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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillen Aspen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Castle
vs
Aspen

175 cm
26
156 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
167 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dillen Aspen!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Castle rushes Aspen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspen.
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aspen backwards.
Aspen throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
Aspen is looking to control Castle's arms but Castle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aspen has his back to the cage.
Castle lands a knee to the head.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castle lands with a right to the head.
Aspen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspen's coach down at Combat Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aspen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Castle lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Castle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Castle.
Castle lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aspen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castle.
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspen tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aspen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aspen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Aspen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aspen.
Aspen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspen tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
Castle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Aspen.
Aspen can't break the clinch.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castle as Aspen tries to tie him up.
Come on Castle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aspen's face.
Castle slowing the pace effectively.
Castle keeps control of Aspen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aspen blocking some punches.
Castle tries a knee to the head but Aspen blocks it.
A short left from Castle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castle.
A short right from Castle.
Aspen is trying to push Castle away but Castle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aspen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aspen has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Castle.
Castle lands an uppercut.
Aspen working aggressively here.
Aspen dodges an elbow strike from Castle.
Castle taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aspen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castle looking to throw knees to the head but Aspen is blocking nicely.
Aspen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Castle digs a right hand underneath Aspen's ribcage. Aspen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aspen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle slows down the pace here.
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aspen backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aspen's brow.
Castle misses with some punches.
Castle blocking some punches.
Aspen is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Aspen takes a shot to the head.
Aspen blocks an uppercut.
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!
Castle landing knees to the body.
Castle lands with a light punch inside.
Aspen wants to break free but Castle has control.
Castle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castle working aggressively here.
Castle stalling.
Castle misses with the head strike.
Castle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aspen's efforts to push away.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aspen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Castle has managed to clinch.
Castle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aspens head.
Castle misses with some punches.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Castle.

It looks like Dillen Aspen has been cut.
Castle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aspen tries a body shot but Castle blocks it.
Aspen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle lands with a light punch inside.
Aspen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castle just leaning against Aspen, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle prevents Aspen from breaking the clinch.
Castle misses with a punch to the body.
Aspen tries to break free but Castle pushes him back against the cage.
Aspen wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Castle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aspen can do to turn this around?
Castle is struggling to control the position.
Castle stalling the fight.
Castle tries to land knees in the clinch but Aspen avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Aspen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aspen is trying to break free.
Castle tries a knee to the head but Aspen blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Aspen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aspen misses with a body punch.
Castle lands with a short shot to the head.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspen tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Aspen misses with the head strike.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aspen wants to stall.
Aspen prevents a body shot from Castle.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Castle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castle scores with a shoulder strike.
Castle stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspen.
Castle pushes off an throws an elbow but Aspen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aspen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle lands a body punch.
Castle'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.
Aspen is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Aspen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Castle is keeping busy.
Castle avoiding damage.
Castle stalling against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Castle misses with some punches.
Aspen trying to control the position but instead, Castle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aspen into the cage.
Aspen wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Castle lands a hook that snaps the head of Aspen backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle pushes off an throws an elbow but Aspen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aspen dodges an elbow strike from Castle.
Nice body punch from Castle - that landed with a thud.
Aspen tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Castle leaning against his opponent.
Castle has Aspen pressed against the cage.
Aspen tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.
Castle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dick Castle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aspen slows down the pace here.
Aspen is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Castle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dillen Aspen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aspen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aspen throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aspen checks a leg kick.
Castle misses with a straight left.
Castle misses with a lunging right hand
and Aspen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dillen Aspen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aspen swats away the attempt to clinch by Castle.
Aspen throws a counter combo.
Castle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aspen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castle tries to clinch there but Aspen circles away.
As Castle backs off Aspen throws a huge counter combo but Castle manages to avoid it all.
Aspen keeps the fight on the outside.
Aspen lands with a hook. Castle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castle lands an elbow just above Aspen 's eye.
Aspen blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Castle.
Aspen swings wildly with an uppercut but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castle misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Castle.
Castle leaning against his opponent.
Aspen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aspen backwards.
Castle has Aspen pressed against the cage.
Castle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Aspen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aspen effectively controlling the action here.
Aspen is looking to control Castle's arms but Castle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aspen has his back to the cage.
Dillen Aspen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castle misses with the head strike.
Aspen is trying to break free.
Castle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aspen is looking to control Castle's arms but Castle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aspen has his back to the cage.
Aspen misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle prevents Aspen from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspen takes a shot to the head.
Aspen being controlled against the cage.
Aspen is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspen working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Castle to work.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Castle misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspen tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Castle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aspen misses with the head strike.
Castle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castle.
Castle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aspen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Castle.
Aspen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castle.
Aspen can't break the clinch.
Aspen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dick Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Castle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Castle, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Castle!
A very excited looking Dick Castle 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
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jet Hemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemi comes to the cage accompanied by Satyricon - Fuel For Hatred. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hemi
vs
Lebowski

168 cm
26
140 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

168 cm
24
148 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Alcatraz Apparel
Atlantis

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jet Hemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeffery Lebowski !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hemi is looking to chop away at Lebowski 's legs.

Lebowski has closed the distance and engaged Hemi in a clinch.

Lebowski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lebowski won't allow Hemi to sweep him here.
Lebowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hemi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lebowski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lebowski trying to control the action but Hemi is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hemi wants to get back to his feet.
Lebowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Lebowski drives through and clinches with Hemi against the cage.
Lebowski tries to stall but Hemi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Lebowski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hemi is trying to control Lebowski 's posture but Lebowski avoids it.
Lebowski staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemi is not content to let Lebowski control the position.

Lebowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hemi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lebowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hemi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lebowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lebowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hemi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lebowski is controlling him well.
Hemi is trying to control Lebowski 's posture but Lebowski avoids it.
Lebowski is looking to take a break and control but Hemi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lebowski controlling the position from side mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hemi swinging wildly here.
Hemi tries to bum rush Lebowski with a series of wild strikes but Lebowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hemi misses the shot to the body.
Jet Hemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hemi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lebowski is looking to clinch but Hemi is avoiding it.
Hemi misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hemi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hemi digs a good body shot into Lebowski 's ribs.
Hemi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hemi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hemi connects with a jab.

Lebowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lebowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hemi misses with a knee to the head.
Hemi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hemi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lebowski backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lebowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hemi gets underhooks to prevent Lebowski 's takedown attempt.
Hemi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hemi connects with a knee to the head.
Lebowski working aggressively here.
A short right from Hemi on the inside.
Lebowski is pushing Hemi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Lebowski has hold of one of Hemi's legs. Hemi is fighting the takedown attempt but Lebowski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski pushes down on Hemi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lebowski controlling the pace.
Lebowski wants to pass the guard but Hemi is defending well.
Lebowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hemi keeps working.
Lebowski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jeffery Lebowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hemi is trying to stand up here but Lebowski is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hemi tries to roll over but Lebowski keeps him under control.

Lebowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hemi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lebowski manages to pass to mount!

Lebowski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lebowski controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemi is in all sorts of trouble here.

Lebowski stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Lebowski closes the distance and pushes Hemi back into the cage.
Hemi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lebowski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hemi misses with a knee strike.
Lebowski 's coach down at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lebowski 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hemi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hemi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lebowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hemi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lebowski is looking for a takedown.
Jet Hemi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffery Lebowski .

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lebowski has clasped his hands together around Hemi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lebowski throws a strike aimed at the side of Hemi's head but Hemi avoids it well.
Hemi wants to control but Lebowski postures up.

Lebowski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hemi has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as Lebowski stalls from top position.

Lebowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hemi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeffery Lebowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lebowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Hemi throws a chopping leg kick but Lebowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lebowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Hemi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Hemi finds it's way through Lebowski 's defenses.

Lebowski is rocked!

Hemi gets tackled into the cage by Lebowski . Lebowski maintains the clinch.
Lebowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Hemi finish him?
Lebowski has Hemi pushed against the cage.
Lebowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Lebowski can't get the takedown.
Jet Hemi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffery Lebowski .
Hemi tries to throw a body punch but Lebowski avoids it by throwing Hemi back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hemi pushes off an throws an elbow but Lebowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lebowski looking to stall.
Lebowski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hemi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lebowski leaning against his opponent.

Lebowski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lebowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hemi wants to control from the top but Lebowski keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lebowski has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hemi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lebowski .
Hemi is looking to take a break and control but Lebowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lebowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Lebowski is still trying to improve position.
Lebowski gets back to half guard.
Hemi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lebowski 's head.

Hemi is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lebowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hemi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hemi prevents Lebowski from improving his position.
Hemi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lebowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hemi trying to control but Lebowski is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemi preventing the sweep.
Lebowski has a closed guard, preventing Hemi from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lebowski gets a takedown into half guard.
Lebowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Hemi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lebowski not doing much here.
Lebowski is trying to control. Hemi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jet Hemi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski uses his free foot to push down on Hemi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hemi.
Hemi is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Lebowski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hemi has given up his back. Will we see Lebowski going for some submissions?
Jeffery Lebowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hemi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lebowski .

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffery Lebowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lebowski 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffery Lebowski !
A victorious Jeffery Lebowski 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
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jilly Bean McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bean McQueen
vs
Bravo

179 cm
26
208 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Alcatraz Apparel
Atlantis

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jilly Bean McQueen!
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, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen throws an overhand right that lands on Bravo's shoulder, as Bravo tries to avoid the shot.
And Bravo tries to counter it with a takedown but McQueen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bravo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bravo shoots in looking for a takedown. McQueen tries to sprawl out of it but Bravo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McQueen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McQueen throws an overhand right that lands on Bravo's shoulder, as Bravo tries to avoid the shot.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McQueen 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.
Bravo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McQueen lands a nice hook to Bravo's body. Bravo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McQueen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bravo is just out of range.
McQueen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Bravo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McQueen regains half guard.
McQueen gets back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but McQueen is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but McQueen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

McQueen working for submissions but it's allowed Bravo to get to half guard.

Bravo is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McQueen punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bravo is looking to take a break and control but McQueen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McQueen is trying to maintain the position but Bravo is very close to passing his half guard.
McQueen is looking for a sweep. Bravo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McQueen is working hard here to advance position.
Bravo slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bravo wants to control but McQueen is keeping him busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bravo is trying hard to land a takedown here. McQueen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jilly Bean McQueen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bravo.
Bravo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McQueen is fending him off so far but Bravo persists. Nope, McQueen circles away and we're back to standing.
McQueen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by McQueen.
McQueen lands with a cross.

McQueen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McQueen wants to control but Bravo is keeping him busy.
McQueen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McQueen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bravo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bravo won't allow McQueen to pass to mount.

Bravo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McQueen pulls his head out easily.
McQueen stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McQueen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McQueen wants to free his trapped foot but Bravo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McQueen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McQueen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bravo!
Bravo is squirming around, avoiding McQueen's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McQueen throws an overhand right that lands on Bravo's shoulder, as Bravo tries to avoid the shot.
Bravo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McQueen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck for Bravo with that takedown attempt.
McQueen lands with a right hand.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but McQueen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McQueen throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.
Bravo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McQueen as he jumps to the side.
Jilly Bean McQueen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bravo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling McQueen to counter with a crisp jab.
McQueen throws a body shot but no joy.
Bravo feints the counter takedown.
Bravo blocks the body kick.
McQueen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
McQueen scores with the left hand. Bravo knows he should have avoided that one.

Bravo is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bravo. That did some damage!
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can McQueen finish him?
McQueen shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Bravo takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - McQueen sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Bravo bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jilly Bean McQueen!
Jilly Bean McQueen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Alcatraz Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wu Tang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yip Kai Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tang comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta Fuck Wit. Kai Man is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Grandmaster. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yip Kai Man was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tang
vs
Kai Man

173 cm
26
179 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Atlantis

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wu Tang!
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, Yip Kai Man!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kai Man misses with a head kick.
Kai Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yip Kai Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tang circles away quickly and effectively.
Kai Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kai Man throws a wild body kick that Tang sees coming a mile off.
Kai Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kai Man connects with a body shot that sends Tang's belly button to the back.
Kai Man moves out of range as Tang throws a body kick.
Kai Man misses with a few strikes there.
Kai Man throws a nice looking combination but Tang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tang feinted with a counter takedown.
Kai Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tang moves into the clinch.
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!
Tang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kai Man backwards.
Kai Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Tang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tang lands a nice shot to the body.
Tang blocking some punches.
Tang lands a left hand.
Tang slows down the pace here.
Tang lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kai Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kai Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Tang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tang takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tang.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai Man.
Tang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tang.
Tang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tang misses with a punch to the body.
Tang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kai Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Tang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kai Man or not.
Kai Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tang lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Tang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tang fails to land.
Kai Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kai Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kai Man.
Tang lands with a left to the head.
Kai Man presses Tang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kai Mans head.
Tang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kai Man backwards.
Tang jumps guard but Kai Man turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tang.
Tang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Tang as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kai Man fails to land.
Kai Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tang slows down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Tang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kai Man.
A shot in the inside from Tang.
Kai Man can't find room to land a body shot as Tang controls the action.
Kai Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kai Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tang lands a left hand.
Tang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kai Man backwards.
Tang lands with a light punch inside.

Kai Man is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tang.
Kai Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Tang finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Kai Man fails to land.
Tang scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tang blocks a body shot from Kai Man.
Tang lands a right hand.
Tang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kai Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tang pushes Kai Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tang pushes Kai Man against the cage. Tang is working some dirty boxing. Tang pushes off with a quick right hook! Kai Man goes down! Kai Man tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tang moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wu Tang!
A very excited looking Wu Tang 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
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunaidi Pakpahan (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.

Gracie
vs
Pakpahan

177 cm
26
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
217 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Atlantis

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Gracie !
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, Bunaidi Pakpahan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Pakpahan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pakpahan swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pakpahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A left lands for Pakpahan.
Pakpahan swings widly with a right hand

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pakpahan!
Pakpahan is trying to improve his position.
Gracie trying to control the action but Pakpahan is working from the bottom.
Pakpahan is looking to reverse the position.

Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pakpahan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie 's guard! Nice work there by Pakpahan!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gracie has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pakpahan doesn't defend quickly enough and Gracie has managed to lock this one up! Can Pakpahan escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gracie on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodrigo Gracie !
Rodrigo Gracie 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neil Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Franks (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.

Drake
vs
Franks

165 cm
26
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

165 cm
26
133 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Franks!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franks falls off balance throwing a combination

and Drake counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Franks!

Drake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Drake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Drake has hold of Franks's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Franks seems comfortable defending it but Drake has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Franks is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Franks is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Drake couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Neil Drake!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gottlieb Hiebknecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Jolevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hiebknecht
vs
Jolevi

170 cm
26
160 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

167 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Alcatraz Apparel
Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zoran Jolevi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiebknecht throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiebknecht throws a one two combo.

Jolevi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hiebknecht to the ground. Jolevi is now in Hiebknecht's guard.
Jolevi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiebknecht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jolevi stopping the sweep attempt from Hiebknecht.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiebknecht keeping moving, preventing Jolevi from controlling successfully.
Jolevi slips nicely into half guard.
Hiebknecht is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hiebknecht trying to get back to full guard but Jolevi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jolevi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jolevi takes Hiebknecht's back.
Hiebknecht rolls, trying to escape but Jolevi keeps control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hiebknecht defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jolevi's arms.
Hiebknecht knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jolevi on the ground.

Hiebknecht is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hiebknecht can't escape the position.

Hiebknecht defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Well, with Jolevi on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hiebknecht is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Hiebknecht breaks Jolevi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jolevi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hiebknecht stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jolevi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jolevi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jolevi is controlling the pace.
Hiebknecht is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jolevi wants to work for an arm triangle but Hiebknecht is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jolevi works his way into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jolevi just content to control the position.
Jolevi trying to control the action but Hiebknecht is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jolevi throws a body punch but Hiebknecht moves out of range.
Hiebknecht is looking to counter punch.
Hiebknecht seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hiebknecht scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hiebknecht throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hiebknecht avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Hiebknecht misses.
Jolevi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jolevi slips a straight right by Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht lands a nice shot to the body.
Hiebknecht throws a shot to the body.
Jolevi tries to move into range but Hiebknecht moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jolevi avoids the body shot from Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jolevi.
Hiebknecht blocks a jab.
Jolevi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hiebknecht counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiebknecht bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jolevi's head.
Hiebknecht misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiebknecht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jolevi moves away.

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

Jolevi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Jolevi tries for a kimura but Hiebknecht is defending well.

Jolevi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hiebknecht rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jolevi's guard! Nice work there by Hiebknecht!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jolevi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hiebknecht can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jolevi keeping full guard, as Hiebknecht tries to pass.

Jolevi looking for a guillotine here but Hiebknecht defends easily.
Jolevi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht is pressing down on Jolevi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jolevi slips nicely into half guard.
Jolevi trying to control the pace.
Jolevi trying to pass the guard but Hiebknecht defending well.
Jolevi moves into full mount! Hiebknecht won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi trying to control but Hiebknecht is having none of it.
Jolevi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hiebknecht haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hiebknecht is looking to improve his position but Jolevi isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gottlieb Hiebknecht will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jolevi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiebknecht scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jolevi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiebknecht scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jolevi misses with a straight right.
Jolevi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiebknecht is just out of range.
Hiebknecht was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hiebknecht swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jolevi.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jolevi.
Hiebknecht throwing a counter right hand but Jolevi manages to avoid it.
Jolevi connects with a jab.
Jolevi throws a lazy uppercut
and Hiebknecht cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jolevi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jolevi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hiebknecht scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiebknecht moves out of range of the strikes.
Hiebknecht lands with a nice body punch.
Hiebknecht connects with the punch.
Hiebknecht scores with a nice right hand.
Jolevi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiebknecht bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jolevi's head backwards.

Jolevi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hiebknecht did well to prevent Jolevi getting side control.
Hiebknecht wants to control but Jolevi is keeping busy.
Jolevi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jolevi passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jolevi has hold of Hiebknecht's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hiebknecht manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Jolevi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hiebknecht has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jolevi can't control as he wanted to and Hiebknecht manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jolevi controlling the position easily from mount.
Jolevi tries to control but Hiebknecht wriggling away.
Hiebknecht is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jolevi wants to take Hiebknecht's back but he can't do it this time.
Hiebknecht wants to hold on but Jolevi pushes him away.
Jolevi prevents Hiebknecht from getting the reversal.

Jolevi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hiebknecht has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gottlieb Hiebknecht clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jolevi ducks right into an uppercut from Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jolevi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jolevi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiebknecht.
Jolevi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jolevi takes a swing at Hiebknecht's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Hiebknecht does it's job there.
Jolevi works Hiebknecht's body with a nice hook.
Hiebknecht throws an overhand right that lands on Jolevi's shoulder, as Jolevi tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiebknecht scores with a jab to the body.
Hiebknecht connects with a crisp jab.
Hiebknecht jabs at Jolevi's body.
Jolevi drops his hands momentarily and Hiebknecht takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiebknecht avoids the body shot from Jolevi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Hiebknecht does no damage.
Hiebknecht connects with a jab.
Hiebknecht connects with a nice looking jab.
Jolevi misses with a looping right.
Hiebknecht throws the left hand but Jolevi avoids the punch easily.
Jolevi with the counter takedown but Hiebknecht avoids it easily.
Jolevi misses with a hook. Hiebknecht ducked under it nicely.
Jolevi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jolevi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jolevi moves into the clinch successfully.

Jolevi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hiebknecht wants to sweep here but Jolevi controlling him for the moment.

Hiebknecht is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jolevi is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi stopping the sweep attempt from Hiebknecht.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jolevi controlling from the top position.
Jolevi wants to control from the top but Hiebknecht keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hiebknecht holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Hiebknecht finds it's way through Jolevi's defenses.
Jolevi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hiebknecht makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jolevi just misses with a punch to the body.
Jolevi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hiebknecht throws out the jab.

Jolevi closes the distance and pushes Hiebknecht back into the cage.
Jolevi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Hiebknecht blocks it.
Jolevi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jolevi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jolevi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiebknecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiebknecht misses with some punches.
Hiebknecht tries to work over Jolevi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht scores with a hook to the body.
Jolevi throws a head punch that misses.
Jolevi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hiebknecht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hiebknecht blocks a body shot from Jolevi.
Hiebknecht taking a breather.
Hiebknecht misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiebknecht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jolevi's elbow.
Jolevi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Jolevi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hiebknecht swings wildly with an uppercut but Jolevi uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jolevi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jolevi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jolevi blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gottlieb Hiebknecht had his way with Zoran Jolevi in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jolevi lands with a good body shot.
Hiebknecht lands with a cross.
Jolevi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hiebknecht counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jolevi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hiebknecht scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hiebknecht keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jolevi misses with an uppercut. Hiebknecht saw that one coming.
Jolevi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hiebknecht misses with a double jab.
Hiebknecht misses with a straight left.
Jolevi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hiebknecht throws out the jab.
Jolevi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht feints a jab promting Jolevi to slip. Hiebknecht then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jolevi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiebknecht misses with a wild body shot.
Hiebknecht has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hiebknecht there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jolevi misses with a shot to the body
and Jolevi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hiebknecht counters with a straight right hand.
Hiebknecht connects with a single shot there.
Hiebknecht misses with a few strikes there.
Jolevi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jolevi scores with a hook.
Hiebknecht jabs Jolevi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hiebknecht throws a body shot but no joy.
Jolevi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hiebknecht counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hiebknecht thuds his right hand into Jolevi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jolevi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hiebknecht lands with an uppercut that bounces Jolevi off the cage and back into range.
Donk. Hiebknecht catches Jolevi right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiebknecht fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jolevi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hiebknecht displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jolevi throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi missing with a left hand there. Hiebknecht was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiebknecht throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jolevi blocks a jab.

Jolevi has Hiebknecht up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiebknecht.
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jolevi blocking some punches.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiebknecht tries to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling the position.
Jolevi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jolevi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hiebknecht softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jolevi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hiebknecht or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi gets through Hiebknecht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jolevi presses Hiebknecht against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Jolevi fails to land.
Hiebknecht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.

Jolevi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hiebknecht is staying active underneath Jolevi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jolevi controlling the action here.

Jolevi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi content to control rather than advance.
Jolevi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hiebknecht knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hiebknecht is looking to control Jolevi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hiebknecht avoid being mounted?
Zoran Jolevi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiebknecht wants to improve his position but Jolevi is controlling well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gottlieb Hiebknecht showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hiebknecht has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 49:46
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
Gottlieb Hiebknecht retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Gottlieb Hiebknecht, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Tinkl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wrecking Ball. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bullard
vs
Tinkl

175 cm
26
170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
179 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Vikai Gear
Atlantis

Alcatraz Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Bullard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Tinkl!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tinkl gets a clinch.
Tinkl looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bullard.
Bullard works on Tinkl's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Bullard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bullard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bullard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bullard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bullard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bullard cracks Tinkl with a nice body shot.
Bullard lands a shoulder strike.
Bullard scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullard lands with a left to the head.
Bullard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bullard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tinkl backwards.
Tinkl is trying to stall.
Bullard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tinkl backwards.
Bullard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Tinkl is rocked!
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Tinkl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tinkl is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullard finish him?
Tinkl takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tinkl! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bullard is unloading with more strikes now! Tinkl drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bullard!
Tony Bullard retains his welterweight title!
Tony Bullard 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.