IFF - 51 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Tremonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tremonti has chosen RISE as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

McGuiness
vs
Tremonti

177 cm
22
181 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

182 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, James McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ralph Tremonti!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremonti is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGuiness sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tremonti fails to land the takedown.
Tremonti tries to move into range but McGuiness moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tremonti tries to clinch but McGuiness moves out of range.
Tremonti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as McGuiness lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tremonti doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Ralph Tremonti has been cut.
Tremonti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McGuiness sprawls well. McGuiness wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tremonti gets slowly back to his feet.
James McGuiness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Tremonti.
McGuiness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGuiness works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuiness lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tremonti takes one to the side of the head.
Tremonti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McGuiness lands a head shot.
Tremonti is looking to clinch but McGuiness is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Tremonti or perhaps it was just good defense by McGuiness which made him look bad.
Tremonti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGuiness scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tremonti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tremonti goes for a double leg but McGuiness avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McGuiness continues to drive forward.

Tremonti gets control of McGuiness's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tremonti will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tremonti looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGuiness is one step ahead there.
McGuiness has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tremonti is proving hard to escape from.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tremonti can do anything to dispel that myth.
McGuiness wants to control from the top but Tremonti keeps moving.
McGuiness has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

James McGuiness has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McGuiness lands a head shot.

Tremonti closes the distance and pushes McGuiness back into the cage.
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!
McGuiness looking to slow down the pace here.
Maybe McGuiness would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Tremonti is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McGuiness is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremonti tries to pull guard but McGuiness won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuiness.
Tremonti tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGuiness just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tremonti as McGuiness tries to tie him up.
Tremonti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGuiness walks away with a smile on his face. Tremonti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGuiness tests Tremonti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James McGuiness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuiness smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tremonti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tremonti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGuiness to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremonti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tremonti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGuiness avoids it really well and circles away.
Tremonti is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGuiness sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McGuiness tests Tremonti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGuiness connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGuiness is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tremonti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
Tremonti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That has opened up Ralph Tremonti's cut even more.
McGuiness throws a looping overhand right but Tremonti ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by McGuiness there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuiness connects with the punch.
McGuiness is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Tremonti is rocked!
McGuiness throws an overhand right that drops Tremonti like a sack of potatoes! McGuiness dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James McGuiness!
James McGuiness really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ace of Spades Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Ralph Tremonti had this to say: 'Nie jest kolorowo, but i would be better fighter in the future! '.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Wrinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Londinian Byzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byzan has chosen Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wrinkle
vs
Byzan

214 cm
27
271 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

191 cm
20
234 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Marc Wrinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Londinian Byzan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrinkle scores with a leg kick.
Byzan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wrinkle connects with a looping right hand.
Wrinkle scores with a head kick. Byzan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Londinian Byzan has been cut.
Wrinkle lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrinkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Byzan is just out of range.
Wrinkle thuds a left hand into Byzan's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wrinkle.
Byzan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Byzan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Byzan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byzan looks winded!
Byzan takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrinkle connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Byzan out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marc Wrinkle!
A very excited looking Marc Wrinkle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Londinian Byzan spoke after the fight, saying 'Marc Wrinkle has great stand up. Gameplan was to take it to the ground and finish him via strikes or tap him out.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Gilligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Luchador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gilligan
vs
Luchador

186 cm
27
195 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

160 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Willy Gilligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Luchador!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilligan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luchador manages to avoid it.
Gilligan dives in and grabs Luchador's left leg, looking for a takedown. Luchador pushes down on Gilligan's head and hops out.
Luchador should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A head kick misses from Luchador.
Luchador shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gilligan connects with a jab.
Luchador misses the shot to the body.
Gilligan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gilligan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luchador doesn't seem bothered though.
Luchador throws a jab but it's blocked by Gilligan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilligan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luchador on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Luchador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Luchador.
Luchador tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gilligan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gilligan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilligan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Luchador has eaten all the pies!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luchador walks into a left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Luchador checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luchador blocks a jab.
Luchador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gilligan there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luchador tries to clinch up.
Luchador doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luchador looks winded!
Gilligan circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Luchador tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Gilligan wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willy Gilligan!
A victorious Willy Gilligan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mata Helu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hubert J Farnsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mata Helu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Helu
vs
J Farnsworth

175 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

199 cm
27
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mata Helu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hubert J Farnsworth!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helu tries to clinch but Farnsworth moves out of range.
Helu walks into a jab.
Helu moves in looking to clinch but Farnsworth pushes him off.
Farnsworth connects with a right hand. Helu shakes it off.
Farnsworth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Farnsworth misses with an uppercut.
Hubert J Farnsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farnsworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helu circles away quickly and effectively.
Helu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farnsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farnsworth throws a jab when Helu was well out of range.
Farnsworth misses with an uppercut.
Farnsworth slips a jab from Helu.
Farnsworth missing with a left hand there. Helu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Helu has managed to clinch.
Helu stalling against the cage.
Helu tries a body shot but Farnsworth blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helu misses with an elbow strike.
Farnsworth misses with the head strike.
Helu lands an elbow inside that Farnsworth shrugs off.
Helu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Farnsworth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Helu lands an elbow inside that Farnsworth shrugs off.

It looks like Hubert J Farnsworth has been cut.
Helu just leaning against Farnsworth, taking a breather.
Farnsworth misses with a punch to the body.
Helu is trying to stall.
Farnsworth avoids a wild elbow strike from Helu.
Farnsworth avoids a wild elbow strike from Helu.
Farnsworth can't find room to land a body shot as Helu controls the action.
Helu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Farnsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farnsworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helu misses with a body shot.
Farnsworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Helu is looking to clinch.
Farnsworth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Farnsworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Farnsworth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helu tries to clinch up but Farnsworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Farnsworth misses the shot to the body.
Farnsworth throws a jab when Helu was well out of range.
Helu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helu avoids the body shot from Farnsworth.
Farnsworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helu ducks under a wild hook from Farnsworth.
Nice defenses there by Helu.
Farnsworth avoids the body shot from Helu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farnsworth. Helu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farnsworth throws out a powerful jab.
Helu dodges the punch combination from Farnsworth.
Farnsworth throws out a loose jab but Helu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farnsworth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farnsworth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Helu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Farnsworth is able to avoid easily.
Farnsworth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Farnsworth throws an overhand right that lands on Helu's shoulder, as Helu tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helu thows a body shot but no joy.
Farnsworth throws out a loose jab but Helu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helu is looking to clinch.
Helu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Farnsworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Helu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Helu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Helu.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Helu as Farnsworth tries to tie him up.
Helu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Helu lands a damaging elbow.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farnsworth avoids the elbow strike from Helu, against the cage.
Farnsworth avoids the elbow strike from Helu, against the cage.
Farnsworth dodges an elbow strike from Helu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hubert J Farnsworth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hubert J Farnsworth's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Helu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Helu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Farnsworth stalks Helu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Helu's face. Helu staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farnsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Farnsworth lands with a shot to the body.
Farnsworth lands a body shot.
Helu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farnsworth misses with a body shot.
Helu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Helu misses with a head kick.
Farnsworth thuds his right hand into Helu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Farnsworth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Helu slips a jab from Farnsworth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Farnsworth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Farnsworth is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Helu thows a leg kick but Farnsworth checks it
and Farnsworth makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Helu really felt that one!
Helu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Farnsworth loads up on a big right hand but Helu slips the punch.
Helu throws out a leg kick but Farnsworth moves out of range and Helu only half commits.
Farnsworth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Farnsworth connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farnsworth connects with a jab.
Farnsworth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Farnsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helu was well out of range. Poor timing from Farnsworth.
Helu moves in looking to clinch but Farnsworth pushes him off.
Nice cross by Farnsworth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Farnsworth.

Helu is rocked!
Farnsworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farnsworth throws a body punch but Helu moves out of range.
Helu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farnsworth thuds a left hand into Helu's body.
Farnsworth takes a swing at Helu's ribcage but misses.
Helu tries to clinch up.
Donk. Farnsworth catches Helu right on the button with a cross.
Helu throws a low kick but Farnsworth avoids it.
Helu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farnsworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice combination there by Farnsworth.
Farnsworth scores with a hook to the body. Helu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hubert J Farnsworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farnsworth.
Helu tries to close the distance and clinch but Farnsworth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Helu.
Farnsworth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Helu is looking to clinch but Farnsworth is avoiding it.
Helu is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Farnsworth.

Helu pushes Farnsworth up against the cage in a clinch.
Farnsworth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Helu lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helu lands an elbow just above Farnsworth 's eye.
Nice elbow from Helu.
The referee is keeping an eye on Helu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helu lands an elbow that stopped Farnsworth in his tracks for a moment.
Farnsworth taking a breather.
Farnsworth dodges an elbow strike from Helu.
Farnsworth wants to stall.
Farnsworth effectively controlling the action here.
Farnsworth has had enough of the clinch but Helu keeps him there for the moment.
Helu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helu blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helu stalling the fight.
Helu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farnsworth blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hubert J Farnsworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hubert J Farnsworth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Helu missing with a left hand there. Farnsworth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Helu is looking to clinch.
Farnsworth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Farnsworth checks a leg kick.
Helu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farnsworth finds it's way round the side to connect with Helu's head.

Helu has managed to clinch.
Farnsworth is trying to break the clinch but Helu has him pressed against the cage.
Helu trying to stall but Farnsworth improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Helu.
Farnsworth is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Farnsworth can't find room to land a body shot as Helu controls the action.
Helu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Helu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farnsworth's elbow.
Farnsworth is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Farnsworth.
Helu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Helu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farnsworth's brow.
Helu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Helu tries a body shot but Farnsworth blocks it.
Helu pushes off an throws an elbow but Farnsworth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Farnsworth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Helu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Farnsworth blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helu is struggling to control the position.
Helu misses with an elbow over the top.
Helu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farnsworth is keeping busy.
Helu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mata Helu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farnsworth takes an elbow to the temple.
Farnsworth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Helu is keeping busy.
Farnsworth avoids a wild elbow strike from Helu.
Helu misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Farnsworth can't find room to land a body shot as Helu controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Farnsworth breaks the clinch.
Helu wants to clinch.
Helu avoids the body shot from Farnsworth.
Farnsworth misses with a body kick.
Farnsworth throws a body punch but Helu moves out of range.
Helu misses with a low kick.
Helu is looking to clinch but Farnsworth is avoiding it.
Farnsworth throws a nice looking combination but Helu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk. Farnsworth catches Helu right on the button with a cross.
Helu throws a hook but Farnsworth blocks it.
Farnsworth looks to land a right hand but Helu moved out of range.
Hubert J Farnsworth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helu checks a low kick from Farnsworth.
Helu doesn't manage to clinch there - Farnsworth circles away.
A jab from Farnsworth finds it's way through Helu's defenses.
Farnsworth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farnsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helu moves away.
Farnsworth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Helu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left lands for Farnsworth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farnsworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farnsworth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Helu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Farnsworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mata Helu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farnsworth was well out of range. Poor timing from Helu.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hubert J Farnsworth.
I've got Farnsworth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hubert J Farnsworth!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hubert J Farnsworth waved his t-shirt featuring Ace of Spades Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bravo
vs
Fadden

170 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
149 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Fadden!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fadden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fadden stuns Bravo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fadden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fadden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fadden throws a series of punches but Bravo moves out of range.
Fadden works the jab nicely.
Fadden wants to slow Bravo down by chopping away at his legs.
Fadden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bravo is out of range.
Fadden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravo.
Bravo shoots in for a double leg but Fadden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fadden throws a leg kick but Bravo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fadden throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fadden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bravo somewhat.
Fadden swings for the body but Bravo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fadden throws a leg kick but Bravo checks it.
Fadden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fadden takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Fadden with a hook.

Bravo is rocked!
Fadden fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Bravo out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). John Fadden!
A relieved looking John Fadden thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Magnus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mirko Magnus enters the cage!

Diaz
vs
Magnus

180 cm
26
164 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
156 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Atlantis

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nigel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mirko Magnus!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magnus throws out the jab.
Magnus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz throws a jab when Magnus was well out of range.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Magnus staying out of range there.
Diaz jabs Magnus right on the nose. Magnus blinks but takes it well.
Magnus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magnus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Magnus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Magnus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magnus takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Magnus counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Magnus delivers a nice body kick.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.

Magnus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Magnus is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Magnus throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Magnus blocks a jab.
Magnus throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Magnus.
Magnus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Magnus seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz slips a jab from Magnus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Magnus.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz slips a straight right by Magnus.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magnus.
Diaz throws a body punch but Magnus moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Magnus.
Magnus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Magnus tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magnus avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Magnus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Magnus misses with a straight right.
Magnus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Magnus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Magnus.
Magnus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Magnus saw that one coming.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Magnus tries a head kick but it misses.
Magnus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Magnus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Diaz throws a jab when Magnus was well out of range.
Magnus misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Magnus misses.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Magnus moved out of range nicely.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Magnus.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Magnus's head back.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Magnus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magnus misses with a straight left.
Magnus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magnus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magnus.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Magnus.
Magnus misses with a leg kick.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magnus.
Diaz sizes up Magnus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Magnus.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz slips under a jab.

Diaz lands a big right hand that sends Magnus crashing to the mat! Diaz stays standing though and waves Magnus back to his feet!
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!
Magnus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz swings for the body but Magnus moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Magnus misses with a low kick.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magnus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magnus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magnus throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Magnus just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnus wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Magnus finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
Magnus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Magnus wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Magnus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magnus lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Magnus lands with a nice body kick.
Mirko Magnus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnus misses with a looping left.
Magnus scores with a spinning back kick!
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Magnus scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magnus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magnus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diaz throws a right hand that Magnus ducks under and follows up with a left that Magnus also avoids with ease.
Magnus defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnus.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnus.
Magnus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magnus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nigel Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Magnus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Magnus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Magnus, as that shot connected.
Magnus jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magnus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Diaz cracks Magnus with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Magnus looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Diaz finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnus misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnus moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Magnus lands a head kick!
Magnus throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Diaz steps in with a hook that catches Magnus right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Diaz follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Magnus looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Diaz!
After the fight, Nigel Diaz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Teravainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Silva
vs
Teravainen

168 cm
27
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
148 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teuvo Teravainen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Teravainen digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Antonio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries for a takedown but Teravainen circles away easily
and Teravainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teravainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teravainen connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Teravainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teravainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Teravainen.

It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
Teravainen's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Teravainen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Teravainen sprawls well.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teravainen lands with a right and another and another! Silva is in big trouble! Teravainen lands again and this time it's lights out for Silva! A quality knockout there for Teravainen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Teuvo Teravainen!
A very excited looking Teuvo Teravainen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.