ICON Fight NIGHT 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chester Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sergeant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jones
vs
Sergeant

170 cm
18
143 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
139 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chester Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Sergeant!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sergeant tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sergeant to the ground. Sergeant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Sergeant's guard.
Sergeant pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Sergeant looking to control.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Sergeant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones is fighting to break Sergeant's control of his arms but Sergeant is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Sergeant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Sergeant lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sergeant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sergeant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sergeant.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Sergeant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sergeant tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sergeant connects with a nice looking jab.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.

Jones decides to pull guard.
Sergeant slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Sergeant defends easily.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sergeant postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sergeant engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sergeant looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones is trying to control the position but Sergeant postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.

Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Jones has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sergeant doesn't defend quickly enough and Jones has managed to lock this one up! Can Sergeant escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jones on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chester Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Chester Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slim Shady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyrone Grant enters the cage!

Shady
vs
Grant

200 cm
27
151 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Shady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone Grant!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shady clinches with his opponent.

Grant is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shady is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Grant to the mat. Grant regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Grant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shady gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grant wants to stand up but Shady is controlling him.

Grant is looking for a triangle but Shady pushes his legs off easily.
Shady scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've been hearing that Shady has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Grant trying to control the position here.
Grant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shady's guard.

Shady keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($500/week) inform me that Grant has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Shady keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Grant is looking to pass into half guard but Shady pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Shady is in guard.

Shady is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Grant has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Shady is looking to defend but Grant has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Shady! Grant pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Shady taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tyrone Grant!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaedo Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes into the arena with Moment for Life blaring out of the sound system. Neal has chosen New Level by Future as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Aldo
vs
Neal

186 cm
26
192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaedo Neal!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Aldo connects with a looping right hand.

Aldo gets a clinch.
Neal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aldo is defending well.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neal wants to break the clinch but can't.

Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Aldo moves into the clinch.
Aldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Kaedo Neal has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Neal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Neal circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Neal in a clinch.

Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Neal counters with a nice uppercut.
Neal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neal misses with the combination.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Neal circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Neal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Neal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Aldo drives through and clinches with Neal against the cage.
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!

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Aldo.
Aldo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neal up against the cage.
Aldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Neal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aldo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neal lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is struggling to control the position.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo stalls.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Neal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neal is trying to drag Aldo to the mat but Aldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Neal has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Neal goes for a takedown attempt but Aldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Neal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neal keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lunges at Neal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Neal's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neal slips a jab from Aldo.
Neal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aldo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Neal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aldo moves out of range as Neal strikes.
As Neal looks to move away, Aldo throws a big counter combo but Neal just gets out of the way.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Neal pushes him off.
Aldo scores with a decent looking hook.
Neal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!

Aldo moves into range and clinches up with Neal.
Aldo tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaedo Neal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aldo pushes Neal up against the cage in a clinch.
Neal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aldo lands an uppercut.
Neal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neal can't get the takedown.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Neal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aldo prevents it.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo taking a breather.
Neal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been informed that Neal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Neal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aldo is defending well.
Aldo tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aldo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neal is breathing heavily.
Aldo gets underhooks to prevent Neal's takedown attempt.
Aldo lands an uppercut.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Neal avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
Neal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Aldo.
Aldo is pressed up against the cage. Neal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aldo down to the mat. Aldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aldo is pressed up against the cage. Neal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aldo down to the mat. Aldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Neal circles away and keeps his distance.
Neal throws out a counter right but Aldo avoids it with no problem.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Neal swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo tries to clinch but Neal moves out of range.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Neal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo wants to clinch
and Neal counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo connects with a single shot there.
Neal walks into a jab.
Neal looks to land a right hand but Aldo moved out of range.
Aldo tries to counter by clinching up but Neal breaks away and moves out of range.

Aldo has Neal up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo scores with a shoulder strike.

That has opened up Kaedo Neal's cut even more.
Neal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aldo after a bit of a struggle.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neal or not.
Neal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Aldo.
Neal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aldo prevents it.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Neal prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Neal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aldo is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Neal keeps it at a distance.
Neal throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aldo tries to clinch but Neal moves out of range.
Neal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Aldo lands.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Neal pushes him off.
Neal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Neal avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Aldo.
Aldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Neal.
Aldo lands a left hand.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Neal controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaedo Neal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neal.

It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
A cross from Aldo lands.
Aldo connects with the punch.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Neal.

Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1-2. Aldo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neal throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Neal unleashes a big counter combination but Aldo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Aldo moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neal is working for takedown but Aldo is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal has Aldo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aldo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neal wants a takedown.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaedo Neal.
Neal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

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

Aldo clinches up with Neal and pushes him back against the cage.
Neal tries to score a body lock takedown but Aldo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neal can't get the takedown.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Neal is working for takedown but Aldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neal wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aldo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neal.

Aldo manages to break 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!
Neal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Neal circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Neal is avoiding it.

Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo lands a left hand.

Aldo breaks the clinch.
Neal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Neal is rocked!

The cut above Kaedo Neal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Aldo moves into the clinch.
Neal is still on wobbly legs! Can Aldo finish him?
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neal or not.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Neal looking for a takedown.
Aldo keeps control of Neal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neal seems to have recovered his senses.
Neal takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Neal shoots in looking for a takedown but Aldo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aldo works the jab nicely.
Aldo lands a head shot.
Aldo thuds his right hand into Neal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Aldo clinches.
Jose Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aldo digs a right hand into Neal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neal's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aldo lands a nice hook to Neal's body. Neal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Neal takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Aldo pushes Neal up against the cage in a clinch.
Neal tries for a takedown but Aldo manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.

Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo tries to clinch but Neal is having none of it.
Aldo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Neal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Neal is avoiding it.
Kaedo Neal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Everidge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Everidge's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Problem - Chance the Rapper. Ben Jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.7lbs 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. 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.

Everidge
vs
Jones

195 cm
21
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
27
277 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwight Everidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Everidge drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Everidge is looking for the KO!

Jones is rocked!

It looks like Ben Jones has been cut.
Everidge connects with a stiff jab that staggers Jones - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dwight Everidge!
Dwight Everidge took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Isac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Mitchel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Malik Isac's chin.

Mitchel
vs
Isac

203 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Mitchel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malik Isac!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mitchel cracks Isac with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Isac looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mitchel finish him?

It looks like Malik Isac has been cut.
Isac looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mitchel drops Isac with a straight right hand, right on the button! Mitchel follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Mitchel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Antonio Siffredi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siffredi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kill them all. Robbins has chosen Big Iron as his entrance music. Rocco Antonio Siffredi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Antonio Siffredi
vs
Robbins

183 cm
28
184 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

186 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Versus
Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Antonio Siffredi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marty Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins jabs Siffredi right on the nose. Siffredi blinks but takes it well.
Siffredi misses with a looping left.
Robbins has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Siffredi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A shot to the body from Robbins misses
and Siffredi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Robbins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Robbins scores with the left hand. Siffredi knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Robbins misses its intended target.
Siffredi lands a body shot.
Marty Robbins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Siffredi sends Robbins crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Siffredi is motioning to the referee to let Robbins up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Robbins is rocked!

It looks like Marty Robbins has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siffredi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Siffredi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Robbins throws a combination that misses
and Siffredi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robbins looks winded!
Robbins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Siffredi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Siffredi lands with a good body shot.
Siffredi lands with a nice body punch.
Siffredi lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Robbins falls backwards - clearly groggy! Siffredi dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Antonio Siffredi!
After winning the bout, Rocco Antonio Siffredi 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jake Tyler was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Belcher
vs
Tyler

180 cm
28
185 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

182 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Belcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler misses with a jab to the body

and Belcher counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tyler won't be happy with that.
Belcher cracks Tyler with a big elbow.
Belcher misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Belcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler is trying to improve his position.
Belcher trying to control the action but Tyler is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belcher looks up at the clock and then as Tyler takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Belcher smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Belcher are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tyler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belcher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tyler avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Belcher.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler taking punishment in the form of punches.
Belcher tries to advance to mount but Tyler instead regains half guard.
Tyler is controlling Belcher's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tyler is not content to let Belcher control the position.
Belcher trying to pass the guard but Tyler defending well.
Belcher throwing shots but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Belcher is keen to just control but Tyler is a slippery customer.
Belcher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Tyler actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is just content to waste time from the top position. Tyler takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Belcher landing some decent shots from guard.
Belcher won't allow Tyler to sweep him here.
Belcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belcher is working Tyler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyler keeping full guard, as Belcher tries to pass.
Belcher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Belcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.
Tyler tries to bench press Belcher off him but Belcher keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher trying to control the position but Tyler is working away.
Tyler tries to improve position but can't.
Belcher working the strikes but Tyler uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Belcher thows a huge punch but Tyler dodges it nicely.
Belcher trying to mount his opponent but Tyler defends it.
Tyler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belcher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belcher throwing shots but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Tyler is staying active underneath Belcher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belcher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tyler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belcher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyler's head.
Tyler wants to improve his position but Belcher is controlling well.
Belcher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyler tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Belcher has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tyler is trying to escape the mount.
Belcher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyler?
Belcher lands a couple of good shots and Tyler has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Tyler is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belcher lands a series of strikes from the back and Tyler goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Belcher!
A very excited looking Jake Belcher 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ottis Toole Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapio Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toole Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Ring of fire. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Toole Jr
vs
Valo

187 cm
28
174 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

187 cm
28
190 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Perkele!
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ottis Toole Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tapio Valo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valo misses with a series of wild punches.
Valo throws a right hand that misses
and Toole Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toole Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Valo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toole Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Valo's head.
Valo connects with a solid leg kick.
Valo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valo throws a front kick aimed at Toole Jr's knee but Toole Jr avoids it well.
Valo throws the kick towards the body but Toole Jr avoids it.
Valo misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Toole Jr misses.
Valo loads up on a big right hand but Toole Jr slips the punch.
Toole Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valo throws a head kick that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Toole Jr counter with a right hand.
Toole Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Valo is predictable there
and Toole Jr counters with a straight right hand.

Toole Jr clinches.
Toole Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valo lands a left hand.
Valo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo taking a breather.
Toole Jr misses with some punches.
Valo is pushing Toole Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Toole Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valo has Toole Jr pressed against the cage.
Valo can't find room to land a body shot as Toole Jr controls the action.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Valo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toole Jrs head.
Valo lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valo working aggressively here.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valo lands a body punch.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Valo taking a breather.
A short right from Valo.
Valo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valo scores with a shot to the side of Toole Jr's head.
Valo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valo cracks Toole Jr with a nice body shot.
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Valo.
Toole Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valo looking to stall.
Toole Jr lands with a left to the head.
Toole Jr misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valo blocking some punches.
Toole Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toole Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Valo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Toole Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Valo can turn it around.
Valo tries to work over Toole Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valo blocking some punches.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Valo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valo is looking to control Toole Jr's arms but Toole Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valo has his back to the cage.
Valo is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr misses with some punches.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Toole Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toole Jr tries to throw a body punch but Valo avoids it by throwing Toole Jr back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toole Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valo has Toole Jr pressed against the cage.
Toole Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toole Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valo blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Valo.
Valo stalling.
Valo looking to stall.
Toole Jr tries to throw a body punch but Valo avoids it by throwing Toole Jr back against the cage.
Valo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
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 Ottis Toole Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Valo throws the left hand but Toole Jr avoids the punch easily.
Valo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Valo moves into the clinch successfully.
Valo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Toole Jr or not.
Valo is leaning against Toole Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valo avoiding damage.
Valo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Valo.
Valo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Valo fails to land.
Valo trying to stall but Toole Jr improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toole Jr prevents a body shot from Valo.
Valo taking a breather.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valo just leaning against Toole Jr, taking a breather.
Toole Jr lands a left hand.
Valo blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo has Toole Jr pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valo.
Toole Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Valo.
Toole Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valo misses with some punches.
Toole Jr lands an uppercut.
Toole Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Toole Jr.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ottis Toole Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Valo.
Valo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Toole Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Valo.
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!
Valo prevents a body shot from Toole Jr.
Valo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valo blocking some punches.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Valo.
Valo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Toole Jr up against the cage.
Valo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Toole Jr up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Toole Jr.
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Valo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Valo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valo is trying to maintain a safe position but Toole Jr gets an underhook and turns Valo into the cage.
Valo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo swings wildly with an uppercut but Toole Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Valo swings wildly with an uppercut but Toole Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Valo.
Valo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Valo is working Toole Jr over against the cage.
Valo looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Valo.
Valo lands a nice uppercut.
Toole Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Valo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
Valo is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valo.
Valo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valo presses Toole Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Toole Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Toole Jr looking to stall.
Toole Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Valo has Toole Jr pressed against the cage.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Toole Jr tries to work over Valo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ottis Toole Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Toole Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Valo looks to throw the jab but Toole Jr is out of range.
Valo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Valo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Toole Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valo.
Toole Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Valo.
Toole Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toole Jr blocking some punches.
Toole Jr misses with the head strike.
Toole Jr blocks a body shot from Valo.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo digs a right hand into Toole Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toole Jr's gas tank.
Valo lands with a left to the head.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo lands a left hand.

Valo drops Toole Jr onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Toole Jr is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Toole Jr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Toole Jr up against the cage.
Oh Toole Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Toole Jr or not.
Valo pushes Toole Jr against the cage. Valo is working some dirty boxing. Valo pushes off with a quick right hook! Toole Jr goes down! Toole Jr tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Valo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapio Valo!
A very excited looking Tapio Valo 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaleva Vettenranta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Vettenranta
vs
Silva

181 cm
28
210 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

181 cm
28
218 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaleva Vettenranta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettenranta shoots in but no luck this time.
Vettenranta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vettenranta shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Vettenranta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva throws a fast counter high kick but Vettenranta manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleva Vettenranta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Vettenranta shoots in.
Vettenranta backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vettenranta dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vettenranta tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vettenranta missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettenranta goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Vettenranta backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vettenranta looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva avoids the body shot from Vettenranta.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva managing to control the position.
Vettenranta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vettenranta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vettenranta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vettenranta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Vettenranta from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vettenranta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vettenranta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

Vettenranta drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Vettenranta off! Vettenranta jumps back into Silva's guard.
Vettenranta throwing strikes but missing.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vettenranta looking to pass the guard.
Vettenranta trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Vettenranta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vettenranta not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Vettenranta is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
We've been hearing that Vettenranta has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Vettenranta is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vettenranta content to control rather than advance.
Vettenranta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vettenranta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is not content to let Vettenranta control the position.
Well, if Vettenranta is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Silva.

Vettenranta shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Vettenranta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vettenranta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vettenranta landing some decent shots from guard.
Vettenranta trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vettenranta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vettenranta trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaleva Vettenranta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vettenranta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva seems keen to control Vettenranta's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vettenranta trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Vettenranta landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vettenranta is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Vettenranta.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vettenranta.
Vettenranta working the head and body with strikes.
Vettenranta misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vettenranta working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vettenranta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Vettenranta fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vettenranta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Vettenranta tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Vettenranta creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva stops Vettenranta from passing to mount.
Vettenranta grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.

Vettenranta looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Vettenranta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vettenranta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaleva Vettenranta dominated that second round.
That's time! Vettenranta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Vettenranta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vettenranta.
Vettenranta controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vettenranta trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Vettenranta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettenranta throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Vettenranta throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettenranta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vettenranta postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Vettenranta trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vettenranta wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Vettenranta is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Antonio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Vettenranta throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vettenranta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vettenranta gets slowly back to his feet.
Antonio Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Vettenranta down.
Vettenranta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Vettenranta misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleva Vettenranta. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vettenranta.
Vettenranta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettenranta drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Vettenranta shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vettenranta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva wants to slow Vettenranta down by chopping away at his legs.
Vettenranta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.

Vettenranta feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Vettenranta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vettenranta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Vettenranta from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta postures up.
Vettenranta throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Vettenranta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vettenranta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vettenranta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaleva Vettenranta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vettenranta throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vettenranta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vettenranta is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaleva Vettenranta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vettenranta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaleva Vettenranta!
Kaleva Vettenranta retains his light heavyweight title!
Kaleva Vettenranta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Julio Cesar Chavez
vs
Fitzgerald

189 cm
28
176 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

183 cm
28
184 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

King of Fists
Warrior

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio Cesar Chavez !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Cesar Chavez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fitzgerald takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fitzgerald misses with an uppercut.
Fitzgerald blocks a jab.
Fitzgerald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cesar Chavez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch.
Fitzgerald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzgerald struggles to land a body shot inside as Cesar Chavez controls his hands.
Fitzgerald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cesar Chavez backwards.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cesar Chavez backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzgerald.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cesar Chavez jumps guard but Fitzgerald turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cesar Chavez fails to land.
Cesar Chavez slows down the pace here.
Cesar Chavez tries to pull guard but Fitzgerald won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez is trying to pull guard but Fitzgerald has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Julio Cesar Chavez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cesar Chavez wants to break free but Fitzgerald has control.
Fitzgerald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cesar Chavez backwards.
Cesar Chavez tries to break free but Fitzgerald pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but Cesar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzgerald throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Fitzgerald.
Cesar Chavez is trying to pull guard but Fitzgerald turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fitzgerald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cesar Chavez prevents a body shot from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.
Cesar Chavez tries to pull guard but Fitzgerald won't allow it.

Cesar Chavez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cesar Chavez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald controlling from the top position.
Fitzgerald looking to pass the guard.
Fitzgerald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fitzgerald must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cesar Chavez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fitzgerald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Cesar Chavez has his feet on Fitzgerald's thighs here. He's pushed Fitzgerald off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Fitzgerald screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Julio Cesar Chavez !
Don Julio Cesar Chavez retains his welterweight title!
Don Julio Cesar Chavez 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.