KFC 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Big Boy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Boy Rick
vs
Peacock

179 cm
28
160 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

182 cm
21
161 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
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 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Boy Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick throws a jab when Peacock was well out of range.

Peacock shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peacock was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Peacock stands up.
Rick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Peacock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rick can't do much from the bottom here.

Peacock decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rick to his feet.

Peacock 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peacock won't allow Rick to sweep him here.

Rick has an active guard here but Peacock has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rick looking for submissions off his back.

Peacock decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rick enables Peacock to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rick manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

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

Rick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peacock is aware though and is defending well.

Peacock stands up and waves to Rick to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peacock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rick!
Peacock working away.

Peacock stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rick misses with an uppercut.

Peacock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A control attempt from Rick but he's now mounted!

Peacock stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rick looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Peacock decides to stand and escape the position.
Peacock slips under a jab from Rick.

Rick gets caught flat footed, as Peacock shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Rick has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Peacock is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rick.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rick looks to move to half guard but instead Peacock has passed into mount! Damn!

Peacock stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

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.

Rick tries to sprawl but Peacock drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Peacock stands up and beckons Rick to join him on the feet.
Big Boy Rick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Peacock darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Peacock decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Peacock shoots in and bounces Rick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Rick has his foot on Peacock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peacock works his way back into a safe position though.
Peacock told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Peacock stands up and waves to Rick to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Peacock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Peacock shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peacock showed some decent athleticism there.

Peacock decides to return to a standing position.
Drew Peacock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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

Peacock gets to his feet. Rick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rick misses with a looping right.
Rick looks to land a left hand but Peacock moved out of range nicely.
Rick throws a shot from downtown. Peacock moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Peacock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rick quickly recovers to half guard.
Rick has a hand on Peacock's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Peacock takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rick is looking to improve his position but Peacock isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick wants to hold on but Peacock pushes him away.
Rick tries to control Peacock's body but Peacock pushes him off. Rick squirms to his side and now Peacock has his back!
Peacock biding his time, controlling Rick.
Peacock gets his hands free as Rick looks to control.
Peacock has good solid back control here.
Peacock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

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.
Peacock is hanging on to Rick's back as he tries to escape.
Rick trying to control the action but Peacock just sinks the hooks in.
Rick is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Peacock controlling the position well here. Rick rolled but Peacock kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Peacock gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick lands with a straight right. Peacock didn't see that one coming.

Peacock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Peacock decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Peacock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rick is trying to improve his position.

Peacock decides to stand back up.

Peacock manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rick on his heels. He'll look to pass Rick's guard now, I'm sure.

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

Peacock manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rick on his heels. He'll look to pass Rick's guard now, I'm sure.

Peacock stands up from Rick's guard - Peacock perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick looks to score with a jab to the body but Peacock is just out of range.

Peacock shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rick manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Peacock stands and steps away. Rick gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice defenses there by Peacock.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Peacock.
Peacock working away.
Rick manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Peacock makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Peacock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rick's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Peacock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

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

Rick looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Peacock passes into side control.
Rick is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Peacock is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rick tries to improve his position but instead Peacock has taken his back!
Rick can't escape the position.
Peacock is riding his opponent, not letting Rick buck him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Peacock stands up from back control! Strange decision that!
Rick throws a hook but Peacock avoids it easily.

Peacock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peacock stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Peacock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Peacock decides to stand up.

Peacock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rick looking for a sweep but Peacock has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Rick is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peacock gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Peacock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Peacock decides to return to a standing position.

Peacock gets a takedown into half guard.

Peacock decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Peacock avoids the body shot from Rick.
Drew Peacock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Peacock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peacock gets to his feet. Rick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Peacock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Peacock decides to stand back up. Peacock steps back and let's Rick get back to his feet.

Peacock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rick quickly recovers to half guard.

Peacock escapes and gets back to his feet.
Peacock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rick throws out the jab.

Peacock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rick wants to control but Peacock postures up.
Rick trying to control but Peacock flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peacock decides to get back to his feet. A strange decision but one that the crowd certainly appreciate.
Drew Peacock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

Peacock stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Peacock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Big Boy Rick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick is looking to regain half guard here but Peacock keeps moving and retains side control.

Peacock stands up and beckons Rick to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Peacock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rick wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Peacock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Peacock 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Drew Peacock!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Drew Peacock!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Drew Peacock!

Drew Peacock wins by unanimous decision!
Drew Peacock thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fox Mulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tony
vs
Mulder

176 cm
28
162 lbs
7 - 8 - 1

165 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
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 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wilson Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fox Mulder!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mulder takes the fight into the clinch.
Mulder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tony tries to pull guard but Mulder won't allow it.
Tony takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Wilson Tony has been cut.
Tony doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mulder lands a damaging elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mulder.
Mulder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tony jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mulder walks away with a smile on his face. Tony gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tony misses with a shot to the body

and Mulder moves into the clinch.
Mulder lands an elbow inside.
Mulder landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mulder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mulder crunches a lovely knee into Tony's ribcage.
Mulder lands a damaging elbow.
Mulder slows down the pace here.

Tony drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Mulder gets to his feet. Tony looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fox Mulder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tony gets tackled into the cage by Mulder. Mulder maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mulder.
Tony tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mulder smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilson Tony. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mulder forces Tony back against the cage and clinches.
Mulder using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tony.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mulder.
Tony jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mulder walks away with a smile on his face. Tony gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Mulder closes the distance and clinches.
Mulder lands a nice elbow.
Mulder has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tony seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mulder can turn it around.
Mulder unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mulder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tony's defenses.
Tony swings wildly with an uppercut but Mulder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tony takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mulder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mulder stalls.
Mulder lands an elbow that stopped Tony in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulder has Tony pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tony.
Mulder lands a nice uppercut.
Mulder lands an elbow inside that Tony shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mulder.
Mulder leaning against his opponent.
Mulder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tony letting Mulder take a breather here.
Mulder lands an elbow that stopped Tony in his tracks for a moment.
Tony tries to pull guard but Mulder holds him up against the cage and eventually Tony drops back down to his feet.
Tony fails to pull guard.
Mulder lands an elbow just above Tony 's eye.
Mulder lands a damaging elbow.
Tony jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mulder walks away with a smile on his face. Tony gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Mulder closes the distance and clinches.
Mulder unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tony is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony is trying to pull guard but Mulder has him pressed against the cage.
Tony working aggressively here.
Tony is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mulder to keep the fight standing.
Mulder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tony backwards.
Mulder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tony takes an elbow to the temple.
Mulder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Tony is rocked!
Mulder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tony's defenses.
Oh Tony is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mulder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mulder working Tony over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Mulder.
Clinched against the cage, Mulder lands a big elbow that drops Tony! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Tony is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fox Mulder!
After winning the bout, Fox Mulder thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bardo Gregorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorio has chosen Disturbed- Down with the Sickness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Craig Anderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Anderson
vs
Gregorio

173 cm
26
150 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

172 cm
20
158 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bardo Gregorio!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gregorio scores with a shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gregorio 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.
Gregorio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gregorio scores with a decent looking hook.
Donk. Gregorio catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Gregorio lands a jab to the nose.
Gregorio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Anderson clinches.
Gregorio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Gregorio pulls guard effortlessly.

Anderson is posturing up here but Gregorio has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Anderson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Anderson has to tap! Slick submission there by Gregorio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bardo Gregorio!
Bardo Gregorio thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabre Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siegel comes to the cage accompanied by Coolio ft. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise. This should be a great matchup!

Siegel
vs
Tooth

178 cm
21
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
28
160 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Siegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabre Tooth!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tooth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Siegel is being controlled here.
Tooth scoring with punches and elbows.
Siegel is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tooth throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Siegel is looking to get back to his feet here but Tooth is keeping cool and he's managed to take Siegel's back.
You can see the frustration on Siegel's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth avoiding Siegel 's attempts to control his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooth controlling well, preventing Siegel from escaping the position.
Siegel trying to get back to his feet but Tooth is in full control for now.
Siegel is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tooth keeps control of the position easily here as Siegel tries to buck him off.
It looks like Tooth might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Tooth missing with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooth is not going to allow Siegel to sit and survive in this position.
Siegel tries to escape the position.
Tooth lands a shot to the head.
Tooth throwing sloppy strikes.
Siegel tries to escape the position.
Siegel wants to get back to his feet.
Siegel can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegel tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Siegel tries to lock up and control but Tooth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tooth throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tooth with the ground and pound from mount.
Tooth wants to control the action but instead Siegel gets a body lock and reverses into Tooth's guard! Nice work!
Siegel stands and throws Tooth's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Siegel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Siegel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tooth tries to buck Siegel off but Siegel is having none of it.
Tooth is still trying to improve position.
Siegel grinds an elbow into Tooth's temple.
Siegel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tooth gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Siegel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tooth tries to get to full guard but Siegel has control of the leg.
Tooth is controlling Siegel's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Siegel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tooth's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tooth tries for a takedown but Siegel circles away easily
letting Siegel counter with a right hand.
Tooth tries for a takedown but Siegel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tooth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benjamin Siegel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabre Tooth.
Siegel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tooth at a distance.
Siegel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tooth has his takedown stuffed
and Siegel counters with a nice uppercut.
Tooth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tooth takes one to the side of the head.

Tooth is rocked!
Tooth switches off momentarily and Siegel cracks him with a monster right hand! Tooth topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Siegel dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Siegel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Siegel!
A relieved looking Benjamin Siegel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

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

Rick
vs
Winston

174 cm
28
150 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

183 cm
22
154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Winston!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rick.
Rick tries to advance to mount but can't.

Rick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Winston has escaped the position, nice work there.
Winston is trying to control Rick's posture but Rick avoids it.
Winston is looking to regain half guard here but Rick keeps moving and retains side control.
Winston is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rick trying to control the action but Winston is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston manages to get back to half guard.
Rick prevents Winston from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rick wants to work for an arm triangle but Winston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rick is thwarting Winston's attempts to control the position.
Winston wants to improve his position but Rick is controlling well.

Winston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rick pulls his head out easily.

Rick looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Winston moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rick preventing the sweep.

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.
Winston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Winston working for a triangle but Rick defends it easily.

Winston escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Winston is trying to keep Rick in close.
Rick wants to control from the top but Winston keeps moving.

Winston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winston controls Rick momentarily but Rick frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winston has his foot on Rick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rick works his way back into a safe position though.
Rick looking to pass the guard.

Rick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rick trying to control the position from guard on top but Winston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Winston looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rick wants to pass the guard but Winston is keeping the position.
Rick preventing the sweep.
Rick wants to control from the top but Winston keeps moving.
Rick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winston swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston keeping moving, preventing Rick from controlling successfully.
Winston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rick looking to sit in guard and control but Winston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Winston slips nicely into half guard.
Rick is not content to let Winston control the position.
Winston might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rick haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Rick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Winston is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Winston will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Winston shoots in and bounces Rick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
My spies in World Combat Sports Academy inform me that Winston has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Winston trying to control but Rick is working from the bottom.

Winston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winston has managed to get both his arms back between Rick's legs - danger averted.

Winston is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston looking to sit in guard and control but Rick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick looking to pass the guard.
Rick trying to control but Winston is working from the bottom.

Rick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rick has managed to get both his arms back between Winston's legs - danger averted.
Rick passes Winston's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Rick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Winston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rick pulls his head out easily.
Winston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rick is working away from the top position though.

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.
Winston is trying to get back to full guard.
Winston wants to control but Rick is keeping busy.
Winston has his hands clasped together around Rick's back. He's all about the action.

Winston actively working from the bottom here.
Winston is looking for a sweep. Rick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Winston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rick pulls his head out easily.
Winston regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rick trying to control but Winston is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick looking to pass the guard.
Marcus Winston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rick is working hard here to advance position.
Rick trying to control the position from guard on top but Winston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Winston had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rick defends it easily.
Winston is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rick looking to sit in guard and control but Winston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Winston advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Winston maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rick could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Winston has cracked it and Rick is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Winston!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Winston!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcus Winston thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chico Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Morales
vs
Cyborg

178 cm
24
148 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

172 cm
28
150 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chico Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cyborg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cyborg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morales looks to land a combination but Cyborg avoids it well.
Morales misses with a double jab
enabling Cyborg to counter with a crisp jab.
Cyborg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morales scores with the left hand. Cyborg knows he should have avoided that one.
Morales is looking to clinch.
Cyborg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morales throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cyborg scores with a hook to the body. Morales takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crunch! Morales slams his shin into Cyborg's torso.
Cyborg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Cyborg moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Morales misses
and Cyborg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cyborg sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales misses with a wild body shot.
Cyborg slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Morales. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Morales.
Morales swings widly with a right hand
letting Cyborg counter with a right hand.
Morales throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cyborg counters with a right hand to the body.
We've been told by Morales's head coaches at Demon's Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Cyborg moves out of range easily.
Cyborg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cyborg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morales misses the jab.
Chico Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cyborg circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice side step and Cyborg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cyborg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morales's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyborg takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Cris Cyborg has been cut.
A lazy left from Cyborg finds it's target.
Morales wants to clinch but Cyborg slips to the side
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morales scores with a head kick.

Cyborg is rocked!
Morales swinging wildly here.
Cyborg is still on wobbly legs! Can Morales finish him?
Morales circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Cyborg drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Morales follows Cyborg to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chico Morales!
A relieved looking Chico Morales thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andri Gunawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckles OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gunawan
vs
OToole

189 cm
21
162 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

185 cm
29
166 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Andri Gunawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckles OToole!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunawan throws a head kick that misses.
Gunawan missing with a left hand there. OToole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gunawan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gunawan throws a combination that misses

and OToole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OToole.
OToole lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Gunawan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

OToole clinches with his opponent.
OToole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OToole blocks an uppercut.
OToole lands with a left to the head.
OToole lands a right hand.
Gunawan tries to throw a body punch but OToole avoids it by throwing Gunawan back against the cage.
Gunawan just leaning against OToole, taking a breather.
OToole misses with a punch to the body.

Gunawan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunawan throws a looping overhand right but OToole ducks down to avoid it.
OToole throws an overhand right that lands on Gunawan's shoulder, as Gunawan tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunawan digs a good hook to OToole's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunawan defending well as OToole loads up on a big left hand.
Gunawan stuns OToole with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Gunawan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunawan misses the target.
OToole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gunawan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. OToole doesn't seem bothered though.
Gunawan misses with a straight right.
Gunawan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but OToole circles away quickly and effectively.

OToole moves into range and clinches up with Gunawan.
OToole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunawan backwards.
Gunawan struggles to land a body shot inside as OToole controls his hands.

Gunawan breaks from the clinch.
Gunawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OToole has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for OToole. That snapped Gunawan's head back.
Gunawan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and OToole counters with a left and a right that stings Gunawan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunawan throws out a loose jab but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
OToole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunawan misses with a lunging right hand
and OToole counters with a straight right hand.
Gunawan fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Gunawan's head coaches at Red Tri-Angle - 12 ELITE COACHES that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
OToole swings for the body but Gunawan moves out of range.
Gunawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OToole moves away.

Gunawan moves into the clinch.
A short right from Gunawan on the inside.
OToole misses with a punch on the inside.
OToole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OToole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OToole swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunawan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunawan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
OToole digs a right hand underneath Gunawan's ribcage. Gunawan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gunawan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunawan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Gunawan manages to break the clinch.
Gunawan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OToole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

OToole clinches up against the cage.
Gunawan lands a hook that snaps the head of OToole backwards.
Gunawan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OToole struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunawan controls his hands.
Gunawan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunawan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
OToole misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunawan.
OToole lands with a left to the head.
Gunawan blocking some punches.
OToole keeps control of Gunawan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
OToole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OToole.
Gunawan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.

Gunawan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OToole misses with a combination

and Gunawan counters by moving into the clinch.
Gunawan struggles to land a body shot inside as OToole controls his hands.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunawan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling OToole to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunawan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunawan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
OToole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunawan.
Gunawan misses with a low kick.
OToole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunawan swats away the attempt to clinch by OToole.
OToole swinging wildly here.
Gunawan misses with a left hand
letting OToole counter with a right hand.
OToole throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

OToole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OToole blocks a body shot from Gunawan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Knuckles OToole will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

OToole throws a head kick that misses
enabling Gunawan to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunawan slips under a jab.
Gunawan misses with a wild body shot.
OToole is trying to counter with his kicks.
OToole takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Gunawan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
OToole throws a right and a left that both miss.
OToole moves out of range as Gunawan strikes.
OToole throws a lazy body kick
and OToole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OToole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OToole tries to clinch but Gunawan is having none of it.
Gunawan throws an off balance right hand
and OToole counters with a stiff right hand.
OToole ducks under a wild hook from Gunawan.
Gunawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OToole throws a hook but Gunawan blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OToole throws a wild body kick that Gunawan sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Gunawan misses.
Gunawan tries to clinch but OToole moves out of range.
OToole throws out a counter right but Gunawan avoids it with no problem.
Gunawan throws a right and a left that OToole avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunawan. OToole does a little dance to reset his feet.
OToole moves in looking to clinch but Gunawan pushes him off.
OToole tries to land a front kick but Gunawan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
OToole slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Gunawan. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Gunawan finds it's way through OToole's defenses.
Gunawan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
OToole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunawan connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OToole pushes Gunawan away with a front kick.
OToole moves out of range of the body kick.
A cross from Gunawan lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunawan throws a big shot that misses.
OToole counters with a body kick.
Gunawan misses the shot to the body.
Gunawan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. OToole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
OToole throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Gunawan counter with a right hand.
Gunawan throws a combination that misses
enabling OToole to counter with a crisp jab.
OToole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from OToole there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gunawan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and OToole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gunawan scrambles back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gunawan.
Gunawan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
OToole wants to counter with a clinch but Gunawan pushes him away.
Nice uppercut there from OToole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunawan.
OToole counters with a body kick.
Andri Gunawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunawan connects with a nice looking jab.
Gunawan scores with a body shot.
OToole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Gunawan lands.
OToole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunawan.
OToole cracks Gunawan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from OToole does no damage.
Gunawan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OToole counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunawan tries to clinch up.
Gunawan looks to score with a jab to the body but OToole is just out of range.
Gunawan scores with a shot to the body.
Gunawan tests OToole's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OToole misses with a double jab.
Gunawan doesn't manage to clinch there - OToole circles away.
Gunawan is looking to land body kicks.
OToole fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Gunawan.
Gunawan digs a good hook to OToole's body.
OToole tries to clinch but Gunawan moves out of range.
Gunawan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunawan takes a swing at OToole's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from OToole! But no joy.
OToole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OToole looks to land a right hand but Gunawan moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gunawan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andri Gunawan dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

OToole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gunawan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gunawan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gunawan throws a jab when OToole was well out of range.
OToole looks for the body kick but Gunawan saw that one coming.
Gunawan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunawan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gunawan throws a lazy right hand but OToole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
OToole slips under a jab from Gunawan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OToole missing with a left hand there. Gunawan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
OToole misses with a right hand
and Gunawan counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunawan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
OToole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gunawan on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gunawan moves into the clinch.
Gunawan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gunawan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunawan punishes OToole's body with a nice straight punch.
Gunawan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Gunawan.
OToole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunawan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunawan throws the left hand but OToole avoids the punch easily.
OToole misses with a body kick.
Gunawan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OToole fails in his attempt to clinch.
OToole throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Gunawan counter with a right hand.
Gunawan misses with a looping left.
Gunawan misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OToole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
OToole displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OToole moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
OToole misses with a looping left.
Gunawan misses with a wild body shot.
Gunawan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
OToole scores with a push kick.
OToole slips a jab from Gunawan.
OToole throws a counter combo.
Gunawan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunawan just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Gunawan misses.
Gunawan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OToole can do to turn this around?
OToole connects with an inside leg kick.

Gunawan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.
OToole looking to throw knees to the head but Gunawan is blocking nicely.
OToole has a couple of punches blocked by Gunawan.
OToole presses Gunawan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gunawan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunawan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OToole wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunawan won't allow it.
Gunawan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunawan swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
OToole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andri Gunawan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knuckles OToole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
OToole misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunawan.
Gunawan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gunawan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunawan misses with a straight right.
Gunawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OToole moves away.
Gunawan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by OToole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunawan misses with a right hand
and OToole counters with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles OToole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OToole throws a chopping leg kick but Gunawan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
OToole has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gunawan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gunawan clobbers OToole with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OToole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunawan circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunawan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gunawan ducks under a wild hook from OToole.
A jab lands there for Gunawan.
OToole tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunawan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
OToole takes one to the chin there.
OToole takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gunawan blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunawan. OToole does a little dance to reset his feet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Andri Gunawan!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Andri Gunawan!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Andri Gunawan!

Andri Gunawan wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Andri Gunawan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Knuckles OToole was interviewed post fight and said 'What happened? I thought I was winning :('.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alka Mangrove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber comes to the cage accompanied by We Are The Union - We Don't Care If Yesterday Burns, Stoke Up The Fire. 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.

Weber
vs
Mangrove

180 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

173 cm
22
163 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alka Mangrove!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Weber pushes Mangrove up against the cage in a clinch.
Weber blocks a body shot from Mangrove.
Mangrove lands an elbow inside that Weber shrugs off.

It looks like Jason Weber has been cut.
Weber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mangrove misses with an elbow over the top.
Mangrove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weber.
Weber is looking to control Mangrove's arms but Mangrove gets an underhook and turns him. Now Weber has his back to the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mangrove.
Weber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mangrove blocks an elbow strike.
Weber missing with knees to the body.
Weber stalling in the clinch but Mangrove improves position.
Mangrove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove digs a right hand underneath Weber's ribcage. Weber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Mangrove.
Mangrove lands an elbow inside.
Weber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mangrove smiles and moves away.
We've been informed that Mangrove has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mangrove.
Weber swings for the body but Mangrove moves out of range.
Jason Weber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weber misses with a series of wild punches.
Weber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weber checks the leg kick.

Mangrove has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mangrove lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Mangrove.
Mangrove blocks an elbow strike from Weber.
Mangrove blocks an elbow strike.
Weber misses with an elbow strike.
Weber is trying to stall.
Mangrove lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Mangrove.

Jason Weber's cut is getting worse.
Mangrove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangrove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Weber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mangrove lands an elbow just above Weber 's eye.
Weber missing with knees to the body.
Weber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mangrove is defending well for now.
Weber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weber takes an elbow to the forehead.

Jason Weber's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Weber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mangrove is leaning against Weber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Mangrove.
Weber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mangrove's defenses.
Mangrove blocks an elbow strike from Weber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mangrove.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weber throws an elbow but misses.
Weber tries to pull guard but Mangrove won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Weber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weber is looking to control Mangrove's arms but Mangrove gets an underhook and turns him. Now Weber has his back to the cage.
Weber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mangrove walks away with a smile on his face. Weber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mangrove.
Weber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mangrove fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weber.

Mangrove moves into the clinch.
Mangrove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mangrove blocks the elbow strike.
Mangrove tries to throw a body punch but Weber avoids it by throwing Mangrove back against the cage.
Mangrove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weber stalling in the clinch but Mangrove improves position.
Mangrove on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weber fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove blocking some punches.
Weber looking to stall.
Mangrove throws an elbow that misses.
Mangrove lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mangrove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangrove digs a right hand into Weber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weber's gas tank.
Mangrove lands a shot to the body.
Weber is breathing heavily.
Mangrove lands a body punch.
Mangrove works on Weber's body with a couple of short punches.
Mangrove lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, Jason Weber's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
I was talking to Weber's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mangrove digs a right hand into Weber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weber's gas tank.
Mangrove struggles to land a body shot inside as Weber controls his hands.
Mangrove pushes Weber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mangrove presses Weber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alka Mangrove dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Weber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mangrove moves into the clinch.
Weber scores a nice knee to the body.
Mangrove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangrove lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Mangrove - that landed with a thud.
Mangrove lands an elbow inside.
Weber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mangrove avoids it.
Mangrove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alka Mangrove seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mangrove lands a body shot in the clinch.
Weber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weber misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Mangrove.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alka Mangrove!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Big Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Man has chosen Big Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Martin
vs
Big Man

184 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

185 cm
29
190 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Sun-Tzu

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Big Man!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Big Man's calf.
Martin tries to land a leg kick but Big Man saw it coming and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Big Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Big Man takes a shot to the head.
Big Man missing with knees to the body.
Martin lands a right hand.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Big Man.
Big Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Big Man tries to clinch
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Big Man throws a right hand that misses
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Big Man takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Big Man's calf.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Big Man drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Big Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Big Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Big Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martin counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Martin lands a head kick. Big Man smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Big Man's head.

Big Man is rocked!
Martin lands a body shot.
Big Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Big Man moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Big Man seems to have recovered his senses.
Big Man checks a low kick from Martin.

Martin tries to keep at a distance but Big Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin takes a shot to the head.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Big Man closes the distance and clinches.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Big Man avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Big Man trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Big Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Big Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Big Man throws a hook but Martin blocks it.

Martin tries to keep at a distance but Big Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Big Man has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Big Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Big Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Big Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martin lands the left hand.
Martin feints a jab and as Big Man dips his head, Martin unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Big Man right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Big Man falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Martin smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Martin!
A victorious Frank Martin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kern Dignity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kern Dignity acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bush
vs
Dignity

170 cm
22
148 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

171 cm
20
153 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kern Dignity!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dignity fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bush.
Bush tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dignity swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Dignity misses with a body kick.
Dignity cracks a nice hook into Bush's ribs.
Dignity connects with a body shot that sends Bush's belly button to the back.
Dignity misses with a low kick.
Dignity throws a jab but it's blocked by Bush.
Dignity lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bush has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dignity.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dignity.
Dignity fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Dignity lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bush doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dignity finds it's way round the side to connect with Bush's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignity swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Dignity tests Bush's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Bush is rocked!
A head kick by Dignity - that's a beauty! Bush is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Dignity can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kern Dignity!