GAMMA: Contenders 24 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gerard mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moore
vs
mousasi

186 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, gerard mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore shoots in for a takedown but mousasi shows good takedown defense.

Moore looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
mousasi is looking to improve his position.
mousasi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moore working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Moore is nestled in close to mousasi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Moore prevents mousasi from improving his position.
mousasi gets full guard.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for mousasi on the ground.
Moore working some strikes from top position.

mousasi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
mousasi has momentary wrist control but Moore slips an elbow through the middle.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from mousasi.
Moore is working mousasi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moore is in close to mousasi's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mousasi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moore!
Moore trying desperately to get to his feet.
Moore wants to control but mousasi is having none of it.
mousasi wants to take his opponent's back but Moore doesn't allow it.

mousasi has hold of Moore's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Moore manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

mousasi working for a guillotine from mount but Moore is in no mood to give up.
mousasi wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You get the feeling that Moore really doesn't like being in this position too much.
mousasi moves to back control.

Moore is trying to defend against the choke here but mousasi has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. mousasi Tightens the hold and Moore taps out furiously! mousasi displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). gerard mousasi!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wallus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Wallus
vs
Angelo

193 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

182 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

We Go Hard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Wallus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Angelo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallus doesn't manage to clinch there - Angelo circles away.
Mark Wallus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wallus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wallus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wallus gets underhooks to prevent Angelo's takedown attempt.
Wallus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallus lands a knee to the head.
Wallus misses with a knee strike.
Wallus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wallus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angelo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wallus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Angelo shoots in for a double leg but Wallus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mark Wallus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Angelo.
Wallus is looking to clinch.

Wallus forces Angelo back against the ropes and clinches.
Angelo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wallus prevents it.
Wallus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angelo is trying to drag Wallus to the mat but Wallus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Angelo takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Joe Angelo has been cut.
Wallus tries a knee to the head but Angelo blocks it.
Wallus misses with a knee to the head.
Wallus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Wallus.
Wallus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelo tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo goes for a takedown attempt but Wallus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Angelo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Angelo throws a sloppy head kick and Wallus moves out of range easily.
Wallus tries to clinch up.
Wallus misses with a low kick.
Angelo throws a head kick that misses.
Angelo has a takedown stuffed.
Angelo looks gassed!
Wallus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Angelo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Wallus has Angelo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wallus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Angelo can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angelo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wallus prevents it.
Wallus tries to land a knee to the head but Angelo blocks with his arms.
Wallus tries to land a knee to the head but Angelo blocks with his arms.
Wallus gets underhooks to prevent Angelo's takedown attempt.
Wallus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wallus lands a knee to the head.
Angelo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wallus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Angelo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wallus misses with a knee to the head.
Wallus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Wallus.
Wallus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angelo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angelo wants a takedown but no success here.
Wallus with a knee to the head.
Wallus lands a nice knee to the body.
Wallus connects with a knee to the head.
Wallus lands a knee to the head.
Wallus prevents the takedown attempt.
Wallus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallus working Angelo over with knees to the body.
Wallus is pressed up against the ropes. Angelo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wallus down to the mat. Wallus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wallus is looking to clinch but Angelo is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo throws a sloppy head kick and Wallus moves out of range easily.

Wallus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Angelo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wallus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wallus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angelo's face.
Wallus tries to land a knee to the head but Angelo blocks with his arms.
Wallus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallus lands a knee to the head.
Angelo wants a takedown but no success here.
Angelo wants a takedown but no success here.
Wallus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wallus tries a knee to the head but Angelo blocks it.
Angelo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wallus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wallus is pressed up against the ropes. Angelo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wallus down to the mat. Wallus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Angelo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wallus has Angelo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Angelo has Wallus pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Wallus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wallus looking to throw knees to the head but Angelo is blocking nicely.
Wallus is pressed up against the ropes. Angelo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wallus down to the mat. Wallus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wallus wants to clinch.
Wallus tries to clinch there but Angelo circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallus wants to clinch up but Angelo keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Wallus.
Angelo misses with a double jab.
Wallus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Angelo keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallus throws a head kick that misses.
Angelo catches Wallus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wallus wants to clinch up but Angelo keeps it at a distance.
Wallus cracks the inside of Angelo's front leg.
Angelo shoots in for a double leg but Wallus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wallus doesn't manage to clinch there - Angelo circles away.
Wallus tries to clinch there but Angelo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wallus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Angelo'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.

Wallus moves in looking to clinch but Angelo pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Wallus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Angelo misses.
Wallus tries to clinch but Angelo moves out of range.
Wallus moves in looking to clinch but Angelo pushes him off.
Angelo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Wallus.
Wallus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wallus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wallus tries to clinch there but Angelo circles away.
Wallus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A cross from Angelo lands.
Wallus throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick from Angelo misses.
Angelo is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Angelo.

Wallus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wallus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wallus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wallus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angelo's face.
Wallus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wallus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wallus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallus looking to throw knees to the head but Angelo is blocking nicely.
Wallus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wallus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mark Wallus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Angelo throws a leg kick that misses.
Angelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Wallus moves into the clinch successfully.
Angelo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angelo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wallus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mark Wallus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Angelo.

Wallus drives through and clinches with Angelo against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wallus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallus tries a knee to the head but Angelo blocks it.
Angelo is working for takedown but Wallus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wallus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angelo's face.
Wallus lands a knee to the head.
Angelo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wallus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wallus tries a knee to the head but Angelo blocks it.
Wallus connects with a knee to the head.
Wallus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Angelo.
Wallus lands a good knee to the midsection. Angelo won't want to take too many of those.
Wallus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angelo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Angelo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wallus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Angelo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wallus fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallus moves in looking to clinch but Angelo pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wallus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Angelo shoots in for a double leg but Wallus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Wallus closes the distance and clinches.
Wallus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angelo's face.
Angelo wants a takedown.
Wallus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angelo's face.
Wallus lands a knee to the head.
Wallus misses with a knee to the head.
Wallus gets underhooks to prevent Angelo's takedown attempt.
Wallus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wallus gets underhooks to prevent Angelo's takedown attempt.
Wallus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Angelo.
Wallus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wallus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallus is pressed up against the ropes. Angelo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wallus down to the mat. Wallus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Angelo throws a hook but Wallus blocks it.
Angelo blocks a head kick by Wallus.
Angelo keeps the fight on the outside.
Angelo throws a series of strikes that have Wallus backpedaling.
Wallus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Angelo throws a leg kick
and Wallus counters with a big head kick but Angelo shrugs it off.
Angelo misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wallus. That's going to slow Angelo down.
Angelo avoids the head kick by Wallus.
Joe Angelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallus avoids the head kick by Angelo.

Wallus instigates a clinch.
Wallus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelo tries to score a body lock takedown but Wallus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wallus landing knees to the head.
Wallus misses with a knee to the head.
Wallus misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wallus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Angelo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Wallus throws a leg kick
and Angelo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angelo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Angelo throws a lazy right hand but Wallus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from Wallus lands but Angelo takes it in his stride.

Wallus has managed to clinch.
Wallus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wallus looking to throw knees to the head but Angelo is blocking nicely.
Angelo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wallus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wallus wants to clinch
and Angelo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Angelo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wallus tries to close the distance and clinch but Angelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angelo looks to land a left hand but Wallus moved out of range nicely.
Angelo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Angelo blocks a head kick by Wallus.
Wallus tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo throws a looping overhand right but Wallus ducks down to avoid it.
Angelo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wallus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wallus stuffs the takedown attempt from Angelo. Angelo gets slowly back to his feet.
Mark Wallus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Angelo.
Wallus tries to clinch but Angelo is having none of it.
Angelo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wallus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Angelo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Angelo counters with a left to the body.
Angelo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angelo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angelo keeps the fight on the outside.

Wallus closes the distance and clinches.
Joe Angelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wallus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelo blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Wallus.
Wallus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wallus tries to land a knee to the head but Angelo blocks with his arms.
Angelo wants a takedown.
Wallus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelo goes for a takedown attempt but Wallus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wallus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Wallus moves into range and clinches up with Angelo.
Wallus landing knees to the head.
Wallus lands a knee to the head.
Wallus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wallus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wallus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angelo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wallus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wallus with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wallus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wallus with a knee to the head.
Wallus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Angelo avoids it.
Wallus misses with a knee strike.
Wallus gets underhooks to prevent Angelo's takedown attempt.
Angelo is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wallus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Wallus.
Wallus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Angelo looking for a takedown.
Wallus lands a knee to the head.
Angelo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wallus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Angelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallus wants to clinch but Angelo slips to the side
and Angelo counters with a straight right hand.
Wallus tries to clinch up.
Angelo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Angelo throws a nice looking combination but Wallus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallus tries to land a knee to the head but Angelo blocks with his arms.
Wallus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wallus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wallus looking to throw knees to the head but Angelo is blocking nicely.
Angelo is working for takedown but Wallus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wallus is pressed up against the ropes. Angelo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wallus down to the mat. Wallus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wallus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wallus doesn't manage to clinch there - Angelo circles away.
Wallus wants to clinch
and Angelo counters with a head kick. That will keep Wallus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wallus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Angelo.
Wallus tries to clinch but Angelo moves out of range.

Wallus forces Angelo back against the ropes and clinches.
Mark Wallus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wallus lands a knee to the head.
Wallus lands a good knee to the midsection. Angelo won't want to take too many of those.
Wallus tries a knee to the head but Angelo blocks it.
Angelo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angelo is working for takedown but Wallus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wallus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelo blocks it with crossed arms.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Wallus!

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FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Sylvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spider Sylvia acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Sanderson
vs
Sylvia

197 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 Las Vegas, Johnny Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spider Sylvia!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylvia shoots in for a double leg but Sanderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Sylvia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanderson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sanderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sylvia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sylvia manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanderson won't allow Sylvia to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sylvia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sylvia is looking to stand up but Sanderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanderson works over Sylvia with some ground and pound from guard.

Sylvia has his foot on Sanderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Sylvia controls Sanderson momentarily but Sanderson frees himself.
Sanderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sylvia's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sylvia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sylvia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanderson preventing the sweep.
Sylvia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sylvia is looking to stand up but Sanderson isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sylvia misses with a takedown attempt - Sanderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sylvia is defended easily by Sanderson.
Johnny Sanderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spider Sylvia.
Sylvia looks gassed!

Sanderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanderson working Sylvia over with strikes here.
Sanderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sylvia trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sanderson unloading with bombs!
Sanderson landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Sanderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sanderson avoids the attempt from Sylvia to control.
Sylvia tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Sanderson landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Sanderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Sylvia is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Sylvia tries to hold on but Sanderson postures up.
Sanderson landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sylvia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sylvia wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Sylvia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sanderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Sylvia is looking to improve his position but Sanderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Sylvia is bucking up trying to escape but Sanderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sanderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Sylvia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sylvia holds on for dear life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Sanderson dominated that round.
That's time! Sanderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sylvia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sanderson wants to improve his position but Sylvia is controlling well.
Sanderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sylvia trying to mount his opponent but Sanderson defends it.
Sanderson gets back to full guard.
Sylvia pushing down on Sanderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanderson won't allow Sylvia to pass to mount.

Sylvia wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sylvia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia blocks the strikes from Sanderson.

Sylvia has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sanderson defend it? Sylvia steps over the head and cranks it - Sanderson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sylvia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Spider Sylvia!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jarred shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akimbo Dice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

shields
vs
Dice

225 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jarred shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akimbo Dice!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
shields really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
shields connects with a high kick.

It looks like Akimbo Dice has been cut.
shields throws a head kick that Dice semi-blocks.
shields throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
shields lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack! A monster head kick from shields and Dice falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by shields!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). jarred shields!

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 Alexander Corcoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Corcoran
vs
Richards

191 cm
22
266 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Corcoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Richards!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corcoran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richards at a distance.
Corcoran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corcoran works Richards's body with a nice hook.
Richards checks a low kick from Corcoran.
Alexander Corcoran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corcoran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richards moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Corcoran plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Corcoran displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Ben Richards has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corcoran scores with a one two! Richards had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Corcoran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Corcoran catches Richards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Corcoran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Corcoran scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Corcoran is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Richards doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Corcoran.
Richards keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Corcoran could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Corcoran there.

Corcoran is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Richards is refusing to be controlled, as Corcoran sits in half guard.

Corcoran seems to be looking for submissions.
Richards is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Corcoran thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Corcoran is breathing heavily.
Richards tries to roll over but Corcoran keeps him under control.
Corcoran prevents Richards from standing back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Richards moves into the clinch successfully.
Corcoran misses with an elbow strike.
Corcoran has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Richards avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Corcoran avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
Corcoran looking for a takedown.
Richards is working for takedown but Corcoran is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Corcoran managing to block the knees to the body from Richards.
Corcoran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Corcoran in his tracks for a moment.
Richards lands a damaging elbow.
Richards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Richards leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Richards.

Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Corcoran pushes him off.
Richards closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Alexander Corcoran has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corcoran counters with an outside leg kick.
Richards shoots in looking for a takedown. Corcoran tries to sprawl out of it but Richards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Corcoran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexander Corcoran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Richards.
Richards tries to clinch up but Corcoran circles away and keeps his distance.
Richards slips a jab from Corcoran.
Richards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Corcoran is fending him off so far but Richards persists. Nope, Corcoran circles away and we're back to standing.
Corcoran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corcoran throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Corcoran looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Richards counter with a right hand.
Corcoran displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Richards.

Richards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corcoran, pushing him back against the ropes.
Richards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corcoran.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section. Corcoran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Corcoran in his tracks for a moment.

Richards decides to pull guard.
Richards wants to stand up but Corcoran is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Richards working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Richards throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Corcoran will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Corcoran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Corcoran misses.
Corcoran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alexander Corcoran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Corcoran decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Richards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Corcoran not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richards wants to get back to his feet.
Corcoran seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richards does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corcoran.
Corcoran throwing shots but Richards is blocking nicely.
Richards wants to get back to full guard.

Corcoran is trying to work for a kimura but Richards is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Corcoran keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have Corcoran backpedaling.
Richards is looking to clinch.

Richards instigates a clinch.
Richards jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Corcoran walks away with a smile on his face. Richards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Richards pushes Corcoran up against the ropes in a clinch.

Richards manages to break the clinch.
Alexander Corcoran is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards wants to clinch.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Corcoran shows good takedown defense.
Corcoran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corcoran thows a leg kick but Richards checks it

and Richards counters with a nice double leg into side control. Corcoran won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards tries to stand but Corcoran is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Richards seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corcoran keeps working.
Corcoran is looking to regain half guard here but Richards keeps moving and retains side control.
Corcoran is trying to work for a sweep but Richards has mounted him!
Corcoran is in all sorts of trouble here.
Corcoran is squirming around, avoiding Richards's attempts to control the action.
Corcoran is bucking up trying to escape but Richards cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Richards breaks from Corcoran's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Richards controlling his opponent.
Richards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Corcoran is looking to get to half guard.
Richards is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Corcoran can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Corcoran is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards landing punches.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Richards. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Richards dominating with strikes here.

Richards working for a submission but Corcoran is keeping him at bay.
Richards lands with some strikes.
Corcoran taking shots to the head.
Richards connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Corcoran looks a forlorn figure.
Richards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corcoran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Richards working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Richards doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Corcoran counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Richards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Richards is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Corcoran pulls his head out easily.
Corcoran not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richards won't allow Corcoran to pass to mount.
Richards is looking to escape.
Corcoran tries to pass to full mount but Richards defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corcoran missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Corcoran.

Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Corcoran has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Richards has passed into side control.
Richards lands an elbow.
Corcoran tries to control but Richards manages to take his back.
Corcoran wants to control his opponent's hands but Richards gets his hands free.
Corcoran can't escape the position.
Corcoran trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Richards has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Richards is trying to stick to Corcoran's back but Corcoran is turning into Richards. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Richards's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Corcoran.
Corcoran throws a big right hand that misses.
Corcoran trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richards shoots in for a double leg but Corcoran sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Corcoran just misses with a punch to the body.

Richards drives through with a takedown into guard.

Corcoran looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Richards stopping the sweep attempt from Corcoran.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Richards avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Corcoran throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Corcoran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Corcoran had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richards defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Corcoran wants to sweep but no luck.
Corcoran is working hard here to advance position.
Richards lands a couple of digs.
Corcoran wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Richards has closed the distance and engaged Corcoran in a clinch.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Corcoran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the ropes.
Richards lands an elbow inside that Corcoran shrugs off.
Richards is pushing Corcoran up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Richards.
I think Richards 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Richards!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shotgun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Relo Kitty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitty comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Satyricon - Filthgrinder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Relo Kitty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rua
vs
Kitty

185 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
19
189 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shotgun Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Relo Kitty!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Rua drops Kitty with a left and a right! Oh, Kitty is hurt - Rua dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Relo Kitty has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Kitty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kitty sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kitty trying to control here.
Kitty trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Kitty tries to reverse the position but Rua maintains control.
Rua thowing shots but they're missing.
Rua unloads with some shots from mount but Kitty bucks and avoids them well.
Kitty bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kitty.
Kitty wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to stand and escape but Kitty is having none of it.

Rua working for a triangle but Kitty defends it easily.
Kitty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kitty content to stall in guard here.
Kitty has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kitty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kitty on the ground.
Kitty stands up over Rua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kitty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kitty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kitty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kitty lands a couple of digs.
Kitty with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kitty wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Kitty working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kitty chips away with some ground and pound.
Kitty is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rua wants to stand but Kitty is controlling the position.
Kitty trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitty is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kitty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kitty won't allow Rua to get back to his feet.
Kitty with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kitty postures up in Rua's guard and throws a big left but Rua blocks it.
Kitty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kitty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kitty trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kitty is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kitty with a nice head shot there.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitty scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kitty is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rua wants to sweep here but Kitty controlling him for the moment.
Kitty won't allow Rua to get back to his feet.
Rua looking for a sweep. Not yet Rua, not yet.
Kitty is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kitty is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kitty scoring with some ground and pound.
Kitty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua has momentary wrist control but Kitty slips an elbow through the middle.
Kitty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kitty postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shotgun Rua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Relo Kitty's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kitty misses with a shot to the body

and Rua counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Kitty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kitty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kitty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua throws a nice head kick!
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shotgun Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kitty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kitty misses with a straight right.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Kitty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kitty throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
Kitty throws a big shot that misses.
Rua throws a front kick that sends Kitty stumbling back into the ropes.
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!

Rua gets a clinch.
Kitty is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Rua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua has Kitty pressed against the ropes, preventing Kitty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kitty paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rua closes the distance and pushes Kitty back into the ropes.
Kitty tries to pull guard but Rua holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kitty drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rua.
Rua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua looks to land a combination. Kitty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Kitty pushes him off.
Rua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Rua forces Kitty back against the ropes and clinches.
Rua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kitty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the ropes.
Kitty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shotgun Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Relo Kitty.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kitty tries to pull guard but Rua holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kitty drops back down to his feet.
Kitty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Rua - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Rua.
Rua works on Kitty's body with a couple of short punches.
Kitty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

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

Rua clinches.

Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kitty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Rua darts in and clinches Kitty up against the ropes.

Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kitty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kitty falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a nice leg kick.
Kitty takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rua tries to clinch but Kitty is having none of it.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kitty falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rua counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kitty can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua presses Kitty against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kitty in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua lands a shot to the body.
Kitty tries to pull guard but Rua holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kitty drops back down to his feet.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kitty's defenses.
Rua pushes Kitty back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua working Kitty over with knees to the body.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kitty's face.
Knees to the body from Rua.

Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kitty misses with a double jab
and Rua counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kitty walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rua.
Kitty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a one-two to the body.
Rua tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shotgun Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Relo Kitty's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rua plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kitty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Kitty on that attempt.
Kitty fails to land the takedown.
Relo Kitty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kitty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Rua darts in and clinches Kitty up against the ropes.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua cracks Kitty with a nice body shot.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua working Kitty over with knees to the body.
Kitty jumps guard but Rua stands there with Kitty around his waist. Kitty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shotgun Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Relo Kitty.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rua.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua lands a body shot.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua stalling against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Rua as the two fighters clinch.
Kitty takes a knee right on the jaw!
A hook to the body from Rua.
Rua working Kitty over with knees to the body.
Kitty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Kitty can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rua.
Kitty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rua is leaning against Kitty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rua lands with a right to the head.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Shotgun Rua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kitty wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Kitty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rua works on Kitty's body with a couple of short punches.
Rua pushes Kitty back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua landing knees to the head.
A body shot lands from Rua.
Rua keeps control of Kitty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Kitty's ribcage.

Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kitty looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Kitty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rua wants to clinch up but Kitty keeps it at a distance.
Kitty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rua.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kitty misses with a double jab

and Rua counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kitty is trying to drag Rua to the mat but Rua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Rua is leaning against Kitty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rua.
A hook to the body from Rua.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kitty takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Kitty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rua lands a hook that snaps the head of Kitty backwards.
Kitty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.

Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua slips a jab from Kitty.
Kitty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Rua drives through and clinches with Kitty against the ropes.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kitty can do to turn this around?
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
Kitty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rua cracks Kitty with a nice body shot.
Rua is leaning against Kitty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kitty tries to pull guard but Rua holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kitty drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitty tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Kitty successfully pulls guard.
Kitty wants to control the position but Rua says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Relo Kitty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kitty is looking to improve his position.
Kitty tries to kick Rua off but Rua keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kitty trying to control but Rua postures up.
Rua prevents Kitty from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitty is trying to stand.
Shotgun Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rua not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shotgun Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rua, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shotgun Rua!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quintonn Jacksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacksson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rampage entrance song. Ben Dover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dover
vs
Jacksson

185 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quintonn Jacksson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacksson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dover.
Jacksson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Quintonn Jacksson has been cut.
Jacksson fails with the takedown.
Jacksson takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacksson dives in and grabs Dover's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dover pushes down on Jacksson's head and hops out.

Dover drops Jacksson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jacksson looks back up at him and smiles so Dover waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Jacksson is rocked!
Dover throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jacksson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ben Dover!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri TW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Afonso Ferreira has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Afonso Ferreira seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ferreira
vs
TW

177 cm
23
201 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afonso Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henri TW!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from TW is defended easily by Ferreira.
TW fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but TW moves out of range.
TW takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

TW gets a takedown into half guard.

TW is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
TW wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferreira keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to control TW's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ferreira avoid being mounted?
Ferreira is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferreira is in trouble now - TW has advanced to mount!
Ferreira is trying to escape the mount.

TW looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

TW with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

TW goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ferreira is on top in guard.

TW throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

TW is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ferreira is aware though and is defending well.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but TW is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

TW is looking for a triangle but Ferreira pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but TW keeps moving.
Ferreira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
TW keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.

Ferreira got a little sloppy there for a moment and TW has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferreira has managed to get both his arms back between TW's legs - danger averted.
TW keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Afonso Ferreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
TW fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Afonso Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri TW.
TW shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferreira as he jumps to the side.
TW shoots in for a double leg but Ferreira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

TW closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferreira to the mat! Ferreira manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

TW shoots in for a takedown but Ferreira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.

TW scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ferreira pushes TW off but TW dives into side control.

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

TW tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no TW has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Ferreira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

TW swings around for an armbar but Ferreira sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into TW's guard.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but TW keeps moving.

Ferreira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferreira is looking to stand up but TW won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

TW working for a triangle but Ferreira defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

TW had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferreira defends it easily.
Ferreira trying to control but TW is working from the bottom.

TW working for a triangle but Ferreira defends it easily.

TW looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but TW is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

TW looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ferreira trying to control but TW is working from the bottom.

TW working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ferreira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ferreira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
TW tries to land a sweep but no joy.

TW looking for a guillotine here but Ferreira defends easily.
Ferreira stopping the sweep attempt from TW.
Ferreira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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.
Ferreira trying to control but TW is working from the bottom.
TW trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
TW thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
TW keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
TW throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henri TW showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

TW misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Afonso Ferreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferreira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from TW.
TW dives in and grabs Ferreira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferreira pushes down on TW's head and hops out.
Afonso Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri TW.
TW shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferreira sprawls well. Ferreira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. TW gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TW fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
TW takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a body shot.
Ferreira shoots in but TW avoids the takedown attempt easily.
TW gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferreira counters with a one-two to the body.

Ferreira gets caught flat footed, as TW shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ferreira working a defensive guard here.
TW wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
Henri TW is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is trying to control the position but TW postures up.
TW controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ferreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

TW is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Afonso Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TW with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
TW gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferreira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
TW tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ferreira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
TW misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferreira counters with a one-two to the body.
TW doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ferreira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ferreira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Ferreira breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Ferreira lands.
TW shoots and misses
and Ferreira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
TW tries for a takedown but Ferreira circles away easily
and Ferreira counters with a left to the body.
Ferreira connects with the punch.
TW with a poor takedown
and Ferreira counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
TW misses with a takedown
and Ferreira counters with a body kick that stops TW in his tracks momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Afonso Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think TW 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri TW!