MFL 8 Bush vs Crowbar PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Weir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kern Dignity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Weir has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Weir
vs
Dignity

171 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Weir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kern Dignity!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dignity takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Weir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dignity moves away.
Weir goes for a double leg but Dignity avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dignity continues to drive forward.
Weir throws an overhand right that lands on Dignity's shoulder, as Dignity tries to avoid the shot.
Weir scores with a decent looking hook.
Dignity slaps away a takedown attempt from Weir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dignity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Dignity tries to counter it with a takedown but Weir pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weir shoots for a takedown but Dignity saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Weir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gary Weir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weir has his takedown stuffed
and Dignity counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Weir is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dignity sprawls well. Dignity wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weir gets slowly back to his feet.
Dignity with the counter takedown but Weir avoids it easily.
Weir goes for a double leg but Dignity avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dignity continues to drive forward.
Dignity raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dignity defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weir.
Weir is breathing heavily.
Weir fails with the takedown.
Weir darts in looking for a takedown but Dignity gets double underhooks and turns Weir into the cage.
Weir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dignity swivels and escapes.
A little jabbing left from Dignity on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weir throws a poor cross that misses

and Dignity counters with a head kick that drops Weir!

Weir is rocked!
Dignity arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Weir's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kern Dignity!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Black Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Country Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Diaz
vs
Grace

176 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

169 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Country Grace!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Grace releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Grace counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Grace in his half guard.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.

Diaz has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Grace. Oh but Diaz has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Grace goes limp - he's gone! Diaz jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Black Diaz!
Black Diaz 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.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Craig Anderson enters the cage!

Diaz
vs
Anderson

177 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

173 cm
23
150 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid 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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand

and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Anderson.

Diaz is rocked!
Anderson gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson lands a big right hand that drops Diaz! The killer instinct kicks in and Anderson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Anderson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Anderson!
Craig Anderson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Randy
vs
Diaz

177 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy connects with a jab.

Randy has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Randy lands an elbow inside.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Randy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Randy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Randy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Randy prevents it.
A short left from Randy.
Randy misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Randy is defending well.
Jon Randy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Diaz.
Randy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Randy stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Randy lands with a left to the head.
Randy lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randy lands a nice knee to the body.
Randy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Randy scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Randy with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Randy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Randy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Randy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Randy after a bit of a struggle.
Diaz has Randy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Randy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Randy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Randy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Randy clinches.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Randy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Randy scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Randy lands an uppercut.
Randy misses with an elbow over the top.
Randy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Randy.
Randy lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Randy is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Randy down to the mat. Randy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Randy sprawls well.

Randy clinches with his opponent.
Randy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Randy.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Randy is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Randy obliges.
Randy throws an elbow that misses.
Randy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Randy pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Randy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Randy tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Randy landing knees to the head.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Randy prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Randy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Randy.
Randy stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Randy throws an elbow that misses.
Randy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Randy has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Randy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Randy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Randy gets caught flat footed, as Diaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Randy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Randy keeps moving.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Randy is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz advances to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Randy is not content to let Diaz control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Randy is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Neal Diaz!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Masterclass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Diaz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Diaz
vs
Masterclass

179 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Masterclass!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Masterclass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masterclass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Masterclass lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Chuck Diaz has been cut.
Masterclass lands an elbow inside.
Masterclass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz tries to work over Masterclass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Masterclass.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Masterclass's ribcage. Masterclass let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masterclass scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masterclass lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Masterclass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Masterclass scores with a knee to the head.

Chuck Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Masterclass lands a nice elbow.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Masterclass controls his hands.
Masterclass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masterclass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Diaz is rocked!

Chuck Diaz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Masterclass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masterclass lands an elbow inside.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masterclass lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Masterclass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masterclass lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Masterclass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masterclass lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jeez, Chuck Diaz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masterclass.
Masterclass lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Masterclass lands an elbow inside.
Masterclass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Masterclass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Masterclass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masterclass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masterclass lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Masterclass comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masterclass.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mason Masterclass!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Big Boy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabre Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Boy Rick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sabre Tooth's chin.

Boy Rick
vs
Tooth

179 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Boy Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabre Tooth!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tooth manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rick on his heels. He'll look to pass Rick's guard now, I'm sure.
Tooth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tooth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rick is trying to control the position but Tooth postures up.
Tooth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tooth stands and throws Rick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rick struggling a bit here.
Rick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rick can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth tries to advance to mount but Rick denies him.
Tooth connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rick some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rick is looking for a sweep.
Rick gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rick has hold of Tooth's hands but Tooth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tooth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Rick actively working from the bottom here.
Tooth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rick trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Tooth manages to pass to mount!
Rick tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
Tooth controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tooth lands a big elbow.
Rick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rick is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tooth controlling from mount.
Tooth avoids the attempt from Rick to control.
Tooth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rick tries to hold on but Tooth pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth controlling from mount.
Tooth lands with some strikes.
Rick is desperately trying to improve his position but Tooth has a good base and remains in mount.
Tooth controlling the pace for now.
Rick tries to hold on but Tooth postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tooth landing strikes from the mount and Rick is in trouble!
Tooth lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rick gets back to half guard.
Tooth is nestled in close to Rick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick taking some punishment here, with Tooth in his half guard.
Tooth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tooth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Rick looking for submissions off his back.
Tooth wants to free his trapped foot but Rick is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tooth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tooth is taking a breather. Rick says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rick trying to hold on to Tooth's head to control him but Tooth postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rick scores with a shot to the body.
Tooth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tooth ducks right into an uppercut from Rick.
Tooth misses with a takedown
and Rick counters with a stiff right hand.

Tooth dives in and scores a takedown into Rick's guard.
Rick has momentary wrist control but Tooth slips an elbow through the middle.
Tooth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tooth 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.
Rick is trying to control the position but Tooth postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tooth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tooth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tooth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tooth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sabre Tooth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rick controls Tooth momentarily but Tooth frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tooth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rick avoids it really well and circles away.
Tooth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

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.

Tooth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tooth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Tooth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rick trying to keep a closed guard but Tooth is proving a slippery customer.
Rick being controlled here, momentarily.

Rick looking for a guillotine here but Tooth defends easily.
Tooth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tooth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth stands up over Rick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tooth is working Rick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tooth works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tooth slips a nice elbow through Rick's hands, connecting with Rick's forehead.
Tooth lands strikes from half guard.
Tooth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tooth winds up and cracks Rick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tooth takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tooth pulls his head out easily.
Tooth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tooth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tooth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tooth keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tooth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tooth seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Rick has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Tooth escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Tooth!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tooth lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sabre Tooth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tooth has time to react.

Tooth closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rick did well to prevent Tooth getting side control.
Rick wants to get back to full guard.

Rick looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Tooth pushes past his half guard into mount!
Tooth cracks Rick with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tooth punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tooth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tooth avoids the attempt from Rick to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth controlling the pace for now.
Tooth punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tooth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick is in a horrible position here. Tooth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tooth landing punches.
Tooth landing punches.
Tooth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tooth lands a big elbow.
Tooth with shots to the head and body - Rick looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tooth raining down hammerfists from mount.

Rick is rocked!
Tooth controlling his opponent.
Oh Rick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tooth looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Rick covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabre Tooth!
Sabre Tooth decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan has chosen Coming Home as his entrance music. Cris Cyborg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cyborg
vs
Keenan

172 cm
25
150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Arcticus University: London

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan scores with a kick to the body.
Keenan lands a high kick!

It looks like Cris Cyborg has been cut.
Keenan looks to throw the jab but Cyborg is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keenan. That's going to slow Cyborg down.
Keenan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keenan lands with a hook. Cyborg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keenan throws a poor cross that misses
and Keenan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cyborg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keenan.
Keenan 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.
Keenan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cyborg's calf.
Cyborg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Keenan.
Cyborg swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cyborg throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan lands with a slapping head kick.
Keenan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cyborg's sensitive parts.
Keenan misses with a right hand
and Cyborg counters with a stiff right hand.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cyborg manages to avoid it.
Keenan scores with a jab to the head.
Keenan throws a right hand that misses
and Cyborg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Keenan as he connects with a hook.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cyborg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keenan works the jab nicely.

Cyborg is rocked!
Keenan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cyborg right on the button. Cyborg goes down! Keenan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Keenan gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Keenan!
Our winner, Gareth Keenan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Steller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Rick's chin.

Rick
vs
Steller

176 cm
25
150 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
151 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Steller!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rick has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rick.
Rick blocks an uppercut.
Rick misses with some punches.

Steller tightens his grip and picks Rick up, before dumping him to the ground. Rick manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Steller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steller landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Steller controls the pace.
Steller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Steller is working Rick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steller postures up in Rick's guard and throws a big left but Rick blocks it.
Rick has momentary wrist control but Steller slips an elbow through the middle.
Steller is working Rick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Rick is rocked!
Steller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oh Rick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steller postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Rick covers up, he's hurt! Steller keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Steller and the ref steps in to end the fight! Steller can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Steller!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Golovkin
vs
Rick

165 cm
27
135 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

174 cm
25
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Rick!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Golovkin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Golovkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Golovkin landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Golovkin connects with a couple of short punches.
Rick is trying to control the position but Golovkin postures up.
Golovkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Rick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Golovkin is aware though and is defending well.
Golovkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Golovkin throwing strikes but missing.
Golovkin postures up in Rick's guard and throws a big left but Rick blocks it.
Golovkin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rick wants to pass the guard but Golovkin is keeping the position.

Rick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Golovkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Golovkin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rick is fighting to break Golovkin's control of his arms but Golovkin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rick trying to control but Golovkin is working from the bottom.
Rick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Golovkin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rick defends well.

Golovkin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Golovkin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Golovkin has his foot on Rick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rick works his way back into a safe position though.
Rick passes Golovkin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Golovkin tries to roll over but Rick keeps him under control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rick in particular looking to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Rick shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rick showed some decent athleticism there.
Rick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Golovkin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Golovkin trying to hold on to Rick's head to control him but Rick postures up.
Golovkin regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick preventing the sweep.
Golovkin keeping full guard, as Rick tries to pass.
Golovkin is trying to control the position but Rick postures up.
Golovkin keeping moving, preventing Rick from controlling successfully.
Rick tries to free his leg and advance position but Golovkin is retaining full guard.
Golovkin wants to sweep here but Rick controlling him for the moment.

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

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

Rick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rick looks winded!
Golovkin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin is looking to advance position but Rick won't allow it.
Rick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Golovkin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Golovkin is looking to advance position but Rick won't allow it.
Golovkin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Golovkin lands strikes from half guard.

Rick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Golovkin lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rick is looking to improve his position.
Rick has hold of Golovkin's hands but Golovkin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Rick is rocked!
Golovkin is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Rick is hurt! He's hurt bad - Golovkin fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Rick from any more punishment! Congratulations to Golovkin! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Golovkin!
A very excited looking Mikhail Golovkin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Corrigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrigan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Teardrop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mark Corrigan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bush
vs
Corrigan

170 cm
20
148 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Corrigan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrigan tries for a takedown but Bush sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bush half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Corrigan shoots in looking for a takedown. Bush tries to sprawl out of it but Corrigan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bush manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Corrigan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bush counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Corrigan!
JJ Bush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Corrigan.
Bush working away.
Corrigan is looking for a sweep.
Corrigan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bush's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corrigan is pressing down on Bush's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bush works over Corrigan with some ground and pound from guard.
Bush is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bush working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Corrigan's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrigan wants to sweep but no luck.
Corrigan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Corrigan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bush doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bush manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bush knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Corrigan on the ground.

Corrigan has his foot on Bush's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bush works his way back into a safe position though.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Corrigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bush has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Corrigan has his foot on Bush's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bush works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bush with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bush is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Corrigan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Corrigan wants to sweep but no luck.
Bush postures up.

Corrigan has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bush should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Corrigan has tightened it up now! Bush should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mark Corrigan!
Mark Corrigan is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Corrigan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.