BRFC 20 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy Hanes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Shaw
vs
Hanes

155 cm
20
230 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

185 cm
20
265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Hanes!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hanes.
Hanes prevents Shaw from escaping the position.

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

Hanes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shaw has escaped the position, nice work there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hanes working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Shaw is pushing Hanes's head away, looking to escape. Hanes manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Shaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Hanes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanes advances to full mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Hanes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Hanes is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Hanes extends the arm and Shaw is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guy Hanes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazuran Riku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanye Weste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weste has chosen Stronger - Kanye Weste as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Riku
vs
Weste

175 cm
21
163 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
169 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazuran Riku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kanye Weste!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weste was well out of range. Poor timing from Riku.
Weste uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riku appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Weste moves out of range of the body kick from Riku.
Nice shot by Weste.
A leg kick checked by Weste.
Riku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riku connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Weste lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Weste is predictable there
and Riku counters with a stiff right hand.
Riku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riku scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Weste lands but Riku takes it in his stride.
Riku throws out a loose jab but Weste uses good head movement to avoid it.

Riku lands a big right hand that sends Weste crashing to the mat! Riku stays standing though and waves Weste back to his feet!

Weste is rocked!
Weste throws a body punch but Riku moves out of range.
Riku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riku throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weste misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riku.
Weste lands an uppercut.
Weste lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riku backwards.
Riku blocking some punches.
Weste tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riku's elbow.
Riku tries a knee to the head but Weste blocks it.
Weste misses with the head strike.
Riku looking to throw knees to the head but Weste is blocking nicely.
Riku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riku working aggressively here.
Riku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Weste throws a punch but it's blocked by Riku.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Weste pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weste takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riku doesn't manage to clinch there - Weste circles away.
Weste lands a high kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Weste lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Riku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riku throws a body shot but no joy.
Riku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weste counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riku throws a poor cross that misses
and Weste counters with a right hand to the body.
Riku throws a right hand that Weste ducks under and follows up with a left that Weste also avoids with ease.
Weste moves out of range of the leg kick from Riku.
Riku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weste.
Weste wants to slow Riku down by chopping away at his legs.
Weste blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Riku.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riku connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riku. Weste does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weste raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Weste tests Riku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weste has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Riku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weste showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riku.
Weste keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weste looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Weste has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Weste swings widly with a right hand
and Riku counters with a left and a right that stings Weste.
Riku connects with a jab.
Weste misses with a low kick as Riku jumps back.
Riku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Weste lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Riku - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riku wants to clinch
and Weste counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weste fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riku has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weste is looking to chop away at Riku's legs.
Weste throws a sloppy body shot
and Weste takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weste throws a hook but Riku avoids it easily.
Riku punishes Weste's body with a nice straight punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Riku crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Weste - the referee stops the clock and Riku gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Weste. Riku manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Riku needs to keep his hands up - Weste had a free shot at his head there.
Weste misses with a hook
and Riku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riku. Weste does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weste scores with a head kick. Riku tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Weste just misses with a punch to the body.
Riku tries to move into range but Weste moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weste moves out of range of the body kick from Riku.
Riku scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weste cracks Riku with a right hand to the side of the head.
Riku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weste moves away.
Riku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Weste looks to score with a jab to the body but Riku is just out of range.
Riku quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazuran Riku dominated that round.
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.

Weste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weste! But no joy.
Weste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riku.
Lazuran Riku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weste darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weste lands a leg kick that knocks Riku off balance momentarily.
Weste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riku misses with a body kick.
Riku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Riku misses
and Weste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riku lands a nice looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Weste.
Weste throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weste looks to throw the jab but Riku is out of range.
Riku is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Weste.
Riku defending well as Weste loads up on a big left hand.
Riku takes a swing at Weste's ribcage but misses.
Riku throws a body kick that misses.
Riku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Weste scores with a jab to the jaw.
Weste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riku.
Weste scores with a leg kick.
Weste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weste lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Weste moves out of range as Riku throws a body kick.
Weste avoids the head kick by Riku.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riku.
A telegraphed right hand from Weste misses the target.
A good leg kick by Weste.
Nice shot lands for Riku.
Weste thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Weste.

Riku cracks Weste with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Weste looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Riku finish him?
Weste is still on wobbly legs! Can Riku finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weste throws a leg kick but Riku moved away.
It looked like Riku was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Weste.
Riku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Riku as he checks the leg kick.
Weste takes a swing at Riku's ribcage but misses.
Riku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Riku was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Weste seems to have recovered his senses.
Riku throws a low kick but Weste avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Riku is looking to land body kicks.
Riku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riku throws a front kick aimed at Weste's knee but Weste avoids it well.
Riku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riku lands with an uppercut that bounces Weste off the ropes and back into range.
Riku connects with a body shot that sends Weste's belly button to the back.
Weste takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Riku steps in with a hook that catches Weste right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Riku follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Weste looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazuran Riku!
A less than humble Lazuran Riku misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esko Marttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjoen Lott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Marttinen
vs
Lott

182 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
21
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Marttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjoen Lott!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marttinen lands a slapping body shot.
Lott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marttinen is fending him off so far but Lott persists. Nope, Marttinen circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Lott misses.
Marttinen misses with an uppercut
and Lott counters with a straight right hand.
Lott 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.
Marttinen thuds a left hand into Lott's body.
Lott misses with a takedown attempt
and Marttinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Marttinen.
Lott slips a jab from Marttinen.
Lott is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Lott closes the distance and clinches.
Marttinen misses with the head strike.
Lott goes for a takedown attempt but Marttinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Esko Marttinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjoen Lott.
Lott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marttinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marttinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marttinen throws a good cross that connects.
Marttinen works Lott's body with a nice hook.
Marttinen lands a nice shot that snaps Lott's head back.
Marttinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lott moves out of range of the strikes.
Lott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by Marttinen as he connects with a hook.

Lott is rocked!
Marttinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marttinen steps in with a hook that catches Lott right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Marttinen follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lott looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esko Marttinen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony O Rangers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony O Rangers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Giorgi Pandahammer's chin.

Pandahammer
vs
O Rangers

196 cm
20
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giorgi Pandahammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony O Rangers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandahammer lands with an overhand left.
Pandahammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Rangers moves away.
Pandahammer just misses with a punch to the body.

O Rangers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from O Rangers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
O Rangers tries to move to mount but Pandahammer blocks the move with his legs.
O Rangers wants to control but Pandahammer is keeping him busy.
O Rangers moves into full mount!
O Rangers unloads with some shots from mount but Pandahammer bucks and avoids them well.

Pandahammer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from O Rangers.
O Rangers controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandahammer manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.

O Rangers 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! Pandahammer is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony O Rangers!
Tony O Rangers made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I aint fightin for this chump change when the guy I just beat is making millions. Im trying to buy a island thats whatsup'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Da Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Diggs's chin.

Da Silva
vs
Diggs

193 cm
25
227 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Sun-Tzu

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Diggs.
Jab by Diggs.
Da Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diggs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diggs takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Da Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Da Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Diggs has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Da Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Lucas Da Silva has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva wants to clinch but Diggs slips to the side
and Diggs counters with a left to the body.
Da Silva misses with a body kick.
Da Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Diggs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs lands a nice hook to Da Silva's body. Da Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Da Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs misses with a hook.
Diggs cracks Da Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Diggs counters with a left to the body.
Da Silva misses with the body kick

and Diggs counters by moving into the clinch.
Diggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Silva looks for the body kick but Diggs saw that one coming.
Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diggs digs a good body shot into Da Silva's ribs.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Diggs punishes Da Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs scores with a body shot.
Da Silva misses with a low kick.
Da Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diggs rushes Da Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Diggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Diggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Diggs on the inside.

Diggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Diggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diggs scores with a jab.
Lucas Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diggs lands a body shot.
Diggs lands with a good body shot.
Da Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Da Silva is rocked!
Diggs lands an uppercut, right on the button! Da Silva tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Diggs!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lalli Venemies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Peacock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lalli Venemies's chin.

Peacock
vs
Venemies

182 cm
20
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drew Peacock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lalli Venemies!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock throws an off balance right hand
and Venemies counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peacock thinking.
Venemies takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peacock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Peacock misses.
Venemies drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Peacock defends it well.
Venemies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peacock was well out of range. Poor timing from Venemies.
A head kick from Peacock lands but Venemies takes it in his stride.
Venemies misses with a hook. Peacock ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Venemies misses.
Peacock throws a head kick but Venemies moves out of range.
Venemies drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Peacock defends it well.
Peacock lands with a right hand.
Peacock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Peacock misses with a straight left.
Venemies is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Peacock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Peacock misses with a kick to the body
and Venemies counters with a stiff right hand.
Drew Peacock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock missing with a left hand there. Venemies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drew Peacock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peacock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peacock cracks Venemies with an open hand slap.
Venemies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Venemies feints the counter takedown.
Peacock dips to his left and cracks Venemies with an uppercut!
Venemies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peacock.

Peacock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peacock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Venemies controls the pace.
Venemies trying to control the position from guard on top but Peacock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venemies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Venemies passes Peacock's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Venemies works his way into side control.
Peacock is not content to let Venemies control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Venemies working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Venemies wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peacock, who protects the arm well.
Peacock holds on to Venemies's head and controls the position momentarily.

Venemies tries for a kimura but Peacock is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Venemies wants to control but Peacock is keeping him busy.
Peacock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Venemies on the ground.

Venemies swings around for an armbar but Peacock sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Venemies's guard.

Venemies has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peacock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Venemies working a defensive guard here.

Venemies is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Peacock rolls with it to try and escape but Venemies cranks on the arm and Peacock is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lalli Venemies!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Rockhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: STILL BLAZIN. Orlando Diggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rockhold
vs
Diggs

191 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
177 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

KAISER
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demian Rockhold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockhold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crunch! Diggs slams his shin into Rockhold's torso.
Rockhold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggs.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rockhold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggs can pounce on him.
Diggs scores with a hook to the body. Rockhold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rockhold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been hearing reports that Rockhold has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rockhold fails with a takedown attempt.
BOOM! Diggs lands a beautiful left hook that drops Rockhold. Rockhold tries to recover but Diggs is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Rockhold lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorry Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gentry has chosen Triumph - Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matt Gentry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Benton
vs
Gentry

180 cm
21
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
162 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorry Benton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gentry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benton somewhat.
Benton slips under a jab from Gentry.

Gentry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gentry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gentry lands a shoulder strike.
Gentry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bentons head.
Benton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gentry smiles and moves away.
Gentry lands a nice hook to Benton's body. Benton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gentry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Jorry Benton has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorry Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gentry is fending him off so far but Benton persists. Nope, Gentry circles away and we're back to standing.
Gentry throws the left hand but Benton avoids the punch easily.

Gentry darts in and clinches Benton up against the ropes.
A short right from Gentry on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gentry stalling in the clinch but Benton improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Gentry.
Gentry tries to throw a body punch but Benton avoids it by throwing Gentry back against the ropes.
Benton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Benton takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Benton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Gentry to keep the fight standing.
Benton jumps guard but Gentry stands there with Benton around his waist. Benton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benton jumps guard but Gentry stands there with Benton around his waist. Benton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gentry lands a body punch.

Benton jumps guard.
Gentry controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry stopping the sweep attempt from Benton.
Benton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Benton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benton is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Benton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gentry is one step ahead there.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gentry with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gentry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benton.
Benton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benton takes one on the button.
Benton has his takedown stuffed
and Gentry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gentry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benton somewhat.
Gentry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gentry thuds his right hand into Benton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gentry connects with a right hand. Benton shakes it off.

Benton is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gentry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oh Benton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Gentry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benton seems to have got his legs back now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gentry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gentry working a defensive guard here.
Benton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gentry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benton is one step ahead there.
Gentry throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Gentry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorry Benton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Benton misses with a takedown attempt
and Gentry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benton has a takedown stuffed.
Benton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorry Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton looks for a takedown but Gentry sprawls well.
Donk. Gentry catches Benton right on the button with a cross.
Gentry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Benton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gentry did well to prevent Benton getting side control.
Benton wants to pass the guard but Gentry is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benton lands a nice short elbow.

Gentry manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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!
Gentry scores with a three punch combo!
Gentry lands a nice hook to Benton's body. Benton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benton shoots in for a takedown but Gentry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Gentry has Benton up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gentry lands with a light punch inside.
Gentry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benton.
Gentry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Gentry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gentry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gentry is working Benton over against the ropes.
Gentry tries to stall but Benton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Gentry.
Benton takes a shot to the head.
Benton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gentry smiles and moves away.
Benton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gentry jabs Benton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benton walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Gentry moves into the clinch successfully.

Gentry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gentry connects with a body shot.
Gentry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gentry wants it to stay on the feet.
Gentry digs a good hook to Benton's body.
Benton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Gentry. That snapped Benton's head back.
Gentry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gentry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Gentry moves into range and clinches up with Benton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gentry.
Benton tries to pull guard but Gentry forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Gentry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
Gentry lands a nice uppercut.
Benton is trying to pull guard but Gentry turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Gentry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gentry trying to stall but Benton improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Gentry.
Gentry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matt Gentry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benton jumps guard but Gentry turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Gentry digs a right hand into Benton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benton's gas tank.
Gentry lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Gentry.
Gentry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
Benton takes a shot to the head.
Benton letting Gentry take a breather here.
Gentry lands with a right to the head.
Gentry lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gentry.
Gentry is working Benton over against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Gentry.
Gentry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benton takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gentry lands a hook that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
Gentry avoiding damage.
Gentry lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gentry.
Benton is trying to pull guard but Gentry turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gentry.
Gentry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Gentry.
Gentry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gentry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gentry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gentry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gentry lands a nice shot to the body.
Gentry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gentry has him pressed against the ropes.
Gentry lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Gentry.
Good body shot from Gentry.
Gentry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Gentry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorry Benton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gentry works over Benton's head and body with a nice combination.
BOOM! Gentry lands a beautiful left hook that drops Benton. Benton tries to recover but Gentry is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Benton lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Gentry! Matt Gentry retains his lightweight title!
Matt Gentry took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'who's next?'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deez Nutzzzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Nutzzzz
vs
Bickle

185 cm
21
189 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
189 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Max Octane Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deez Nutzzzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle needs to keep his hands up - Nutzzzz had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Nutzzzz throws a poor cross that misses
and Bickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Nutzzzz works Bickle's body with a nice hook.

Bickle rushes Nutzzzz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Nutzzzz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bickle with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Bickle has Nutzzzz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bickle works on Nutzzzz's body with a couple of short punches.
Bickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nutzzzz.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle keeps control of Nutzzzz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bickle has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Nutzzzz avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the ropes.
Nutzzzz is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickle has double underhooks.

Bickle lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nutzzzz is positioning himself well to prevent Bickle advancing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bickle stands up out of the half guard.
Bickle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nutzzzz.
Bickle wants to clinch.
Nutzzzz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nutzzzz throws a right hand that misses
and Bickle counters with a right hand to the body.
Nutzzzz looks to land a right hand but Bickle moved out of range.
Nutzzzz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nutzzzz takes a swing at Bickle's ribcage but misses.
Nutzzzz keeps the fight on the outside.
Nutzzzz scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nutzzzz throws out the jab.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nutzzzz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy left from Nutzzzz finds it's target.
Nutzzzz misses with a lunging right hand
and Bickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Bickle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Nutzzzz.
Deez Nutzzzz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Nutzzzz misses the target.
Nutzzzz lands a really nice looking cross but Bickle seems unphased.
Bickle lands a body shot.
Bickle connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Deez Nutzzzz has been cut.
Nutzzzz throws a lazy uppercut
and Bickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Bickle misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bickle.
Nutzzzz throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Bickle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nutzzzz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deez Nutzzzz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nutzzzz cracks Bickle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That has opened up Travis Bickle's cut even more.
Nutzzzz lands with a cross.
Bickle lands a really nice looking cross but Nutzzzz seems unphased.
Nutzzzz throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Nutzzzz.
Bickle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nutzzzz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bickle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nutzzzz misses with a shot to the body
and Bickle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutzzzz lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Bickle.
Nutzzzz misses with a body shot.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Nutzzzz dodges the punch combination from Bickle.
Nutzzzz throwing a counter right hand but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Nutzzzz clobbers Bickle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

The cut above Travis Bickle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nutzzzz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Nutzzzz scores with a hook to the body. Bickle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nutzzzz is looking to counter punch.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nutzzzz throws a right hand that Bickle ducks under and follows up with a left that Bickle also avoids with ease.
Bickle wants to counter with a clinch but Nutzzzz pushes him away.
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 Deez Nutzzzz will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bickle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nutzzzz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle.
Nutzzzz scores with a punch to the head.
Nutzzzz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nutzzzz lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz lands a nice shot to the body.
Bickle throws a right hand that Nutzzzz ducks under and follows up with a left that Nutzzzz also avoids with ease.
Nutzzzz just misses with a punch to the body.
Nutzzzz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bickle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nutzzzz misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Nutzzzz finds it's target.
Bickle is breathing heavily.
Nutzzzz scores with a punch to the head.

Bickle is rocked!
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutzzzz misses with a lunging right hand
and Bickle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nutzzzz dodges the punch combination from Bickle.
Bickle slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Bickle.
Nutzzzz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Travis Bickle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nutzzzz digs a good hook to Bickle's body.
Nutzzzz misses with a straight right.
Bickle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bickle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle is aggressively charging in as Nutzzzz backs up avoiding any damage. Nutzzzz tosses out a jab and Bickle runs right into it face first! Bickle is out cold! Nutzzzz dropped down on all fours and is barking in Bickle's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deez Nutzzzz!