RFC 2: No Remorse PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Doll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doll
vs
Adams

174 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Doll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Adams!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doll looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Doll clinches up against the cage.
Adams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Doll looking to throw knees to the head but Adams is blocking nicely.

Adams breaks the clinch.
Doll throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
A combination from Doll does no damage.
Adams throws a body punch but Doll moves out of range.

Adams scores with a takedown into Doll's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doll being controlled here, momentarily.
Adams trying to control but Doll is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Doll, up you get!

Adams has closed the distance and engaged Doll in a clinch.
Adams lands with a light punch inside.
Adams looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Adams breaks from the clinch.
Adams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doll throws a big counter combination but Adams scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Adams shoots in and gets a takedown into Doll's guard.
Adams trying to control but Doll is working from the bottom.
Doll can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adams controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to control from the top but Doll keeps moving.
Adams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Adams stands and steps away. Doll gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Adams rushes Doll and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doll finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Adams's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Doll falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Adams!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Adams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fleur Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil McArthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil McArthy looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Galloway
vs
McArthy

170 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fleur Galloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil McArthy!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthy slaps away a takedown attempt from Galloway, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McArthy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Galloway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McArthy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Galloway moves into range and clinches up with McArthy.

Galloway breaks the clinch.
McArthy lands a body shot.
Galloway looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Galloway slips a jab and a cross from McArthy.
Galloway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Galloway shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McArthy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McArthy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Galloway looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
McArthy throws a one two combo.
Galloway gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good exchange - McArthy coming out on top.

Galloway is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! McArthy ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Galloway clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neil McArthy!
A pretty intense looking Neil McArthy took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

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hype
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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers. Mega Pope has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anthony Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Pope

180 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

207 cm
25
293 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mega Pope!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
A head kick misses from Pope.
Pope displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pope wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pope circles away.
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolves Den $200 Elite Circuits in the buildup to the fight.
Silva dives in and grabs Pope's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pope pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.

Pope pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pope with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva has Pope pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pope manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope's coach down at Hilo MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pope's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Pope gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pope will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pope is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Pope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pope wants to sweep but no luck.
Pope is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

Silva moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Pope unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Pope is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pope stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pope just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pope has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Pope has his opponent's back but Silva is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Pope.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pope swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mega Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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

Silva kicks Pope off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pope fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Pope looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Pope sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Pope counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Pope advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Pope to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pope in particular looking to stall.
Pope wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Pope trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Pope is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva strikes from the bottom but Pope passes into mount!

Pope is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mega Pope dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pope. Pope obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva blocks the body kick.

Silva rushes Pope and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Pope keeps him there for the moment.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Pope is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Pope into the cage.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to push Pope away but Pope has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pope tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva dives in and grabs Pope's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pope pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Pope has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Pope prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Pope misses.

Pope has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pope leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pope has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Pope lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pope is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Pope blocks it.
Pope lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope stalling in the clinch.

Pope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pope swivels and escapes.
Pope defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pope avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Pope tries a head kick but it misses.
Anthony Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Pope to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pope content to stall in guard here.
Pope scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pope advances to half guard.
Pope prevents Silva from improving his 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. Pope connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Pope sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pope has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mega Pope 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!

Pope gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pope effectively controlling the action here.
Pope lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope stalling in the clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Pope shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pope gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pope to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pope is defending well.
Pope lands with a right to the head.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.

Pope moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pope gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pope pinned against the cage. Pope gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pope tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Pope. Pope maintains the 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!
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pope is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pope just stands there and leans against the cage.

Pope breaks the clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mega Pope seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Pope moves into the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Pope has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Pope has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Silva has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Mega Pope has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pope pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
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Pope tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Anthony Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mega Pope is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Mega Pope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pope has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mega Pope!
After the fight, Mega Pope was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hanzo Hasashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wallace McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hasashi
vs
McGrady

178 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanzo Hasashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wallace McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGrady counters with a nice body shot.
Sloppy strikes from McGrady. Those never looked like landing.
McGrady slips a straight right by Hasashi.
McGrady throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace McGrady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from McGrady.
McGrady throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from McGrady.
McGrady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hasashi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from McGrady misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGrady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGrady throws a body shot but no joy.
Hasashi feinted with a counter takedown.
McGrady misses the shot to the body.
As McGrady tries to get set, Hasashi tries to push him back and clinch up but McGrady manages to avoid the attempt.
McGrady tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hasashi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGrady somewhat.
Hasashi attempts a counter takedown but McGrady avoids it well and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGrady misses with an uppercut.
McGrady throws a right hand that misses

and Hasashi counters with a shoot takedown. McGrady fights it but they end up in guard.
Hasashi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hasashi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasashi advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hasashi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hasashi blocks the strikes from McGrady.
McGrady tries to kick Hasashi off but Hasashi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hasashi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McGrady is just riding it out for now. Hasashi eventually gives up the hold.
McGrady looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hasashi sitting and controlling from the half guard.

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.
Hasashi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McGrady for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hasashi misses with a hook. McGrady ducked under it nicely.
Hasashi misses the jab.
McGrady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hasashi moves away.
McGrady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hasashi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGrady misses with a lunging right hand

and Hasashi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hasashi controlling from the top position.
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 Hanzo Hasashi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hasashi cracks McGrady with an open hand slap.
Hasashi throws a hook but McGrady blocks it.
Despite the aggression on McGrady's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McGrady throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGrady throws a shot from downtown. Hasashi moves away and avoids it.
Hasashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGrady to score with a decent uppercut.
McGrady ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hasashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGrady's head backwards.
McGrady ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from McGrady misses.
McGrady misses with a double jab

and Hasashi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGrady has had enough of the clinch but Hasashi keeps him there for the moment.

Hasashi is trying to trip McGrady. He has hold of a leg but McGrady is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hasashi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasashi advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Hasashi is chipping away with strikes.
Hanzo Hasashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hasashi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for McGrady!
Hasashi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hasashi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGrady is desperately trying to improve his position but Hasashi has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hasashi content just to control the position here.
Hasashi working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasashi controlling his opponent.
McGrady is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hasashi looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hasashi.
Hasashi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Hasashi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasashi continues to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
More hug and hope from Hasashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanzo Hasashi 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. This is the final round!

McGrady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hasashi lands a jab to McGrady's midsection.

Hasashi darts in and clinches McGrady up against the cage.
McGrady is trying to break the clinch but Hasashi has him pressed against the cage.
McGrady prevents a takedown attempt there.
McGrady wants to break the clinch but can't.

McGrady is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hasashi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McGrady to the mat. McGrady regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hasashi advances position into side control!
Hasashi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasashi content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasashi continues to hold on tight.
Hasashi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hasashi controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McGrady is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Hasashi locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! McGrady is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hanzo Hasashi!

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Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Tarly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcie Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcie Campbell struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tarly
vs
Campbell

169 cm
26
151 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samwell Tarly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcie Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Campbell wants to clinch.
Tarly tests Campbell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tarly takes the fight into the clinch.
Tarly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tarly.
Tarly lands with a short shot to the head.
Campbell wants a takedown.
Campbell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Samwell Tarly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcie Campbell.
A nice left hand lands by Tarly.
Campbell looks winded!
Tarly lands an uppercut.
Tarly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campbell's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tarly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tarly works on Campbell's body with a couple of short punches.
Tarly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tarly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Campbell up against the cage.
A short left from Tarly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarly.
Tarly looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tarly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.

Campbell is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarly lands with a short shot to the head.
Campbell is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarly finish him?
Tarly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tarly creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Campbell with a big uppercut! Campbell tries to clinch up but Tarly pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Campbell to the mat! Campbell covers up and Tarly unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Samwell Tarly!
Samwell Tarly is the new lightweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franky Yip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lobo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Medasin - Daydream (feat. Joba) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Yip
vs
Lobo

180 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
203 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franky Yip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yip misses with a series of wild punches.
Yip throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lobo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lobo throws a sloppy head kick and Yip moves out of range easily.
Yip is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lobo.
Yip looks to score with a jab to the body but Lobo is just out of range.
Lobo connects with a leg kick. Yip looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lobo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lobo throws a head kick that misses.
Yip looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yip takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Franky Yip has been cut.
Lobo misses with a leg kick.
Yip swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yip misses with a wild body shot.
Yip darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yip feints a jab promting Lobo to slip. Yip then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lobo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lobo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Antonio Lobo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip misses with a looping right.
Yip takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yip dives in for a single leg takedown but Lobo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yip moves out of range of the leg kick from Lobo.
Lobo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.

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

Lobo looking for subs from the bottom but Yip mounts him!
Lobo tries to lock up and control but Yip gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lobo is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Yip controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yip in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yip looking for a guillotine from mount but Lobo is having none of it.
Lobo wants to hold on but Yip pushes him away.
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!
Yip landing punches.
Yip with good strikes from the mount here!
Lobo tries to hold on but Yip postures up.
Yip looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yip looking to control but Lobo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yip controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lobo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lobo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lobo regains half guard.
Lobo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Lobo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yip scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lobo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yip pulls his head out easily.
Yip tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lobo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Yip seems to be looking for submissions.
Lobo is looking for a sweep. Yip is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yip is looking to take a break and control but Lobo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lobo has a hand on Yip's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yip takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lobo tries to lock up and control but Yip gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Yip dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franky Yip's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yip shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lobo defends it nicely.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Yip. Those never looked like landing.
Yip blocks a leg kick.
Lobo moves away from the strike by Yip.
Yip fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo lands a leg kick that knocks Yip off balance momentarily.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip moves out of range of the leg kick from Lobo.
A head kick misses from Lobo.
Yip tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lobo manages to circle out of the way.
Yip is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lobo can do to turn this around?
Yip avoids the head kick by Lobo.
Lobo misses with a kick to the body.
Yip went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A jab from Yip finds it's way through Lobo's defenses.
Yip checks the leg kick nicely there.
Franky Yip is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yip.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Yip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yip scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lobo doesn't seem bothered though.
Lobo tries to score with a low kick but Yip moves his leg out of the way.
Yip looks for a takedown but Lobo sprawls well.
Yip punishes Lobo's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo avoids the body shot from Yip.
Lobo misses with a head kick.
Yip seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lobo misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Lobo.
Yip stuns Lobo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lobo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lobo connects with a leg kick. Yip looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Lobo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lobo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yip has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yip and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yip misses with a takedown attempt - Lobo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yip looks to land a right hand but Lobo moved out of range.
Yip throws a nice looking combination but Lobo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yip scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip fails with the takedown.
Yip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lobo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yip throwing a counter right hand but Lobo manages to avoid it.
Yip tries for a takedown but Lobo circles away easily
and Lobo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lobo cracks the inside of Yip's front leg.
Lobo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yip seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lobo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lobo throws a head kick that misses.
Lobo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yip connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lobo scrambles back to his feet.
Yip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lobo moves away.
Yip stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lobo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lobo.
Lobo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yip lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown attempt by Yip or perhaps it was just good defense by Lobo, which made it look bad.
Yip tries for a takedown but Lobo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Lobo lands but Yip takes it in his stride.
No luck for Yip with that takedown attempt.
Yip misses with a straight left.
Lobo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yip shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lobo but Lobo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yip backing away here, and Lobo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lobo thuds his shin into the meat of Yip's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Lobo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franky Yip's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Yip throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lobo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yip shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lobo as he jumps to the side.
Lobo throws a head kick but Yip moves out of range.
Lobo throws a sloppy head kick
and Yip counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lobo scores with a head kick.
Lobo throws a front kick aimed at Yip's knee but Yip avoids it well.
Yip seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Yip fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lobo sprawls well initially but Yip persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yip is thwarting Lobo's attempts to control the position.
Lobo is refusing to be controlled, as Yip sits in half guard.
Lobo is controlling Yip's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yip is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lobo sees it coming and defends easily.
Lobo is concentrating on defense, preventing Yip from advancing position.
Yip working over Lobo with some ground and pound. Lobo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Yip is looking for a kimura but Lobo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yip to get the leverage.

Lobo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Lobo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lobo is refusing to be controlled, as Yip sits in half 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.
Lobo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lobo tries to roll over but Yip keeps him under control.
Lobo trying to control here.
Franky Yip overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yip trying to control from half guard but Lobo is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lobo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yip landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo is trying to keep Yip in close.
Yip throwing strikes but missing.
Lobo is trying to hold Yip in close to prevent damage but Yip has managed to pass into half guard.
Lobo taking some punishment here, with Yip in his half guard.

Yip is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lobo defends it well.
Yip is looking to advance position but Lobo won't allow it.

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.
Lobo trying to control here.
Lobo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yip's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yip's back!

Lobo is persistently looking for the submission but Yip is defending it well.

Yip showing good submission defense here.
Lobo is hanging on to Yip's back as he tries to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lobo is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Yip with him. Yip is trying to defend but Lobo has an arm under the chin now! Yip grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Lobo!
Antonio Lobo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.