WW#1 MAGADDINO VS JOHNSON PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stipe Miocic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stipe Miocic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Miocic
vs
Dillon

188 cm
23
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Miocic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miocic ducks under a wild hook from Dillon.
Dillon throws a hook but Miocic blocks it.
Miocic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dillon defends it nicely.
Dillon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miocic finds it's way round the side to connect with Dillon's head.

It looks like Cory Dillon has been cut.
Miocic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dillon looks to throw the jab but Miocic is out of range.
Miocic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dillon is fending him off so far but Miocic persists. Nope, Dillon circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Miocics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dillon connects with the punch.

Dillon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Miocic to the mat! Miocic manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillon is working Miocic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dillon chips away with some ground and pound.
Dillon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Miocic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dillon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dillon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dillon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dillon is in close to Miocic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dillon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dillon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Miocic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dillon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Miocic is rocked!
Dillon gets to his feet and stands over Miocic, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Miocic felt that one! Dillon unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Miocic from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cory Dillon!
Cory Dillon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalama Amana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John DoeJR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Amana
vs
DoeJR

162 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lalama Amana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John DoeJR!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amana fails to land with a series of punches.
Amana really is a fat lump.
DoeJR looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Amana does no damage.
DoeJR showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amana.
DoeJR is looking for the big counter here.
Amana lands a slapping body shot.
DoeJR fails to land with a series of punches.
Amana takes a swing at DoeJR's ribcage but misses.
Amana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits DoeJRs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amana swings for the body but DoeJR moves out of range.

DoeJR clinches up with Amana and pushes him back against the cage.

DoeJR manages to break the clinch.
Amana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DoeJR moves away.

DoeJR forces Amana back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amana tries to circle away but DoeJR has him pinned against the cage.

DoeJR manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
DoeJR is trying to keep Amana in close.
Amana wants to stand but DoeJR is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amana 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.
DoeJR is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
DoeJR is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
DoeJR bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amana's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DoeJR with a flurry of punches that miss.
Amana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for DoeJR on the ground.
Amana is looking to stand up but DoeJR isn't so interested in that idea.
DoeJR trying to control but Amana is working from the bottom.

DoeJR drops back looking for a leg! Amana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Amana manages to kick DoeJR off! DoeJR jumps back into Amana's guard.
Amana wants to stand but DoeJR is controlling the position.
DoeJR tries to free his leg and advance position but Amana is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amana wants to stand up but DoeJR is controlling him.

DoeJR is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
DoeJR prevents Amana from getting back to his feet.
DoeJR postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
DoeJR tries to clinch up.
DoeJR will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

DoeJR drives through with a takedown into Amana's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

DoeJR decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
DoeJR works the jab nicely.
Amana scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amana keeps the fight on the outside.

DoeJR fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Amana, pushing him back against the cage.
DoeJR is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Amana to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John DoeJR dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Amana jabs at DoeJR's body.
Amana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amana throws a perfectly timed hook that sends DoeJR crashing down! DoeJR tries to stagger back to his feet but Amana just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused DoeJR asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lalama Amana!
Lalama Amana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tahgi Assad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bus Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tahgi Assad has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tahgi Assad seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Assad
vs
Adams

181 cm
18
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tahgi Assad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bus Adams!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad scores with a jab.
Assad misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Adams misses.
Assad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adams's coach down at Makoa $50 (Strength and Cardio) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Adams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Assad as he connects with a hook.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assad throws a big counter combination but Adams scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assad.
Adams tries to counter by closing the distance.
Assad misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Adams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adams.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams throws a head kick that misses.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Assad is looking for a counter combo.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Assad misses with an uppercut.
Adams lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Assad is looking to clinch.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Assad stalks Adams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adams's face. Adams staggers backwards, shaken.

Adams is rocked!
Assad looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Adams has closed the distance and engaged Assad in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adams has picked Assad up - he's going for a ride! Adams dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tahgi Assad!
Bus Adams was interviewed post fight and said 'It's okay, I'm good. Senior citizens need a break even for once in a while'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wallace
vs
Grey

188 cm
24
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
214 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Vikai Gear

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Skip Grey!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Grey's shoulder, as Grey tries to avoid the shot.
Grey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grey scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Ben Wallace has been cut.
Grey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skip Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wallace to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Skip Grey has been cut.
Grey scores with a punch to the head.
A jab lands there for Grey.

Wallace is rocked!
Wallace bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Grey comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Wallace falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Wallace was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Skip Grey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozamataz Buckshank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Douglas
vs
Buckshank

194 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
269 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ozamataz Buckshank!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas misses with a lunging right hand
and Buckshank counters with a series of strikes. Douglas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Douglas shoots in looking for a takedown but Buckshank manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Douglas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Buckshank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Buckshank circles away easily
and Buckshank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buckshank lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Douglas fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Douglas drives through and clinches with Buckshank against the cage.

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

Douglas gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Douglas gets control of Buckshank's arms and successfully pulls guard. Douglas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Douglas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Douglas tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Douglas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Buckshank wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Douglas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Douglas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas drops an elbow to the side of Buckshank's head.
Douglas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Douglas not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas stalling.

Douglas is looking for a kimura here.
Douglas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Douglas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Douglas is trying to work for a kimura but Buckshank is defending well.
Douglas is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Douglas seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ground and pound from Douglas.
Buckshank taking some punishment here, with Douglas in his half guard.
Douglas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Douglas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Buckshank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Douglas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Buckshank should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Douglas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Douglas 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.

Buckshank shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Douglas misses with a takedown
and Buckshank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buckshank!
Douglas shoots in looking for a takedown. Buckshank tries to sprawl out of it but Douglas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buckshank manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Buckshank ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Buckshank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buckshank finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Douglas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kenny Douglas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Douglas has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Douglas.
Buckshank lands with a light punch inside.

Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas shoots and misses
and Buckshank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas tries to clinch but Buckshank moves away
and Buckshank counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Buckshank has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Douglas tries to clinch there but Buckshank circles away.
It seemed like Buckshank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Douglas drives through and clinches with Buckshank against the cage.
Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Buckshank fails to land.
Douglas keeps control of Buckshank as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buckshank being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckshank is trying to push Douglas away but Douglas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Douglas looking for a takedown.
Douglas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buckshank blocks it with crossed arms.
Buckshank tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.

Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckshank scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Douglas shoots in but no luck this time.
Kenny Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas goes for a double leg but Buckshank avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Buckshank continues to drive forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buckshank stalks Douglas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Douglas's face. Douglas staggers backwards, shaken.
Buckshank lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Buckshank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buckshank wants to land a leg kick but Douglas is out of range.
Buckshank connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Douglas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Buckshank displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buckshank stuffs the takedown attempt from Douglas. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet.
Buckshank scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ozamataz Buckshank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Douglas doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Buckshank counter with a right hand.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buckshank but Buckshank pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Douglas misses with a takedown attempt
and Buckshank counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckshank misses with a few strikes there.
Douglas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buckshank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ozamataz Buckshank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buckshank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckshank cracks a nice hook into Douglas's ribs.
Buckshank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buckshank. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozamataz Buckshank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Douglas darts in looking for a takedown but Buckshank gets double underhooks and turns Douglas into the cage.
Douglas shoots and misses
and Buckshank counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buckshank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas defending well as Buckshank loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Buckshank stalks Douglas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Douglas's face. Douglas staggers backwards, shaken.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches up with Buckshank, looking for a takedown. Douglas pushes Buckshank against the cage but Buckshank circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Douglas clinches up with Buckshank and pushes him back against the cage.
Douglas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buckshank smiles and moves away.
Buckshank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Douglas is defended easily by Buckshank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Buckshank circles away.
No joy there for Buckshank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Douglas rushes Buckshank and presses him up against the cage.
Buckshank is trying to break the clinch but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buckshank lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Douglas checks a leg kick nicely.
Buckshank dodges the punch combination from Douglas.
A jab from Buckshank finds it's way through Douglas's defenses.
Buckshank avoids the head kick by Douglas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckshank throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Douglas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A punch combination from Buckshank misses.
Douglas swinging wildly here.
Douglas misses with a body punch
and Buckshank counters with a nice uppercut.
Douglas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buckshank counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckshank shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Douglas eats them both and turns towards Buckshank to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Buckshank fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Douglas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buckshank.
A little jabbing left from Buckshank on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buckshank cracks Douglas with an open hand slap.

Douglas pushes Buckshank up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckshank gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Douglas.
Douglas has Buckshank pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Buckshank manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Douglas breaks the clinch.
Buckshank is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Douglas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Buckshank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Douglas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buckshank counters with a nice body shot.
Buckshank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a takedown
and Buckshank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buckshank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckshank lands with a nice combination. Douglas backs away looking to recover.
Buckshank connects with a crisp jab.
Douglas misses with a takedown
and Buckshank counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buckshank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckshank throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buckshank but Buckshank pushes him off and we're back to square one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ozamataz Buckshank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buckshank has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozamataz Buckshank!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Main event

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

Magaddino
vs
Johnson

180 cm
25
211 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 Hilo, Stefano Magaddino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Magaddino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Magaddino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magaddino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Magaddino persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Magaddino shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefano Magaddino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magaddino tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Magaddino ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Magaddino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson catches Magaddino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Magaddino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Magaddino is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson punishes Magaddino's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Magaddino is looking to close the distance but Johnson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Magaddino crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Magaddino is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Anthony Johnson!