NJMMA XS 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dre Battle (ranked 3399 p4p, 386 weight class) and Rocky Baxter (ranked 2345 p4p, 283 weight class). Battle comes to the cage accompanied by Knockout - Yung Gravy. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Battle
vs
Baxter

186 cm
21
191 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

185 cm
21
188 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Baxter !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Battle takes the fight into the clinch.
Battle lands an uppercut.
Battle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baxter .
Battle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baxter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Baxter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Battle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Battle shoots for a double leg takedown but Baxter sprawls well. He's pushed Battle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baxter lands a right hook to the body.
Baxter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battle.
Battle seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baxter moves away from the strike by Battle.
Baxter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Battle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Baxter tenderised Battle's leg. Battle is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battle loads up on a big right hand but Baxter slips the punch.
Baxter throws a hook to the side of Battle's head but Battle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Battle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Battle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Battle.
Baxter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Battle.
Battle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baxter stalling the fight.

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

Baxter clinches with his opponent.
Baxter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baxter blocks a body shot from Battle.
Battle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Battle avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the cage.

Battle is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Baxter can't fight it off and eventually Battle manages to take the fight to the floor. Baxter looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Baxter has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Battle is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Baxter .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battle throws a strike aimed at the side of Baxter 's head but Baxter avoids it well.
Baxter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Baxter 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Baxter is looking to regain half guard here but Battle keeps moving and retains side control.
Baxter is not content to let Battle control the position.
Battle controls the position from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle working the head with strikes.
Baxter is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Battle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Battle connects with a nice short shot to Baxter 's temple.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Battle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Battle trying to control from half guard but Baxter is working away.
Battle wants to pass the guard but Baxter is defending well.
Battle working the head and body with strikes.
Baxter is looking to control Battle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baxter avoid being mounted?

Battle seems to be working for a kimura but Baxter defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle working the head and body with strikes.
Baxter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Battle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Battle wants to control from the top but Baxter keeps moving.

Battle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Battle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Battle trying to control but Baxter is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Battle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dre Battle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baxter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Baxter looking for submissions off his back.
Battle 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.
Baxter is trying to control but can't.
Baxter is not content to let Battle control the position.
Baxter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Battle lands a couple of digs.

Baxter has an active guard here but Battle has managed to pass into half guard.
Battle is thwarting Baxter 's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baxter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Battle is working for a kimura but Baxter is defending it quite comfortably.
Battle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baxter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baxter felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Baxter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Baxter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baxter is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two 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.

Baxter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Baxter looking for submissions off his back.
Battle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Battle.

Baxter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Baxter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Battle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle is trying to control the action in half guard but Baxter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baxter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Battle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Battle lands a couple of digs.
Battle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Battle passes Baxter 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Battle working over Baxter with some ground and pound. Baxter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Battle working Baxter over with strikes.
Battle lands strikes from half guard.

Baxter is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Battle lands a nice short elbow.
Baxter is still in real trouble! Can Battle finish him?
Battle lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Baxter quite badly. Baxter pulls Battle in close trying to recover. Battle postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Baxter on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Baxter doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dre Battle!
A very excited looking Dre Battle 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
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Wright (ranked 6761 p4p, 538 weight class) and Ozamataz Buckshank (ranked 4625 p4p, 432 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wright might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Warped Mind. Ozamataz Buckshank told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Wright
vs
Buckshank

193 cm
21
218 lbs
5 - 13 - 0

196 cm
21
269 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ozamataz Buckshank!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright dives in for a single leg takedown but Buckshank sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Buckshank lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Alex Wright has been cut.
Buckshank throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Buckshank scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Buckshank tries to avoid it but Wright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Buckshank to the ground. Buckshank escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Buckshank looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buckshank to score with a decent uppercut.
Wright darts in looking for a takedown but Buckshank gets double underhooks and turns Wright into the cage.
Buckshank looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

Wright is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buckshank fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Wright square on the jaw! Damn, Wright is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ozamataz Buckshank!
A very excited looking Ozamataz Buckshank 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.
The defeated Alex Wright had this to say: 'When I sign a contract, I really want to give 180%. And if I can't give that, it's just not fair to the promotion and it's not fair to the fans and it's not fair to myself'.

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Wood (ranked 5371 p4p, 635 weight class) and King Murhaa (ranked 3948 p4p, 518 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Wood
vs
Murhaa

182 cm
23
203 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

188 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The PIT Hawaiian Kempo in the buildup to the fight.
Murhaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Marcus Wood has been cut.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Murhaa digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.

Murhaa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Murhaa moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Wood.
Wood is trying to escape the position but Murhaa is controlling the position.
It looks like Murhaa might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murhaa tries to advance to mount but Wood denies him.
A lull in the action here as Murhaa stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa tries to advance to mount but Wood denies him.
Murhaa advances to mount.
Murhaa content just to control the position here.
Murhaa is continuing to stall.
Wood is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murhaa controlling his opponent.
Wood prevents Murhaa from taking his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa controlling the position easily from mount.
Wood throwing hammer fists to the chest of Murhaa. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BOOM! Murhaa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Murhaa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to hold on but Murhaa pushes him away.

Murhaa stands up from mount. Strange move.
Murhaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood cracks Murhaa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murhaa cracks Wood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Murhaa drops his shoulder and cracks Wood with a huge uppercut! Wood goes down! Can Murhaa finish him?
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!
Murhaa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murhaa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Wood should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Murhaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Wood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Murhaa throws a right hand that misses
and Wood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Murhaa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wood is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Murhaa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Murhaa controls the position from side control.
Murhaa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wood's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa controls the position.
King Murhaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wood throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murhaa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murhaa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wood is letting Murhaa control him for a moment.
Wood is looking to regain half guard here but Murhaa keeps moving and retains side control.
Murhaa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Murhaa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

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.
The adventures of Murhaa the control monster continue. Boring.
Murhaa moves into full mount!
Murhaa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Murhaa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wood manages to avoid the submission attempt.
My spies in Prototype's Dojo inform me that Murhaa has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The referee asks Murhaa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Murhaa prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murhaa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Murhaa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Murhaa advances to mount.
Murhaa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a heavy elbow.

Marcus Wood's cut is getting worse.
Murhaa controlling the pace for now.
Murhaa raining down shots from the mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murhaa controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Murhaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Wood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Murhaa lands with a right hand.
King Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Murhaa drops his shoulder and cracks Wood with a huge uppercut! Wood goes down! Can Murhaa finish him?

Wood is rocked!

Marcus Wood's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wood has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Murhaa has passed into side control.
Oh Wood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murhaa taking a breather here.
Wood seems to have got his legs back now.
Murhaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Murhaa.
Wood struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Murhaa stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Murhaa stands up and beckons Wood to his feet.
Murhaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Wood.

Murhaa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wood's half guard.
Wood tries to kick Murhaa off in order to stand up. Murhaa Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wood tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murhaa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wood is looking for a sweep.
Murhaa tries to advance to mount but can't.
The referee asks Murhaa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Murhaa prefers to stall for the moment though.
Murhaa advances to full mount.
Murhaa controlling his opponent.
Wood tries to hold on but Murhaa postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa controlling his opponent.
Murhaa prevents Wood from getting the reversal.
Murhaa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marcus Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King Murhaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wood throwing hammer fists to the chest of Murhaa. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
King Murhaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murhaa 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for King Murhaa!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for King Murhaa!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for King Murhaa!

King Murhaa wins by unanimous decision!
King Murhaa very nearly forgot to thank Bullet Proof System amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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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 Mike Murphy (ranked 2451 p4p, 349 weight class) and Mikey Tyson Jr (ranked 5341 p4p, 630 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Murphy
vs
Tyson Jr

187 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

192 cm
28
218 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Tyson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson Jr wants to land a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Murphy blocks the low kick.

Murphy rushes Tyson Jr and presses him up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyson Jr tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Tyson Jr's head.
Tyson Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyson Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson Jr backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Murphy.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyson Jr or not.
Tyson Jr wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson Jr backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Tyson Jr's head.

Tyson Jr is rocked!
Tyson Jr tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tyson Jr to his knees! Murphy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Murphy!
A victorious Mike Murphy 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
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gunnar (ranked 3840 p4p, 373 weight class) and Doctor Tennant (ranked 4273 p4p, 402 weight class). Doctor Tennant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gunnar
vs
Tennant

203 cm
20
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Gunnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Tennant!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant scores with a jab.

It looks like Adam Gunnar has been cut.
Gunnar avoids the body shot from Tennant.
Tennant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gunnar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gunnar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tennant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gunnar connects with an inside leg kick.
Tennant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Doctor Tennant has been cut.
Gunnar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunnar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tennant needs to keep his hands up - Gunnar had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnar connects with a leg kick. Tennant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tennant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnar moves away.

Gunnar lands a big right hand that sends Tennant crashing to the mat! Gunnar stays standing though and waves Tennant back to his feet!

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

Tennant is rocked!
Gunnar with a hook.
Tennant is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunnar finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnar scores with a leg kick.
Tennant seems to have recovered his senses.
Gunnar misses with a body shot.
Gunnar lands the left hand.

Gunnar lands a big right hand that sends Tennant crashing to the mat! Gunnar stays standing though and waves Tennant back to his feet!
Tennant gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Gunnar points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Tennant wakes up just in time to hear Gunnar thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Gunnar!

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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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Broke Dick Will (ranked 3443 p4p, 295 weight class) and Petdee Sitsongrit (ranked 1962 p4p, 201 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dick Will
vs
Sitsongrit

170 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

168 cm
21
148 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)
Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Broke Dick Will!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petdee Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Will tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Will throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sitsongrit.

It looks like Petdee Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Will strikes.
Sitsongrit is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Will.
An attempted straight right counter from Will misses the target.
Will misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Will throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Will scores with a nice right hand.
Will lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Sitsongrit.

Will is rocked!
Will drops his hands momentarily. Sitsongrit doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Will staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Will doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petdee Sitsongrit!
Petdee Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ginekes Poutanes (ranked 1936 p4p, 248 weight class) and Cal Klos (ranked 1531 p4p, 193 weight class). Cal Klos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Poutanes
vs
Klos

180 cm
28
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
188 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dr. Dogood

Bullet Proof System

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ginekes Poutanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cal Klos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poutanes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klos was well out of range. Poor timing from Poutanes.
Poutanes moves out of range as Klos strikes.
Poutanes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Poutanes misses.
Poutanes misses with a low kick.
Poutanes connects with a solid leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Klos 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.
Nice takedown defense from Poutanes. No joy for Klos on that attempt.
Klos throws a body shot but no joy.
Klos throws a head kick but Poutanes moves out of range.
Poutanes looks to land a right hand but Klos moved out of range.
Klos misses with a takedown attempt - Poutanes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cal Klos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klos checks a leg kick.
Poutanes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klos lands a right hook to the body.
Poutanes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poutanes throws the left hand but Klos avoids the punch easily.
Klos misses with a head kick.
Klos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Klos gets a clinch.
Poutanes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klos's elbow.
Klos stalls.
Poutanes wants to break free but Klos has control.
Klos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klos lands a nice shot to the body.
Klos lands a hook that snaps the head of Poutanes backwards.
Poutanes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poutanes misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klos.
Poutanes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Klos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klos pushes Poutanes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Poutanes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klos scores with a head kick. Poutanes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Ginekes Poutanes has been cut.
Klos misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Klos throws out a loose jab but Poutanes uses good head movement to avoid it.

Klos gets a clinch.
Klos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klos throws a punch but it's blocked by Poutanes.
Klos controlling the action here for a moment.
Klos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Poutanes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kloss head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos lands a nice uppercut.
Klos lands with a short shot to the head.
Poutanes looking to slow down the pace here.
Klos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poutanes backwards.
Klos misses with a punch to the body.

Klos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Poutanes.
Klos looks to land a right hand but Poutanes moved out of range.
Poutanes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klos has time to react.
Poutanes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poutanes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klos.
Poutanes swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klos misses with a body punch
and Poutanes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Klos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klos looks to throw the jab but Poutanes is out of range.
Poutanes is looking to counter punch.
Poutanes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Poutanes takes one on the button.
Poutanes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klos manages to avoid it.
Poutanes loads up on a big right hand but Klos slips the punch.
Ginekes Poutanes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klos throws a jab but it's blocked by Poutanes.
Poutanes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klos.
Klos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poutanes tried to score with a low kick but Klos checks it.
Poutanes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Klos throws a jab but it's blocked by Poutanes.
Poutanes thumps Klos with a low kick.
Klos fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cal Klos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ginekes Poutanes's cut.
That's time! Poutanes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Poutanes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poutanes, right into the meat.
Klos moves out of range of the body kick from Poutanes.
Poutanes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Poutanes.
A shot to the liver by Poutanes. Beautiful body shot.
Klos swings for the body but Poutanes moves out of range.
Good exchange - Poutanes coming out on top.
Klos lands with a straight right. Poutanes didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Klos misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klos. Poutanes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poutanes misses with a body shot.
Klos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poutanes at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Klos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Klos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poutanes.
A bone on bone clash there as Klos blocks the leg kick.
Klos throws out a counter right but Poutanes avoids it with no problem.
Cal Klos seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Poutanes misses.
Klos dives in for a single leg takedown but Poutanes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Poutanes throwing a counter right hand but Klos manages to avoid it.
Klos throws a lazy right hand but Poutanes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poutanes.
Klos is looking to clinch.
Klos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Poutanes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Klos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poutanes moves away.
Poutanes throws out a leg kick but Klos moves out of range and Poutanes only half commits.
Poutanes avoids the body shot from Klos.
And Poutanes counters with a quick kick to the body but Klos blocks it.
Klos misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Poutanes finds it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Klos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poutanes - the referee stops the clock and Klos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poutanes. Klos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poutanes looks to land a left hand but Klos moved out of range nicely.
Klos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poutanes manages to avoid it.
Poutanes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klos checks a low kick from Poutanes.
Poutanes throws a chopping leg kick but Klos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Klos misses with a left hand
and Poutanes counters with a low kick, right behind Klos 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poutanes lands with a good body shot.
Klos lands with an overhand left.
Klos throws a leg kick but Poutanes moved away.
Poutanes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Klos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Klos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poutanes manages to avoid it.
Klos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poutanes manages to avoid it.
Klos throws a nice looking combination but Poutanes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Klos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poutanes.
Klos looks to score with a jab to the body but Poutanes is just out of range.
Klos throws a lazy uppercut
and Poutanes counters with an inside leg kick.
Klos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poutanes swivels and escapes.
Poutanes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Poutanes works the jab nicely.
Poutanes thuds a left hand into Klos's body.
Klos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Klos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Klos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Klos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poutanes staying out of range there.
Klos misses with an uppercut
and Poutanes counters with a nice leg kick.
Poutanes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poutanes throws a front kick aimed at Klos's knee but Klos avoids it well.
Klos misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Poutanes misses its target.
Nice uppercut there from Klos.
Klos misses with a straight right.
Poutanes connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poutanes misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Klos.
Klos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Klos scores with a shot to the body.
Poutanes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poutanes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poutanes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klos moves away.
Klos throws a shot from downtown. Poutanes moves away and avoids it.
Poutanes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Poutanes slips a straight right by Klos.
Poutanes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Klos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poutanes manages to avoid it.
Klos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Klos slips under a jab from Poutanes.
Klos swings for the body but Poutanes moves out of range.
Poutanes misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ginekes Poutanes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ginekes Poutanes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Klos punishes Poutanes's body with a nice straight punch.
Poutanes lands a high kick!
Klos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poutanes manages to avoid it.
Poutanes throws a counter high kick but Klos was just alert enough to avoid it.
Poutanes moves away from the strike by Klos.
It looked like Poutanes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Klos.
Poutanes swats away the attempt to clinch by Klos.
Klos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Poutanes misses with a low kick.
Klos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poutanes scores with a head kick. Klos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Poutanes moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poutanes loads up on a big right hand but Klos slips the punch.
Poutanes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poutanes throws a series of punches but Klos moves out of range.
Klos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poutanes.
Klos with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos checks a low kick from Poutanes.
Klos throws a jab but it's blocked by Poutanes.
Klos misses with a lunging right hand
and Poutanes counters with a nice body kick.
Klos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Poutanes.
Klos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Klos lands a jab to the nose.
Poutanes looks to land a left hand but Klos moved out of range nicely.
Klos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Klos throws a lazy right hand but Poutanes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klos swings widly with a right hand
and Poutanes counters with a leg kick.
Poutanes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Poutanes is rocked!
Poutanes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Poutanes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klos scores with the left hand. Poutanes knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Klos closes the distance and clinches.
Klos lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Poutanes to his knees! Klos keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cal Klos!
A pretty intense looking Cal Klos took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Ispa (ranked 715 p4p, 112 weight class) and Joe Average (ranked 3014 p4p, 417 weight class). Tank Ispa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ispa
vs
Average

190 cm
21
221 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank Ispa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Average!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ispa lands with a straight right. Average didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Average misses

and Ispa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Average escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Average throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ispa counters with a right hand to the body.
Ispa throws a series of punches but Average moves out of range.
Ispa lands with a straight right. Average didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Ispa.
Ispa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ispa just misses with a punch to the body.

Average shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ispa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Average pushes down on Ispa's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Ispa actively working from the bottom here.

Ispa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Average seems to be working for a kimura but Ispa defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Average seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ispa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Ispa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Average pulls his head out easily.

Ispa actively working from the bottom here.
Ispa tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Average manages to move to mount!
Average wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ispa is looking to improve his position but Average isn't that keen on the idea.
Ispa is working hard here to advance position.
Ispa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Average tries to control but Ispa wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average dominating with strikes here.
Ispa is looking to improve his position but Average isn't that keen on the idea.

Average looking to secure an arm triangle but Ispa defends it well.
Ispa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Average looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Average controlling the pace for now.
Average wants to control the pace but Ispa is squirming around nicely.
Ispa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Average frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ispa tries to hold on but Average postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average wants to control the pace but Ispa is squirming around nicely.
Ispa working to try and regain half guard.
Average tries to control but Ispa wriggling away.
Average connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ispa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Average trying to control but Ispa is having none of it.
Average raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ispa is looking to get to half guard.

Average with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Average working for a submission but Ispa is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ispa wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Ispa rolls, trying to escape but Average keeps control of the position.

Ispa defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Average's arms.
I really don't envy Ispa right now.
Ispa breaks Average's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ispa trying to control the position from guard on top but Average is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ispa wants to stand but Average is controlling his posture from full guard.

Average had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ispa defends it easily.

Ispa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Average looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Average looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Average!

Ispa is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ispa throws an off balance right hand

and Average decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ispa's guard.
Average pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ispa is keeping the position for now.
Average forces his way into half guard.

Ispa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ispa wants to get back to full guard.
Average wants to free his trapped foot but Ispa is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Ispa is defending against the submission attempts here by Average.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tank Ispa!
Tank Ispa took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.