ABW 46 Shingen - Steve PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Trumpsfeld
vs
Nastanovich

190 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

One stop shop need staff

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Trumpsfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Nastanovich!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trumpsfeld scores with a one two! Nastanovich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nastanovich shoots for a takedown but Trumpsfeld saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nastanovich throws a looping overhand right but Trumpsfeld ducks down to avoid it.
Trumpsfeld pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nastanovich back to the cage. Trumpsfeld follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Trumpsfeld seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed right hand from Nastanovich misses the target.
Trumpsfeld lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nastanovich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trumpsfeld's waist but Trumpsfeld gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nastanovich off to one side.
No luck for Nastanovich with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Trumpsfeld was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dan Trumpsfeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Nastanovich.
Trumpsfeld lands a really nice looking cross but Nastanovich seems unphased.
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!
Trumpsfeld throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nastanovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trumpsfeld as he avoids it easily.
Trumpsfeld lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck for Nastanovich with that takedown attempt.
Trumpsfeld shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nastanovich eats them both and turns towards Trumpsfeld to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Trumpsfeld works over Nastanovich's head and body with a nice combination.
Trumpsfeld moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dan Trumpsfeld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastanovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nastanovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trumpsfeld throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Trumpsfeld stalks Nastanovich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nastanovich's face. Nastanovich staggers backwards, shaken.

Nastanovich is rocked!
Trumpsfeld rushes Nastanovich with punches - Nastanovich moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Nastanovich goes down! Trumpsfeld follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Trumpsfeld!
After winning the bout, Dan Trumpsfeld 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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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Belediyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Franco
vs
Belediyev

180 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
140 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Belediyev!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco avoids the head kick by Belediyev.

Belediyev closes the distance and clinches.
Belediyev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Franco.
Belediyev dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Belediyev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Franco to keep the fight standing.
Belediyev blocks the elbow strike.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franco lands a nice uppercut.
Belediyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Franco avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Franco gets through Belediyev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Belediyev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franco gets tackled into the cage by Belediyev. Belediyev maintains the clinch.
Franco misses with some punches.
Belediyev tries to land a knee to the head but Franco blocks with his arms.
Belediyev is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Belediyev trying to land knees to the body.

Franco has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Belediyev goes down! Franco dives on top of him - Belediyev manages to get guard.

Belediyev is rocked!

Franco gets to his feet. Belediyev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Belediyev is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?

Belediyev tries to keep at a distance but Franco has taken the fight into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Belediyev has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belediyev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Franco smiles and moves away.

Franco closes the distance and pushes Belediyev back into the cage.
Franco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Belediyev seems to have recovered his senses.
Belediyev stalling in the clinch but Franco improves position.
Franco stalls.
Franco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Belediyev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Franco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pedro Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Belediyev.
Franco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Franco tries to counter with a takedown but Belediyev is quick to defend against it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belediyev tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco slaps away a takedown attempt from Belediyev, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Franco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franco has Belediyev pushed against the cage.
Franco throws an elbow but it misses.
Belediyev is trying to pull guard but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
Belediyev looks winded!
Franco lands an elbow just above Belediyev 's eye.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Belediyev shrugs off.
Belediyev tries to pull guard but Franco holds him up against the cage and eventually Belediyev drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belediyev's brow.
Belediyev is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Belediyev dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Belediyev is trying to pull guard but Franco turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Belediyev working hard to break the clinch.
Franco lands an elbow just above Belediyev 's eye.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
Franco pressing his opponent against the cage.
Belediyev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belediyev's defenses.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franco gets underhooks to prevent Belediyev's takedown attempt.
Belediyev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Franco is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Belediyev gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Franco manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Belediyev jumps guard and drags Franco to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Franco stays in close to Belediyev's body and controls the position.

Franco stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Belediyev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Franco as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Belediyev misses.
Franco attempts a counter takedown but Belediyev avoids it well and moves away.

Franco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Franco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Franco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franco is pushing Belediyev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Franco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belediyev backwards.

Belediyev pulls guard effortlessly.
Franco stays in close to Belediyev's body and controls the position.
Franco is working Belediyev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco chips away with some ground and pound.

Franco stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Franco moves into range and clinches up with Belediyev.
Belediyev stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belediyev.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Belediyev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Franco.
Franco has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Franco gets through Belediyev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franco lands a left hand.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.

Belediyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belediyev can do to turn this around?
Belediyev looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely.
Belediyev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Belediyev moves to clinch but Franco breaks away

and Franco counters with a nice double leg into side control. Belediyev won't be happy with that.
Franco working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belediyev tries to buck Franco off but Franco is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Franco seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Franco has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Franco stands up and beckons Belediyev to his feet.
Pedro Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belediyev motions for Franco to come forward. Belediyev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Franco clinches up with Belediyev and pushes him back against the cage.
Franco cracks Belediyev with a nice body shot.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
Franco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belediyev.
Belediyev is breathing heavily.
Franco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belediyev blocks it with crossed arms.

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

Franco has closed the distance and engaged Belediyev in a clinch.
Belediyev wants a takedown but no success here.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but Belediyev blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Belediyev manages to break the clinch.

Belediyev closes the distance and pushes Franco back into the cage.
Franco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Belediyev has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Franco lands with a short shot to the head.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belediyev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
Belediyev jumps guard but Franco stands there with Belediyev around his waist. Belediyev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Belediyev dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Belediyev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Franco after a bit of a struggle.
Pedro Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Belediyev.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Franco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belediyev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Belediyev jumps guard but Franco stands there with Belediyev around his waist. Belediyev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pedro Franco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belediyev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Franco to keep the fight standing.
Belediyev wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Franco dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Belediyev shoots in but no luck this time.
Franco attempts a counter takedown but Belediyev avoids it well and moves away.
Belediyev has a takedown stuffed.
Pedro Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franco stuffs the takedown attempt from Belediyev. Belediyev gets slowly back to his feet.
Pedro Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Belediyev.

Franco clinches with his opponent.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Belediyev takes an elbow to the temple.
Belediyev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belediyev's brow.
Belediyev blocks an elbow strike from Franco.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belediyev's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
Belediyev is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Belediyev trying to control the position but instead, Franco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belediyev into the cage.
Belediyev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Franco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco scores with a shot to the side of Belediyev's head.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Belediyev takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Belediyev up against the cage.
Franco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Franco lands an elbow inside.
Belediyev blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco effectively controlling the action here.
Franco throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Belediyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Franco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Belediyev blocks the elbow strike.
Franco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franco gets through Belediyev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franco has Belediyev pressed against the cage. He pushes Belediyev back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Franco throws a beautiful elbow that sends Belediyev crashing to the floor! Franco piles on the pressure with more strikes! Belediyev is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Franco!
Pedro Franco managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King of Clothes, into his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Castellano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castellano comes into the arena with TESTIFY blaring out of the sound system. Denny Young is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Castellano
vs
Young

168 cm
19
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Pit Bull Development
Dauntless

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Castellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denny Young!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Young misses.
A jab from Castellano does it's job there.
Castellano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Young tries to clinch but Castellano is having none of it.

Castellano instigates a clinch.
Young wants a takedown.
Castellano is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Castellano lands with a light punch inside.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Castellano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Castellano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leo Castellano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denny Young.
Castellano tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Castellano back against the cage.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Castellano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Castellano.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castellano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young or not.
Castellano misses with a body punch.
Young blocks a body shot from Castellano.
Castellano lands a nice uppercut.
Castellano cracks Young with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castellano.
Castellano digs a right hand underneath Young's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young looks winded!
Castellano lands a right hand.
Young is looking for a takedown.
Young changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castellano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Young misses with a takedown
and Castellano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Castellano closes the distance and clinches.
Castellano avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the cage.
Castellano scores with a nice hook to the head.

Young is rocked!

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!
Castellano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Castellano finish him?
Castellano keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Castellano.
Young is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castellano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've been hearing reports that Castellano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Castellano lands with a left to the head.
Young drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castellano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Castellano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
A nice left hand lands by Castellano.

Castellano pulls guard.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Castellano blocks nicely.
Castellano controlling the position.

Castellano is looking to cinch up a triangle. Young throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Castellano's body to avoid the submission. Castellano has instead reached around Young's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Castellano arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leo Castellano!
An out of breath and clearly excited Leo Castellano thanked Pit Bull Development for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Skrarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gabriel Skrarski enters the cage!

Henrique
vs
Skrarski

200 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

198 cm
19
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Skrarski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Skrarski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Henrique!
Henrique struggling a bit here.
Skrarski working the ground and pound but Henrique is defending the strikes.
Henrique has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Skrarski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Henrique has escaped the position, nice work there.
Skrarski wants to control but Henrique is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarski is working Henrique over with some ground and pound from side control.

It looks like Pedro Henrique has been cut.

Skrarski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Henrique prevents Skrarski from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique is looking for a sweep.

Skrarski goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Henrique rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Skrarski's guard! Nice work there by Henrique!
Henrique would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Henrique throws a big elbow that misses.
Skrarski keeping full guard, as Henrique tries to pass.
Skrarski has Henrique pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrarski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skrarski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Skrarski told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Henrique postures up in Skrarski's guard and throws a big left but Skrarski blocks it.
Skrarski working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Skrarski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henrique wants to control from the top but Skrarski keeps moving.
Skrarski pulls Henrique in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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

and Skrarski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Skrarski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Pedro Henrique's cut is getting worse.
Skrarski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Pedro Henrique's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gabriel Skrarski!
A relieved looking Gabriel Skrarski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
16%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Beast kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm Broken. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

The Beast
vs
Cobb

225 cm
19
289 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

212 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan The Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cobb rushes The Beast and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Beast jumps guard but Cobb stands there with The Beast around his waist. The Beast gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Cobb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb slaps away a takedown attempt from The Beast, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Cobb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Beast lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
Cobb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Beast circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been hearing reports that The Beast has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Beast.
Cobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Cobb has managed to clinch.

Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
The Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Beast tries to counter by clinching up but Cobb breaks away and moves out of range.
The Beast really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Cobb clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Beast trying to control the position but instead, Cobb has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Beast into the cage.

Cobb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Beast's head backwards.
Cobb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Beast.
Semmy Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. The Beast catches Cobb right on the button with a cross.
Cobb's coach down at Cobb was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cobb's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Beast cracks Cobb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Beast swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cobb.
The Beast shoots in but Cobb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan The Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Beast drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Dan The Beast has been cut.

Cobb feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends The Beast sprawling to the canvas! The Beast rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cobb finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
The Beast misses with a hook from the clinch.

Cobb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Beast throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.

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

The Beast is rocked!
Cobb closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks The Beast out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Semmy Cobb!
Semmy Cobb decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's entrance music is enguinha pocoto. A fine choice. Monkey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bransjehora. Demon Monkey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcia
vs
Monkey

180 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Monkey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monkey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Monkey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Monkey tenderised Garcia's leg. Garcia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monkey lands with a good body shot.
Monkey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Monkey.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Monkey scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Monkey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Monkey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Monkey.
Monkey connects with a solid leg kick.
Monkey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia tries to clinch but Monkey is having none of it.
Nice body kick from Monkey.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Monkey thuds his shin into the meat of Garcia's side.
Monkey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
and Monkey counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Garcia! He's just covering up as Monkey starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demon Monkey!
A very excited looking Demon Monkey rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Alexandre Garcia was interviewed post fight and said 'tava sentindo dores'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Space (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson Cock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Space
vs
Cock

200 cm
20
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
219 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 London, Kevin Space!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnson Cock!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Space will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Space shoots in but no luck this time.
Space walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Kevin Space has been cut.
Johnson Cock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cock throws a lazy right hand but Space sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Space closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Space is looking for a kimura here.
Cock is looking for a sweep. Space is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Space is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Space will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Space seems to be working for a kimura but Cock defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cock wants to control but Space is keeping busy.

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

Space seems to be working for a kimura but Cock defends the submission attempt.

Space is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cock defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cock wants to get back to full guard.

Space seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cock is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kevin Space!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Riverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jared Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Riverson
vs
Williams

225 cm
27
300 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

198 cm
27
297 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Riverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Williams!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riverson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Oooooh!!! Williams has knocked Riverson down with a huge combo! Williams steps away and waves a wobbly Riverson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Riverson is rocked!

It looks like John Riverson has been cut.
John Riverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riverson throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams wobbles Riverson with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Williams dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Riverson to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jared Williams!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

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

Scrotum
vs
The Burninator

185 cm
20
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
183 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hairy Scrotum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trogdor The Burninator!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Burninator slips under a jab from Scrotum.
Scrotum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Burninator manages to avoid it.
Scrotum ducks under a wild hook from The Burninator.
The Burninator misses with an uppercut. Scrotum saw that one coming.
Scrotum misses with a looping left.
Scrotum avoids the body shot from The Burninator.
Scrotum lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Trogdor The Burninator has been cut.
Scrotum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Burninator counters with a straight right hand.
Scrotum cracks The Burninator with an open hand slap.
Scrotum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Burninator rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Scrotum to counter with a crisp jab.
Scrotum lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Scrotum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Burninator slips a straight right by Scrotum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrotum looks to score with a jab to the body but The Burninator is just out of range.
The Burninator looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good standup being displayed there by Scrotum as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Scrotum misses.
Scrotum cracks The Burninator with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! The Burninator falls to his knees and Scrotum doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hairy Scrotum!
Hairy Scrotum seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeda Shingen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shingen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Swarrrm - Scilence. Steve has chosen Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Takeda Shingen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Takeda Shingen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Shingen
vs
Steve

185 cm
20
179 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
181 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Aspire Nutrition
Sully's Bar & Grill

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeda Shingen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Steve!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shingen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Shingen's shoulder, as Shingen tries to avoid the shot.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steve misses with a hook.
Steve slips a straight right by Shingen.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shingen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Takeda Shingen has been cut.

Steve cracks Shingen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Steve has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Shingen to stand back up!

Shingen is rocked!
Shingen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Shingen is aggressively charging in as Steve backs up avoiding any damage. Steve tosses out a jab and Shingen runs right into it face first! Shingen is out cold! Steve dropped down on all fours and is barking in Shingen's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Steve!
Chris Steve is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Chris Steve, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.