TGC 4: Knocksville vs Beaver PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Pheonix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Top Shelf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pheonix
vs
Shelf

183 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

SHINTO

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Pheonix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Top Shelf!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pheonix throws a leg kick but Shelf sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shelf lands a body shot.
Pheonix avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shelf tries to bum rush Pheonix with a series of wild strikes but Pheonix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Shelf tries to get set, Pheonix tries to push him back and clinch up but Shelf manages to avoid the attempt.
Shelf cracks Pheonix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pheonix shoots in for a takedown but Shelf shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Shelf finds it's way through Pheonix's defenses.
Shelf scores with a jab to the head.
Shelf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pheonix throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shelf avoids it.
Shelf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pheonix.
Shelf moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pheonix scores with a takedown into Shelf's guard.
Shelf wants to stand up but Pheonix is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pheonix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pheonix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shelf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pheonix working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shelf's head.
Shelf wants to get back to his feet but Pheonix is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pheonix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pheonix throws a big right hand that misses.
Pheonix engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pheonix won't allow Shelf to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pheonix is looking to work some ground and pound but Shelf has wrist control.
Pheonix 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pheonix fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lewis Pheonix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shelf works the jab nicely.
Shelf lands a right hook to the body.
Shelf lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shelf throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shelf swinging wildly here.
Pheonix wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shelf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pheonix circles away quickly and effectively.
Pheonix avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelf looks to land a combination but Pheonix avoids it well.
A punch combination from Shelf misses.
Pheonix tries to clinch but Shelf is having none of it.
Shelf has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pheonix is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pheonix fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shelf avoids it really well and circles away.
Pheonix fails to land the takedown.
Pheonix wants to clinch
and Shelf counters with a right hand to the body.
Shelf scores with a sloppy right hand. Pheonix should have avoided that one.
Shelf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shelf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pheonix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pheonix changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shelf tries to avoid it but Pheonix manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shelf to the ground. Shelf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pheonix dodges the punch combination from Shelf.
Shelf misses with a two punch combination.
Shelf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pheonix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pheonix jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Shelf connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shelf connects with a body shot.
A combination from Shelf does no damage.
Shelf misses with the combination.
Shelf scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shelf moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Pheonix is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Pheonix throws a wild hook but Shelf just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Pheonix gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Shelf raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Top Shelf!
Top Shelf really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SHINTO logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zakherenkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suga Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Zakherenkoff has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Zakherenkoff
vs
Night

210 cm
18
252 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Zakherenkoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Suga Night!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zakherenkoff shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Night napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Night avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zakherenkoff.
Night takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zakherenkoff creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Zakherenkoff in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Night defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Zakherenkoff.
Zakherenkoff scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Night to see if he's OK.
Night is looking for a sweep.
Zakherenkoff landing strikes.
Zakherenkoff landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zakherenkoff working the ground and pound.
Zakherenkoff happy to just control the position for now.
Zakherenkoff 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.
Zakherenkoff trying to control the position but Night is working away.
Night really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zakherenkoff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff lands an elbow.
Zakherenkoff is looking to take a break and control but Night is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zakherenkoff working the body and head with strikes.
Zakherenkoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Night is trying to escape the position but Zakherenkoff is controlling the position.
Zakherenkoff is chipping away with strikes.
Zakherenkoff looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Night looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Night is not content to let Zakherenkoff control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Night is trying to get back to his feet.
Zakherenkoff landing a few strikes.
Zakherenkoff lands a nice forearm strike.
Zakherenkoff is putting a hurting on Night here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zakherenkoff cracks Night with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zakherenkoff lands a nice forearm strike.
Zakherenkoff working the head and body with strikes.
Night is not content to let Zakherenkoff control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zakherenkoff taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff grinds an elbow into Night's temple.
Zakherenkoff staying calm.
We've been informed that Night has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zakherenkoff cracks Night with a big right hand but Night just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Night is trying to escape the position but Zakherenkoff is controlling the position.
Zakherenkoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Night keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff cracks Night with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zakherenkoff working the ground and pound.
Zakherenkoff cracks Night with a big elbow.
Zakherenkoff lands a nice forearm strike.
Zakherenkoff is looking to take a break and control but Night is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Night takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zakherenkoff working the head with strikes.
Night taking a bit of punishment here - Zakherenkoff scoring with strikes.
Zakherenkoff scoring with punches from side control.
Night taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zakherenkoff throws a leg kick but Night checks it.
Night on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zakherenkoff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Night can do to turn this around?
Zakherenkoff throws a hook to the side of Night's head but Night sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zakherenkoff tried to score with a low kick but Night checks it.
Zakherenkoff misses with a looping left.
Night avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zakherenkoff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Vladimir Zakherenkoff has been cut.
Zakherenkoff throws a nice outside leg kick.

Zakherenkoff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zakherenkoff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zakherenkoff prevents Night from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zakherenkoff gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Zakherenkoff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Night for as long as he can get away with.
Zakherenkoff distracts Night with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zakherenkoff sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zakherenkoff with a nice head shot there.
Night is breathing heavily.
Zakherenkoff not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Night keeping moving, preventing Zakherenkoff from controlling successfully.
Zakherenkoff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Night has momentary wrist control but Zakherenkoff slips an elbow through the middle.
Zakherenkoff passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zakherenkoff working over Night with some ground and pound. Night looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zakherenkoff controlling the pace.
Zakherenkoff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zakherenkoff is nestled in close to Night, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zakherenkoff lands strikes from half guard.
Zakherenkoff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Night is rocked!
Zakherenkoff lands strikes from half guard.
Night is still in real trouble! Can Zakherenkoff finish him?
Nice strikes from Zakherenkoff there.
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. Zakherenkoff connects with a nice short shot to Night's temple.
Zakherenkoff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakherenkoff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zakherenkoff lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Night! More strikes land and this one is all over! Zakherenkoff jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Zakherenkoff!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantice Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo has chosen Cão de Morte 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!

Brown
vs
Ronaldo

180 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
282 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mantice Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cristiano Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown darts in and clinches Ronaldo up against the cage.
Ronaldo is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ronaldo wants a takedown but no success here.
Ronaldo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mantice Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ronaldo.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
A head kick by Brown misses

and Ronaldo moves into the clinch.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown feints a jab promting Ronaldo to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ronaldo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Brown moves into range and clinches up with Ronaldo.

Brown has clasped his hands together around Ronaldo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo can't do much from the bottom here.
Ronaldo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Brown tries for a kimura but Ronaldo is defending well.
Brown is putting a hurting on Ronaldo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brown working away.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Ronaldo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brown's best efforts.
Ronaldo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Brown controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown 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.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.
Ronaldo is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown winds up and cracks Ronaldo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ronaldo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ronaldo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo missing with punches from the bottom.

Ronaldo actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
Ronaldo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Brown controlling the pace.

Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ronaldo sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Ronaldo defends 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.
Brown prevents Ronaldo from improving his position.
Ronaldo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brown working over Ronaldo with some ground and pound. Ronaldo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ronaldo's head.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brown moves into full mount! Ronaldo won't be happy about that!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mantice Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Brown counters with a crisp one two that drops Ronaldo! Brown thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ronaldo to his feet! Ronaldo is in big trouble!

Ronaldo is rocked!
Brown batters Ronaldo with a massive right followed by a huge left! Ronaldo is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Brown lands a final crushing right hand to drop Ronaldo to the mat with a gruesome thud! Brown is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mantice Brown!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

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

Chestner
vs
Dixon

170 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cock Chestner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Chestner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dixon digs a good body shot into Chestner's ribs.
Dixon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chestner at a distance.
Dixon throws a shot to the body.
Chestner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dixon lands with an overhand left.
Dixon lands a jab-cross combination.
Andre Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chestner is looking to counter punch.
Dixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chestner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Good exchange - Dixon coming out on top.
Chestner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dixon finds it's way round the side to connect with Chestner's head.
Chestner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chestner dodges the punch combination from Dixon.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Dixon - just one landing.
Dixon throws a right hand that Chestner ducks under and follows up with a left that Chestner also avoids with ease.
Chestner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Chestner misses its target.
Dixon lands a nice hook to Chestner's body. Chestner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon looks to land a combination. Chestner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dixon scores with a jab.
Chestner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dixon to score with a decent uppercut.
Dixon stalks Chestner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chestner's face. Chestner staggers backwards, shaken.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Chestner moves out of range.
Chestner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon scores with a decent looking hook.
Chestner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chestner is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dixon.
Dixon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chestner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chestner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dixon finds it's way round the side to connect with Chestner's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dixon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chestner is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dixon.
Dixon catches Chestner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice combination there by Dixon.
A combination from Dixon does no damage.
Chestner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chestner might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dixon, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dixon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chestner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dixon lands with a right hand.
Andre Dixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixon lands a body shot.
Dixon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dixon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dixon throws a nice looking combination but Chestner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chestner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dixon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dixon lands a head shot.
Dixon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chestner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chestner ducks right into an uppercut from Dixon.
Dixon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a nice looking combination but Chestner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chestner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dixon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chestner's head.
Dixon misses with a wild combination.
As Dixon tries to get set, Chestner tries to push him back and clinch up but Dixon manages to avoid the attempt.
Dixon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dixon misses with a two punch combination.
Chestner tries to counter by clinching up but Dixon breaks away and moves out of range.
Dixon connects with a body shot that sends Chestner's belly button to the back.
Nice shot lands for Dixon.
Dixon cracks Chestner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dixon misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Dixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dixon misses with the combination.
It looked like Chestner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dixon misses with a two punch combination.
Chestner tries to counter with a takedown but Dixon is quick to defend against it.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Chestner avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon cracks Chestner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dixon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon tries to bum rush Chestner with a series of wild strikes but Chestner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chestner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dixon scores with a nice head shot.
Dixon scores with a three punch combo!
Dixon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dixon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Dixon.
Dixon falls off balance throwing a combination

and Chestner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Chestner has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dixon regains guard immediately.
Chestner throws a big elbow that misses.
Chestner sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chestner drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dixon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chestner has Dixon in his guard.

Dixon preventing the sweep.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cock Chestner!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Colton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Planet Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Colton
vs
Lang

200 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Colton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Lang!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang lands a body shot.
Lang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Colton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lang tries to clinch up.
Colton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lang sprawls and moves away.
Colton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lang misses with a lunging right hand
and Colton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Colton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lang lands a nice hook to Colton's body. Colton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lang stalks Colton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Colton's face. Colton staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Andy Colton has been cut.
Colton is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang lands a nice shot to the body.
Lang cracks Colton with an open hand slap.
Lang lands with a nice body punch.
Colton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lang to score with a decent uppercut.
Colton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Colton on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lang.
Lang lands a nice hook to Colton's body. Colton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Colton out cold! Colton corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Lang!
An intense looking James Lang took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I told you. He is and always will be a chump!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Hartt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pan Kovalskii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug Hartt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hartt
vs
Kovalskii

190 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Hartt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pan Kovalskii!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalskii slips a jab and a cross from Hartt.
Hartt falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kovalskii counters with a single leg into guard. Hartt didn't expect that.

Hartt pushes Kovalskii off and scrambles back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Hartt.

It looks like Pan Kovalskii 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!
Hartt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hartt throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kovalskii counters with a shoot takedown. Hartt fights it but they end up in guard.

Hartt is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Kovalskii has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hartt is trying to keep an underhook but Kovalskii manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Hartt pushes Kovalskii off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalskii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hartt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hartt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartt misses with a combination

and Kovalskii counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Hartt kicks Kovalskii off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalskii slips a jab and a cross from Hartt.
And Kovalskii tries to counter it with a takedown but Hartt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hartt is breathing heavily.
Hartt misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kovalskii counters with a single leg into guard. Hartt didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kovalskii drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kovalskii jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Kovalskii is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hartt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hartt has escaped and now he's on top!

Kovalskii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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

Hartt stands up.
A punch combination from Hartt misses.
Kovalskii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovalskii manages to avoid it.
Hartt misses with a double jab

and Kovalskii counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hartt!
We've been informed that Kovalskii has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kovalskii prevents Hartt from escaping the position.

Kovalskii is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hartt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hartt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kovalskii has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Kovalskii is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hartt is trying to escape and Kovalskii transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hartt is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kovalskii! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pan Kovalskii!
During a confident post fight interview, Pan Kovalskii 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
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colby Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CJ Penn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Barnes
vs
Penn

186 cm
25
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

SHINTO

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colby Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Penn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Penn misses with a hook to the body
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Barnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penn, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Penn doesn't seem phased though.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Barnes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes jabs at Penn's body.
CJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penn, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Barnes has managed to clinch.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a hook.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Penn's body. Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes tries to clinch up
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes cracks Penn with a good jab.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Barnes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Barnes moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Barnes gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Penn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Penn prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colby Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes lands with a straight right. Penn didn't see that one coming.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab from Penn.
Barnes lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
Barnes tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Penn backs up 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!
Barnes avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.

Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Barnes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Penn working aggressively here.

Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes lands the left hand.
A left lands for Penn.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Penn back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but Penn manages to avoid it.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Barnes throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn walks into a jab.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Barnes sizes up Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
A big left from Penn misses.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Penn takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Penn prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Barnes looks to clinch
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.

Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Penn.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn misses with the head strike.
Barnes working aggressively here.

Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Barnes moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
CJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes trying to stall but Penn improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Colby Barnes.
Well Barnes 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colby Barnes!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Imbecile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fim Vrinzwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fim Vrinzwal struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.8lbs 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. Fim Vrinzwal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Imbecile
vs
Vrinzwal

153 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Imbecile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fim Vrinzwal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbecile shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vrinzwal as he avoids it easily.
Vrinzwal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vrinzwal throws a nice looking combination but Imbecile bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Imbecile tries to counter with a takedown but Vrinzwal is quick to defend against it.

Vrinzwal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Imbecile to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Imbecile has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Imbecile controls from within his opponent's guard.

Vrinzwal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Imbecile is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imbecile looking to pass the guard.
Imbecile slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vrinzwal is trying to control the position but Imbecile postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbecile slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vrinzwal trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Imbecile is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Vrinzwal dives in and scores a takedown into Imbecile's guard.
Vrinzwal wants to control from the top but Imbecile keeps moving.
Imbecile really is a fat lump.
Imbecile managing to control the position.

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

Imbecile throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Imbecile is looking to sweep but instead, Vrinzwal has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbecile tries to get to full guard but Vrinzwal has control of the leg.
Imbecile keeping hold of Vrinzwal's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Imbecile wants to get back to full guard.
Imbecile is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Imbecile wants to control but Vrinzwal is keeping busy.
Imbecile manages to get to full guard.
Imbecile on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Imbecile tries to get out of the position.
Vrinzwal stopping the sweep attempt from Imbecile.
Imbecile managing to control the position.
Vrinzwal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Imbecile swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vrinzwal throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fim Vrinzwal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Imbecile misses with a straight left.

Imbecile closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vrinzwal quickly recovers to half guard.
Vrinzwal is trying to stand up here but Imbecile is controlling him well.
Imbecile controlling the pace.
Vrinzwal is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imbecile seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrinzwal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Imbecile is working away from the top position though.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vrinzwal misses with a series of wild punches.

Imbecile scores with a takedown into Vrinzwal's guard.
Vrinzwal working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbecile 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.
Joe Imbecile overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Imbecile has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vrinzwal wants to stand up but Imbecile is controlling him.
Imbecile might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vrinzwal controls Imbecile momentarily but Imbecile frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbecile not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Imbecile fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Imbecile looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Imbecile content to stall in guard here.
Imbecile prevents Vrinzwal from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vrinzwal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Imbecile slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Imbecile slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Imbecile moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Imbecile.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Imbecile decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Vrinzwal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Imbecile with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrinzwal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vrinzwal is in trouble now - Imbecile has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbecile tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Imbecile'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.
Vrinzwal is trying desperately to improve position.
Imbecile controlling from mount.

Imbecile is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vrinzwal can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Imbecile controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbecile prevents Vrinzwal from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbecile content just to control the position here.
Vrinzwal tries to hold on but Imbecile pushes him away.
Imbecile controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vrinzwal is looking to get to half guard.
Imbecile controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Imbecile seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vrinzwal for as long as he can get away with.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Imbecile!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone T Dogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Aure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aure has chosen Can't be touch-Roy Jones as his entrance music. Ivan Aure has the eye of the tiger tonight.

T Dogg
vs
Aure

195 cm
25
235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
225 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone T Dogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Aure!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

T Dogg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aure napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Aure tries to improve position but can't.
T Dogg trying to control the position but Aure is working away.
T Dogg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aure on the ground.
Aure is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

T Dogg decides to stand back up. T Dogg steps back and let's Aure get back to his feet.
Aure moves out of range as T Dogg throws a body kick.
Aure changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Aure closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. T Dogg quickly recovers to half guard.

Aure is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aure is looking for a kimura here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aure is working for a kimura but T Dogg is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T Dogg wants to improve his position but Aure is controlling well.
T Dogg wants to control but Aure is keeping busy.

Aure is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

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.
T Dogg moves into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
T Dogg striking off his back but it's not causing Aure any problems.
Aure tries to free his leg and advance position but T Dogg is retaining full guard.
T Dogg is striking off his back. Aure thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
T Dogg wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
T Dogg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Aure seems to be working for a kimura but T Dogg defends the submission attempt.

Aure is working for a submission of some sort.

Aure wants to work for an arm triangle but T Dogg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
T Dogg wants to improve his position but Aure is controlling well.

Aure is working for a kimura but T Dogg is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aure wants to work for an arm triangle but T Dogg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
T Dogg is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

T Dogg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aure manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
T Dogg is trying to stand up here but Aure is controlling him well.

T Dogg is defending against the submission attempts here by Aure.
Aure prevents T Dogg from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aure is thwarting T Dogg's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T Dogg is looking to improve his position.
T Dogg is pressing down on Aure's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Aure is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Aure drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aure jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Aure is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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.

Aure postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! T Dogg is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aure, into his guard.

Aure is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Aure is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and T Dogg defends well.
T Dogg distracts Aure with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
T Dogg wants to control from the top but Aure keeps moving.
T Dogg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
T Dogg wants to pass the guard but Aure is keeping the position.

T Dogg stands and steps away. Aure gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

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

Aure has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for T Dogg. Oh but Aure has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! T Dogg goes limp - he's gone! Aure jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Aure!
After winning the bout, Ivan Aure thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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33%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Knocksville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knocksville
vs
Beaver

195 cm
25
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

175 cm
25
279 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Bob Knocksville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matthew Beaver!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knocksville sizes up Beaver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Matthew Beaver has been cut.

Knocksville clinches up against the cage.
Knocksville definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

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

Knocksville clinches up with Beaver and pushes him back against the cage.

Knocksville breaks from the clinch.
Knocksville misses with a series of wild punches.
Beaver feints the counter takedown.
Knocksville misses with a lunging right hand

and Beaver counters with a takedown into side control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Beaver has eaten all the pies!
Beaver working away.
Knocksville regains half guard there - taking advantage of Beaver's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knocksville is trying to control but Beaver passes into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocksville is letting Beaver control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beaver has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Knocksville!
Beaver controlling the pace for now.
Knocksville is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Beaver looking to secure an arm triangle but Knocksville defends it well.
Beaver controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knocksville slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Knocksville trying to control from the bottom.
Knocksville tries to roll over but Beaver keeps him under control.
My spies in Shark Tank MMA inform me that Beaver has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Beaver seems to be working for a kimura but Knocksville defends the submission attempt.
Beaver blocks the strikes from Knocksville.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knocksville wants to get back to full guard.
Knocksville has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beaver is working away from the top position though.
Beaver uses his free foot to push down on Knocksville's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Knocksville.
Beaver can't control as he wanted to and Knocksville manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

Beaver seems to be working for a kimura but Knocksville defends the submission attempt.

Knocksville is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Beaver has latched onto it... Big trouble! Beaver pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Knocksville is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Beaver!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matthew Beaver!

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pop
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RATING
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