KAMIKAZE 71: Viva Victoria! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guilhaume Prevot (ranked 8577 p4p, 585 weight class) and Eli Peterson (ranked 23899 p4p, 650 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?

Prevot
vs
Peterson

164 cm
26
153 lbs
9 - 18 - 0

177 cm
19
157 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guilhaume Prevot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Prevot has Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.

Prevot manages to break the clinch.
Eli Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Peterson tries to keep at a distance but Prevot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peterson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Peterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Prevot breaks the clinch.
Prevot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Prevot fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Peterson sprawls well initially but Prevot persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prevot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
Peterson is looking to escape.
Prevot content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Prevot scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Prevot is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prevot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Prevot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peterson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prevot.

Prevot is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peterson defends it well.
Peterson is looking to control Prevot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peterson avoid being mounted?
Prevot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prevot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
Peterson is trying to stand up here but Prevot is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Peterson is trying to get back to full guard.

Prevot maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Peterson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Prevot has cracked it and Peterson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Prevot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Guilhaume Prevot!
A very excited looking Guilhaume Prevot made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Altintop Palonesess (ranked 4028 p4p, 414 weight class) and Ambu Abumbu (ranked 24336 p4p, 658 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ambu Abumbu enters the cage!

Palonesess
vs
Abumbu

175 cm
22
156 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

175 cm
19
152 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Altintop Palonesess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ambu Abumbu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Palonesess gets a double leg takedown into Abumbu's guard.
Palonesess stands and throws Abumbu's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Palonesess has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Abumbu is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Palonesess yanks on the arm and Abumbu is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Palonesess.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Altintop Palonesess!
Our winner, Altintop Palonesess, 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.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isoroku Nagumo (ranked 5318 p4p, 552 weight class) and Valentin Hadjiev (ranked 15216 p4p, 743 weight class). Valentin Hadjiev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nagumo
vs
Hadjiev

181 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
38
170 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isoroku Nagumo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Valentin Hadjiev!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadjiev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nagumo.
A jab from Nagumo misses.
Nagumo scores with a nice head shot.
Nagumo jabs at Hadjiev's body.
Nagumo misses the jab.
Nagumo punishes Hadjiev's body with a nice straight punch.

Hadjiev closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nagumo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hadjiev landing some decent shots from guard.
Hadjiev cracks Nagumo with a solid left hand.
Nagumo wants to stand but Hadjiev is controlling the position.
Hadjiev is working Nagumo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nagumo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hadjiev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hadjiev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hadjiev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hadjiev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hadjiev landing with the ground and pound.
Hadjiev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hadjiev landing some decent shots from guard.
Hadjiev is working Nagumo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Hadjiev drops back looking for a leg! Nagumo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nagumo manages to kick Hadjiev off! Hadjiev jumps back into Nagumo's guard.
Hadjiev is working Nagumo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadjiev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hadjiev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hadjiev throwing strikes from guard but Nagumo blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hadjiev drops back looking for a leg! Nagumo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nagumo manages to kick Hadjiev off! Hadjiev jumps back into Nagumo's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hadjiev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Hadjiev drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Hadjiev as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Nagumo screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Hadjiev! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Valentin Hadjiev!
A victorious Valentin Hadjiev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Conlon (ranked 5152 p4p, 572 weight class) and Mike Patton (ranked 8989 p4p, 722 weight class). Patton has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. Tommy Conlon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Conlon
vs
Patton

195 cm
33
210 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

180 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Conlon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Patton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Conlon shoots in but no luck this time.

Conlon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Patton's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conlon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Conlon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conlon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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

Patton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Conlon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Conlon 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.
Patton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Conlon is proving hard to escape from.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conlon working for a triangle but Patton defends it easily.

Conlon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Patton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Patton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Patton is looking to stand up but Conlon won't let him.

Patton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Conlon looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Patton is defending well. Conlon quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Patton has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Conlon celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Conlon!
Tommy Conlon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Mike Patton had this to say: 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Carvalho (ranked 1545 p4p, 208 weight class) and Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 6685 p4p, 619 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carvalho
vs
Florentino Ernesto Alvarez

172 cm
28
165 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
43
166 lbs
29 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

424 Co.
Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Carvalho misses.
No luck for Alvarez with that takedown attempt.
Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Carvalho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Alvarez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Carvalho manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho is trying to keep Alvarez in close.

Carvalho looking for a guillotine here but Alvarez defends easily.

Alvarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carvalho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alvarez has managed to get both his arms back between Carvalho's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carvalho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alvarez defends well.

Carvalho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Alvarez uses it to pass to side control.

Alvarez stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Carvalho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carvalho tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Carvalho looking for subs off his back but Alvarez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Alvarez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho manages to get to full guard.

Carvalho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carvalho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.

Carvalho trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.

Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carvalho advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho cracks Alvarez with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carvalho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Carvalho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Alvarez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Carvalho's guard! Nice work there by Alvarez!

Carvalho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carvalho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvarez.

Carvalho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Alvarez stacks Carvalho on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Alvarez!
Carvalho is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to advance to mount but can't.

Alvarez stands up.
Carvalho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Alvarez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alvarez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez connects with a couple of short punches.
Carvalho looking to control.

Carvalho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Alvarez uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carvalho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carvalho thuds a left hand into Alvarez's body.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvarez moves out of range of the leg kick from Carvalho.
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
Gustavo Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez.
Alvarez with a poor takedown

and Carvalho counters with a takedown into side control.
Alvarez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Carvalho is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Carvalho lands a big elbow.
Carvalho controlling from mount.
Alvarez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho tries to keep control of the position but Alvarez is staying busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Alvarez tries to escape the position.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet.
Carvalho is looking to control Alvarez but Alvarez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Carvalho is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alvarez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Alvarez is covering up but some of the strikes from Carvalho are getting through and doing damage.
Carvalho punches Alvarez on the ear.
Alvarez is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Carvalho off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carvalho is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Alvarez is defending well though. Carvalho let's go of the attempt for now.
Carvalho wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Carvalho slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Carvalho tries to keep control of the position but Alvarez is staying busy.
Alvarez wants to escape the position.

Alvarez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Carvalho gets his way!
Gustavo Carvalho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez is trying to get back to his feet but Carvalho has full control of the position and if anything, Alvarez has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez covering up well and avoiding damage.

Carvalho is looking for the choke from the back position but Alvarez is controlling his hands well.

Carvalho seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Alvarez's chin but Alvarez turns very nicely into Carvalho's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Alvarez.

Carvalho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alvarez won't allow Carvalho to sweep him here.

Carvalho throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Alvarez escapes and throws Carvalho's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Alvarez stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alvarez working some strikes from top position.
Alvarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carvalho trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
Carvalho looking for a sweep. Not yet Carvalho, not yet.

Alvarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carvalho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alvarez has managed to get both his arms back between Carvalho's legs - danger averted.
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Carvalho dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
A clash of legs there as Alvarez blocks the low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Carvalho looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carvalho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carvalho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Carvalho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carvalho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvarez.
Carvalho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carvalho wants it to stay on the feet.
Carvalho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carvalho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Alvarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Carvalho pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Carvalho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alvarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carvalho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carvalho is looking for a triangle but Alvarez pushes his legs off easily.

Carvalho has his foot on Alvarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alvarez works his way back into a safe position though.
Alvarez slips nicely into half guard.
Carvalho is trying to control but can't.
Carvalho wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Alvarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Carvalho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Alvarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Carvalho trying to control here.

Carvalho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alvarez pulls his head out easily.
Alvarez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Carvalho manages to get to full guard.

Carvalho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alvarez passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alvarez lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carvalho looking for submissions off his back.
Carvalho trying to control but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez trying to control from half guard but Carvalho is working away.
Alvarez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carvalho is working to get back to half 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.
Alvarez breaks from Carvalho's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alvarez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carvalho working to try and regain half guard.
Carvalho is working hard here to advance position.
Alvarez tries to control but Carvalho wriggling away.
Carvalho is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Alvarez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
An out of breath Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory McDonnell (ranked 1087 p4p, 153 weight class) and Melvin Gustin (ranked 9915 p4p, 661 weight class). McDonnell comes to the cage accompanied by Bloc Party - Ares (Remix). Melvin Gustin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rory McDonnell's chin.

McDonnell
vs
Gustin

183 cm
24
185 lbs
14 - 5 - 2

192 cm
42
186 lbs
27 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
424 Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Gustin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Melvin Gustin has been cut.
Gustin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gustin doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonnell circles away.
Gustin wants to clinch.
McDonnell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gustin just manages to avoid it.
McDonnell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gustin doesn't seem bothered though.
Gustin tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gustin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDonnell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustin manages to avoid it.
McDonnell lands with a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by McDonnell - just one landing.
Gustin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonnell throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

McDonnell closes the distance and clinches.
McDonnell lands a right hand.
Gustin throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonnell.

Gustin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gustin looks to land a combination but McDonnell avoids it well.
McDonnell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Gustin is rocked!
McDonnell seems to be stalking Gustin here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Gustin drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rory McDonnell!
Rory McDonnell made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Smith (ranked 2932 p4p, 325 weight class) and Remy Valentine (ranked 2324 p4p, 262 weight class). Valentine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Man with the Harmonica by Ennio Morricone. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Smith
vs
Valentine

192 cm
42
259 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

195 cm
27
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class 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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentine jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Valentine lands a nice looking body shot.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Valentine lands an uppercut.
Valentine is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Valentine down to the mat. Valentine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Remy Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Valentine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valentine.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been informed that Valentine has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Johnny Smith has been cut.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Smith.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Valentine is trying to stand.

Valentine has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Smith is on him like a limpet, forcing Valentine back against the cage.
Valentine working aggressively here.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine working aggressively here.
Valentine tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valentine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentine lands a body shot.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valentine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Valentine scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
Valentine jabs at Smith's body.
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
Smith tries to counter with a takedown but Valentine is quick to defend against it.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Remy Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Valentine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
Valentine scores with a nice head shot.

Valentine sends Smith crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Valentine is motioning to the referee to let Smith up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A jab from Valentine misses.
Valentine lands with a shot to the body.

Valentine feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Smith sprawling to the canvas! Smith rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Valentine finish him?!

Smith is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentine darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Smith's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Valentine before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remy Valentine!
A very excited looking Remy Valentine made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suicide Bunny (ranked 2466 p4p, 321 weight class) and Bam Bam (ranked 4519 p4p, 499 weight class). The key to victory for Suicide Bunny has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bunny
vs
Bam

185 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

424 Co.
Vikai Gear

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suicide Bunny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Bam!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunny tries to clinch but Bam moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bam swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunny.
Bunny throwing a counter right hand but Bam manages to avoid it.
Bam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunny tests Bam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bam throws a body shot but no joy.
Bam throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunny swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bam misses with a double jab.
Bam throws a looping overhand right but Bunny ducks down to avoid it.
Bunny is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bunny gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunny lands with a right to the head.
Bunny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bam backwards.
A short left from Bunny.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunny smiles and moves away.
Bunny slips a jab and a cross from Bam.
Bunny lands an overhand right.

It looks like Bam Bam has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunny.
Bunny tries to clinch but Bam is having none of it.
Bunny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunny wants to clinch up but Bam keeps it at a distance.
Bam throws a nice looking combination but Bunny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bunny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunny tries to clinch there but Bam circles away.
Bam keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Bam's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Bunny instigates a clinch.
Bam tries to pull guard but Bunny forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bam tries to pull guard but Bunny forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Suicide Bunny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Bam.
Nice body punch from Bunny.
A short right from Bunny on the inside.
Bunny lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunny smiles and moves away.
Bunny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bunny is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bunny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bam takes a shot to the head.
Bunny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bam backwards.
Bunny lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bam backwards.
Bunny has Bam pushed against the cage.
Bam told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Bam tries to pull guard but Bunny holds him up against the cage and eventually Bam drops back down to his feet.
Bam is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bunny to keep the fight standing.
I was talking to Bunny's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bunny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Bunny.

Bam is rocked!
Bunny effectively controlling the action here.

Bunny drops Bam onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bam is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bam is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunny finish him?
Bam looks winded!
Bunny lands a body punch.

Bunny drops Bam onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bam is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bunny dips a shoulder and cracks Bam with a mighty uppercut! Bam falls back against the cage and Bunny unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bam is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bunny screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suicide Bunny!
Suicide Bunny gave a mention to Vikai Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yordan Andonov (ranked 3334 p4p, 414 weight class) and Luc Van Acker (ranked 2873 p4p, 365 weight class). Van Acker has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. Yordan Andonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Andonov
vs
Van Acker

185 cm
30
176 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

174 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yordan Andonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Van Acker!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Acker misses with a few strikes there.

Andonov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Andonov lands in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Acker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Van Acker throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Van Acker has momentary wrist control but Andonov slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Acker wants to stand and escape but Andonov is having none of it.
Van Acker striking off his back but it's not causing Andonov any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andonov distracts Van Acker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andonov postures up and lands a big shot to Van Acker's brow.
Van Acker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Van Acker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker is striking off his back. Andonov thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Andonov lands with a punch from half guard.
Van Acker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Van Acker is pressing down on Andonov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Andonov stands up over Van Acker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Acker is looking to stand up but Andonov isn't so interested in that idea.
Andonov 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.
Van Acker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Van Acker pushes Andonov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Van Acker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Andonov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Van Acker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Acker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andonov but Andonov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Acker digs a good hook to Andonov's body.
Andonov stuffs the takedown.
Van Acker doesn't manage to clinch there - Andonov circles away.

Van Acker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Andonov to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Andonov won't allow Van Acker to get back to his feet.
Van Acker throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Van Acker wants to sweep here but Andonov controlling him for the moment.
Van Acker is still trying to improve position.
Andonov postures up and lands a big shot to Van Acker's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Andonov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Acker striking off his back but it's not causing Andonov any problems.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Andonov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Andonov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andonov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Andonov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Van Acker is rocked!
Andonov is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Van Acker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andonov's guard.

Van Acker passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonov has hold of Van Acker's hands but Van Acker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andonov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Acker.
Van Acker with the ground and pound but Andonov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Van Acker lands a couple of elbows.
Andonov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Acker manages to get himself to full guard.

Andonov won't allow Van Acker to sweep him here.
Van Acker is striking off his back. Andonov thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Van Acker tries to kick Andonov off but Andonov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andonov blocks the strikes from Van Acker.
Van Acker missing with punches from the bottom.
Andonov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Acker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Van Acker strikes from the bottom but Andonov uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Van Acker tries to strike but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Acker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Andonov lands a few punches from side control.
Van Acker is still in real trouble! Can Andonov finish him?
Van Acker striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Van Acker is looking for a sweep.
Van Acker tries to escape but Andonov is in control.
Van Acker seems to have recovered his senses.
Check out the look on Andonov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Andonov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Van Acker is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Andonov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yordan Andonov!
An out of breath Yordan Andonov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Luc Van Acker spoke after the fight, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 201 p4p, 32 weight class) and Kenith Jenova (ranked 1163 p4p, 169 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Baker
vs
Jenova

195 cm
34
193 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

183 cm
29
185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenith Jenova!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenova misses with a kick to the body.
Baker tries to counter by clinching up but Jenova breaks away and moves out of range.
Good shot there by Jenova.

Baker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jenova lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenova's elbow.
Jenova tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Baker.
Jenova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker lands an uppercut.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker scores with a shoulder strike.
Jenova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jenova misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenova.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Baker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Jenova avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jenova 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.
Jenova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jenova lands with a left to the head.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker misses with some punches.
A short right from Baker.
Jenova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jenova.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baker.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenova uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker gets through Jenova's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenova lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker gets through Jenova's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker misses with some punches.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenova misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenova throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
A right handed body shot lands from Baker.
Jenova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jenova misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenova digs a right hand underneath Baker's ribcage. Baker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenova's elbow.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker blocking some punches.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Baker tries to work over Jenova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baker works on Jenova's body with a couple of short punches.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jenova tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Jenova back against the cage.
Jenova lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenova working aggressively here.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenova tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Jenova back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenova.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Baker.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baker.
Baker scores with a shot to the side of Jenova's head.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Jenova misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jenova tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baker cracks Jenova with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jenova looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jenova.
Jenova goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jenova tries to land a front kick but Baker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baker moves out of range as Jenova throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baker. Jenova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jenova with the counter takedown but Baker avoids it easily.
Jenova stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jenova throws a low kick but Baker avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenova with a nice cross.
Baker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jenova stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Baker instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker tries a body shot but Jenova blocks it.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Baker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Jenova misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenova can do to turn this around?
Baker lands a nice uppercut.
Jenova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenova.
Jenova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jenova throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Baker.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.

Jenova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baker.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kenith Jenova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Jenova throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker is looking to clinch.
Baker lands with a right hand.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Jenova.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baker lands a head shot.
Baker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Jenova's head but Jenova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jenova takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jenova blocks a head kick by Baker.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baker!
Baker throws out a powerful jab.
Jenova throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
A big right from Jenova misses.
Baker looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenova is just out of range.
Jenova throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Baker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenova missing with a left hand there. Baker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baker.
Jenova lands a nice hook to Baker's body. Baker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baker works the jab nicely.
Baker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenova's sensitive parts.
Baker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Jenova pushes him off.
Jenova is looking to land body kicks.
Jenova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenova feints and then cracks Baker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baker down.
Jenova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baker.
Baker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jenova.
Jenova throws a big shot that misses.
Baker avoids the head kick by Jenova.
An inside leg kick lands from Baker.
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenova tries to land a front kick but Baker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jenova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baker can pounce on him.
Jenova throws a body shot but no joy.
Jenova misses with a hook
and Baker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
Baker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baker cracks Jenova with an open hand slap.
Baker moves out of range of the body kick from Jenova.
Jenova misses with a low kick.
Jenova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
Baker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jenova.
Jenova misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Baker.

Baker rushes Jenova and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Jenova avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Baker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Humphrey Baker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baker working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humphrey Baker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Baker has closed the distance and engaged Jenova in a clinch.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenova uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Jenova.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenova.
Baker working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Jenova blocking some punches.
Baker tries to work over Jenova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker lands a shoulder strike.
Baker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jenova backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Jenova on the inside.
Baker working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jenova.
Jenova lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baker lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker lands with a light punch inside.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Jenova working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenova.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Jenova softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baker tries to work over Jenova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Baker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenova scores with a shoulder strike.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenova lands a body punch.
Jenova just leaning against Baker, taking a breather.
Jenova lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Jenova.
Baker working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Baker.
Jenova lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baker misses with some punches.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker blocks a body shot from Jenova.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baker's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenova.
Jenova lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baker misses with some punches.
Jenova misses with a body punch.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker tries to work over Jenova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenova lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenova.
Jenova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baker's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
Baker misses with some punches.
Baker prevents a body shot from Jenova.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenova working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Jenova lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Still in the clinch, Jenova scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker cracks Jenova with a nice body shot.
Jenova pushes Baker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jenova blocking some punches.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Jenova controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
Baker working aggressively here.
Jenova misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Humphrey Baker did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jenova misses the shot to the body.
Baker loads up on a big right hand but Jenova slips the punch.
Baker staying out of range there.
Jenova lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jenova.
Jenova throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenova takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Jenova.
Jenova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jenova under the eye.
Baker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jenovas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Jenova! Baker is out on his feet! Jenova rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Baker is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Baker is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenith Jenova!