working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bautista defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for the RNC.

Bautista is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bautista shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bautista counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bautista shows good takedown defense.
Silva is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Bautista manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bautista stuffs the takedown.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bautista's waist but Bautista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bautista counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bautista stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Bautista makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bautista has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silva shoots and misses
and Bautista counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bautista counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bautista counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bautista circles away easily
and Bautista counters with a head kick.
Silva shoots and misses
and Bautista counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva shoots in but Bautista avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva dives in and grabs Bautista's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bautista pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bautista counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bautista counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bautista counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Bautista to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bautista counters with a two punch combo.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bautista counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots and misses
and Bautista counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bautista counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bautista counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva tries to clinch there but Bautista circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bautista keeps it at a distance.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Bautista counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at Island Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Bautista counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Bautista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bautista counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Fernando Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Bautista counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bautista counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bautista circles away easily
and Bautista counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bautista counters with a one-two to the body.
Dave Bautista seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Bautista gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Bautista wants a takedown.
Silva is working for takedown but Bautista is calmly controlling the position for now.

Bautista has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Bautista gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bautista passes into half guard.
Bautista tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Bautista is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Bautista wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista works his foot free and advances to mount.

Bautista working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bautista is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Bautista's body position as best he can.

Bautista is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.

Bautista with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bautista moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Silva has worked his arm free - good work by Silva!

Bautista thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dave Bautista has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bautista goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bautista but great work by Silva.
Bautista wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Bautista is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control the action but Bautista is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva taking a break here but Bautista is having none of it and regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Bautista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bautista 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinder has chosen Let's Get Ready To Rhumble as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Taylor
vs
Kinder

178 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Kinder!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinder keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kinder misses with a takedown

and Taylor moves into the clinch.
Kinder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinder managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor taking a breather.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like John Kinder has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
Kinder looks winded!
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Taylor controlling the action here for a moment.
Kinder takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stalling in the clinch.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kinder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kinder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kinder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taylor slows down the pace here.
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinder's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Taylor.
Come on Taylor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kinder takes an elbow to the temple.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kinder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Taylor.
Taylor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kinder up against the cage.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taylor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kinder tries for a takedown but Taylor manages to get underhooks.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kinder being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Taylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Taylor.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kinder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taylor stalling.
Taylor lands an elbow just above Kinder 's eye.
A knee to the head by Taylor.
Taylor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kinder takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a nice knee to the body.
Taylor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Taylor lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor lands a good knee to the midsection. Kinder won't want to take too many of those.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor scores a nice knee to the body.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor landing knees to the body.
Taylor has Kinder pressed against the cage.
Taylor with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kinder's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Taylor moves into the clinch.
Kinder takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kinder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taylor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kinder takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Kinder in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor slows down the pace here.
Steven Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kinder is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Taylor.
Taylor landing knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taylor.
Kinder wants to stall.
Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kinder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Taylor'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.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kinder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor working Kinder over with knees to the body.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Taylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a good knee to the midsection. Kinder won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor working Kinder over with knees to the body.
Taylor lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor lands a nice knee to the body.
Taylor slows down the pace here.
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor lands a nice elbow.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kinder can do to turn this around?
A bit of stalling here from Taylor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinder's face.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinder's face.

That has opened up John Kinder's cut even more.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Taylor drops Kinder with a big knee straight up the middle! Kinder is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Kinder is rocked!
Steven Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kinder swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Kinder is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?

Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kinder, pushing him back against the cage.
Taylor landing knees to the body.
Taylor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Taylor drops Kinder with a big knee straight up the middle! Kinder is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Kinder'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. This is the final round!

Taylor is looking to clinch.
Kinder seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.

Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor stalling.
Taylor lands an elbow just above Kinder 's eye.
Taylor lands a knee to the body.
Taylor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kinder's defenses.
Taylor stalling the fight.
Kinder tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Taylor scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kinder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kinder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Kinder's ribcage.
Taylor leaning against his opponent.
Taylor lands a nice elbow.
Taylor landing knees to the body.
Taylor lands a good knee to the midsection. Kinder won't want to take too many of those.
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Taylor drops Kinder with a big knee straight up the middle! Kinder is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Kinder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steven Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kinder gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kinder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taylor lands a knee to the body.
Kinder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
The referee calls for Taylor to work.
Taylor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kinder's defenses.
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Taylor.
Kinder trying to control the position but instead, Taylor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kinder into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slowing the pace effectively.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor working Kinder over with knees to the body.
Kinder is trying to pull guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Taylor.
Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor lands an elbow inside.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with a knee to the head.
Taylor lands a nice knee to the body.
Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Kinder in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Kinder blocks with his arms.
Steven Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinder takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taylor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taylor lands a damaging elbow.
Kinder is trying to pull guard but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinder's face.
John Kinder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kinder takes a knee to the side of the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Taylor!
In his post fight interview, Steven Taylor gave a big smile as he said 'If you want me to keep kneeing in the face gives us a shout'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drum comes to the cage accompanied by Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum. Drum has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Joshua Drum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drum
vs
Gullit

162 cm
26
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

160 cm
26
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Drum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruud Gullit!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gullit looks to throw the jab but Drum is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gullit.
Drum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gullit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gullit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drum counters with a stiff right hand.
Gullit throws a right and a left that Drum avoids nicely.
Gullit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gullit falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Drum counter with a right hand.
Gullit throws a series of punches but Drum moves out of range.
Gullit misses with a combination
enabling Drum to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drum lands a right hook to the body.
Gullit misses with a double jab.
Gullit works the jab nicely.
Gullit misses with a double jab
and Drum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drum blocks a jab.
Gullit throws a right and a left that Drum avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Drum scores with a four punch combination!
Gullit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drum.
Gullit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Drum to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Gullit does no damage.
Drum definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Drum.
Gullit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gullit misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Drum walks into a straight right hand from Gullit.
Gullit slips under a jab from Drum.
Gullit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drum.
Gullit throws a nice looking combination but Drum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gullit looks to land a right hand but Drum moved out of range.
Gullit throws a combination that misses
and Drum counters with a stiff right hand.
Gullit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Gullit misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullit scores with a nice head shot.
Drum ducks under a wild hook from Gullit.
Drum connects with a jab.
Drum dodges the punch combination from Gullit.
Gullit misses with a wild combination.
Gullit throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Drum to counter with a crisp jab.
Drum lands with a hook. Gullit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drum takes one on the button.
Gullit cracks Drum's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Drum slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Gullit can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruud Gullit!
Ruud Gullit thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jisuk Seo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jisuk Seo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Seo
vs
Danger

180 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Atlantis
Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jisuk Seo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Danger!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danger tries to avoid it but Seo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danger to the ground. Danger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seo dives in for a single leg takedown but Danger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Danger stops a takedown attempt from Seo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jisuk Seo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danger stops a takedown attempt from Seo.
Danger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Seo.
Seo is working for takedown but Danger is calmly controlling the position for now.
Seo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Danger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Danger tries to break free but Seo pushes him back against the cage.
Danger prevents the takedown attempt.
Danger gets underhooks to prevent Seo's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger gets underhooks to prevent Seo's takedown attempt.
Seo is breathing heavily.
Danger is pressed up against the cage. Seo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Danger down to the mat. Danger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Seo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

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

Seo is rocked!

It looks like Jisuk Seo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danger ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Seo's jaw. Seo's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Danger does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Danger!
Carlos Danger very nearly forgot to thank Atlantis amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Jisuk Seo stepped up to the mic, saying '"oops...I did it again..." -nick fury from DC comics'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between London Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcellus Omari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan comes into the arena with Till I Collapse blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jordan
vs
Omari

190 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, London Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcellus Omari!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan slips under a jab.
Jordan slips under a jab.
Omari misses with a hook. Jordan ducked under it nicely.
Omari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jordan scores with a hook to the body. Omari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Omari has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jordan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Omari counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from Omari.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
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!
Nice elbow from Omari.

It looks like London Jordan has been cut.
A short left from Omari.
A hook to the body from Omari.
Jordan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Omari lands a nice knee to the body.
Omari landing knees to the body.
Omari with a knee to the head.
Omari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jordan's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Omari.
Omari lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Omari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

London Jordan's cut is getting worse.
Omari presses Jordan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Omari.
Omari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for dominant position up against the cage here. Omari manages to get control of his opponent's head and throws a big knee - Jordan drops to the canvas! He's done! Omari goes wild and celebrates with his corner - this is a big victory for him and to get the win in such devastating fashion will certainly boost his reputation amongst the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Marcellus Omari!

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Arnulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanji Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Arnulfsson
vs
Inoki

189 cm
26
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
232 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Atlantis

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sigurd Arnulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kanji Inoki!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnulfsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Inokis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick misses from Arnulfsson.
Arnulfsson misses with a looping left.
Sigurd Arnulfsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inoki staying out of range there.
Inoki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arnulfsson defends well and Inoki ends up having to push Arnulfsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Arnulfsson.
Inoki tries to pull guard but Arnulfsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Inoki drops back down to his feet.
Arnulfsson tries a body shot but Inoki blocks it.
Arnulfsson tries to work over Inoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnulfsson tries to work over Inoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inoki is trying to drag Arnulfsson to the mat but Arnulfsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sigurd Arnulfsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanji Inoki.
Arnulfsson is pushing Inoki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnulfsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Inoki prevents a body shot from Arnulfsson.

Inoki is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Arnulfsson can't fight it off and eventually Inoki manages to take the fight to the floor. Arnulfsson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Arnulfsson keeping moving, preventing Inoki from controlling successfully.
Arnulfsson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Inoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arnulfsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arnulfsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Inoki on the ground.
Inoki stopping the sweep attempt from Arnulfsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoki wants to control from the top but Arnulfsson keeps moving.
Arnulfsson keeping full guard, as Inoki tries to pass.

Inoki 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.
Arnulfsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Arnulfsson, not yet.

Inoki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Inoki looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Arnulfsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arnulfsson wants to sweep here but Inoki controlling him for the moment.
Arnulfsson pulls Inoki in close to prevent any damage.
Inoki wants to pass the guard but Arnulfsson is keeping the position.

Inoki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arnulfsson wants to sweep here but Inoki controlling him for the moment.

Inoki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Arnulfsson is retaining full guard.
Inoki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Arnulfsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Inoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arnulfsson is pulling down on Inoki's head. It's preventing any offense from Inoki, at least for the moment.
Arnulfsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arnulfsson looking to control but Inoki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kanji Inoki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Arnulfsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Inoki.
Arnulfsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Inoki is just out of range.
Arnulfsson works the jab nicely.
Arnulfsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arnulfsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arnulfsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Inoki with that takedown attempt.
Arnulfsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Arnulfsson misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnulfsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Inoki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arnulfsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arnulfsson tries to score with a low kick but Inoki moves his leg out of the way.
Arnulfsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Inoki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arnulfsson as he jumps to the side.
Sigurd Arnulfsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanji Inoki.
Arnulfsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arnulfsson connects with a body shot that sends Inoki's belly button to the back.
Arnulfsson lands with an overhand left.
Arnulfsson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnulfsson lands a nice shot that snaps Inoki's head back.

It looks like Kanji Inoki has been cut.
Arnulfsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Inoki is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnulfsson. Inoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnulfsson throws a low kick but Inoki moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arnulfsson.
Arnulfsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Inoki shoots for a takedown but Arnulfsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Inoki shoots in but no luck this time.
Arnulfsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arnulfsson throws a head kick but Inoki moves out of range.
Arnulfsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnulfsson throws a looping overhand right but Inoki ducks down to avoid it.
Arnulfsson lands a head kick!
Inoki fails with the takedown
and Arnulfsson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Inoki really felt that one!
Inoki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Inoki looking to score a takedown here. Arnulfsson is defending well but Inoki drives through and ends up in Arnulfsson's guard.
Arnulfsson trying to keep a closed guard but Inoki is proving a slippery customer.
Arnulfsson wants to sweep here but Inoki controlling him for the moment.
Inoki passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoki trying to control the action but Arnulfsson is working from the bottom.

Inoki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnulfsson is positioning himself 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Arnulfsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kanji Inoki'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Arnulfsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Inoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arnulfsson.
Arnulfsson cracks Inoki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sigurd Arnulfsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Arnulfsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Arnulfsson looks to land a combination but Inoki avoids it well.
Arnulfsson throws a series of punches but Inoki avoids them all with ease.
Inoki moves out of range of the strikes.
Arnulfsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Inoki circles away.
Inoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Inoki shoots in but Arnulfsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arnulfsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnulfsson tries to clinch but Inoki moves out of range.
Inoki takes one on the button.

Inoki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arnulfsson to the mat! Arnulfsson manages to get full guard.

Arnulfsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Inoki stopping the sweep attempt from Arnulfsson.
Arnulfsson trying to keep a closed guard but Inoki is proving a slippery customer.
Arnulfsson keeping moving, preventing Inoki from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arnulfsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inoki is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoki slips nicely into half guard.
Inoki uses his free foot to push down on Arnulfsson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Arnulfsson.

Inoki has control of Arnulfsson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Arnulfsson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnulfsson tries to hold on but Inoki pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnulfsson is trying desperately to improve position.

Inoki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Arnulfsson manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Inoki has hold of Arnulfsson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Arnulfsson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Inoki cranks the arm and Arnulfsson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Arnulfsson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kanji Inoki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mercurius Faunus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Faunus
vs
Lee

185 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercurius Faunus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faunus moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Faunus 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.
Faunus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Faunus throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Faunus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Faunus scores with a nice head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Faunus throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faunus misses with a hook.
Faunus blocks the body kick.
A jab from Faunus misses.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Faunus ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Lee misses.
Faunus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faunus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Faunus moved out of range.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faunus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faunus.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Faunus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
letting Faunus counter with a right hand.
Faunus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Faunus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Faunus jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Faunus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Faunus throws a big shot that misses.
Faunus lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Faunus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Faunus throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faunus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faunus lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faunus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
A slow jab from Faunus misses its intended target.
Faunus is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Faunus ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Faunus misses with an uppercut.
Faunus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faunus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Faunus scores with a nice strike.
Faunus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faunus.
Lee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee swings for the body but Faunus moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faunus manages to avoid it.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Faunus's side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Faunus.
Faunus tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Faunus is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee looks for the body kick but Faunus saw that one coming.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Faunus.
Faunus throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Faunus misses.
Lee moves out of range as Faunus throws a body kick.
Faunus fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faunus.
Faunus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faunus lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Faunus blocks a head kick by Lee.
Jab from Faunus.
Faunus tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.

Faunus moves into the clinch.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faunus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faunus.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faunus.
Faunus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faunus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Faunus.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Faunus misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Faunus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Faunus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faunus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faunus walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faunus jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Faunus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Faunus loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Faunus in his tracks.
Lee defending well as Faunus loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Faunus scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faunus moves away.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Faunus counters with a nice body kick.
Faunus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faunus misses the jab.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faunus missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee 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 Faunus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Faunus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Faunus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Faunus throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Faunus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Faunus is out of range.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Faunus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Faunus counter with a right hand.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Faunus lands an overhand right.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee moves out of range as Faunus throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faunus circles away quickly and effectively.
Faunus moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faunus.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Faunus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Faunus.
Faunus throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Faunus finds it's target.
Faunus misses with a few strikes there.
Faunus slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Faunus misses with a looping right.
Faunus moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faunus slips a jab from Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Faunus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws a body kick that misses
and Faunus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Faunus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a jab when Faunus was well out of range.
Faunus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Faunus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Faunus tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Mercurius Faunus is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faunus lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to bum rush Faunus with a series of wild strikes but Faunus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee slips under a jab from Faunus.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mercurius Faunus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Faunus tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faunus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Faunus.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Faunus.
Lee slips a straight right by Faunus.
Lee works Faunus's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Faunus misses.
Lee throws a push kick but Faunus slaps the foot to one side.
Faunus dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Faunus misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Faunus missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faunus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faunus lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Faunus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Faunus staying out of range there.
Faunus scores with a nice head shot.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Faunus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faunus.
Faunus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Faunus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faunus wants to clinch.
Faunus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Faunus misses.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Faunus's head.

It looks like Mercurius Faunus has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
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!
Faunus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Faunus's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Faunus lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.

Lee is rocked!
Lee slips a straight right by Faunus.
A jab from Lee misses.
Faunus looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Faunus lands with a right hand.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faunus throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Mercurius Faunus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faunus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus misses with a few strikes there.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Faunus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Faunus misses.
A slow jab from Faunus misses its intended target.
Faunus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Faunus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Faunus cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Faunus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Faunus saw that one coming.
Faunus doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Faunus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Faunus's sensitive parts.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Faunus moved out of range.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Faunus throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Faunus. That's going to slow Lee down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faunus.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Faunus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee throws a series of punches but Faunus moves out of range.
Lee checks a low kick from Faunus.
Lee cracks the inside of Faunus's front leg.
A jab from Faunus does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Faunus.
Faunus staying out of range there.
Faunus throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a right hand that Faunus ducks under and follows up with a left that Faunus also avoids with ease.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Faunus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mercurius Faunus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faunus, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mercurius Faunus!
A victorious Mercurius Faunus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garen Crownguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Simpson
vs
Crownguard

180 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
224 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Homer Simpson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Garen Crownguard!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crownguard has closed the distance and engaged Simpson in a clinch.
Crownguard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simpson blocks it with crossed arms.
Simpson jumps guard but Crownguard stands there with Simpson around his waist. Simpson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crownguard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Simpson's face.

Simpson jumps guard.

Simpson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Crownguard should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Simpson has tightened it up now! Crownguard should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Homer Simpson!
Homer Simpson retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Homer Simpson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.