DFC Fight Night XVII PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Palmz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dastin Reynoldsic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dastin Reynoldsic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Palmz
vs
Reynoldsic

184 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Palmz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dastin Reynoldsic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmz misses with a takedown
and Palmz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmz goes for a double leg but Reynoldsic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reynoldsic continues to drive forward.
Palmz shoots in looking for a takedown. Reynoldsic tries to sprawl out of it but Palmz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reynoldsic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Palmz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynoldsic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reynoldsic throws the left hand but Palmz avoids the punch easily.
As Reynoldsic tries to get set, Palmz tries to push him back and clinch up but Reynoldsic manages to avoid the attempt.
Palmz misses with a takedown attempt - Reynoldsic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palmz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reynoldsic sprawls well. Reynoldsic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Palmz gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynoldsic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck for Palmz with that takedown attempt.
Palmz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reynoldsic defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Reynoldsic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Reynoldsic misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Reynoldsic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reynoldsic.
Reynoldsic slaps away a takedown attempt from Palmz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Reynoldsic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Reynoldsic misses.
Palmz looks for a takedown but Reynoldsic sprawls well.
Palmz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reynoldsic as he jumps to the side.
Palmz is breathing heavily.
Reynoldsic thuds his right hand into Palmz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palmz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynoldsic.
Palmz is looking to counter the offense by Reynoldsic and move into the clinch.
Reynoldsic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palmz defending well as Reynoldsic loads up on a big left hand.
Reynoldsic cracks Palmz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Reynoldsic - just one landing.
Reynoldsic lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reynoldsic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Palmz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reynoldsic.
Reynoldsic throws a jab when Palmz was well out of range.
Palmz 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.
Palmz shoots in for a double leg but Reynoldsic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Palmz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palmz shoots in but no luck this time.
A big left from Reynoldsic misses.
Reynoldsic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reynoldsic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reynoldsic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Palmz is defended easily by Reynoldsic.
Reynoldsic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reynoldsic throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Reynoldsic.
Reynoldsic lands a head shot.

Palmz is rocked!
Reynoldsic drops Palmz with a big left hand! Palmz is injured, injured bad! Reynoldsic jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dastin Reynoldsic!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Millers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taras Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Millers
vs
Shevchenko

194 cm
23
246 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franklin Millers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Shevchenko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shevchenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Millers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Millers working a defensive guard here.
Millers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shevchenko on the ground.
Shevchenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Millers is retaining full guard.
Shevchenko wants to control from the top but Millers keeps moving.
Shevchenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shevchenko connects with a couple of short punches.
Shevchenko throwing strikes but missing.
Shevchenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Millers keeping moving, preventing Shevchenko from controlling successfully.
Shevchenko cracks Millers with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millers looking to control but Shevchenko passes into half guard.
Shevchenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Millers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shevchenko 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.
Shevchenko winds up and cracks Millers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shevchenko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shevchenko lands a big elbow - Millers is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Shevchenko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taras Shevchenko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Jits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jits
vs
Mir

168 cm
19
181 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Jits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Borys Mir!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Mir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jits avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borys Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir is looking to clinch.

Mir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jits, pushing him back against the cage.
Mir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jits gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jits takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jits drags the fight down to the ground.

Mir postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jits is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mir, into his guard.

Jits drops back looking for a leg! Mir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mir manages to kick Jits off! Jits jumps back into Mir's guard.
Jits might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jits drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mir looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mir looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mir!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is looking to take a break and control but Jits is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mir cracks Jits with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jits is looking to regain half guard here but Mir keeps moving and retains side control.
Jits looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Mir tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jits is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jits is not content to let Mir control the position.
Mir throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mir swings around for an armbar but Jits sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mir's guard.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mir working a defensive guard here.

Jits drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jits jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Jits 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.
Jits trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mir controls Jits momentarily but Jits frees himself.

Jits 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.
Jits postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jits 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.
Mir is trying to keep Jits in close.

Jits drops back looking for a leg! Mir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mir manages to kick Jits off! Jits jumps back into Mir's guard.
Jits trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jits tries to clinch up.
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jits sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
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 Joey Jits will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mir looks for a takedown but Jits sprawls well.
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jits sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
Mir has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jits is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mir darts in looking for a takedown but Jits gets double underhooks and turns Mir into the cage.
Jits seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joey Jits has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borys Mir.
Jits tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mir swivels and escapes.
Mir throws a lazy head kick

and Jits counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jits pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Joey Jits overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jits drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Jits seems to have locked his on tight now - Mir screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Jits, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Joey Jits!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dane Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkadiusz Mackowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arkadiusz Mackowicz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Robinson
vs
Mackowicz

189 cm
24
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dane Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arkadiusz Mackowicz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mackowicz clinches.
Mackowicz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mackowicz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mackowicz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mackowicz.
Mackowicz receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackowicz stalling the fight.
Mackowicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackowicz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mackowicz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.

Mackowicz tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mackowicz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Dane Robinson has been cut.
Mackowicz is pushing Robinson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mackowicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Mackowicz.
Robinson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mackowicz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Mackowicz.
Mackowicz is struggling to control the position.
Mackowicz is struggling to control the position.
Mackowicz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mackowicz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.

Robinson darts in and clinches Mackowicz up against the cage.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Mackowicz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robinson up against the cage.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mackowicz slows down the pace here.
Mackowicz looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Mackowicz blocks with his arms.
Mackowicz leaning against his opponent.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Mackowicz lands a damaging elbow.
Robinson letting Mackowicz take a breather here.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mackowicz throws an elbow but misses.
Mackowicz leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arkadiusz Mackowicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dane Robinson'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.

Mackowicz moves into range and clinches up with Robinson.
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mackowicz.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
The referee calls for Mackowicz to work.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Mackowicz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackowicz is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.

Mackowicz closes the distance and pushes Robinson back into the cage.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
Mackowicz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackowicz slowing the pace effectively.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackowicz avoids it.
Mackowicz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mackowicz slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Mackowicz blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mackowicz avoids it.
Mackowicz controlling the action here for a moment.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside.
Mackowicz taking a breather.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Mackowicz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robinson blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mackowicz.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mackowicz is pushing Robinson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mackowicz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Robinson working aggressively here.
Mackowicz controlling the action here for a moment.
Mackowicz slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.

Mackowicz gets tackled into the cage by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Mackowicz just leaning against Robinson, taking a breather.
Mackowicz has Robinson pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Mackowicz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Mackowicz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Mackowicz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arkadiusz Mackowicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dane Robinson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Robinson moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mackowicz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson's brow.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Mackowicz.
Stalling in the clinch from Mackowicz.
Mackowicz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robinson's defenses.
Mackowicz pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackowicz taking a breather.
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Mackowicz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackowicz throws an elbow that misses.
Mackowicz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Mackowicz, against the cage.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mackowicz leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.

Robinson pushes Mackowicz up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Mackowicz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mackowicz throws an elbow but misses.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Mackowicz, against the cage.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside.
Mackowicz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Dane Robinson's cut is getting worse.
Arkadiusz Mackowicz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mackowicz avoiding damage.
Mackowicz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackowicz effectively controlling the action here.
Mackowicz just leaning against Robinson, taking a breather.
Mackowicz lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackowicz.
Stalling in the clinch from Mackowicz.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arkadiusz Mackowicz.

Robinson gets tackled into the cage by Mackowicz. Mackowicz maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Mackowicz to work.
Mackowicz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mackowicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mackowicz lands an elbow inside.
Mackowicz is struggling to control the position.
Mackowicz slows down the pace here.
Dane Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mackowicz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arkadiusz Mackowicz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mackowicz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arkadiusz Mackowicz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Arkadiusz Mackowicz waved his t-shirt featuring Farm of Muscle's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ulrik Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Meyer
vs
Jones

185 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulrik Meyer!
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, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meyer pinned against the cage. Meyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Meyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
James Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meyer counters with a nice leg kick.
Ulrik Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jones.
Meyer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Meyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Meyer tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meyer.
Meyer cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Meyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Meyer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Meyer gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Meyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Meyer slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones looks winded!
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meyer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Meyer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Meyer thumps Jones with a low kick.
Meyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meyer counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Meyer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones takes one on the button.
Meyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Meyer tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meyer defends it nicely.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meyer.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meyer avoids it really well and circles away.
Meyer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ulrik Meyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Meyer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Meyer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones tries for a takedown but Meyer circles away easily
and Meyer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Meyer connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Meyer, which made it look bad.
Meyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Meyer counters with a nice body kick.
Meyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Meyer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Meyer connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Meyer gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

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

Jones is rocked!
Good exchange - Meyer coming out on top.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Meyer finish him?
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Meyer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meyer jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Meyer.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Meyer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meyer.
Meyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulrik Meyer dominated 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.

Meyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones tries for a takedown but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meyer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Meyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meyer counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meyer.
Meyer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Meyer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Meyer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Ulrik Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meyer as he avoids it easily.
Meyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Meyer tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Meyer to the ground. Meyer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meyer.
Meyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ulrik Meyer is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meyer.
Jones tries for a takedown but Meyer circles away easily
and Meyer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Meyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meyer defends well and Jones ends up having to push Meyer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Meyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meyer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Meyer thumps Jones with a low kick.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meyer throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meyer.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meyer lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Meyer lands but Jones takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Meyer.
Meyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meyer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meyer cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Meyer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Meyer.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Meyer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Meyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meyer.
Nice jab there from Meyer.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meyer scores with a jab to the head.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meyer swivels and escapes.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meyer counters with an outside leg kick.
Meyer feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Meyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Meyer.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Meyer sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Meyer.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Meyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Meyer counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Meyer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Meyer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Meyer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meyer lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meyer sprawls well. Meyer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulrik Meyer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Meyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meyer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Meyer counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meyer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Ulrik Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Meyer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meyer is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meyer counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meyer defends well and Jones ends up having to push Meyer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Meyer scores with a head kick.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meyer defends well and Jones ends up having to push Meyer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Meyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Meyer cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meyer throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meyer counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meyer.
Meyer scores with a kick to the body.
James Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meyer.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meyer, right into the meat.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meyer scores with a leg kick.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meyer counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Meyer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jones misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Meyer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meyer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meyer connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! Meyer slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Meyer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
You can see that Jones has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Meyer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by Meyer.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Meyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meyer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Meyer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Meyer cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meyer counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meyer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meyer pinned against the cage. Meyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meyer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Meyer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ulrik Meyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Meyer counters with a nice body kick.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meyer counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ulrik Meyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meyer 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulrik Meyer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denzill Jerome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jerome
vs
Smith

225 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Mohito Fightwear

Consortium Elite Supps

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Denzill Jerome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith rushes Jerome and presses him up against the cage.
Jerome holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Jerome manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jerome shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith connects with the punch.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jerome uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
It looked like Jerome was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jerome has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Quick Fingers BEST BANG FOR BUCK Gym in the buildup to the fight.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Jerome is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jerome smiles and moves away.
Jerome needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Jerome is having none of it.
Jerome fails with the takedown.
Jerome is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denzill Jerome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jerome throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jerome.
Jerome misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Smith feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jerome sprawling to the canvas! Jerome rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Smith finish him?!

Jerome is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jerome with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jerome thinking.
Oh Jerome is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jerome is breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jerome uses from the top position.
Jerome really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jerome doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Smith is tightening it up a little... Jerome has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jerome reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jerome taps out! Nice BJJ there by Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Matt Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kicking King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietr Oblamenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

King
vs
Oblamenko

150 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
19
243 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kicking King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pietr Oblamenko!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oblamenko closes the distance and clinches.
Oblamenko cracks King with a nice body shot.
Oblamenko scores with a hook to the body.
Oblamenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oblamenko lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.

It looks like Kicking King has been cut.
King tries to break free but Oblamenko pushes him back against the cage.
King avoiding damage as Oblamenko throws knees to the body.
Oblamenko can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oblamenko lands a damaging elbow.
Oblamenko lands a knee to the head.
Oblamenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oblamenko tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oblamenko trying to land knees to the body.
Oblamenko scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oblamenko tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Oblamenko scores a nice knee to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
Oblamenko lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.

Kicking King's cut is getting worse.
Oblamenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. King seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Oblamenko can turn it around.
Oblamenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oblamenko scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oblamenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oblamenko.
Oblamenko lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Oblamenko.
Oblamenko is working King over against the cage.
Oblamenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oblamenko lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.

Kicking King's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oblamenko lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Oblamenko lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Kicking King's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oblamenko.
Oblamenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oblamenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oblamenko works on King's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kicking King's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pietr Oblamenko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brakeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brakeley comes into the arena with Woke up this Morning blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Michael Brakeley has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michael Brakeley seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Brakeley
vs
Harada

201 cm
20
271 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

199 cm
20
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Brakeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brakeley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harada.
Brakeley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harada throws a wild body kick that Brakeley sees coming a mile off.
Brakeley throws a shot to the body.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Harada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brakeley throws a hook but Harada avoids it easily.
Brakeley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harada makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brakeley really felt that one!
Harada slips under a jab from Brakeley.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brakeley forces Harada back against the cage and clinches.
Harada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brakeley blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Brakeley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Harada releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brakeley checks a low kick from Harada.
An attempted straight right counter from Brakeley misses the target.
Brakeley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brakeley catches Harada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brakeley takes a swing at Harada's ribcage but misses.
Harada appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brakeley swings for the body but Harada moves out of range.
Harada lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harada.
Brakeley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brakeley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brakeley's calf.
A shot to the body from Brakeley misses
and Harada counters with a nice uppercut.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Brakeley moved out of range.
Harada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harada only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Brakeley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Brakeley lands.
Brakeley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harada doesn't seem bothered though.
Brakeley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harada manages to avoid it.
Brakeley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brakeley misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harada.
Brakeley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada throws out a counter right but Brakeley avoids it with no problem.
Brakeley misses the jab.
Harada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brakeley misses the shot to the body.
Brakeley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Brakeley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Brakeley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brakeley. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harada was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Harada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brakeley.
Harada tries a quick counter leg kick but Brakeley is wise to it.
A jab from Harada misses.
It looked like Brakeley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harada.
Brakeley misses with an uppercut. Harada saw that one coming.
Brakeley misses with a body shot.
Brakeley backing away here, and Harada unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brakeley throws a body shot but no joy.
Harada throws a head kick but Brakeley moves out of range.
Brakeley throwing a counter right hand but Harada manages to avoid it.
Brakeley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brakeley throws a right hand that misses
and Harada counters with a nice uppercut.
Brakeley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harada was well out of range. Poor timing from Brakeley.
Brakeley swings for the body but Harada moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harada's head.
Brakeley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harada circles away quickly and effectively.
Brakeley misses the jab.
Harada moves out of range as Brakeley strikes.
Brakeley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brakeley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brakeley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brakeley loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.
Harada shapes to counter with a head kick.
Brakeley throws a lazy uppercut
and Brakeley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harada tries to clinch but Brakeley is having none of it.
Brakeley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harada scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harada is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Brakeley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harada connects with a looping right hand.
Harada scores with a spinning back kick!
Brakeley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harada.
A left and a right from Brakeley both land. Nice combination.
Brakeley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harada checks the leg kick.
Harada thinks about the counter body kick.
Harada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brakeley.
It seemed like Harada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harada has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brakeley.
Some wild striking there from Brakeley.
Brakeley misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Harada.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brakeley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harada manages to avoid it.
Brakeley backing away here, and Harada unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley misses the shot to the body.
Harada let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harada staying out of range there.
Brakeley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harada doesn't seem bothered though.
Michael Brakeley is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Brakeley misses
and Harada counters with a nice body kick.
Brakeley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harada checks it well.
Harada counters with a body kick.
Brakeley throws an overhand right that lands on Harada's shoulder, as Harada tries to avoid the shot.

Brakeley clinches up against the cage.
Brakeley controlling the action here for a moment.
Brakeley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brakeley blocks an uppercut.

Brakeley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brakeley misses with an uppercut. Harada saw that one coming.
Brakeley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harada gets tackled into the cage by Brakeley. Brakeley maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Harada.
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!
Harada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by Brakeley.
Brakeley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brakeley scores with a shoulder strike.
Brakeley lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harada.
Brakeley scores with a hook to the body.
Harada is breathing heavily.
Brakeley lands with a short shot to the head.
Brakeley lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Harada to his knees! Brakeley keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Brakeley!
Michael Brakeley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Gustav (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!

Vasquez
vs
Gustav

190 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
208 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alejandro Vasquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcus Gustav!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez lands with a shot to the body.
Gustav paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gustav throws a shot from downtown. Vasquez moves away and avoids it.
Vasquez dodges the punch combination from Gustav.
Marcus Gustav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustav bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vasquez's head.
Gustav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustav swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasquez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gustav's coach down at Warrior Dogs was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gustav's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vasquez tries to bum rush Gustav with a series of wild strikes but Gustav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Gustav counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustav misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Vasquez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gustav doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustav tries to bum rush Vasquez with a series of wild strikes but Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav throws a right and a left that Vasquez avoids nicely.
Vasquez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vasquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustav avoids the body shot from Vasquez.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustav misses the target.
Gustav lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vasquez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Vasquez rushes Gustav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vasquez lands with a right to the head.
Vasquez stalling the fight.
Vasquez lands a left hand.
Vasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Vasquez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasquez just leaning against Gustav, taking a breather.
Gustav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez presses Gustav against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vasquez cracks Gustav with a nice body shot.
Vasquez digs a right hand underneath Gustav's ribcage. Gustav let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Vasquez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Gustav controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasquez.
Vasquez lands a body shot.
Gustav looks winded!
A short right from Vasquez.
A body shot lands from Vasquez.
Vasquez lands a left hand.
Vasquez gets through Gustav's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vasquez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vasquez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vasquez stalling the fight.
Vasquez has Gustav pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vasquez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gustav wants to break free but Vasquez has control.
Vasquez effectively controlling the action here.
Vasquez lands a nice uppercut.
Vasquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustavs head.

It looks like Marcus Gustav has been cut.
Vasquez scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasquez.
A right hand to the body from Vasquez.
A right hand to the body from Vasquez.
Vasquez lands with a left to the head.
Vasquez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vasquez lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustav can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Vasquez.
Vasquez cracks Gustav with a nice body shot.
Vasquez lands a body shot.
Vasquez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gustav.
Vasquez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vasquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gustav backwards.
A short uppercut from Vasquez.
Gustav takes a shot to the head.
Vasquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustavs head.
Vasquez lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez works on Gustav's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Vasquez.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Vasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Gustav's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gustav throws a lazy uppercut
and Vasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vasquez lands the left hand.
Vasquez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gustav.
Vasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gustav unleashes a big counter combination but Vasquez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marcus Gustav seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustav misses with a body shot.
Gustav fails to land with a series of punches.
Gustav on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gustav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gustav throws a series of punches but Vasquez avoids them all with ease.
Vasquez lands a slapping body shot.

Vasquez closes the distance and pushes Gustav back into the cage.
Vasquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasquez lands with a light punch inside.
Gustav is breathing heavily.
Vasquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasquez scores with a shot to the side of Gustav's head.

Gustav is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gustav backwards.
Gustav is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasquez finish him?
Vasquez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gustav backwards.

Vasquez drops Gustav onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gustav is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Vasquez lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Gustav senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alejandro Vasquez!
Alejandro Vasquez retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, Alejandro Vasquez took to the microphone: 'Now tell me, what is the taste of my hands?'.