UFF 17 - Unfinished Business PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead Or Alive by Bon Jovi. Toshi Suzuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hill
vs
Suzuki

160 cm
23
145 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

200 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bret Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toshi Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill moves in looking to clinch but Suzuki pushes him off.
A shot to de liver by Suzuki. Beautiful body shot.
Suzuki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzuki.
Hill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Suzuki scores with the left hand. Hill knows he should have avoided that one.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut.
Suzuki throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Suzuki connects with a looping right hand.
Hill throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt - Suzuki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Hill moves into range and clinches up with Suzuki.

Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suzuki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hill's head backwards.
Hill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suzuki tries to avoid it but Hill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suzuki to the ground. Suzuki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shot by Suzuki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
and Suzuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzuki. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toshi Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suzuki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a nice uppercut.

Hill is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hill. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Suzuki misses with a straight right.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Suzuki.
Hill moves out of range as Suzuki strikes.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suzuki.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Hill with a poor takedown
and Suzuki counters with a huge left! Hill is in big trouble! He's backing up but Suzuki isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hill from any more damage. A dominating finish by Suzuki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toshi Suzuki!

C
A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Floorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John CarBobble (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 fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Floorman
vs
CarBobble

220 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Floorman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John CarBobble!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CarBobble tries to close the distance and clinch but Floorman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Floorman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
CarBobble is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Floorman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Floorman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Floorman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Floorman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Floorman breaks from CarBobble's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Floorman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as CarBobble is looking to escape.
Floorman controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
CarBobble avoids a series of strikes thrown by Floorman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floorman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Floorman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
A nice elbow there by Floorman.
Floorman controlling the position easily from mount.
CarBobble holds on, trying desperately to control.
Floorman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Floorman cracks CarBobble with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Floorman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Floorman misses with a head shot.
Floorman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
CarBobble is bucking up trying to escape but Floorman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Floorman controlling the pace for now.
Floorman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Floorman is landing with some decent strikes but CarBobble is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
CarBobble is squirming around, avoiding Floorman's attempts to control the action.
Floorman working CarBobble over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floorman controlling the position easily from mount.
Floorman lands a nice shot to the head.

Floorman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now CarBobble is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
CarBobble throwing strikes but missing.
Floorman is pulling down on CarBobble's head to control his posture.
CarBobble throwing strikes from guard but Floorman blocks nicely.
CarBobble throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floorman controlling the position.
CarBobble is looking to stand up but Floorman won't let him.
Floorman pulls CarBobble in close to prevent any damage.
Floorman'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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. George Floorman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Floorman shoots in for a takedown but CarBobble shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Floorman pushes CarBobble up against the cage in a clinch.

Floorman pulls CarBobble into guard.
Floorman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
CarBobble throws a big right hand that misses.
Floorman has a closed guard, preventing CarBobble from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Floorman shoots in but CarBobble avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Floorman scores with a takedown into CarBobble's guard.
CarBobble has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Floorman throwing strikes but missing.
Floorman looking to sit in guard and control but CarBobble gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Floorman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floorman trying to keep a closed guard but CarBobble is proving a slippery customer.
CarBobble is looking to work some ground and pound but Floorman has wrist control.
Floorman is pulling down on CarBobble's head. It's preventing any offense from CarBobble, at least for the moment.
CarBobble trying to control the position from guard on top but Floorman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
CarBobble would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

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.
CarBobble trying to control but Floorman is working from the bottom.
Floorman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in CarBobble's guard.
CarBobble keeping moving, preventing Floorman from controlling successfully.
CarBobble utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Floorman is stalling in the full guard.
CarBobble trying to keep a closed guard but Floorman is proving a slippery customer.
Floorman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Floorman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Floorman throwing strikes but missing.
Floorman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Floorman is trying hard to land a takedown here. CarBobble sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
CarBobble darts in trying to clinch

and Floorman counters with a single leg into guard. CarBobble didn't expect that.
Floorman working some strikes from top position.
Floorman trying to control but CarBobble is working from the bottom.
George Floorman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Floorman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
CarBobble is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Floorman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Floorman tries to get to full guard but CarBobble has control of the leg.
Floorman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Floorman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
CarBobble throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Floorman working a defensive guard here.
Floorman looking to hit a scissor sweep but CarBobble is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Floorman dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

CarBobble looks to clinch

and Floorman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
CarBobble tries to get to full guard but Floorman has control of the leg.
CarBobble wants to get back to his feet.
CarBobble avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Floorman.
Floorman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed CarBobble's head.
Floorman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Floorman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floorman slips a nice elbow through CarBobble's hands, connecting with CarBobble's forehead.
Floorman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but CarBobble does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Floorman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Floorman is keen to just control but CarBobble is a slippery customer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. George Floorman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Floorman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around CarBobble's waist but CarBobble gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Floorman off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
CarBobble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
CarBobble fails to land with a series of punches.
CarBobble tries to clinch

and Floorman counters with a nice double leg into side control. CarBobble won't be happy with that.
Floorman grinds an elbow into CarBobble's temple.
Floorman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Floorman taking a breather here.
CarBobble takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
CarBobble is trying to improve his position.
Floorman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floorman cracks CarBobble with a big elbow.
Floorman landing a few strikes.
Floorman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Floorman trying to control the action but CarBobble is working from the bottom.
John CarBobble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floorman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Floorman is looking to take a break and control but CarBobble is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Floorman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Floorman is looking to take a break and control but CarBobble is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
CarBobble regains half guard there - taking advantage of Floorman's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
George Floorman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Floorman lands with a punch from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Floorman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Floorman, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Floorman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejanrdo Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alejanrdo Cordoba will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Simpson
vs
Cordoba

190 cm
24
216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alejanrdo Cordoba!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordoba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simpson but Simpson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Simpson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cordoba to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cordoba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cordoba working away.
Cordoba prevents Simpson from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cordoba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Simpson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cordoba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simpson keeps working.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cordoba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Simpson, who protects the arm well.

Cordoba tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Cordoba tries for a kimura but Simpson is defending well.
Cordoba looks gassed!
Simpson wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Cordoba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Simpson, who protects the arm well.
Simpson wants to get back to his feet but Cordoba drags him back down.
Simpson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Simpson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Cordoba has gone for a leg lock! Simpson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cordoba's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cordoba thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson landing with the ground and pound.
Simpson wants to control from the top but Cordoba keeps moving.
Simpson is working Cordoba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Simpson landing some decent shots from guard.
Simpson distracts Cordoba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Simpson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cordoba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simpson is one step ahead there.
Simpson works over Cordoba with some ground and pound from guard.
Simpson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cordoba has momentary wrist control but Simpson slips an elbow through the middle.
Simpson lands a couple of digs.
Simpson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Simpson stays in close to Cordoba's body and controls the position.
Simpson works over Cordoba with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cordoba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simpson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Simpson distracts Cordoba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cordoba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simpson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cordoba is looking for a triangle but Simpson pushes his legs off easily.
Simpson chips away with some ground and pound.
Simpson scoring with some ground and pound.
Simpson trying to control but Cordoba is working from the bottom.
Simpson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Simpson scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cordoba closes the distance and clinches up with Simpson, looking for a takedown. Cordoba pushes Simpson against the cage but Simpson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cordoba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simpson's waist but Simpson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cordoba off to one side.
Alejanrdo Cordoba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Simpson gets a takedown into half guard.
Simpson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bart Simpson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simpson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cordoba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Simpson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cordoba on the ground.

Cordoba looking for submissions off his back.
Simpson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cordoba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Simpson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cordoba is breathing heavily.
Simpson lands with a punch from half guard.
Simpson slips a nice elbow through Cordoba's hands, connecting with Cordoba's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Simpson is nestled in close to Cordoba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Simpson there.
Simpson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Simpson wants to pass to mount but Cordoba is defending the position.

Cordoba looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Simpson lands a nice short elbow.
Cordoba has hold of Simpson's hands but Simpson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Simpson seems content to control.
Simpson lands with a punch from half guard.
Simpson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Simpson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Simpson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cordoba taking some punishment here, with Simpson in his half guard.
Simpson working Cordoba over with strikes.
Simpson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Simpson moves into full mount! Cordoba won't be happy about that!
Simpson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Simpson looking to control but Cordoba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Simpson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Simpson controlling from mount.
Cordoba is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson scoring with strikes but Cordoba is staying in there.
Cordoba tries to reverse the position but Simpson maintains control.
Simpson is landing with some decent strikes but Cordoba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cordoba is squirming around, avoiding Simpson's attempts to control the action.
Cordoba is in a horrible position here. Simpson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Simpson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Simpson looking to finish Cordoba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cordoba!
Simpson punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cordoba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Simpson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cordoba?
Simpson with good strikes from the mount here!
Simpson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Simpson!

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C
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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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between murray mintz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stoner McWeeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mintz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smack My Bitch Up- The Prodigy. Stoner McWeeder struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs 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. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

mintz
vs
McWeeder

170 cm
22
141 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
148 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, murray mintz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stoner McWeeder!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWeeder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McWeeder misses with a wild combination.

mintz has managed to clinch.
McWeeder managing to block the knees to the body from mintz.
mintz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for mintz.
mintz landing knees to the head.

mintz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McWeeder misses with the combination.
mintz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McWeeder swivels and escapes.

mintz drives through and clinches with McWeeder against the cage.

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

mintz has managed to clinch.
mintz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McWeeder up against the cage.

mintz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mintz connects with a high kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from mintz, right into the meat.

mintz pushes McWeeder up against the cage in a clinch.
McWeeder takes a knee to the side of the body.
mintz connects with a knee to the head.
mintz controlling the action here for a moment.
McWeeder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
mintz unloads a knee to the mid-section. McWeeder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McWeeder wants to get back to striking at distance but mintz won't allow it.

mintz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
mintz throws a quick inside leg kick.
McWeeder looks gassed!
McWeeder has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by mintz.

mintz has McWeeder up against the cage in a clinch.
mintz lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

mintz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McWeeder throws a series of punches but mintz moves out of range.

mintz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
mintz lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by mintz.
mintz connects with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
mintz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
mintz tries a knee to the head but McWeeder blocks it.
mintz slowing the pace effectively.
mintz scores a nice knee to the body.
mintz throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mintz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

McWeeder is rocked!
mintz lands a big knee! That's hurt McWeeder! Oh, he's all over the place! mintz lands another knee that sends McWeeder to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). murray mintz!
murray mintz retains his bantamweight title!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

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

Vandam
vs
putin

189 cm
23
205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

192 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Vandam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, vladimir putin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vandam wants to slow putin down by chopping away at his legs.
putin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vandam!
putin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch combination from Vandam misses.
Vandam throws a right and a left that putin avoids nicely.
putin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vandam tries to avoid it but putin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vandam to the ground. Vandam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
putin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vandam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyler Vandam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vladimir putin.
putin has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Vandam does no damage.

Vandam drops putin with a nice combination! Vandam dives into putin's guard, looking to finish!

putin is rocked!

It looks like vladimir putin has been cut.
putin looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandam trying to stand up but can't free himself from putin's guard.
putin is still in real trouble! Can Vandam finish him?
Vandam trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
putin seems to have recovered his senses.
Vandam wants to stand and escape but instead putin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
putin wants to control from the top but Vandam keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
putin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vandam throws a head kick that misses.
putin shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by putin or perhaps it was just good defense by Vandam which made him look bad.
Vandam misses with a head kick.
Vandam throws a sloppy head kick and putin moves out of range easily.
putin ducks right into an uppercut from Vandam.
putin fails with an attempt to clinch.

putin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vandam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vandam tries to get out of the position.
putin throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vandam keeping moving, preventing putin from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Vandam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on vladimir putin's cut.
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.

Vandam stalks putin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into putin's face. putin staggers backwards, shaken.
Vandam looks to land a body kick but putin moved away.
Tyler Vandam is winning the standup battle so far.
Vandam misses with a two punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vandam.
Vandam misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyler Vandam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
putin takes one to the chin there.
putin shoots in looking for a takedown. Vandam tries to sprawl out of it but putin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vandam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vandam tries to score with a low kick but putin moves his leg out of the way.
Vandam throws a head kick but putin moves out of range.

putin ducks straight into an uppercut from Vandam and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - putin manages to regain guard straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandam wanted to stand there but putin had control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
putin has Vandam pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandam wanted to stand there but putin had control of the position.
putin trying to control the position.
putin has Vandam pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vandam wants to stand but putin is controlling his posture from full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
putin closes the distance and clinches up with Vandam, looking for a takedown. putin pushes Vandam against the cage but Vandam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

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.
putin closes the distance and clinches up with Vandam, looking for a takedown. putin pushes Vandam against the cage but Vandam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyler Vandam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vladimir putin.
Vandam throws a leg kick but putin checks it.
Vandam misses with a series of wild punches.
putin fails with the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Vandam misses.
putin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vandam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler Vandam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by putin or perhaps it was just good defense by Vandam which made him look bad.
Vandam throws a right hand that putin ducks under and follows up with a left that putin also avoids with ease.
Vandam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Vandam.

putin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vandam napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
putin advances nicely into full mount.
putin controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Vandam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on vladimir putin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vandam gets caught flat footed, as putin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vandam keeping moving, preventing putin from controlling successfully.
putin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
putin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vandam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
putin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
putin won't allow Vandam to get back to his feet.
putin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
putin tries to free his leg and advance position but Vandam is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vandam stuffs the takedown.
putin shoots in for a takedown but Vandam shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vandam displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from putin.
Tyler Vandam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vladimir putin.
putin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
putin dodges the punch combination from Vandam.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
putin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vandam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten putin somewhat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vandam slaps away a takedown attempt from putin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vandam throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh putin colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Vandam as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and putin is left battered and dazed whilst Vandam and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Vandam!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryley Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Chivitchian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spencer
vs
Chivitchian

179 cm
24
181 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryley Spencer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Chivitchian!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer walks into a stiff left hand from Chivitchian.
Chivitchian misses with an uppercut. Spencer saw that one coming.
Chivitchian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chivitchian digs a good hook to Spencer's body.
Chivitchian connects with a jab.

It looks like Ryley Spencer has been cut.
Mikhail Chivitchian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chivitchian cracks Spencer with a hook to the temple - Spencer is on wobbly legs here! Chivitchian swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Spencer falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Chivitchian wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mikhail Chivitchian!
Mikhail Chivitchian is the new welterweight champion!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Drabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dignam might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds. The crowd seem to be enjoying Drabek's choice of entrance music: Imagine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dignam
vs
Drabek

195 cm
23
289 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Dignam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Drabek!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drabek shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dignam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dignam tries to get out of the position.
Dignam is staying active underneath Drabek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Drabek content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Drabek is trying to control the action in half guard but Dignam is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Drabek is looking to advance position but Dignam won't allow it.
Drabek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drabek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dignam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drabek.
Drabek is trying to control. Dignam wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drabek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dignam's head.
Drabek with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dignam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drabek is keen to just control but Dignam is a slippery customer.

Drabek is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drabek winds up and cracks Dignam with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dignam is trying to maintain the position but Drabek is very close to passing his half guard.
Drabek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drabek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dignam defending well though.
Dignam is looking to control Drabek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dignam avoid being mounted?
Drabek slows the pace down in half guard.
Drabek looks to land a strike but Dignam avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drabek trying to control but Dignam is working from the bottom.
Drabek controlling from the top position.
Drabek looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drabek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dignam pulls Drabek in to control the position.
Dignam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drabek wants to control from the top but Dignam keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Dignam misses.
Dignam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drabek is defended easily by Dignam.
Dignam just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Drabek 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.

Dignam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Jeff Drabek has been cut.
Drabek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drabek shoots for a double leg takedown but Dignam sprawls well. He's pushed Drabek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decent striking displayed by Dignam there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Drabek is rocked!
Dignam scores with a hook to the body. Drabek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drabek moves away from the strike by Dignam.
Drabek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dignam.
Drabek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drabek shoots in looking for a takedown. Dignam tries to sprawl out of it but Drabek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dignam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dignam throws a body punch but Drabek moves out of range.
Dignam jabs Drabek right on the nose. Drabek blinks but takes it well.
Dignam lands a body shot.
Drabek is breathing heavily.
Dignam connects with a crisp jab.
Dignam works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drabek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Dignam cracks Drabek with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dignam has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Drabek to stand back up!
Drabek is still on wobbly legs! Can Dignam finish him?
Dignam is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Drabek hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyler Dignam!
Tyler Dignam retains his heavyweight title!