EFL 2 - Midget v Mills PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Brandt (ranked 3772 p4p, 418 weight class) and Leroy Johnsonville (ranked 5941 p4p, 560 weight class). Robbie Brandt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leroy Johnsonville's chin.

Brandt
vs
Johnsonville

185 cm
25
191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry)

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leroy Johnsonville!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsonville throws a big shot that misses.
Brandt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnsonville throws a head kick that misses
and Brandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Leroy Johnsonville has been cut.
Brandt avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandt. Johnsonville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandt blocks a head kick by Johnsonville.

Brandt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnsonville's guard.
Brandt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brandt is pushing down on Johnsonville's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnsonville is fighting to maintain full guard but Brandt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnsonville is trying to maintain the position but Brandt is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brandt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnsonville wants to improve his position but Brandt is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brandt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnsonville doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brandt.
Brandt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brandt in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice strikes from Brandt there.

Brandt stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Brandt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnsonville's guard.
Brandt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Brandt stands up from Johnsonville's guard - Brandt perhaps looking for a knockout.

Brandt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brandt pushing down on Johnsonville's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Brandt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnsonville sees it coming and defends easily.
Brandt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brandt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brandt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsonville tries to kick Brandt off in order to stand up. Brandt Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Brandt lands some shots froms side control.

Brandt decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Johnsonville looks winded!
Johnsonville throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnsonville connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Brandt has closed the distance and engaged Johnsonville in a clinch.

Brandt pulls guard.
Brandt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Brandt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Johnsonville's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Johnsonville leaves Brandt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnsonville lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Brandt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Brandt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brandt controls the position from side control.
Brandt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnsonville for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brandt has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsonville is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnsonville throws an overhand right that lands on Brandt's shoulder, as Brandt tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsonville scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnsonville jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnsonville shoots and misses

and Brandt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnsonville wants to get back to his feet but Brandt passes into half guard.
Johnsonville is breathing heavily.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brandt lands strikes from half guard.
Robbie Brandt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Johnsonville is rocked!
Brandt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnsonville is still in real trouble! Can Brandt finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brandt connects with a bit shot that sees Johnsonville covering up! More strikes from Brandt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brandt is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Brandt!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uesugi Kenshin (ranked 3781 p4p, 412 weight class) and Tim St John (ranked 5516 p4p, 551 weight class). St John has chosen Machine gun Kelly - Till I Die as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kenshin
vs
St John

179 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Bullet Proof System

Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uesugi Kenshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim St John!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kenshin lands a left and a right that send St John crashing to the mat, dazed. Kenshin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

St John is rocked!
St John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St John is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenshin finish him?
OH! St John has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Kenshin smells blood and charges in for the finish! Kenshin unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of St John sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uesugi Kenshin!

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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 featherweight MMA rules bout between RK Mate (ranked 5535 p4p, 400 weight class) and Amir Taake (ranked 6057 p4p, 415 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mate
vs
Taake

168 cm
25
146 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

166 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, RK Mate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amir Taake!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mate circles away quickly and effectively.
Mate appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mate looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taake counters with a nice uppercut.
Mate fails to land the takedown.
Taake looks to land a combination. Mate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mate sprawls well. Mate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taake gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Taake closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taake is trying to pull guard but Mate has him pressed against the cage.
RK Mate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Taake.

Taake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mate throws a nice looking combination but Taake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Taake pushes Mate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mate avoiding damage as Taake throws knees to the body.

Taake breaks the clinch.
Mate looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Taake has closed the distance and engaged Mate in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taake has Mate pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Taake pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mate tumbling to the mat - Taake dives into Mate's guard.
Taake wants to control from the top but Mate keeps moving.

Mate is looking for a triangle but Taake pushes his legs off easily.
Mate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taake sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taake stopping the sweep attempt from Mate.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Taake tries for a takedown but Mate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mate tries to counter by clinching up but Taake breaks away and moves out of range.
Taake tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mate sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taake somewhat.

Taake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mate!
Taake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mate keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taake tries to move to mount but Mate blocks the move with his legs.
Taake wants to stand but Mate has his arm trapped.
Mate wants to control but Taake postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taake cracks Mate with a big right hand but Mate just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Taake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Taake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Taake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mate's head.
Taake misses with a kick to the body
and Mate counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Taake rushes Mate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taake's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mate being controlled against the cage.
Taake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mate to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mate takes a shot to the head.
Mate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mate is trying to pull guard but Taake turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Taake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mate pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Taake pulls Mate into guard.
Taake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mate postures up in Taake's guard and throws a big left but Taake blocks it.
Taake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taake has Mate pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Taake looking for a guillotine here but Mate defends easily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taake throws a solid leg kick but Mate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taake.
Mate throws a right and a left that Taake avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mate counters with a series of strikes. Taake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
RK Mate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Taake.
Taake tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mate sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taake somewhat.
Mate looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Taake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Taake pushes Mate up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taake has Mate pushed against the cage.
Mate tries to pull guard but Taake holds him up against the cage and eventually Mate drops back down to his feet.

Taake breaks from the clinch.
Taake goes for a double leg but Mate avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mate continues to drive forward.
Mate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Taake closes the distance and clinches.
Taake misses with a punch to the body.

Taake pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Taake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Mate shoots in and gets a takedown into Taake's guard.

Taake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taake pulls Mate in close to prevent any damage.
Mate stops Taake from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taake throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Taake controls Mate momentarily but Mate frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taake might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mate haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Taake keeping moving, preventing Mate from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
RK Mate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Taake drives through and clinches with Mate against the cage.
Mate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mate up against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Taake moves into the clinch successfully.

Taake decides to pull guard.
Taake controlling the position.
Taake is trying to keep Mate in close.
Taake wants to sweep here but Mate controlling him for the moment.

Taake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mate won't allow Taake to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taake shoots in for a double leg but Mate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mate appears to be looking for a big counter.
Taake looks for a takedown but Mate sprawls well.
Mate changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mate shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taake but Taake pushes him off and we're back to square one.

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.
Mate leaves Taake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
RK Mate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Taake.
Taake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taake misses with a body shot.
Taake scores with a one two! Mate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Taake closes the distance and pushes Mate back into the cage.
Mate goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taake prevents it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
RK Mate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amir Taake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mate tries a body shot but Taake blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Taake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taake 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Taake!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocco OGrady (ranked 7533 p4p, 632 weight class) and Tatsuya Sakuraba (ranked 5971 p4p, 568 weight class). Rocco OGrady has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

OGrady
vs
Sakuraba

173 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco OGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuya Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OGrady counters with a nice uppercut.
OGrady looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by OGrady.

Sakuraba is rocked!
Tatsuya Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba misses with a straight left.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut.

OGrady drops Sakuraba with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sakuraba looks back up at him and smiles so OGrady waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sakuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can OGrady finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Sakuraba misses
and OGrady rattles Sakuraba with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Sakuraba tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. OGrady dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Sakuraba stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocco OGrady!
A relieved looking Rocco OGrady thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Legend (ranked 4750 p4p, 498 weight class) and Crap McGee (ranked 19514 p4p, 673 weight class). Ryan Legend had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Legend
vs
McGee

176 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crap McGee!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGee looking to score a takedown here. Legend is defending well but McGee drives through and ends up in Legend's guard.
McGee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

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

McGee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Legend is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McGee works to advance to full mount. Legend defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

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

McGee is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Legend has managed to escape the submission attempt.
McGee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that McGee 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.
It looks like McGee 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.
Legend knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGee on the ground.

McGee wants to finish this one by submission but Legend is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McGee.
McGee controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from McGee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGee working for a guillotine from mount but Legend is in no mood to give up.

McGee is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Legend has managed to escape the submission attempt.
McGee fails to advance to Legend's back.

McGee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Legend can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee is trying to take his opponent's back.
McGee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

McGee has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Legend is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Crap McGee!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danim De La Burque (ranked 4974 p4p, 372 weight class) and Mickey Williams (ranked 4136 p4p, 329 weight class). Mickey Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danim De La Burque's chin.

De La Burque
vs
Williams

189 cm
19
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danim De La Burque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Williams!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Williams prevents De La Burque from improving his position.
De La Burque is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De La Burque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De La Burque is looking to escape.
Williams is controlling the pace.
De La Burque has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams is looking for a kimura here.

Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams working over De La Burque with some ground and pound. De La Burque looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De La Burque wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Burque wants to get back to full guard.
De La Burque is breathing heavily.
Williams is thwarting De La Burque's attempts to control the position.
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De La Burque is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
De La Burque is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Williams lands strikes from half guard.

Williams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Williams has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can De La Burque defend it? Williams steps over the head and cranks it - De La Burque is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Williams!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mickey Williams!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Black Rob (ranked 5848 p4p, 409 weight class) and Brian Claremont (ranked 23696 p4p, 483 weight class). Brian Claremont is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rob
vs
Claremont

172 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Rob!
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, Brian Claremont!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rob throws a leg kick
and Claremont counters with a stiff right hand.
Rob misses with a takedown attempt
and Claremont counters with a straight right hand.

Claremont drives through and clinches with Rob against the cage.
Claremont lands a body shot in the clinch.

Claremont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rob doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Claremont counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Rob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rob gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Claremont counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Claremont displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rob.
Rob misses with a takedown attempt - Claremont sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It seemed like Claremont was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Claremont scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Claremont counter with a right hand.
Claremont turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rob fails with a takedown attempt.
Rob shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Claremont as he avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Claremont releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Claremont ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rob has his takedown stuffed
and Rob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Claremont wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rob misses with a hook
and Claremont counters with a one-two to the body.
Rob is breathing heavily.

Claremont fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rob, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Claremont creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Claremont lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rob backwards.
Claremont working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Claremont scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Claremont - that landed with a thud.
Claremont lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rob backwards.
Claremont lands a body shot in the clinch.
Claremont stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Claremont.
Claremont lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Claremont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Claremont scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Claremont.
Claremont scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rob shoots in for a double leg but Claremont sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black Rob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rob goes for a double leg but Claremont avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Claremont continues to drive forward.
Rob misses with an uppercut
and Claremont connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Black Rob has been cut.
Rob takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rob takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rob definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rob takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Claremont avoids it really well and circles away.
Claremont flicks out a counter leg kick but Rob steps away.
Claremont scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Claremont lands a jab to Rob's midsection.
Claremont with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Claremont scores with a body shot.

Claremont rushes Rob and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Claremont lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Claremont creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Claremont lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Rob is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Claremont gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rob jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Claremont walks away with a smile on his face. Rob gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rob takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Rob is rocked!
Claremont works Rob's body with a nice hook.
Oh Rob is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Claremont throws a shot to the body.
Claremont with a jab.
Claremont has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rob is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Claremont sends Rob crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Claremont is motioning to the referee to let Rob up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Claremont closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rob! Claremont dives in looking to finish! Rob is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Claremont!
A victorious Brian Claremont 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
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Midget (ranked 1968 p4p, 241 weight class) and John Mills (ranked 3345 p4p, 379 weight class). Justin Midget has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Midget
vs
Mills

160 cm
34
160 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

175 cm
20
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Midget!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mills!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills loads up on a big right hand but Midget slips the punch.
Mills has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Midget is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mills stuffs the takedown.
Midget defending well as Mills loads up on a big left hand.
Midget looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mills looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Midget tries to counter with a takedown but Mills is quick to defend against it.
Mills throws a lazy body kick

and Midget counters with a takedown into side control.

Midget is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mills knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Midget tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Midget are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget trying to control the position but Mills is working away.
Mills defending against the ground and pound.

Midget is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Mills is trying to escape and Midget transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Mills is forced to tap! Nice work there by Midget! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justin Midget!
Justin Midget is the new lightweight champion!