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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rock Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Hell Yeah. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Machine
vs
Sudo

180 cm
28
150 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

187 cm
40
153 lbs
23 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo fails to land the takedown.

Machine closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sudo is looking for a sweep.
Machine working away.
Machine throws a strike aimed at the side of Sudo's head but Sudo avoids it well.
Machine looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sudo is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Machine are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Machine stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Sudo gets caught napping as Machine dives in and scores a takedown. Sudo manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sudo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Machine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Machine is looking to work some ground and pound but Sudo has wrist control.
Machine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Machine connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine throwing strikes but missing.
Machine throwing strikes from guard but Sudo blocks nicely.
Sudo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Machine.
Machine with a nice head shot there.
Machine is working Sudo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Machine scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sudo is working an open guard so Machine takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Machine seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Sudo moves into the clinch.
Sudo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Machine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Machine coming out on top.
Machine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Machine defends it nicely.
Sudo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machine.
Sudo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Sudo forces Machine back against the cage and clinches.
Sudo trying to land knees to the body.

Machine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sudo circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sudo.
Rock Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyun Sudo.
Machine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Machine blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machine, as that shot connected.

Sudo pushes Machine up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo tries to land a knee to the head but Machine blocks with his arms.

Machine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sudo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Sudo darts in and clinches Machine up against the cage.

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

Sudo clinches with his opponent.
Sudo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machine's elbow.

Sudo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sudo if he has to take too many more of those.
Sudo moves forwards but Machine connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Machine drives through with a takedown into Sudo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machine in side control, throwing shots but Sudo defends.
Sudo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Machine is controlling him well.
Machine lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sudo down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wants to get back to his feet but Machine is dominant here and he's now got Sudo's back!
Machine missing with strikes.
Machine is not going to allow Sudo to sit and survive in this position.
Sudo wants to get back to his feet.

Machine is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Sudo grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Machine controlling well, preventing Sudo from escaping the position.
Sudo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Machine off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Machine cracks Sudo with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sudo from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rock Machine!
A victorious Rock Machine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kekabu Bukkake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juntti Jallu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukkake's entrance music is I like Bukkake. A fine choice. Juntti Jallu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bukkake
vs
Jallu

197 cm
33
274 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

180 cm
28
230 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kekabu Bukkake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juntti Jallu!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jallu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jallu closes the distance but Bukkake moves to the side

and Bukkake counters with a crisp one two that drops Jallu! Bukkake thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jallu to his feet! Jallu is in big trouble!
Jallu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Jallu misses its intended target.
Jallu throws a lazy body kick
and Bukkake counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Jallu to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Bukkake!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kekabu Bukkake!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Lubanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sanchez
vs
Lubanski

185 cm
44
184 lbs
25 - 27 - 0

176 cm
28
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 25 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakub Lubanski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lubanski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lubanski throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Lubanski clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lubanski has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lubanski misses with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lubanski.
Lubanski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lubanski counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lubanski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanchez wants to stand but Lubanski is controlling the position.
Lubanski trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lubanski has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez is pushing Lubanski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Sanchez has clasped his hands together around Lubanski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lubanski is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Lubanski sneaks back into half guard.
Lubanski is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Lubanski is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but Lubanski defends it.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lubanski keeps working.
Lubanski is looking to improve his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sanchez controlling the action here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lubanski shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Lubanski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lubanski is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lubanski is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lubanski avoid being mounted?

Sanchez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Lubanski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lubanski throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lubanski has him pressed against the cage.

Sanchez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lubanski is trying to keep an underhook but Sanchez manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Lubanski actively working from the bottom here.
Lubanski trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lubanski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lubanski is looking to improve his position.
Lubanski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lubanski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lubanski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.

Lubanski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sanchez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Sanchez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nice uppercut lands for Lubanski. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lubanski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lubanski.
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lubanski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lubanski lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Lubanski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lubanski.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Lubanski working hard to break the clinch.

Lubanski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Lubanski keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lubanski throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Lubanski avoids nicely.
Thiago Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Lubanski circles away and keeps his distance.
And Lubanski tries to counter it with a takedown but Sanchez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sanchez darts in trying to clinch
and Lubanski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jakub Lubanski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lubanski shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanchez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lubanski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanchez is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez tries to clinch

and Lubanski counters with a takedown into side control.

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

Lubanski tries for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Lubanski prevents Sanchez from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lubanski works to advance to full mount. Sanchez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sanchez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lubanski wants to take Sanchez's back but he can't do it this time.
Lubanski won't let Sanchez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lubanski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lubanski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Sanchez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Sanchez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sanchez is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Lubanski has taken his back!
Sanchez is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lubanski has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Lubanski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Lubanski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Lubanski shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanchez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lubanski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanchez is looking to wear down Lubanski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Sanchez rushes Lubanski and presses him up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lubanski wants to take the fight to the mat but Sanchez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Lubanski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Sanchez wants to clinch but Lubanski slips to the side
and Lubanski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez clinches.
Sanchez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lubanski up against the cage.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanchez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thiago Sanchez.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thiago Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Lubanski.
Lubanski misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.

Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lubanski.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lubanski lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Sanchez wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Lubanski tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lubanski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thiago Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez takes a swing at Lubanski's ribcage but misses.
Lubanski throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Sanchez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lubanski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanchez scrambles back to his feet.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Lubanski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lubanski is defended easily by Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thiago Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez trying to control but Lubanski is working from the bottom.
Lubanski controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lubanski wants to sweep but no luck.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Sanchez!
Thiago Sanchez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, V-Mask Clothing (10%) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Trager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trager comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Bang. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Trager
vs
Cottero

170 cm
37
155 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

170 cm
39
149 lbs
33 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Trager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cottero thumps Trager with a low kick.

Trager gets the takedown into side control.
Cottero can't do much from the bottom here.
Trager lands an elbow.
Cottero parries the strikes from Trager easily there. Trager is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cottero to escape.
Trager lands an elbow.
Trager in side control, throwing shots but Cottero defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cottero tries to bench press Trager off him but Trager keeps the position.
Trager tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Trager sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cottero is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cottero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trager wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trager throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trager throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Trager are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cottero gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Trager missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Trager is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trager throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cottero wants to improve his position but Trager is controlling well.
Trager drops an elbow to the side of Cottero's head.
Cottero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cottero is pressing down on Trager's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Trager throws a big right hand that misses.
Trager has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trager content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cottero looking for a sweep. Not yet Cottero, not yet.
Trager is looking to work some ground and pound but Cottero has wrist control.
Trager throws a big elbow that misses.
Cottero looking to control.
Trager stopping the sweep attempt from Cottero.
Cottero looks winded!
Trager postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Trager throwing strikes from guard but Cottero blocks nicely.
Trager throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trager content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trager with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trager throws a big elbow that misses.
Trager content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trager missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trager accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trager is looking to work some ground and pound but Cottero has wrist control.
Cottero wants to sweep but no luck.
Trager postures up in Cottero's guard and throws a big left but Cottero blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trager distracts Cottero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cottero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trager manages to get himself to full guard.

Trager working for a triangle but Cottero defends it easily.

Cottero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero looking to pass the guard.

Cottero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trager has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cottero has managed to get both his arms back between Trager's legs - danger averted.
Cottero trying to control the position from guard on top but Trager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Cottero is sitting in close to Trager's body. Trager has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cottero is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cottero is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Trager.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Trager!
Alex Trager seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortes comes to the cage accompanied by renegades. Nix has chosen Gorilla Militia by Bliss n Eso as his entrance music. Fabricio Cortes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joey Nix's chin.

Cortes
vs
Nix

180 cm
37
187 lbs
27 - 20 - 0

187 cm
26
180 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Tokyo United Fightwear

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 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Cortes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Nix!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Cortes misses.
Nix looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Cortes closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Nix breaks from the clinch.
Cortes throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Nix.
Nix jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nix lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortes's head.
Nix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nix attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nix missing with a left hand there. Cortes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nix cracks Cortes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab lands there for Nix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Cortes as he checks the leg kick.
Cortes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cortes throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes takes one to the side of the head.

Cortes is rocked!
Cortes is aggressively charging in as Nix backs up avoiding any damage. Nix tosses out a jab and Cortes runs right into it face first! Cortes is out cold! Nix dropped down on all fours and is barking in Cortes's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joey Nix!
Joey Nix seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Bashman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Piras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bashman
vs
Piras

225 cm
25
256 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

189 cm
32
249 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Bashman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Piras!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piras just misses with a punch to the body.
Piras misses with an uppercut.
Piras throws a body shot but no joy.
Piras moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Piras misses.
Bashman avoids the body shot from Piras.
Bashman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Bashman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bashman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bashman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Piras is out of range.
Piras swings for the body but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashman looks to score with a jab to the body but Piras is just out of range.
Bashman looks to score with a jab to the body but Piras is just out of range.
Bashman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piras's sensitive parts.
Bashman throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piras steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bashman. That one must have hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bashman. Piras shrugs it off though.
Piras lands a jab to Bashman's midsection.
Piras swings for the body but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman is looking to counter the offense by Piras and move into the clinch.
Bashman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bashman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piras misses with a wild body shot.
Bashman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Piras moves out of range of the body kick from Bashman.
Bashman throws a body shot but no joy.
Piras looks to land a left hand but Bashman moved out of range nicely.
Piras is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bashman rather than just go for the knockout.
Piras connects with a body shot.
Piras looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashman is just out of range.
Bashman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Piras releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piras throws out a loose jab but Bashman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bashman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Piras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashman was well out of range. Poor timing from Piras.
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!
Piras scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bashman doesn't seem bothered though.
Piras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashman was well out of range. Poor timing from Piras.
Bashman throws a body punch but Piras moves out of range.
Bashman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piras changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bashman tries to avoid it but Piras manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bashman to the ground. Bashman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Piras throws a body punch but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piras moves away.
Piras jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bashman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piras was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piras misses with an uppercut.
Bashman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Piras gets tackled into the cage by Bashman. Bashman maintains the clinch.
Bashman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bashman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bashman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bashman pushes off an throws an elbow but Piras leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Piras is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Piras tries to work over Bashman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piras struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashman controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Bashman.
Bashman presses Piras against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bashman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bashman lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piras tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bashman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piras tries to throw a body punch but Bashman avoids it by throwing Piras back against the cage.
Piras displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bashman up against the cage.
Bashman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piras makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bashman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Piras tries a body shot but Bashman blocks it.
Piras tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bashman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bashman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Roberto Piras 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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piras.
Piras prevents a body shot from Bashman.
Nice elbow from Bashman.
Bashman pushes Piras back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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 Hulk Bashman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Piras's cut.
That's time! Bashman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bashman throws a body kick that misses.
Piras lands with a kick to the ribs.
Piras misses the shot to the body.
Piras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roberto Piras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piras misses with a body shot.
Bashman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bashman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bashman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashman manages to avoid it.
Bashman is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bashman.
Bashman avoids the body shot from Piras.
Bashman tries to counter by clinching up but Piras breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bashman clinches up with Piras and pushes him back against the cage.
Piras misses with a body punch.
Bashman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Piras.
Bashman misses with a body punch.
Bashman throws an elbow but it misses.
Bashman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bashman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piras prevents a body shot from Bashman.
Piras softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Piras digs a right hand underneath Bashman's ribcage. Bashman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bashman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piras tries to work over Bashman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bashman tries to work over Piras's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bashman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Piras dodges an elbow strike from Bashman.
Piras avoids the elbow strike from Bashman, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piras works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Piras blocks a body shot from Bashman.
Bashman has a couple of punches blocked by Piras.
Piras lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Piras breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piras just misses with a punch to the body.
Bashman throws a body shot but no joy.
Piras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bashman moves away.
Piras takes a swing at Bashman's ribcage but misses.
Piras punishes Bashman's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piras ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bashman throws a lazy uppercut
and Piras counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piras throws a sloppy body shot
and Bashman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Piras moves out of range of the leg kick from Bashman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piras lands with a straight right. Bashman didn't see that one coming.
Jab from Piras.
Good leg kick by Bashman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Piras lands a nice looking body shot.
Roberto Piras seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piras misses with an uppercut.
Bashman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Piras misses with a looping right.
Piras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piras throws a body punch but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piras.
Bashman wants to clinch
and Piras counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashman throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashman. Piras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piras moves out of range of the body kick from Bashman.
Piras fails with a takedown attempt.
Bashman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piras.
Bashman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Piras misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piras looks to throw the jab but Bashman is out of range.
As Piras tries to get set, Bashman tries to push him back and clinch up but Piras manages to avoid the attempt.
Bashman tries to clinch but Piras moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bashman.
Bashman throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Piras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Piras's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Piras.
Piras digs a good hook to Bashman's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Bashman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bashman throws the kick towards the body but Piras avoids it.
Bashman moves out of range as Piras strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Bashman. That snapped Piras's head back.
Piras moves out of range as Bashman throws a body kick.
Bashman misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Piras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piras swings for the body but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman misses the shot to the body.
Piras throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piras lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashman moves away from the strike by Piras.
Piras circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piras misses with a wild body shot.
Bashman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piras.
Piras looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashman is just out of range.
Piras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bashman.
Piras lands a jab to Bashman's midsection.
Piras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bashman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Piras takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bashman takes a swing at Piras's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piras misses with a wild body shot.
Bashman throws a push kick but Piras slaps the foot to one side.
Bashman punishes Piras's body with a nice straight punch.
Bashman throws a low kick, looking for Piras's leg but Piras calmly moves out of range.
Bashman tries to close the distance and clinch but Piras swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piras. Bashman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bashman doesn't manage to clinch there - Piras circles away.
Bashman misses with a wild combination.
Bashman ducks right into an uppercut from Piras.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashman blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashman misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Piras on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piras moves out of range as Bashman throws a body kick.
Bashman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Piras misses with a looping right.
Bashman is looking to counter with a body kick.
Piras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piras looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashman is just out of range.
Bashman thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bashman throws a combination that misses
and Piras connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piras misses with a few strikes there.
Piras jabs Bashman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piras throws a looping overhand right but Bashman ducks down to avoid it.
Bashman avoids the body shot from Piras.
Bashman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Piras throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piras lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bashman at a distance.
Piras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bashman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Piras on the side of the head.
Piras swings for the body but Bashman moves out of range.
Bashman is looking to counter punch.
Piras throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashman blocks a jab.
It looked like Bashman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bashman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bashman misses with a wild body shot.
Piras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bashman throws the left hand but Piras avoids the punch easily.
Piras doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bashman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Piras looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashman is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Piras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Piras 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Piras!
Roberto Piras thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unai Arana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to NoMeansNo - Beat on the Brat. Michael Halo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Arana
vs
Halo

177 cm
32
180 lbs
22 - 13 - 2

189 cm
40
182 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

GREEN!160

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 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Unai Arana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Halo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo is looking to land body kicks.
Unai Arana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo works over Arana's head and body with a nice combination.
Arana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arana backing away here, and Halo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Halo looks for the body kick but Arana saw that one coming.
Arana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halo avoids a kick to the body.
Halo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jab, jab by Arana - just one landing.
Nice body punch from Halo.
Halo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arana throws a series of punches but Halo moves out of range.
Halo scores with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Arana.
The crowd cheers as Arana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halo doesn't seem phased though.
Halo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arana if he has to take too many more of those.
Halo scores with a spinning back kick!
Halo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Halo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arana in his tracks.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arana moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arana crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Halo - the referee stops the clock and Arana gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Halo. Arana manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Halo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Halo throws a head kick that misses
and Arana counters with a low kick, right behind Halo 's knee.
Unai Arana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo swings for the body but Arana moves out of range.
Halo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Arana misses the target.
A good leg kick by Halo.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arana manages to avoid it.
Halo keeps Arana at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo shoots in for a takedown but Arana shows good takedown defense.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arana.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
Arana misses with a looping right.
Halo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Arana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arana takes a kick to the side of the head.
Halo misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Halo.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arana.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arana.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halo.
Halo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Arana takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arana thinks about countering with a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Halo.
A big right from Arana misses.
A head kick misses from Arana.
Arana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo avoids the head kick by Arana.
Arana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Halo.
Unai Arana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Halo.
Arana throws a leg kick which misses Halo's front leg but catches the back leg as Halo tries to avoid it.
Arana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Halo with that takedown attempt.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halo thinks about the counter body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo throws a body kick that misses
and Arana counters with a straight right hand.

Arana has Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Arana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aranas head.
Arana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arana tries to land knees in the clinch but Halo avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
Arana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Halo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arana looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Arana.
Halo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arana to score with a decent uppercut.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Arana appears to be looking for a big counter.
Halo swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arana throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halo throws a head kick that misses
enabling Arana to counter with a crisp jab.
Arana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arana tries to work over Halo's front leg with a kick but Halo checks it.
Halo scores with a kick to the body.
Michael Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Halo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arana blocks a low kick nicely.
Arana throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arana, right into the meat.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Arana misses.
Nice sprawl there from Arana as Halo shoots in.

Arana moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arana.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arana.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Halo.
A shot in the inside from Arana.

Halo is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arana tries to land knees in the clinch but Halo avoids the damage to the body.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Arana.
Halo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arana sizes up Halo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Arana finish him?
Arana lands a front kick.
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
Arana scores with a hook.
Arana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Halo shoots in looking for a takedown. Arana tries to sprawl out of it but Halo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arana tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Halo manages to circle out of the way.
Halo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arana to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arana lands an overhand right.
Whack! Arana lands a heavy head kick that drops Halo. The ref tackles Arana to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Halo was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Unai Arana!
After the fight, Unai Arana was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Michael Halo had this to say: 'Hold ur hand still so I can count ur fingers...'.

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FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Han Solo Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Solo Berger
vs
Funkyama

184 cm
31
180 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

175 cm
43
175 lbs
37 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Han Solo Berger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aoki Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Berger slams his shin into Funkyama's torso.
Funkyama has a takedown stuffed.
Aoki Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funkyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funkyama shoots and misses
and Berger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Funkyama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Funkyama.
Han Solo Berger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aoki Funkyama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berger misses the shot to the body.
Funkyama blocks a jab.
Funkyama throws a series of punches but Berger avoids them all with ease.
Funkyama with a poor takedown
and Funkyama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger clobbers Funkyama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Funkyama staying out of range there.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Berger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Funkyama scores with a takedown into Berger's guard.
Berger keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.
Berger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to free his leg and advance position but Berger is retaining full guard.
Funkyama throws a strike but Berger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Funkyama looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Berger passes into side control.
Funkyama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Berger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Berger looks to land a left hand but Funkyama moved out of range nicely.
Berger throws a body punch but Funkyama moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Funkyama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berger defends it nicely.
Funkyama has his takedown stuffed
and Berger counters with a nice uppercut.
Funkyama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Funkyama fails with a takedown attempt.
Han Solo Berger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funkyama shoots in looking for a takedown. Berger tries to sprawl out of it but Funkyama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Berger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a takedown attempt
and Berger counters with an inside leg kick.
Berger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Berger looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
Berger misses with a straight left.
Funkyama drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Berger defends it well.
Funkyama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berger. Funkyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Funkyama with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Funkyama fails with the takedown.
Berger misses with a straight right.
Berger with a jab.
Funkyama with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Berger to counter with a crisp jab.
Funkyama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Berger counters with a thumping low kick.
Han Solo Berger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aoki Funkyama.
Berger thuds his right hand into Funkyama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berger checks the leg kick.

Funkyama shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Funkyama was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Funkyama wants to take a breather but Berger manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Funkyama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama trying to control but Berger is working from the bottom.
Berger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Funkyama looking to sit in guard and control but Berger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Berger distracts Funkyama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Funkyama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Funkyama looking for a guillotine here but Berger defends easily.

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.
Berger trying to control but Funkyama is working from the bottom.
Berger works over Funkyama with some ground and pound from guard.
Berger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Funkyama is keeping the position for now.

Funkyama looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Berger has picked Funkyama up and slammed him! Funkyama can't keep hold of the triangle and Berger manages to pass to side control!
Check out the look on Berger's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Berger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Berger working the ground and pound from side control.
Funkyama tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Berger easily slips into full mount!
Berger dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger looking to finish Funkyama with some ground and pound. This is bad for Funkyama!
Funkyama is looking to get to half guard.
Funkyama taking shots to the head.
Berger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Funkyama is rocked!

Berger looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Funkyama is still in real trouble! Can Berger finish him?
Berger with good strikes from the mount here!
Funkyama can't escape the position.

Berger looking for a guillotine from mount but Funkyama is having none of it.
Funkyama seems to have recovered his senses.
Berger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Funkyama hang on?
Berger lands a big shot to the head and Funkyama winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Han Solo Berger!
Han Solo Berger retains his welterweight title!
Han Solo Berger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.