BFT-405 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

McCallum
vs
Hume

190 cm
35
247 lbs
12 - 24 - 0

200 cm
44
250 lbs
22 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 12 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike McCallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Hume!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCallum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Hume moves into the clinch successfully.
Hume with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Hume is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McCallum can't fight it off and eventually Hume manages to take the fight to the floor. McCallum looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McCallum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCallum throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hume accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hume in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCallum 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.
Hume throws a big elbow that misses.
Hume stopping the sweep attempt from McCallum.
Hume really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCallum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hume is looking to work some ground and pound but McCallum has wrist control.
McCallum punching from the bottom.
McCallum looking for a sweep. Not yet McCallum, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McCallum's head.
McCallum wants to sweep here but Hume controlling him for the moment.
Hume trying to control the position from guard on top but McCallum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hume postures up in McCallum's guard and throws a big left but McCallum blocks it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hume is looking to clinch.

Hume closes the distance and clinches.
Hume throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCallum wants to take the fight to the mat but Hume manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McCallum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hume pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike McCallum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hume misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hume rushes McCallum and presses him up against the cage.

McCallum wants the takedown. Hume is fighting it off but McCallum persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hume's guard against the cage.
Hume looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hume is on top in guard.
Hume lands a couple of digs.
McCallum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCallum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hume manages to get himself to full guard.
Hume is trying to control the position but McCallum postures up.
Hume wants to sweep but no luck.
Hume working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCallum.
Hume is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCallum has a takedown stuffed.
McCallum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hume.
McCallum tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hume defends well and McCallum ends up having to push Hume into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume stuffs the takedown attempt from McCallum. McCallum gets slowly back to his feet.

Hume clinches up with McCallum and pushes him back against the cage.
Hume with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hume connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mike McCallum has been cut.
Hume slowing the pace effectively.
Hume landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCallum wants to take the fight to the mat but Hume manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Hume turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hume manages to end up in side control.
McCallum is letting Hume control him for a moment.
Hume landing strikes.
McCallum is not content to let Hume control the position.
McCallum is trying to strike from the bottom but Hume has passed into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume lands a big elbow.

McCallum is rocked!
Hume lands a heavy shot. That's hurt McCallum! Hume sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless McCallum and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Desmond Hume!
Desmond Hume spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Awesome
vs
Galloway

194 cm
22
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Awesome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Awesome stalls.
The referee is keeping an eye on Awesome - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Galloway is trying to force a seperation but Awesome has the dominant position.
Galloway takes a shot to the head.
Awesome is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Galloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Awesome avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Awesome just misses with a elbow thrown towards Galloway's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Awesome avoiding damage.
Galloway looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Galloway misses with an elbow over the top.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloway checks a low kick from Awesome.
Galloway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Awesome lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Awesome lands the left hand.
Awesome bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Galloway shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Galloway showed some decent athleticism there.
Awesome is looking for a sweep. Galloway is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Awesome preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
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.
Galloway is keen to just control but Awesome is a slippery customer.
Galloway tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Awesome.
Awesome has his hands clasped together around Galloway's back. He's all about the action.
Awesome wants to get back to full guard.

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

Galloway closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Galloway lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway won't allow Awesome to sweep him here.
Galloway must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Galloway prevents Awesome from getting back to his feet.
Awesome managing to control the position.
Galloway wants to control from the top but Awesome keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Galloway postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Galloway wants to control from the top but Awesome keeps moving.
Galloway wants to pass the guard but Awesome is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Awesome lands with a slapping head kick.
Galloway throws a head kick that misses.
Awesome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Galloway. That did some damage!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Galloway pushes Awesome up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Galloway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Awesome throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Galloway tries for a takedown. No joy.
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 Johnny Awesome will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Galloway shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Awesome as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Awesome as Galloway shoots in.
Galloway just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAwesome.
Galloway will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnny Awesome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Galloway.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Galloway.
Dan Galloway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awesome fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Galloway.
Awesome looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Awesome throws a jab but it's blocked by Galloway.
Awesome lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Awesome connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Galloway tries for a takedown but Awesome circles away easily
and Awesome counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Awesome.
Awesome scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Galloway misses with a takedown attempt
and Awesome counters with a nice uppercut.
Awesome is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galloway can do to turn this around?
Awesome lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Galloway is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galloway fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Awesome looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Awesome scores with a leg kick.
Awesome lands a brutal head kick. Galloway looks out on his feet and Awesome throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Johnny Awesome!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rangi Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Mouth for war as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Smith
vs
Gracie

180 cm
22
175 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

186 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rangi Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gracie!
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Gracie punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rickson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Gracie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Gracie throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gracie with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack! Gracie lands a heavy head kick that drops Smith. The ref tackles Gracie to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Smith was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rickson Gracie!
Rickson Gracie looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'You do not deserve to watch me'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emong Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvacion has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Brandao
vs
Salvacion

170 cm
30
170 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

178 cm
29
166 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Emong Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Brandao does no damage.
Salvacion throws a counter combo.
Brandao scores with a nice head shot.
Salvacion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Salvacion.
Brandao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Salvacion to counter with a crisp jab.

Brandao closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salvacion did well to prevent Brandao getting side control.

Brandao is looking for a kimura but Salvacion is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brandao to get the leverage.
Brandao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salvacion's head.
Brandao 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.
Brandao throwing shots but Salvacion is blocking nicely.
Salvacion is trying to control but Brandao manages to pass to mount!
We've been hearing that Brandao has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brandao avoids the attempt from Salvacion to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao is stalling here but it's allowed Salvacion to get half guard.
Salvacion trying to control but Brandao postures up.
Nice strikes from Brandao there.
Brandao is trying to control the action in half guard but Salvacion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brandao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brandao thows a huge punch but Salvacion dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandao trying to control from Salvacion's half guard. Salvacion has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brandao keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Salvacion's head.

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.
Salvacion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Salvacion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brandao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Salvacion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brandao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandao stopping the sweep attempt from Salvacion.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Salvacion misses with a hook. Brandao ducked under it nicely.
Brandao scores with a jab. Salvacion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brandao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandao throws an overhand right that lands on Salvacion's shoulder, as Salvacion tries to avoid the shot.
Salvacion tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandao lands a nice looking body shot.
Salvacion works over Brandao's head and body with a nice combination.
Brandao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salvacion but Salvacion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brandao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salvacion darts in trying to clinch
and Brandao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvacion.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Salvacion. Those never looked like landing.

Salvacion has closed the distance and engaged Brandao in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Brandao lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Brandao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brandao working Salvacion over with strikes.
Brandao not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salvacion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brandao is pressing down on Salvacion's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salvacion is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Brandao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brandao throws out a loose jab but Salvacion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salvacion misses with a body shot.
Salvacion dodges the punch combination from Brandao.
Salvacion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandao throwing a counter right hand but Salvacion manages to avoid it.
Brandao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Salvacion misses.
Salvacion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch combination from Salvacion misses.
Salvacion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandao misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao fails with a takedown attempt.
Salvacion tries to clinch but Brandao moves away
and Brandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao goes for a double leg but Salvacion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Salvacion continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Brandao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvacion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao lands with a cross.
Brandao tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salvacion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brandao somewhat.
A jab from Brandao misses.
Salvacion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Salvacion wants to clinch.
Salvacion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion throws a right hand that Brandao ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandao also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Salvacion misses.
It looked like Brandao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salvacion.
Brandao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salvacion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salvacion takes one to the chin there.
Salvacion bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brandao's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvacion throws a nice looking combination but Brandao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Salvacion.
Salvacion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandao went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Salvacion throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Brandao throws a right hand that misses
and Salvacion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salvacion throws a shot from downtown. Brandao moves away and avoids it.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salvacion as he jumps to the side.
Salvacion is looking for the big counter here.
Brandao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brandao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salvacion.
Salvacion slips a straight right by Brandao.
Salvacion scores with a body shot.
Brandao lands a really nice looking cross but Salvacion seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a hook. Salvacion ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Salvacion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brandao ducks right into an uppercut from Salvacion.
Diego Brandao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Brandao does it's job there.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Brandao misses.
Brandao moves away from the strike by Salvacion.
Salvacion wants to clinch.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brandao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandao connects with a right hand. Salvacion shakes it off.
Brandao connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emong Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Brandao throws a hook but Salvacion avoids it easily.
Brandao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salvacion misses with the combination.
Brandao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salvacion counters with a nice body shot.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao throws the left hand but Salvacion avoids the punch easily.
Salvacion throws a nice looking combination but Brandao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Salvacion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandao.
Brandao looks to land a right hand but Salvacion moved out of range.
Salvacion throws a body shot but no joy.
Salvacion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion misses with a series of wild punches.
Salvacion misses with a double jab
and Brandao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Salvacion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Brandao gets a double leg takedown into Salvacion's guard.
Brandao's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diego Brandao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brandao trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvacion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Brown House inform us that Salvacion has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandao is one step ahead there.
Salvacion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brandao controls the pace.
Brandao works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Salvacion is trying to maintain the position but Brandao is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brandao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brandao walks into a stiff left hand from Salvacion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao looks to throw the jab but Salvacion is out of range.
Salvacion lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Salvacion avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brandao.
Salvacion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brandao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brandao pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Salvacion back to the cage. Brandao follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Salvacion works over Brandao's head and body with a nice combination.
Brandao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao throws a good cross that connects.
Brandao's corner calls for a 1-2. Brandao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Salvacion is rocked!
Salvacion throws a right hand that misses
and Brandao counters with a straight right hand.
Salvacion is still on wobbly legs! Can Brandao finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao drops Salvacion with a straight right hand, right on the button! Brandao follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Brandao!
Our winner, Diego Brandao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Emong Salvacion was interviewed post fight and said 'He's the better man today... I will be back.'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cao Cao. Hopkins has chosen Coming home -Dirty money as his entrance music. Alex Hopkins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cao
vs
Hopkins

175 cm
27
170 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
33
154 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cao Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins slips under a jab from Cao.
Cao thows a body kick. Hopkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cao wants to clinch up but Hopkins keeps it at a distance.

Cao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caos head.
Hopkins avoiding damage as Cao throws knees to the body.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cao backwards.
Still in the clinch, Cao scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Hopkins won't want to take too many of those.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Cao.
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!
Cao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cao prevents Hopkins from breaking the clinch.
Cao gets underhooks to prevent Hopkins's takedown attempt.
Cao tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Cao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to work over Cao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Cao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Hopkins won't want to take too many of those.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Cao controls his hands.
Cao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cao backwards.
Hopkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Cao lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
Cao lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Cao.
Cao lands a nice uppercut.
Cao scores a nice knee to the body.
Hopkins looks winded!
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins is trying to force a seperation but Cao has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Cao.
Cao missing with knees to the body.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cao blocking some punches.
Cao is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cao stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
Cao trying to land knees to the body.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
Cao tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cao lands with a right to the head.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Cao.
Cao lands a shoulder strike.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins gets through Cao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Cao.
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!
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
A short right from Cao.
Cao blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Cao lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hopkins is rocked!
Cao lands with a light punch inside.
Hopkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Cao finish him?
Cao dips a shoulder and cracks Hopkins with a mighty uppercut! Hopkins falls back against the cage and Cao unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hopkins is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cao screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cao Cao!
A victorious Cao Cao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. 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.

Wallace
vs
Doom

175 cm
44
203 lbs
37 - 23 - 1

182 cm
33
215 lbs
24 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom moves out of range of the leg kick from Wallace.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doom was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Doom lands a nice shot to the body.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Doom scores with a spinning back kick!
Wallace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wallace misses with a hook to the body
and Doom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wallace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doom scores with a nice head shot.
Wallace takes a swing at Doom's ribcage but misses.
Doom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Wallace is rocked!
Doom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doom.
Doom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wallace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Doom drops Wallace with a big left hand and mounts him. Wallace is in big trouble!
Oh Wallace is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doom postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Wallace out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Doom goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dave Doom!
Dave Doom gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Antoine Wallace stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man tonight...the A-Train will be back and better than ever.'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Bandridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Cotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bandridge kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 6 pack of beer- Hank 3. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bandridge
vs
Cotchin

187 cm
30
185 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

177 cm
25
167 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
GREEN!160

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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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Bandridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Cotchin!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandridge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cotchin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cotchin.

Cotchin moves into range and clinches up with Bandridge.
Bandridge is trying to force a seperation but Cotchin has the dominant position.
Bandridge takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Cotchin.
Cotchin lands with a left to the head.

Cotchin has clasped his hands together around Bandridge's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cotchin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cotchin lands a nice forearm strike.
Cotchin cracks Bandridge with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandridge is looking for a sweep.
Cotchin wants to control but Bandridge is keeping him busy.
Cotchin lands a nice forearm strike.
Cotchin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandridge keeps working.
Bandridge is trying to improve his position.
Cotchin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cotchin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bandridge some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bandridge can't do much from the bottom here.
Cotchin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cotchin lands a nice forearm strike.
Bandridge tries to buck Cotchin off but Cotchin is having none of it.
Cotchin tries to move to mount but Bandridge blocks the move with his legs.
Bandridge struggling a bit here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cotchin lands an elbow.
Bandridge prevents Cotchin from improving position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin wants to control but Bandridge is keeping him busy.

Cotchin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bandridge, who protects the arm well.
Bandridge is trying to control Cotchin's posture but Cotchin avoids it.
Cotchin landing a few strikes.

Cotchin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bandridge is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cotchin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bandridge is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cotchin off and has taken his back!
Bandridge scores with punches from the back.
Cotchin has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bandridge.
Cotchin tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bandridge avoiding Cotchin 's attempts to control his hands.
Bandridge lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bandridge lands a slapping body shot.
Cotchin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bandridge is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cotchin, right into the meat.
Bandridge throws a jab when Cotchin was well out of range.
Bandridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotchin.
Cotchin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandridge moves away.
Cotchin stuns Bandridge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bandridge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Cotchin gets a clinch.
Bandridge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cotchin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bandridge's elbow.
Cotchin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bandridge's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotchin presses Bandridge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cotchin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bandridge is trying to break the clinch but Cotchin has him pressed against the cage.

Cotchin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bandridge can't fight it off and eventually Cotchin manages to take the fight to the floor. Bandridge looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bandridge looking for a sweep. Not yet Bandridge, not yet.
Cotchin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bandridge keeping moving, preventing Cotchin from controlling successfully.
Cotchin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bandridge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bandridge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cotchin manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bandridge wants to pass the guard but Cotchin is keeping the position.
Bandridge won't allow Cotchin to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bandridge cracks a nice hook into Cotchin's ribs.
Cotchin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cotchin fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cotchin moves into the clinch.
Cotchin tries to throw a body punch but Bandridge avoids it by throwing Cotchin back against the cage.
Cotchin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trent Cotchin!
A victorious Trent Cotchin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Brad Bandridge was interviewed post fight and said 'Wow, I guess your wife must have really drained me. Good sexual tactic.'.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enting Butikol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butikol comes to the cage accompanied by Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Tokhtakhounov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ministry - Thieves. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Butikol
vs
Tokhtakhounov

188 cm
30
215 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

187 cm
37
220 lbs
36 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Conquer

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enting Butikol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butikol checks a low kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol blocks a low kick nicely.
Tokhtakhounov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Butikol's head backwards.
Tokhtakhounov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butikol will feel that in the morning.
Tokhtakhounov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Butikol just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokhtakhounov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jab by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butikol.
Tokhtakhounov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Butikol is able to avoid easily.
Butikol swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokhtakhounov wants to land a leg kick but Butikol is out of range.
Butikol blocks the body kick.
Butikol 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.
Tokhtakhounov thumps Butikol with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Tokhtakhounov. Beautiful body shot.
Butikol just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butikol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Butikol misses the target.
Tokhtakhounov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Butikol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick.
Butikol wants to clinch up but Tokhtakhounov keeps it at a distance.
Tokhtakhounov lands a nice shot that snaps Butikol's head back.
Tokhtakhounov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Butikol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butikol blocks a head kick by Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has been cut.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice head shot.
Tokhtakhounov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Butikol misses
and Tokhtakhounov counters with an inside leg 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!
Tokhtakhounov throws a nice inside leg kick.

Butikol gets a clinch.
Tokhtakhounov throws a punch but it's blocked by Butikol.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butikol.
Butikol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokhtakhounov takes a shot to the head.
Butikol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Butikol.
Butikol throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Butikol lands a nice elbow.
Tokhtakhounov is working Butikol over against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov prevents a body shot from Butikol.
Butikol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butikol's elbow.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a punch on the inside.
Butikol lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butikol lands an elbow inside.
Butikol working aggressively here.
Butikol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Tokhtakhounov fails to land.
Butikol scores with a nice hook to the head.

That has opened up Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut even more.
Butikol blocks a body shot from Tokhtakhounov.
A short right from Tokhtakhounov.
A short body shot lands from Tokhtakhounov as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tokhtakhounov as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokhtakhounov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butikol throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokhtakhounov dodges an elbow strike from Butikol.
Still in the clinch, Tokhtakhounov scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butikol lands an elbow just above Tokhtakhounov 's eye.
Tokhtakhounov tries to work over Butikol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov struggles to land a body shot inside as Butikol controls his hands.
Butikol missing with knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov has a couple of punches blocked by Butikol.
Tokhtakhounov can't find room to land a body shot as Butikol controls the action.
Tokhtakhounov can't find room to land a body shot as Butikol controls the action.
Butikol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokhtakhounov can't find room to land a body shot as Butikol controls the action.

Tokhtakhounov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butikol steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tokhtakhounov. That one must have hurt.
Butikol throws a hook to the side of Tokhtakhounov's head but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Tokhtakhounov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Butikol scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butikol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butikol swings for the body but Tokhtakhounov moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tokhtakhounov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Butikol on the side of the head.

Butikol clinches up against the cage.
Tokhtakhounov working aggressively here.
Butikol throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tokhtakhounov can't find room to land a body shot as Butikol controls the action.
Butikol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butikol connects with a knee to the head.
Tokhtakhounov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Butikol's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Butikol lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Enting Butikol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tokhtakhounov struggles to land a body shot inside as Butikol controls his hands.
Butikol trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butikol misses with a punch to the body.
Tokhtakhounov can't find room to land a body shot as Butikol controls the action.
Butikol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol lands with a right to the head.
Butikol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokhtakhounov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butikol's elbow.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Butikol blocks a body shot from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov misses with some punches.
Butikol struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokhtakhounov controls his hands.
Tokhtakhounov gets through Butikol's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Butikol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokhtakhounov throws a head punch that misses.
Butikol blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Butikol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tokhtakhounov avoids it.
Butikol creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Butikol lands a damaging elbow.
Tokhtakhounov lands a right hand.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Butikol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butikol struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokhtakhounov controls his hands.
Tokhtakhounov lands a left hand.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a punch to the body.
Butikol lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butikol.
Nice elbow from Butikol.

Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Butikol obliges.
Tokhtakhounov blocks an elbow strike.
Butikol struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokhtakhounov controls his hands.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butikol blocks an uppercut.
Butikol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokhtakhounov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butikol lands a body shot in the clinch.
Butikol blocks an uppercut.
Butikol misses with a body punch.
Tokhtakhounov lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tokhtakhounov.
Butikol tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokhtakhounov avoids the damage to the body.
Tokhtakhounov misses with some punches.
Butikol blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov avoiding damage as Butikol throws knees to the body.
Tokhtakhounov blocks the elbow strike.
Butikol tries to work over Tokhtakhounov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokhtakhounov has a couple of punches blocked by Butikol.
Tokhtakhounov digs a right hand underneath Butikol's ribcage. Butikol let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokhtakhounov blocks the elbow strike.
Tokhtakhounov prevents a body shot from Butikol.
Butikol blocking some punches.
Tokhtakhounov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butikol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokhtakhounov is defending well for now.
Tokhtakhounov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokhtakhounov misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Tokhtakhounov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tokhtakhounov throws a punch but it's blocked by Butikol.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tokhtakhounov.
Tokhtakhounov working aggressively here.
Butikol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Tokhtakhounov fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokhtakhounov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Butikol is rocked!
Tokhtakhounov swings wildly with an uppercut but Butikol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Butikol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tokhtakhounov blocks the elbow strike.
Tokhtakhounov working aggressively here.
Butikol with a knee to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Enting Butikol!
After winning the bout, Enting Butikol thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.