NEX WW Warzone 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Case Delarosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delarosa comes to the cage accompanied by AWOLNATION - Sail. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Delarosa
vs
Scott

190 cm
26
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

218 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 Hilo, Case Delarosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Scott!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Scott has Delarosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delarosa or not.
Scott wants a takedown.
Scott tries a body shot but Delarosa blocks it.
Delarosa is trying to break the clinch but Scott is controlling him.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Delarosa controls the action.
Scott has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Delarosa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Delarosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Delarosa backwards.
Delarosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Delarosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.
Delarosa stops a takedown attempt from Scott.
Case Delarosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott stalls.

Scott manages to pull guard.
Scott seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Delarosa sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delarosa trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott wants to stand and escape but Delarosa is having none of it.
Scott has control of Delarosa's left arm, preventing Delarosa from doing any damage.
Delarosa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Delarosa stops Scott from standing up.
Delarosa wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Delarosa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Scott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delarosa counters with a left and a right that stings Scott.
Scott jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Delarosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Delarosa as he checks the leg kick.
Scott paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been informed that Scott has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Scott lands a big right hand that sends Delarosa crashing to the mat! Scott stays standing though and waves Delarosa back to his feet!

Delarosa is rocked!
Scott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delarosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Delarosa is breathing heavily.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delarosa moves away.

Scott darts in and clinches Delarosa up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.

Scott manages to break the clinch.
Delarosa avoids the body shot from Scott.

Scott sends Delarosa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Scott is motioning to the referee to let Delarosa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Delarosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Delarosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Scott dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Delarosa seems to have got his legs back now.
John Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott looks to land a left hand but Delarosa moved out of range nicely.
Scott throws an overhand right that drops Delarosa like a sack of potatoes! Scott dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Scott!
A relieved looking John Scott thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Case Delarosa stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to thank my fans first and for most and i will come back stronger and better'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Runyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Vegas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Runyan
vs
Vegas

187 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Runyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vegas shoots in but no luck this time.

Vegas drives through and clinches with Runyan against the cage.
Vegas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Runyan smiles and moves away.
Runyan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vegas shoots in for a double leg but Runyan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Greg Runyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Vegas.
Runyan throws a big shot that misses.
Vegas closes the distance and clinches up with Runyan, looking for a takedown. Vegas pushes Runyan against the cage but Runyan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runyan dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
Nice takedown defense from Runyan. No joy for Vegas on that attempt.
Runyan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vegas looks winded!
Vegas has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Runyan tries to clinch but Vegas moves out of range.
Runyan connects with a solid leg kick.
Vegas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Vegas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Runyan, pushing him back against the cage.
Runyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vegas managing to block the knees to the body from Runyan.
Runyan lands an elbow that stopped Vegas in his tracks for a moment.
Runyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vegas avoids it.
Knees to the body from Runyan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runyan lands a good knee to the midsection. Vegas won't want to take too many of those.
Runyan is struggling to control the position.
Runyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vegas is defending well for now.
Vegas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Runyan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vegas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Runyan lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runyan landing knees to the body.
Runyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vegas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Runyan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Runyan scores a nice knee to the body.
Runyan lands a good knee to the midsection. Vegas won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Runyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Runyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Vegas avoids the damage to the body.
Runyan scores a nice knee to the body.
Runyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Runyan lands a knee to the body.
Runyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Runyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vegas avoids it.
Runyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vegas.
A frustrated look appears on Vegas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Runyan stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vegas is defending well for now.
Vegas is trying to break the clinch but Runyan has him pressed against the cage.
Runyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runyan connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runyan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vegas's efforts to push away.
Runyan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vegas.
Runyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Runyan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Runyan lands a front kick.
Runyan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Vegas closes the distance and clinches.
Runyan crunches a lovely knee into Vegas's ribcage.
Runyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vegas is defending well for now.
Vegas lands a shoulder strike.
Vegas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vegas is working for takedown but Runyan is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Runyan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Runyan lands a body shot.
Vegas is breathing heavily.
Runyan scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Runyan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Runyan can't find room to land a body shot as Vegas controls the action.
Runyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vegas avoids it.
Runyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vegas can do to turn this around?
Runyan gets underhooks to prevent Vegas's takedown attempt.
Greg Runyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Vegas.
Runyan lands a knee to the head.
Runyan'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.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Runyan.
Vegas jumps guard but Runyan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vegas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Runyan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vegas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Runyan missing with knees to the body.
Runyan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vegas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Runyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Runyan missing with knees to the body.
Runyan lands a good knee to the midsection. Vegas won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Runyan.
Vegas tries a body shot but Runyan blocks it.
Runyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vegas is defending well for now.
Vegas can't get the takedown.
Runyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vegas's elbow.
Runyan can't find room to land a body shot as Vegas controls the action.
Runyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Runyan lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Runyan.
Greg Runyan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Runyan.
Runyan digs a right hand underneath Vegas's ribcage. Vegas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Runyan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Vegas controls his hands.
Runyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Runyan missing with knees to the body.
Runyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vegas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Runyan lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runyan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Vegas is rocked!
Vegas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vegas is still on wobbly legs! Can Runyan finish him?
Runyan has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Vegas - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Runyan, and another! Vegas is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Greg Runyan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angle Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron has chosen I Have a Dream as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Halo
vs
Iron

187 cm
20
187 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angle Iron!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Iron scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Iron in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Halo is trying to improve his position.
Iron grinds an elbow into Halo's temple.
Iron scores with punches from side control.
Halo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Halo can't do much from the bottom here.
Iron landing strikes.
Iron working away.
Halo stops Iron from passing to mount.
Iron lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halo wants to control but Iron postures up.
Halo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Halo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Iron off and has taken his back!

Halo is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Iron taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Halo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arthur Halo!
Arthur Halo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Angle Iron stepped up to the mic, saying 'best 2 of 3?'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eyden Pargrathian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pargrathian might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Judas Priest- Battle Hymn/ One Shot at Glory. Paul Walker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pargrathian
vs
Walker

183 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eyden Pargrathian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Walker!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker works over Pargrathian's head and body with a nice combination.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker looks to land a combination but Pargrathian avoids it well.
Pargrathian slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pargrathian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pargrathian avoids the head kick by Walker.
Pargrathian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walker throws a head kick but Pargrathian moves out of range.
Walker looks winded!
Walker has his takedown stuffed

and Pargrathian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pargrathian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Walker tries to kick Pargrathian off in order to stand up. Pargrathian Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pargrathian cracks Walker with a big elbow.
Walker told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Pargrathian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pargrathian cracks Walker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pargrathian working the head with strikes.
Pargrathian creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pargrathian creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pargrathian working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pargrathian is trying to get an arm triangle but Walker is defending well.
Pargrathian landing a few strikes.
Pargrathian creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Walker is rocked!
Pargrathian taking a breather here.
Walker is still in real trouble! Can Pargrathian finish him?
Pargrathian working the ground and pound.
Pargrathian scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Walker is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Pargrathian can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eyden Pargrathian!
Eyden Pargrathian decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hone Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Costa had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Costa
vs
Huia

183 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident

GREEN!160

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hone Huia!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Costa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Huia's guard.
Costa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Huia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hone Huia!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
Lo

193 cm
27
239 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
17
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Lo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos lands a nice looking body shot.

Lo scores with a takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos controls Lo momentarily but Lo frees himself.
Lo slips nicely into half guard.

Lo seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.

Lo is working for a submission of some sort.
Lo is trying to control the action in half guard but Dos Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos wants to control but Lo is keeping busy.

Lo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dos Santos defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control here.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but Lo is controlling well.
Dos Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lo's back!
Lo breaks Dos Santos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lo advances position into side control!
Dos Santos tries to buck Lo off but Lo is having none of it.

Lo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Lo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dos Santos, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dos Santos is trying to control Lo's posture but Lo avoids it.
Lo 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.

Lo is working to tighten his grip on Dos Santos's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dos Santos has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lo is really squeezing tight and eventually Dos Santos passes out! Lo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bo Lo!
Bo Lo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scandal / Shunkan Sentimental. The Shadow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sean Avery's chin.

Avery
vs
Shadow

178 cm
19
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

The Knot

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow stuns Avery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shadow loads up on a big right hand but Avery slips the punch.
Shadow misses with a straight right.
Jab by Shadow.
Avery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shadow.
Shadow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avery.
Shadow slips a straight right by Avery.
Avery throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shadow.

It looks like The Shadow has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shadow to score with a decent uppercut.
Shadow lands the left hand.
Shadow lunges at Avery with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Avery's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shadow.
Shadow thows a left - swing and a miss!

Avery darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Avery sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shadow defending well though.
Avery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shadow is refusing to be controlled, as Avery sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shadow's head.
Avery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shadow has his hands clasped together around Avery's back. He's all about the action.
Shadow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Avery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Avery landing with the ground and pound.
Avery throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery throwing strikes but missing.
Shadow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Avery.
Avery preventing the sweep.
Avery postures up in Shadow's guard and throws a big left but Shadow blocks it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shadow cracks a nice hook into Avery's ribs.
Shadow missing with a left hand there. Avery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avery throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shadow's waist but Shadow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Avery off to one side.
Avery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avery seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Avery looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery tries a low kick but Shadow avoids it.
Avery is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shadow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shadow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shadow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Avery 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 Shadow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shadow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Avery.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shadow moves away from the strike by Avery.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shadow. Avery does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but The Shadow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The Shadow'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.

Shadow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shadow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Shadow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shadow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shadow misses the shot to the body.
Avery moves out of range of the strikes.
Avery throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shadow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Shadow. No joy for Avery on that attempt.
Shadow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Avery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shadow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shadow.
The crowd cheers as Shadow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Avery doesn't seem phased though.
Avery fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shadow checks it well.
Shadow misses with a hook. Avery ducked under it nicely.
Avery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Shadow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shadow throws a poor cross that misses

and Avery counters with a takedown into side control.
Avery in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Avery lands a nice forearm strike.
Avery creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shadow sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery tries to score with some ground and pound. Shadow controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Avery are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Avery throws an elbow but Shadow slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avery tries to score with some ground and pound. Shadow controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shadow is working to avoid the ground and pound but Avery connects with a decent elbow.
Avery working the head with strikes.
Shadow struggling a bit here.
Avery cracks Shadow with a big right hand but Shadow just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Avery trying to control the action but Shadow is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shadow is trying to control Avery's posture but Avery avoids it.
Shadow parries the strikes from Avery easily there. Avery is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shadow to escape.
Avery tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Avery working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery cracks Shadow with a big elbow.
Shadow struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Avery are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Shadow manages to work his way to half guard, despite Avery's best efforts.
Avery thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Avery is looking to take a break and control but Shadow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shadow moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Avery is looking to work some ground and pound but Shadow has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Avery dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Shadow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Avery.
Shadow misses with a looping left.
Shadow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avery moves away.
Shadow with a nice cross.
Avery misses with a low kick.
Avery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shadow.
Avery is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shadow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shadow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shadow wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avery.
Shadow is looking to clinch but Avery is avoiding it.
Shadow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shadow lands a nice looking body shot.
Shadow thuds his right hand into Avery's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Avery uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shadow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery scores with a leg kick.
Shadow blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Avery is defended easily by Shadow.
Good work by Shadow as he checks the leg kick.
Shadow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good shot there by Shadow.
Avery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shadow throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery tries to land a leg kick but Shadow saw it coming and moves away.
Shadow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Shadow.
Avery swats away the attempt to clinch by Shadow.
Avery throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Avery misses with a shot to the body
and Shadow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Avery misses with a low kick.
Shadow throws a jab but it's blocked by Avery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Shadow as he checks the leg kick.
Avery finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Avery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Avery there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shadow misses the jab.
Avery gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shadow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avery.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Shadow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shadow 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... The Shadow!
A very excited looking The Shadow 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quin Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merkan Killmaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killmaz has chosen Through the fire and flames as his entrance music. Merkan Killmaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Quin Chang's chin.

Chang
vs
Killmaz

193 cm
27
280 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
255 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quin Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Merkan Killmaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Killmaz keeps Chang at a distance using the push kick.
Chang is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Killmaz.
Killmaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chang.
Killmaz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chang will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick there by Killmaz.
Chang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Killmaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Killmaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Chang's head.
Killmaz lands with a nice body kick.
Killmaz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chang if he has to take too many more of those.

Killmaz lands a big head kick that sends Chang tumbling to the mat! Killmaz takes a step backwards and waves Chang back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Quin Chang has been cut.
Killmaz throws a powerful right kick. Chang tried to block low but the kick was high! Chang was taken right off of his feet! Killmaz jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Merkan Killmaz!
Merkan Killmaz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stu Grimson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Grimson
vs
Butler

198 cm
20
270 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
238 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Butler!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Butler swings for the body but Grimson moves out of range.
Butler throws a combination that misses
and Grimson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Butler misses.
Grimson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grimson, as that shot connected.

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

Butler is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Butler is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimson finish him?
Grimson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Butler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grimson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Butler's sensitive parts.
Grimson feints and then cracks Butler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Butler down.
Are you kidding me?! Grimson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Butler clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stu Grimson!
Stu Grimson retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Stu Grimson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.