SyFi 37 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wayne Hope (ranked 25310 p4p, 335 weight class) and Lotus Flower (ranked 9271 p4p, 323 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?

Wayne Hope
vs
Flower

150 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Solid chin

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Wayne Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lotus Flower!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flower scores with a jab to the body.
Flower throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flower.
Flower turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flower connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wayne Hope definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Flower scores with a jab to the head.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wayne Hope.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flower is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wayne Hope off and has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Flower is cranking Wayne Hope's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Wayne Hope! He's tightened the choke and Wayne Hope is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lotus Flower!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bald Bull (ranked 6933 p4p, 561 weight class) and Markus Hambucher (ranked 8818 p4p, 626 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!

Bull
vs
Hambucher

186 cm
18
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
263 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bald Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Markus Hambucher!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hambucher misses with a looping left.
Bull misses with an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Hambucher.

It looks like Bald Bull has been cut.
Bull slips under a jab from Hambucher.
Bull missing with a left hand there. Hambucher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hambucher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Bull has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hambucher finds it's way round the side to connect with Bull's head.
Markus Hambucher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hambucher throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Hambucher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bull doesn't seem phased though.
Hambucher lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull looks to land a left hand but Hambucher moved out of range nicely.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hambucher manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull throws a jab when Hambucher was well out of range.
Hambucher scores with a hook.

Bald Bull's cut is getting worse.
Bull lands a slapping body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Bull 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hambucher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hambucher slips a jab from Bull.
Hambucher connects with a superb combination that knocks Bull out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Hambucher before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Bull!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Markus Hambucher!
After the fight, Markus Hambucher was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Joieson (ranked 4527 p4p, 213 weight class) and Dani Rodriguez (ranked 7138 p4p, 284 weight class). Connor Joieson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Joieson
vs
Rodriguez

168 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor Joieson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dani Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a left hand

and Joieson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Joieson drops an elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez is trying to stand back up but Joieson is controlling him
Joieson lands with a punch from half guard.
Joieson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Joieson slips a nice elbow through Rodriguez's hands, connecting with Rodriguez's forehead.
Joieson drops an elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Joieson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Joieson winds up and cracks Rodriguez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Can Joieson finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joieson lands a nice short elbow.
Joieson lands a big elbow - Rodriguez is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Joieson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Joieson!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Bentley (ranked 5761 p4p, 616 weight class) and Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 4308 p4p, 519 weight class). Gamzatov has chosen Entrance Song as his entrance music. Luke Bentley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bentley
vs
Gamzatov

182 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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 London, Luke Bentley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gamzat Gamzatov!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bentley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bentley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bentley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gamzatov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bentley lands an elbow that stopped Gamzatov in his tracks for a moment.
Bentley misses with a punch on the inside.
Bentley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bentley tries a body shot but Gamzatov blocks it.
Gamzatov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bentley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bentley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentley tries a body shot but Gamzatov blocks it.
Gamzatov managing to block the knees to the body from Bentley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gamzatov avoids it.
Bentley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bentley lands an elbow inside that Gamzatov shrugs off.
Bentley misses with a knee to the head.
Bentley can't find room to land a body shot as Gamzatov controls the action.
Bentley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Knees to the body from Bentley.
Bentley throws an elbow that misses.
Bentley lands a knee to the head.
Bentley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bentley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Bentley.
Gamzatov blocks an elbow strike from Bentley.
Bentley can't find room to land a body shot as Gamzatov controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentley misses with an elbow strike.
Bentley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bentley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bentley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bentley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bentley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bentley misses with an elbow over the top.
Bentley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bentley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gamzatov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
I was talking to Bentley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bentley tries to work over Gamzatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bentley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bentley missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bentley pushes off an throws an elbow but Gamzatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gamzatov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bentley after a bit of a struggle.
Luke Bentley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gamzat Gamzatov.
Bentley struggles to land a body shot inside as Gamzatov controls his hands.
Bentley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gamzatov's defenses.
Bentley misses with a knee strike.
Bentley looking to throw knees to the head but Gamzatov is blocking nicely.
Bentley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Gamzatov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gamzatov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bentley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gamzatov's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bentley obliges.
Bentley tries to land knees in the clinch but Gamzatov avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bentley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bentley lands an elbow that stopped Gamzatov in his tracks for a moment.
Bentley lands an elbow that stopped Gamzatov in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bentley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bentley scores with a shoulder strike.
Bentley works on Gamzatov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bentley lands a body shot.
Bentley throws an elbow but it misses.
Gamzatov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gamzatov looks winded!
Bentley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bentley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gamzatov's elbow.
Bentley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gamzatov's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bentley moves into the clinch.
Bentley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gamzatov is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bentley.

It looks like Gamzat Gamzatov has been cut.
Gamzatov takes an elbow to the forehead.

Bentley drops Gamzatov with a big knee straight up the middle! Gamzatov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Gamzatov is rocked!

Bentley drives through and clinches with Gamzatov against the cage.
Gamzatov is still on wobbly legs! Can Bentley finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bentley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bentley creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Gamzatov! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Bentley.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Bentley!
Luke Bentley 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
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 4898 p4p, 516 weight class) and Darth Bo (ranked 4529 p4p, 490 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Paa
vs
Bo

180 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Pit Bull Development

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Bo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo has his takedown stuffed
and Paa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bo keeps Paa at a distance using the push kick.
Darth Bo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paa.

Bo shoots in and gets a takedown into Paa's guard.
Bo looking to pass the guard.
Bo won't allow Paa to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa keeping moving, preventing Bo from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paa tries to get out of the position.
Bo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paa wants to sweep here but Bo controlling him for the moment.
Bo wants to pass the guard but Paa is keeping the position.
Bo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bo's guard.

Bo looking for a guillotine here but Paa defends easily.
Paa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bo trying to keep a closed guard but Paa is proving a slippery customer.
Paa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Paa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Bo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paa defends it easily.
Paa passes Bo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bo is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Paa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

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.
Paa continues to stall.
Paa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bo to regain full guard.

Bo has his foot on Paa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paa works his way back into a safe position though.
Paa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Bo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paa throwing strikes but missing.
Paa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Iso Paa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Paa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paa but Paa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bo fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Paa misses the target.
Iso Paa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Bo.
Paa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa scores with a hook to the body. Bo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paa throwing a counter right hand but Bo manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo shoots in but Paa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Bo tries to counter it with a takedown but Paa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bo misses with a takedown
and Paa counters with a straight right hand.
Bo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paa pinned against the cage. Paa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paa is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paa wants it to stay on the feet.
Paa just misses with a punch to the body.
Paa misses the shot to the body.
Paa misses with an uppercut.
Paa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bo can do to turn this around?
Paa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bo counters with a left and a right that stings Paa.
Paa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Iso Paa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bo.
Paa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa lands a nice shot that snaps Bo's head back.
Paa with a jab.
Paa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paa tries to avoid it but Bo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paa to the ground. Paa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Iso Paa is winning the standup battle so far.
Bo shoots in but no luck this time.
Paa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paa is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bo moves in looking to clinch but Paa pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo dives in for a single leg takedown but Paa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Paa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bo.
Paa throws a big counter combination but Bo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Paa looks to land a right hand but Bo moved out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paa throwing a counter right hand but Bo manages to avoid it.

Paa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iso Paa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bo misses with a takedown
and Paa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bo misses with a double jab.
Paa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Paa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bo.
Paa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bo tries for a takedown but Paa circles away easily
and Paa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iso Paa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Bo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paa defends it nicely.
Bo misses with a double jab
and Paa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bo with a poor takedown
and Paa counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Paa.

Bo is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bo.
Paa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bo fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Paa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paa cracks Bo with a hook to the temple - Bo is on wobbly legs here! Paa swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bo falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Paa wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Iso Paa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Smith Jr (ranked 4833 p4p, 560 weight class) and Mike Grey (ranked 3566 p4p, 457 weight class). Smith Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Will Know My Name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith Jr
vs
Grey

183 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Smith Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Grey!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr throws the left hand but Grey avoids the punch easily.
Grey gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Mike Grey has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith Jr. That snapped Grey's head back.
Grey tries to clinch up
and Smith Jr counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Grey to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Smith Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Corey Smith Jr!
Corey Smith Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 1943 p4p, 73 weight class) and Gandolf Schmidt (ranked 4031 p4p, 146 weight class). McDonald comes into the arena with The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff blaring out of the sound system. Jim Bob McDonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bob McDonald
vs
Schmidt

196 cm
20
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

224 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Forge Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gandolf Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
McDonald is looking to counter punch.
Schmidt throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald misses with a looping left.
McDonald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McDonald feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schmidts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonald lands a nice hook to Schmidt's body. Schmidt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schmidt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schmidt takes a body punch but keeps moving.

McDonald waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Schmidt. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Schmidt to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Gandolf Schmidt has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt wants to stand up but McDonald is controlling him.
McDonald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald won't allow Schmidt to get back to his feet.
McDonald trying to control but Schmidt is working from the bottom.
Schmidt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McDonald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McDonald definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McDonald prevents Schmidt from getting back to his feet.
Schmidt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDonald.
McDonald is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McDonald is in close to Schmidt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Schmidt is looking to stand up but McDonald isn't so interested in that idea.

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.
Schmidt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McDonald controls the pace.
McDonald stops Schmidt from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schmidt is keeping the position for now.
McDonald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McDonald might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McDonald slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McDonald working the ground and pound.
Schmidt defending against the ground and pound.
McDonald scores with punches from side control.

Schmidt is rocked!
McDonald lands a huge shot from side control! Schmidt is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jim Bob McDonald!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jim Bob McDonald made sure he mentioned Forge Clothing Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Barbosa (ranked 3141 p4p, 147 weight class) and Pinched Nerve (ranked 2502 p4p, 130 weight class). Marcelo Barbosa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Barbosa
vs
Nerve

165 cm
20
137 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
137 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Forge Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pinched Nerve!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nerve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nerve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nerve cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nerve.
A left lands for Nerve.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Nerve sprawls well. He's pushed Barbosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nerve.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nerve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nerve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Nerve throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nerve blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Nerve lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Nerve ducks down to avoid it.
Pinched Nerve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nerve throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Nerve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa is looking to counter the offense by Nerve and move into the clinch.
Nerve is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Nerve throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Nerve throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Nerve manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barbosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nerve avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Nerve throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Nerve throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nerve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nerve keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nerve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nerve.
Barbosa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nerve keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Nerve moves out of range.
Nerve is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Nerve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Pinched Nerve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Nerve.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Nerve misses with a straight left.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nerve misses with a right hand
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Nerve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Nerve's ribs.
Nerve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Nerve moves out of range.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Nerve swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nerve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Nerve cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nerve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nerve misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nerve is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barbosa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Nerve is having none of it.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nerve.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Nerve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nerve misses with a body shot
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Nerve moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nerve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nerve back to the cage. Barbosa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nerve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Nerve cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nerve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nerve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Nerve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Nerve's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nerve scrambles back to his feet.
Nerve misses the shot to the body.
Nerve takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nerve missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nerve misses with a straight left.
Nerve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Nerve.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nerve misses the shot to the body.
Nerve takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Nerve connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa throws out a leg kick but Nerve moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barbosa moves away from the strike by Nerve.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nerve.
Nerve stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Nerve's leg but Nerve calmly moves out of range.
Nerve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Nerve moves out of range.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nerve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nerve loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Nerve ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nerve.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Nerve.
Barbosa throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nerve misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Nerve.
Nerve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nerve swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Nerve fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nerve misses with a hook.
Barbosa tries to counter by clinching up but Nerve breaks away and moves out of range.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Nerve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nerve manages to avoid it.
Nerve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nerve throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nerve.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Nerve.
A jab from Nerve finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nerve's hands.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Nerve.
Barbosa defending well as Nerve loads up on a big left hand.
Nerve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Nerve.
Good exchange - Nerve coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nerve listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Nerve lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Barbosa clinches up with Nerve and pushes him back against the cage.
Nerve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Nerve has the dominant position.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Nerve forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Nerve holds him up against the cage and eventually Barbosa drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nerve.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nerve to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nerve lands with a left to the head.
Nerve digs a right hand into Barbosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbosa's gas tank.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Nerve holds him up against the cage and eventually Barbosa drops back down to his feet.
Barbosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nerve walks away with a smile on his face. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nerve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nerve is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barbosa closes the distance but Nerve moves to the side
and Nerve counters with a stiff right hand.
Nerve fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nerve misses with a wild body shot.
Nerve misses with a hook.
Nerve misses with a looping right.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Nerve.
Nerve lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Nerve counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Nerve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nerve circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nerve counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nerve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Barbosa backs off Nerve throws a huge counter combo but Barbosa manages to avoid it all.
Nerve swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a left and a right that stings Nerve.
Nerve avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nerve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Nerve circles away.
Barbosa takes a swing at Nerve's ribcage but misses.
Nerve looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nerve.
A swing and a miss from Nerve.
Barbosa tries to clinch up but Nerve circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nerve throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nerve misses with a hook.
Nerve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nerve fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Nerve uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Nerve circles away.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nerve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nerve scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa takes a swing at Nerve's ribcage but misses.
Nerve doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nerve takes one to the side of the head.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nerve moves out of range of the strikes.
Nerve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa slips a jab from Nerve.
Pinched Nerve seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Nerve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nerve blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Nerve throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nerve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Nerve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Nerve takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nerve just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nerve. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Nerve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nerve throws out the jab.
Nerve misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Nerve.
Barbosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Nerve cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pinched Nerve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nerve.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nerve misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa tries to clinch there but Nerve circles away.
Barbosa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nerve swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nerve.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nerve misses with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nerve misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Nerve misses the target.
Nerve throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nerve! But no joy.
Nerve misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Nerve throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nerve misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nerve misses with a straight left.
Barbosa lands an overhand right.
Nerve takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A punch lands to the side of Nerve 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nerve throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Nerve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Nerve saw that one coming.
Nerve blocks a jab.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Nerve.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Nerve.
Barbosa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nerve.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Nerve pushes him off.
Nerve blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Nerve just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nerve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Nerve throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nerve circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nerve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nerve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Nerve.
Nerve takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Marcelo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Nerve misses.
Nerve avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Donk. Nerve catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Nerve misses.
Nerve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Nerve looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pinched Nerve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nerve has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinched Nerve!
A victorious Pinched Nerve thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 1887 p4p, 70 weight class) and Voshon Daniels (ranked 2228 p4p, 86 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thunderstruck-by ACDC. Daniels has chosen Here Comes the Pain Train as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Daniels

191 cm
26
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

198 cm
26
290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Voshon Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Daniels!

Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Daniels wants to control but Anderson postures up.
I wouldn't like to be where Daniels is right now.
Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daniels being controlled for a moment.

Anderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Daniels is defending well.
Daniels prevents Anderson from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels is looking for a sweep.

Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daniels has escaped the position, nice work there.

Anderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Daniels, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Daniels's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Daniels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.

Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daniels has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anderson trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels is trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Daniels is defending well.

Anderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Daniels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daniels is trying to improve his position.

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

Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Daniels looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daniels is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working away.

Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anderson working away.

Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
Daniels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daniels is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Daniels can't do much from the bottom here.
Daniels has one of Anderson's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

Anderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daniels is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels tries to improve position but can't.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arn Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The crowd cheers as Daniels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels works the jab nicely.

Anderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Anderson trying to control the position but Daniels is working away.
Anderson advances nicely into full mount.

Anderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Daniels is surviving well by controlling Anderson's body position as best he can.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daniels is looking to escape.

Anderson working for a submission but Daniels is keeping him at bay.
Anderson avoids the attempt from Daniels to control.
Daniels is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Anderson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Daniels manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daniels is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Daniels tries to improve position but can't.

Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daniels is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to control the position but Daniels is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working away.

Anderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Daniels, who protects the arm well.
Anderson trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom.

Anderson has an Americana. Daniels didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Anderson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Anderson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Arn Anderson!
Arn Anderson retains his super heavyweight title!
Arn Anderson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'The ANDERSON ERA is in effect!!!!PAIN TRAIN MY ASS,YOU JUST GOT OWNED!'.
In defeat, Voshon Daniels stepped up to the mic, saying 'Goddamnit! I'll be back, and I won't be gentle, bitches! You can't stop the Pain Train, baby!!!'.

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