Bedlam 7 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Byku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Byku
vs
LaRusso

190 cm
23
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
252 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

FNF Energy - Sale!

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrzej Byku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byku fails with a takedown attempt.
Byku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? LaRusso is fending him off so far but Byku persists. Nope, LaRusso circles away and we're back to standing.
LaRusso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnny LaRusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaRusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byku shoots in for a takedown but LaRusso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Byku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byku moves out of range as LaRusso throws a body kick.
LaRusso tries a head kick but it misses.

Byku bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Byku tries to advance to mount but can't.
LaRusso tries to escape but Byku is in control.

Byku has an Americana. LaRusso didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Byku is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Byku hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andrzej Byku!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Suazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frederiko manchini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humberto Suazo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to frederiko manchini's chin.

Suazo
vs
manchini

199 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
216 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Humberto Suazo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, frederiko manchini!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from manchini misses the target.
manchini loads up on a big right hand but Suazo slips the punch.
manchini keeps the fight on the outside.
Suazo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but manchini circles away quickly and effectively.
manchini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suazo misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from manchini.
No joy there for Suazo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
manchini looks to land a left hand but Suazo moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suazo scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like frederiko manchini has been cut.
manchini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suazo throws an overhand right that has manchini reeling! Suazo follows up with more punches and manchini is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Humberto Suazo!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between dan the tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). the tank's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ready to fight. Dawson has chosen Lambda Lambda Lambda Song as his entrance music. Dudley Dawson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

the tank
vs
Dawson

176 cm
23
240 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
248 lbs
10 - 18 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, dan the tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dudley Dawson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

the tank scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
the tank working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dawson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of the tank.
the tank lands an elbow.
the tank landing a few strikes.
Dawson is looking to reverse the position.
the tank misses with the ground and pound.
the tank cracks Dawson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but the tank is controlling him well.
the tank tries to score with some ground and pound. Dawson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
the tank in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dawson is not content to let the tank control the position.
Dawson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dawson is working to avoid the ground and pound but the tank connects with a decent elbow.
the tank has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dawson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dawson looks gassed!
Dawson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

the tank is trying to get an arm triangle but Dawson is defending well.
Dawson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but the tank wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
the tank cracks Dawson with an elbow. That is naaassty.

the tank tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
the tank working the body and head with strikes.
Dawson taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson defending against the ground and pound.
Check out the look on the tank's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
the tank trying to control the position but Dawson is working away.
the tank scoring with punches and elbows.
the tank grinds an elbow into Dawson's temple.

the tank working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
the tank throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dawson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

the tank is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
the tank throws a strike but Dawson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
the tank looking to pass the guard.
the tank is looking to work some ground and pound but Dawson has wrist control.
the tank postures up in Dawson's guard and throws a big left but Dawson blocks it.

Dawson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
the tank postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
the tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst the tank is controlling him.
the tank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
the tank loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Dawson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and the tank defends well.
Dawson being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dawson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and the tank defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dan the tank dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

the tank drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Dawson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
the tank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
the tank trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Dawson has momentary wrist control but the tank slips an elbow through the middle.
the tank trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.

Dawson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. the tank defends it easily.
the tank is in close to Dawson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
the tank with a flurry of punches that miss.
the tank trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

the tank changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dawson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
the tank postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
the tank working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dawson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
the tank wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawson keeps working.

the tank is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dawson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
the tank looks up at the clock and then as Dawson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, the tank smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dawson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dawson throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Dawson sneaks back into half guard.
Dawson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
the tank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dawson defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
the tank seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
the tank working Dawson over with strikes.
the tank throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from the tank.
the tank slips a nice elbow through Dawson's hands, connecting with Dawson's forehead.
the tank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dawson landing strikes from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
the tank shoots for a takedown but Dawson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
the tank staying out of range there.

Dawson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
the tank is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dawson actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
the tank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
the tank passes to side control.
Dawson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dawson is looking for a sweep.
the tank works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
the tank lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dawson can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from the tank are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dan the tank dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

the tank takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
dan the tank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
the tank misses with a takedown
and Dawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

the tank shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dawson moves into full guard.
the tank lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dawson trying to keep a closed guard but the tank is proving a slippery customer.
the tank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawson is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
the tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
the tank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
the tank postures up in Dawson's guard and throws a big left but Dawson blocks it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

the tank drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
the tank postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
the tank wants to pass the guard but Dawson is keeping the position.
the tank postures up.
the tank connects with a couple of short punches.
the tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
the tank is looking to work some ground and pound but Dawson has wrist control.
the tank is looking to work some ground and pound but Dawson has wrist control.
the tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dawson shoots in but no luck this time.
the tank on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
the tank misses with a takedown attempt

and Dawson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dawson has the tank pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. the tank manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

the tank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
the tank misses with a takedown

and Dawson counters with a nice double leg into side control. the tank won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dan the tank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
the tank can't do much from the bottom here.
Dawson lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
the tank can't do much from the bottom here.
the tank is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dawson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
the tank wants to improve his position but Dawson is controlling well.
Dawson lands strikes from half guard.
Dawson wants to free his trapped foot but the tank is holding on for dear life with his legs.
the tank moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

the tank looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dawson has picked the tank up and slammed him! the tank can't keep hold of the triangle and Dawson manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
the tank is not content to let Dawson control the position.
the tank is looking to reverse the position.
Dudley Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawson working away.

Dawson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
the tank is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dawson off and has taken his back!
the tank connects with a big shot to the side of Dawson's head.
the tank lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by the tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to dan the tank.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for the tank, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Suge Night scores the fight for dan the tank!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for dan the tank!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for dan the tank!

dan the tank wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Valadez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Harris
vs
Valadez

175 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
169 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clifford Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Valadez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valadez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valadez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harris circles away.
Valadez keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valadez is looking to clinch.

Valadez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but Valadez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harris tries to kick Valadez off but Valadez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Valadez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Valadez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valadez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Valadez stands up out of the half guard.
Valadez misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valadez.
Harris wants to clinch up but Valadez keeps it at a distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Valadez.
Harris tries to escape but Valadez is in control.
Valadez is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris dodges the ground and pound from Valadez.
Valadez looks gassed!
Valadez working the head with strikes.

Valadez stands up and beckons Harris to his feet.
Valadez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valadez somewhat.
Clifford Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Valadez.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris throws a combination. Valadez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a series of punches but Valadez avoids them all with ease.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris closes the distance but Valadez moves to the side

and Valadez counters with a shoot takedown. Harris fights it but they end up in guard.
Harris is looking to stand up but Valadez isn't so interested in that idea.
Valadez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Valadez from controlling successfully.
Valadez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harris is proving hard to escape from.
Valadez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Valadez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valadez trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Valadez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harris's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harris tries to clinch but Valadez is having none of it.

Harris has Valadez up against the cage in a clinch.
Valadez wants a takedown.

Valadez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Clifford Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Valadez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Valadez controlling the action here.

Harris makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Harris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valadez dodges the punch combination from Harris.
No luck for Valadez with that takedown attempt.
Harris closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Harris moves into the clinch.
Valadez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clifford Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Valadez.
Harris is trying to break free.
Valadez is working for takedown but Harris is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Valadez won't allow it.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. Valadez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Valadez is controlling the position.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Valadez won't allow it.
Valadez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.

Harris drives through and clinches with Valadez against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valadez tries to score a body lock takedown but Harris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris darts in trying to clinch
and Valadez counters with an inside leg kick.
Valadez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valadez shoots in but no luck this time.
Valadez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Valadez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Harris misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valadez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valadez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clifford Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valadez wants to clinch.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Valadez slips a jab and a cross from Harris.

Valadez scores with a takedown into Harris's guard.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Valadez from controlling successfully.
David Valadez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valadez is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.

Valadez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but David Valadez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Valadez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Valadez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Valadez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harris, up you get!
Harris is looking to clinch but Valadez is avoiding it.
Harris tries to clinch

and Valadez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Valadez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valadez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valadez thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valadez distracts Harris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing Valadez from standing up.
Valadez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Harris wriggles free and stands up.
A nice combination there by Valadez.

Harris forces Valadez back against the cage and clinches.
Valadez is working for takedown but Harris is calmly controlling the position for now.
Valadez prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris throws a series of punches but Valadez avoids them all with ease.
Harris tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Valadez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Valadez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harris is staying active underneath Valadez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Valadez connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
Valadez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valadez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Valadez.
Valadez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valadez on the ground.
Valadez working over Harris with some ground and pound. Harris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Valadez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Valadez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris looks to land a combination but Valadez avoids it well.
Harris looks to clinch

and Valadez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Valadez wants to stand but Harris is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valadez trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valadez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valadez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clifford Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Valadez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valadez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Valadez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valadez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Valadez!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for David Valadez!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for David Valadez!

David Valadez wins by unanimous decision!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Strep Agalactaciae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Agalactaciae
vs
Cooke

194 cm
25
270 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Strep Agalactaciae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agalactaciae throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooke fails to land the takedown.
Agalactaciae looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cooke is fending him off so far but Agalactaciae persists. Nope, Cooke circles away and we're back to standing.
Cooke with a lazy takedown attempt

so Agalactaciae counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Agalactaciae looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Agalactaciae pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cooke is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cooke pulls Agalactaciae in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agalactaciae wants to pass the guard but Cooke is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agalactaciae showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cooke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cooke throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooke checks a leg kick.
Agalactaciae buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like John Cooke has been cut.
Agalactaciae connects with a looping right hand.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Strep Agalactaciae dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Cooke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cooke tries for a takedown but Agalactaciae circles away easily
and Agalactaciae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Agalactaciae gets a takedown into half guard.
Agalactaciae not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Agalactaciae trying to control the action but Cooke is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agalactaciae tries to pass to full mount but Cooke defends it.
Cooke is trying to control but Agalactaciae manages to pass to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cooke swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cooke wants to hold on but Agalactaciae pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Agalactaciae is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Agalactaciae thumps Cooke with a low kick.
Cooke 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.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Agalactaciae misses with the combination.
Agalactaciae scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agalactaciae connects with a solid leg kick.
Agalactaciae stalks Cooke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cooke's face. Cooke staggers backwards, shaken.

That has opened up John Cooke's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agalactaciae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke misses with a takedown attempt

and Agalactaciae counters with a head kick that drops Cooke to the mat! Cooke scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Agalactaciae is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Agalactaciae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agalactaciae lands with a right that hurts Cooke. Cooke looks to clinch but Agalactaciae throws a short knee that drops Cooke. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Strep Agalactaciae!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mach Cheesmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cheesmo
vs
Johnson

192 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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, Mach Cheesmo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Cheesmo avoids it well.
Cheesmo tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rick Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cheesmo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cheesmo tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cheesmo can't escape the position.
Cheesmo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cheesmo tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Cheesmo working to try and regain half guard.
Cheesmo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheesmo moves into full guard.
Cheesmo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cheesmo prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Cheesmo throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Cheesmo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Cheesmo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Cheesmo is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cheesmo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cheesmo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cheesmo pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.

Cheesmo is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cheesmo.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Cheesmo.
Cheesmo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cheesmo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cheesmo throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cheesmo trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cheesmo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cheesmo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 Mach Cheesmo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cheesmo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cheesmo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Cheesmo lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cheesmo moves into full guard.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cheesmo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cheesmo is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cheesmo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Cheesmo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cheesmo keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Cheesmo working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cheesmo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mach Cheesmo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Cheesmo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cheesmo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cheesmo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cheesmo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cheesmo content to control rather than advance.
Cheesmo trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cheesmo throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Cheesmo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Cheesmo wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cheesmo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cheesmo throws and low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to bum rush Cheesmo with a series of wild strikes but Cheesmo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheesmo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Cheesmo. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Mach Cheesmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Johnson.
Cheesmo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mach Cheesmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheesmo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cheesmo's half guard.
Johnson working over Cheesmo with some ground and pound. Cheesmo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cheesmo gets back to full guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson won't allow Cheesmo to get back to his feet.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cheesmo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson won't allow Cheesmo to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson tries to control but Cheesmo wriggling away.
Cheesmo working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cheesmo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Cheesmo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cheesmo sees it coming and defends easily.
Cheesmo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Johnson.

Cheesmo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stops Cheesmo from standing up.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cheesmo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cheesmo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cheesmo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cheesmo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cheesmo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cheesmo dominating with strikes here.
Cheesmo throwing strikes here but Johnson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cheesmo trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Cheesmo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cheesmo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Cheesmo's attempts to control the action.
Cheesmo looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Cheesmo throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cheesmo prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Cheesmo is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cheesmo landing strikes from the mount.
Cheesmo looking to ground and pound but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Cheesmo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mach Cheesmo clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson feints and as Cheesmo raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cheesmo wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cheesmo is on top in guard.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Cheesmo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cheesmo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cheesmo trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Cheesmo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheesmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Cheesmo preventing the sweep.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Cheesmo from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.

Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo gets back to full guard.
Cheesmo wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cheesmo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Cheesmo tries to pass.
Cheesmo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo looking to pass the guard.
Cheesmo prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Cheesmo from controlling successfully.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cheesmo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cheesmo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Cheesmo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mach Cheesmo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cheesmo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cheesmo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cheesmo tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Cheesmo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cheesmo?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Johnson dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Cheesmo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cheesmo, right into the meat.
Cheesmo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch

and Cheesmo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cheesmo crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Cheesmo lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Cheesmo lands a knee to the head.
Cheesmo with a knee to the head.
Cheesmo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cheesmo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cheesmo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Johnson feints and as Cheesmo raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cheesmo wriggles free and stands up.
Cheesmo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cheesmo is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Cheesmo circles away and we're back to standing.
Mach Cheesmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Johnson.
Cheesmo cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.

Cheesmo rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.

Johnson has hold of one of Cheesmo's legs. Cheesmo is fighting the takedown attempt but Johnson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cheesmo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cheesmo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cheesmo wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Cheesmo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cheesmo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Cheesmo isn't that keen on the idea.
Cheesmo landing punches.
Cheesmo wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo throwing strikes here but Johnson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Cheesmo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cheesmo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cheesmo lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheesmo looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mach Cheesmo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cheesmo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Mach Cheesmo!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Mach Cheesmo!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Mach Cheesmo!

Mach Cheesmo wins by unanimous decision!
Mach Cheesmo is the new middleweight champion!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

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

face
vs
Martinez

170 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

190 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, pied face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Martinez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
face stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Sergio Martinez has been cut.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but face moved out of range.
Sergio Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of face's head but face sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Martinez misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
face lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinez throws a jab when face was well out of range.
face bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martinez's head backwards.
face misses with a looping left.
face blocks a jab.
Martinez throws the left hand but face avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
face slips a jab from Martinez.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Martinez throws the left hand but face avoids the punch easily.
face connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
face swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
face pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
face tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martinez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten face somewhat.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by face.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by face.
face avoids the body shot from Martinez.
face misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez 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.

pied face dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Martinez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Martinez throws a lazy right hand but face sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
face connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martinez's hands.
face throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
face with a jab.
Martinez clobbers face with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
face throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for face.
face throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
face throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. face moves away and avoids it.
pied face is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but face moved out of range nicely.
face ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
face dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
face misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by face.
face dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez misses with a hook.
face fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez slips under a jab from face.
A bone on bone clash there as Martinez blocks the leg kick.
Martinez digs a good body shot into face's ribs.
face avoids the body shot from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

pied face dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Martinez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Martinez tries to bum rush face with a series of wild strikes but face uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by face.
Nice uppercut there from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from face misses the target.
face defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling face to score with a decent uppercut.
Martinez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but face manages to avoid it.
face throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
face uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez throws a series of punches but face moves out of range.
face scores with a nice head shot.
face ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
face shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martinez as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from face.
face swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez swinging wildly here.
face misses with a body shot.

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.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
pied face showed his dominance in that final round.
Well face has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight for pied face!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for pied face!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for pied face!

pied face wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
16%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Stubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stubb
vs
Morgan

195 cm
25
203 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

188 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Stubb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stubb looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Morgan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stubb.
Stubb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Stubb's head.

It looks like Michael Stubb has been cut.
Stubb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Stubb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan stuffs the takedown attempt from Stubb. Stubb gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Stubb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stubb is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stubb shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Stubb keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stubb shoots in and drives through. Morgan sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stubb fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stubb fails with a takedown attempt.
Stubb is breathing heavily.
Stubb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Morgan catches Stubb napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Stubb to the canvas!

Morgan gets to his feet. Stubb looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Morgan throws a hook but Stubb avoids it easily.
Scott Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan fakes the body blow, causing Stubb to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Stubb goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Morgan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Helge Moskvil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Labayen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Helge Moskvil has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Helge Moskvil
vs
Labayen

175 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

183 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

FNF Energy - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Helge Moskvil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlo Labayen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moskvil slaps away a takedown attempt from Labayen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moskvil scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moskvil stuffs the takedown attempt from Labayen. Labayen gets slowly back to his feet.
Moskvil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Moskvil shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Labayen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moskvil trying to control but Labayen is working from the bottom.
Moskvil wants to get up but he can't break Labayen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Labayen controls Moskvil momentarily but Moskvil frees himself.
Moskvil sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Labayen is looking to stand back up but Moskvil counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Labayen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Moskvil in particular looking to stall.
Labayen is looking for a sweep. Moskvil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moskvil passes to side control.
Moskvil controls the position.

Moskvil stands up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moskvil.
Labayen looks gassed!
Labayen leaves Moskvil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Labayen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moskvil changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Labayen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here as Moskvil stalls from top position.
Labayen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Labayen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moskvil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Labayen is working away from the top position though.
Moskvil makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moskvil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labayen preventing the sweep.
Moskvil is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Labayen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Labayen is fighting to break Moskvil's control of his arms but Moskvil is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Moskvil controls Labayen momentarily but Labayen frees himself.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jan Helge Moskvil just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Labayen closes the distance and clinches up with Moskvil, looking for a takedown. Labayen pushes Moskvil against the cage but Moskvil circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jan Helge Moskvil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Labayen.
Moskvil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moskvil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moskvil tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Labayen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moskvil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moskvil throws a head kick that half lands.

Moskvil closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Labayen to the mat! Labayen manages to get full guard.
Labayen seems keen to control Moskvil's posture.
Moskvil wants to pass the guard but Labayen is keeping the position.
Labayen is trying to control the position but Moskvil postures up.
Moskvil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Labayen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Labayen keeping moving, preventing Moskvil from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Labayen controlling Moskvil's posture.
Moskvil tries to free his leg and advance position but Labayen is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moskvil works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moskvil trying to control from half guard but Labayen is working away.
Labayen is trying to stand.

Moskvil decides to stand and escape the position.
Moskvil misses with a few strikes there.
Moskvil misses with a two punch combination.
Moskvil connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Labayen's hands.
Jan Helge Moskvil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moskvil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Labayen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moskvil fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Labayen tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Moskvil counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Labayen controlling the position.
Labayen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Labayen pushes Moskvil off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moskvil fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Labayen sprawls well initially but Moskvil persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Moskvil is pressing down on Labayen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Labayen is holding on for now.
Labayen is refusing to be controlled, as Moskvil sits in half guard.
Labayen is looking to control Moskvil's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Labayen avoid being mounted?

Moskvil is working for a submission of some sort.
Labayen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Helge Moskvil dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Moskvil throws the kick towards the body but Labayen avoids it.
Labayen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moskvil at a distance.
Labayen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moskvil shoots for a takedown but Labayen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Labayen throws a chopping leg kick but Moskvil manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moskvil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Labayen closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moskvil pushes Labayen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Labayen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Labayen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moskvil tries to circle away but Labayen has him pinned against the cage.

Labayen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Moskvil misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Labayen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moskvil manages to get to full guard.
Moskvil looking for a sweep. Not yet Moskvil, not yet.
Labayen trying to control the position from guard on top but Moskvil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Moskvil working for a triangle but Labayen defends it easily.
Labayen wants to control from the top but Moskvil keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moskvil tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Labayen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Labayen tries to keep at a distance but Moskvil has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Labayen to work.
Labayen can't break the clinch.
Labayen trying to control the position but instead, Moskvil has worked for underhooks and has pushed Labayen into the cage.
Good body shot from Moskvil.

Moskvil breaks the clinch.
Moskvil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Labayen clinches up against the cage.
Labayen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Labayen is trying to drag Moskvil to the mat but Moskvil just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jan Helge Moskvil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Labayen.
Moskvil gets through Labayen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Moskvil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Labayen tries to clinch there but Moskvil circles away.

Moskvil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moskvil fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Labayen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moskvil is defending well for now.
Labayen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moskvil smiles and moves away.
Moskvil lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Labayen backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moskvil throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Labayen was covering up waiting for the punch and Moskvil finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Labayen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jan Helge Moskvil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moskvil passes Labayen's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Moskvil postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Labayen to stand up.
Labayen misses the shot to the body.
Labayen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carlo Labayen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Moskvil clinches up with Labayen and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Helge Moskvil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moskvil has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jan Helge Moskvil!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jan Helge Moskvil!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jan Helge Moskvil!

Jan Helge Moskvil wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ray Monsoon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ray Monsoon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Monsoon
vs
Carter

184 cm
24
205 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Monsoon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Carter!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Ray Monsoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter looks to land a combination but Monsoon avoids it well.

Monsoon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monsoon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carter looks a forlorn figure.
Carter tries to lock up and control but Monsoon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Monsoon looking to finish Carter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carter!
Monsoon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carter on the ground.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Monsoon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Monsoon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Monsoon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
Monsoon landing punches.

Carter is rocked!
Monsoon drops a big elbow. That's hurt Carter! More shots from Monsoon and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Monsoon!
Ray Monsoon retains his light heavyweight title!