QFC Tournament 578 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Reed
vs
Marciano

195 cm
18
236 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
239 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed moves in looking to clinch but Marciano pushes him off.
Marciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Marciano tries to counter with a clinch but Reed shakes him off and moves away.
Marciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Marciano scores with a jab to the body.

Marciano clinches with his opponent.
Reed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Reed lands with a short shot to the head.
Reed lands with a short shot to the head.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reed tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Reed stalls.
Reed misses with some punches.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano avoiding damage as Reed throws knees to the body.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reed lands with a light punch inside.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.
Reed pushes Marciano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Reed pushes off an throws an elbow but Marciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reed takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike.
Reed prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Reed blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Reed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reed misses with a body punch.
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!
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Reed.
Reed lands a shoulder strike.
Reed pushes off an throws an elbow but Marciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marciano tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Reed.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marciano's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Reed.
Reed misses with an elbow strike.
Reed tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano misses with some punches.

Reed manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Reed misses with a straight left.
Marciano needs to keep his hands up - Reed had a free shot at his head there.
Reed scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Marciano coming out on top.
Marciano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reed doesn't seem bothered though.
Reed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marciano scores with a decent looking hook.
Reed swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed misses with a looping left.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Reed slips a jab from Marciano.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed misses with an uppercut.
Marciano cracks Reed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Marciano slips under a jab.
Marciano tries to clinch but Reed is having none of it.
Marciano throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Reed misses with a hook.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Reed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reed under the eye.
Reed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reed at a distance.
Marciano misses with a right hand
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Reed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Reed misses with a body punch
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rocky Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Reed lands a jab.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch but Reed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reed throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Reed is looking to clinch.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Marciano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Reed.
Reed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Marciano clinches with his opponent.
Reed cracks Marciano with a nice body shot.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.

Reed breaks from the clinch.
Reed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marciano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reed rather than just go for the knockout.
Reed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marciano's hands.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Marciano catches Reed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marciano.
Reed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Reed.
Reed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reed on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Reed circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws the left hand but Reed avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Marciano. That snapped Reed's head back.
Marciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marciano with a jab.
Marciano slips a jab and a cross from Reed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marciano tries to counter by closing the distance.
Marciano tries to clinch
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Reed throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marciano wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marciano lands a head shot.
Reed tries to move into range but Marciano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reed swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reed is looking to clinch.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Reed misses the target.
A jab from Reed misses.
Reed misses with a series of wild punches.
Reed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marciano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reed has time to react.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Reed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano tries to clinch up.
Marciano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Marciano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marciano.

Marciano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reed, pushing him back against the cage.
Reed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Reed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rocky Marciano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Reed missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marciano cracks a nice hook into Reed's ribs.
Reed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed lands a jab.
Marciano scores with a shot to the body.
Marciano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reed lands a nice shot to the body.
Reed misses with a body punch
and Marciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed walks into a straight right hand from Marciano.
Reed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Reed digs a good hook to Marciano's body.
Marciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Marciano tries to clinch but Reed is having none of it.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marciano looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
A shot to the liver by Marciano. Beautiful body shot.
Reed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Reed misses.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Marciano. Beautiful body shot.
Marciano misses with a body punch
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Reed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch but Marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Marciano clinches up with Reed and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike.
Marciano works on Reed's body with a couple of short punches.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Reed.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Reed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reed is leaning against Marciano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reed trying to land knees to the body.
Reed tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Reed misses with the head strike.
Reed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marciano is defending well for now.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marciano tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reed prevents a body shot from Marciano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Reed controls his hands.

Reed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Marciano.
Reed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marciano to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Reed.
Marciano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed misses with a few strikes there.
Marciano lands a nice looking body shot.
Reed needs to keep his hands up - Marciano had a free shot at his head there.
Marciano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reed in his tracks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Marciano.
I think Marciano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Hector Reed!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Hector Reed!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Rocky Marciano!

Hector Reed wins by split decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aawut Sundwarrama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tepes
vs
Sundwarrama

192 cm
18
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

BlackStar Athletics

On Tap

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Tepes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aawut Sundwarrama!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundwarrama misses the shot to the body.
Sundwarrama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tepes misses with a shot to the body

and Sundwarrama counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sundwarrama.
Nice body punch from Sundwarrama - that landed with a thud.
Sundwarrama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Seth Tepes has been cut.
Sundwarrama lands a shoulder strike.
Tepes managing to block the knees to the body from Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tepes tries to break free but Sundwarrama pushes him back against the cage.
Sundwarrama lands a right hand.
Sundwarrama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sundwarrama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sundwarrama lands with a right to the head.
Sundwarrama can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes controls the action.
Sundwarrama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tepes or not.
Tepes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sundwarrama has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sundwarrama.
Tepes is breathing heavily.
Sundwarrama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tepes.
Sundwarrama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Sundwarrama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sundwarrama scores with a shot to the side of Tepes's head.
Sundwarrama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Sundwarrama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tepes wants to get back to striking at distance but Sundwarrama won't allow it.
Sundwarrama lands a shoulder strike.
Sundwarrama gets through Tepes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sundwarrama content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sundwarrama lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
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!
Good body shot from Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama lands a body shot.
Sundwarrama lands a body shot.
Sundwarrama stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundwarrama presses Tepes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Sundwarrama on the inside.
Sundwarrama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sundwarrama pushes Tepes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sundwarrama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sundwarrama stalling.
Sundwarrama leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sundwarrama digs a right hand underneath Tepes's ribcage. Tepes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sundwarrama as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Sundwarrama - that landed with a thud.
Sundwarrama lands a right hand.
Sundwarrama lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sundwarrama as the two fighters clinch.
Sundwarrama is working Tepes over against the cage.
Sundwarrama lands a body shot.
Sundwarrama lands a body shot.
A short right from Sundwarrama.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sundwarrama.
A right hand to the body from Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama scores with a shot to the side of Tepes's head.

Seth Tepes's cut is getting worse.
Sundwarrama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama pushes Tepes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sundwarrama lands a body shot.
Sundwarrama is leaning against Tepes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Sundwarrama is working Tepes over against the cage.
Sundwarrama lands with a light punch inside.
Sundwarrama cracks Tepes with a nice body shot.
Sundwarrama tries to land knees in the clinch but Tepes avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundwarrama scores with a shot to the side of Tepes's head.
Sundwarrama lands a nice shot to the body.
Sundwarrama scores a nice knee to the body.
Sundwarrama is leaning against Tepes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sundwarrama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sundwarrama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sundwarrama scores with a shot to the side of Tepes's head.
Sundwarrama lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sundwarrama.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama works on Tepes's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Sundwarrama.
Sundwarrama pushes Tepes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sundwarrama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Sundwarrama lands with a right to the head.

Tepes is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aawut Sundwarrama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Tepes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sundwarrama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sundwarrama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sundwarrama gets through Tepes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sundwarrama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sundwarrama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Oh Tepes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sundwarrama creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tepes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tepes drops to his knees and Sundwarrama pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aawut Sundwarrama!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between War Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prodigal Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawg comes to the cage accompanied by Raise hell- head pe. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dawg
vs
Son

194 cm
18
239 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, War Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Prodigal Son!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son swinging wildly here.
Dawg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Son misses the jab.
Son misses with a looping left.
Dawg is looking to counter punch.
Dawg cracks Son with an open hand slap.
Son looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawg is just out of range.
Son drops his hands momentarily and Dawg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dawg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Prodigal Son has been cut.
Son tries to move into range but Dawg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Son misses the shot to the body.
Dawg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Son is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawg sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Son's defenses. It connects perfectly with Son's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). War Dawg!
War Dawg tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Aldo
vs
Gein

193 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Gein!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gein circles away quickly and effectively.
Aldo lands with an overhand left.
Gein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gein.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gein on the ground.
Gein is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Aldo's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo tries to escape but Gein is in control.
Gein wants to control but Aldo is keeping him busy.
Aldo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein trying to control the position but Aldo is working away.

Gein thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gein trying to control the action but Aldo is working from the bottom.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to get back to his feet.

Gein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aldo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aldo tries to get out of the position.
Gein is looking to take a break and control but Aldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Aldo is being controlled here.
Aldo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gein has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gein throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Gein looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Gein thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo parries the strikes from Gein easily there. Gein is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aldo to escape.
Gein wants to control but Aldo is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gein creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aldo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Gein dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gein gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aldo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gein looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aldo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aldo duly obliges.
A shot to the liver by Gein. Beautiful body shot.
Antonio Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gein looks for a takedown but Aldo sprawls well.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Gein.
Ted Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein throws a big shot that misses.
Antonio Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gein shoots in but no luck this time.
Antonio Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Gein.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aldo, as that shot connected.
Gein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands with a hook. Gein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gein misses with an uppercut. Aldo saw that one coming.
Gein misses with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gein shoots for a takedown but Aldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left and a right from Aldo both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gein shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo cracks Gein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aldo.
Gein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Gein shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Gein keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses the jab.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Gein fails with the takedown
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gein misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Aldo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Gein fails to land the takedown.
Aldo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
Gein throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gein throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Gein with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gein defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Gein shoots in looking for a takedown but Aldo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Antonio Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Gein.
Gein throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo throwing a counter right hand but Gein manages to avoid it.
Gein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Aldo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gein eats them both and turns towards Aldo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Aldo slips under a jab.
Aldo throwing a counter right hand but Gein manages to avoid it.
Ted Gein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein misses the jab.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Gein slips under a jab from Aldo.
Antonio Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
A combination from Gein does no damage.
Jab by Aldo.
Aldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gein goes for a double leg but Aldo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Aldo continues to drive forward.
Gein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gein momentarily.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a really nice looking cross but Gein seems unphased.
Gein misses with a hook.
Aldo scores with the left hand. Gein knows he should have avoided that one.
Aldo slaps away a takedown attempt from Gein, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Gein looks to move away, Aldo throws a big counter combo but Gein just gets out of the way.
Gein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Aldo throwing a counter right hand but Gein manages to avoid it.
Aldo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Aldo finds it's way through Gein's defenses.
Gein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws the left hand but Aldo avoids the punch easily.
Gein misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Aldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aldo lands with a nice combination. Gein backs away looking to recover.
Aldo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gein has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein swings widly with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Gein misses with an uppercut
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gein.
Gein swings widly with a right hand
letting Aldo counter with a right hand.
Aldo defending well as Gein loads up on a big left hand.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Antonio Aldo!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Antonio Aldo!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Antonio Aldo!

Antonio Aldo wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaheen Sulta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Ekwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sulta
vs
Ekwall

190 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
283 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaheen Sulta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wesley Ekwall!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekwall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ekwall misses with a double jab.

Sulta drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ekwall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sulta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ekwall looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sulta puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Sulta 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! Ekwall is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shaheen Sulta!