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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaro Lalla (ranked 23597 p4p, 553 weight class) and Okja Snowpiercer (ranked 22913 p4p, 531 weight class). Okja Snowpiercer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.



175 cm
20
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0
170 cm
28
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick
Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin


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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 London, Jaro Lalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Okja Snowpiercer!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Snowpiercer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Snowpiercer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lalla is trying to get back to half guard.
Lalla defending against the ground and pound.
Lalla regains half guard, as Snowpiercer was trying to land strikes.
Snowpiercer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Snowpiercer is trying to control. Lalla wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Snowpiercer works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowpiercer controlling the position.
Lalla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snowpiercer is chipping away with strikes.
Snowpiercer working the strikes but Lalla uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Snowpiercer working Lalla over with strikes.

Lalla looking for submissions off his back.
Snowpiercer wants to pass to mount but Lalla is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snowpiercer throwing shots but Lalla is blocking nicely.
Snowpiercer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Snowpiercer lands strikes from half guard.
Snowpiercer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Snowpiercer uses his free foot to push down on Lalla's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lalla.
Snowpiercer landing strikes from the mount and Lalla is in trouble!
Snowpiercer landing strikes from the mount and Lalla is in trouble!
Lalla is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lalla bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lalla drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Snowpiercer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lalla has Snowpiercer in his guard.

Snowpiercer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snowpiercer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snowpiercer is stalling in the full guard.
Snowpiercer throws a strike but Lalla rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.


That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snowpiercer wants to sweep here but Lalla controlling him for the moment.

Lalla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lalla won't allow Snowpiercer to sweep him here.

Lalla drops back looking for a leg! Snowpiercer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Snowpiercer manages to kick Lalla off! Lalla jumps back into Snowpiercer's guard.
Snowpiercer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Okja Snowpiercer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!



Snowpiercer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Snowpiercer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snowpiercer wants to control from the top but Lalla keeps moving.
Snowpiercer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snowpiercer postures up and lands a big shot to Lalla's brow.
Snowpiercer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowpiercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Lalla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snowpiercer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snowpiercer throws an elbow that misses. Lalla uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snowpiercer's guard. Nice move by Lalla!


That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowpiercer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snowpiercer is pulling down on Lalla's head to control his posture.

Lalla drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Snowpiercer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lalla has Snowpiercer in his guard.

Snowpiercer is stalling in the full guard.

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.
Snowpiercer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Snowpiercer chips away with some ground and pound.
Snowpiercer throwing strikes from guard but Lalla blocks nicely.
Lalla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lalla being controlled here, momentarily.
Snowpiercer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lalla is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowpiercer connects with a couple of short punches.
Snowpiercer wants to control from the top but Lalla keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Snowpiercer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Snowpiercer showed some decent athleticism there.
Snowpiercer throwing shots but Lalla is blocking nicely.

Lalla looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Snowpiercer is trying to control the action in half guard but Lalla is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snowpiercer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Lalla looking for submissions off his back.

Lalla actively working from the bottom here.
Snowpiercer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lalla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snowpiercer throws a strike but Lalla avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Okja Snowpiercer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!



Snowpiercer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Snowpiercer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lalla taking some punishment here, with Snowpiercer in his half guard.
Snowpiercer is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lalla reverses the position - he's now on top in Snowpiercer's guard.

Lalla drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Snowpiercer dives on top into guard.

Snowpiercer postures up and lands a big shot to Lalla's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowpiercer postures up and lands a big shot to Lalla's brow.
Snowpiercer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Snowpiercer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Snowpiercer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snowpiercer wants to control from the top but Lalla keeps moving.
Okja Snowpiercer has got the better of the ground game so far.

Lalla working for a triangle but Snowpiercer defends it easily.
Jaro Lalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snowpiercer throws a strike but Lalla rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Snowpiercer is controlling Lalla's posture.
Snowpiercer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lalla's guard.

Snowpiercer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lalla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snowpiercer wants to control from the top but Lalla keeps moving.
Snowpiercer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowpiercer throws an elbow that misses. Lalla uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snowpiercer's guard. Nice move by Lalla!


Lalla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Snowpiercer is adopting a defensive guard.
Okja Snowpiercer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snowpiercer working a defensive guard here.
Snowpiercer has Lalla pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Lalla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Snowpiercer is pulling down on Lalla's head to control his posture.
Snowpiercer 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snowpiercer is on top in guard.


Lalla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Okja Snowpiercer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snowpiercer 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 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Okja Snowpiercer!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
26%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Suarez (ranked 4304 p4p, 419 weight class) and Matthew De Barros (ranked 5570 p4p, 514 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!



174 cm
25
265 lbs
5 - 6 - 0
197 cm
20
273 lbs
4 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful


FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)


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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew De Barros!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

It looks like Julio Suarez has been cut.
Suarez shoots in but no luck this time.

Suarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
De Barros tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez working De Barros over with strikes here.
Suarez lands a heavy elbow.
Suarez looking to finish De Barros with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Barros!
Suarez working De Barros over with strikes here.
Suarez with shots to the head and body - De Barros looks very uncomfortable down there.
Suarez dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Suarez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Suarez prevents De Barros from getting the reversal.
Suarez with good strikes from the mount here!
Suarez landing punches.
Suarez lands a heavy elbow.
De Barros sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros taking some punishment here, with Suarez in his half guard.
Suarez 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.
De Barros has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suarez is working away from the top position though.
Suarez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Suarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Suarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Suarez working over De Barros with some ground and pound. De Barros looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Suarez is nestled in close to De Barros, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suarez lands a nice short elbow.
Suarez slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Barros looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Suarez.
De Barros taking some punishment here, with Suarez in his half guard.
Suarez wants to take a breather but De Barros is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez winds up and cracks De Barros with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Barros trying to control from the bottom.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Still in half guard, Suarez seems content to control.
De Barros taking some punishment here, with Suarez in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Suarez.
De Barros is trying to stand back up but Suarez is controlling him
Suarez working over De Barros with some ground and pound. De Barros looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Suarez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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. Suarez connects with a nice short shot to De Barros's temple.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Barros really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Suarez works his way into full mount!
Suarez landing punches.
Suarez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Suarez unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Suarez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Suarez is landing with some decent strikes but De Barros is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Suarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Barros?
Suarez with a couple of short strikes.
Suarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Suarez cracks De Barros with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Suarez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Suarez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Suarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Barros can't escape the position.
Suarez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suarez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Suarez landing shots from mount.
De Barros is in a horrible position here. Suarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Suarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Suarez'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.


Suarez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Barros defends well and Suarez ends up having to push De Barros into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Barros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suarez slips a straight right by De Barros.
De Barros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Barros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Barros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Barros moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Suarez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Barros was covering up waiting for the punch and Suarez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but De Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez connects with a couple of short punches.
Suarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Suarez trying to control but De Barros is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Suarez stops De Barros from standing up.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but De Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez works over De Barros with some ground and pound from guard.
Julio Suarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Barros working a defensive guard here.
Suarez connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suarez working some strikes from top position.
Suarez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Suarez wants to control from the top but De Barros keeps moving.
De Barros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suarez prevents De Barros from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is in close to De Barros's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suarez distracts De Barros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suarez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Suarez is in close to De Barros's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suarez lands a couple of digs.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suarez distracts De Barros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suarez stands up over De Barros, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suarez trying to control but De Barros is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suarez wants to control from the top but De Barros keeps moving.
De Barros is looking to stand up but Suarez isn't so interested in that idea.
Suarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Suarez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but De Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Barros is trying to keep Suarez in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Suarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Suarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.


A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suarez is defended easily by De Barros.
Matthew De Barros seems to be getting the better of the standup.

A momentary lapse in concentration from De Barros enables Suarez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Barros manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Suarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez wants to control from the top but De Barros keeps moving.
Suarez postures up and lands a big shot to De Barros's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez is working De Barros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Barros is keeping the position for now.
Suarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Barros's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez is working De Barros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Suarez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suarez distracts De Barros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Barros is looking to stand up but Suarez isn't so interested in that idea.
Suarez wants to control from the top but De Barros keeps moving.
Suarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Suarez stands up over De Barros, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Suarez with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suarez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Suarez is working De Barros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Barros is trying to hold Suarez in close to prevent damage but Suarez has managed to pass into half guard.
Suarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Barros taking some punishment here, with Suarez in his half guard.
De Barros is not content to let Suarez control the position.
Nice strikes from Suarez there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
De Barros is looking to improve his position.
Suarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Barros can do to turn this around?
De Barros has hold of Suarez's hands but Suarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Suarez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
De Barros looks like he's trying to stand up.
Suarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of De Barros's head.
Suarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suarez is taking a breather. De Barros says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Suarez.
Suarez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Suarez working over De Barros with some ground and pound. De Barros looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Barros is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suarez slips a nice elbow through De Barros's hands, connecting with De Barros's forehead.
Suarez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Barros has hold of Suarez's hands but Suarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matthew De Barros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julio Suarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suarez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Suarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Suarez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Suarez!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
54%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Costa (ranked 8600 p4p, 651 weight class) and Ken Cage (ranked 23336 p4p, 674 weight class). This should be a great matchup!



183 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0
183 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin
Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Cage!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Costa moves away from the strike by Cage.
Costa drops his hands momentarily and Cage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Costa slips a jab from Cage.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Costa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cage looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cage is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Costa off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Cage is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Costa is defending well though. Cage let's go of the attempt for now.
Costa tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is working hard here to advance position.
Costa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Costa is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Crapollas Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
I really don't envy Costa right now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Costa is in bad spot here.
Cage is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage missing with strikes from the back.
Costa is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cage looking to hold on to the position here but Costa rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Costa wants to sweep but no luck.
Cage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Costa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Costa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cage is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage is stalling in the full guard.
Cage is continuing to stall.

Costa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cage has picked Costa up and slammed him! Costa can't keep hold of the triangle and Cage manages to pass to side control!
Cage is looking to take a break and control but Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Costa tries to buck Cage off but Cage is having none of it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cage advances to mount.
Costa tries to reverse the position but Cage maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage controlling his opponent.
Costa can't escape the position.
Costa manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Costa looking for submissions off his back.
Cage is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Cage dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.


Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Cage misses.
Cage avoids the head kick by Costa.
Cage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Costa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cage's guard.
Costa is fighting to break Cage's control of his arms but Cage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Costa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cage manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Costa has Cage in his guard.


Costa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cage uses it to pass to side control.
Costa parries the strikes from Cage easily there. Cage is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Costa to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa is looking to reverse the position.
Cage moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Costa is looking to regain half guard here but Cage keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage advances nicely into full mount.
Costa can't escape the position.
Cage wants to take his opponent's back but Costa doesn't allow it.
Costa can't escape the position.
Cage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Costa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage controlling the pace for now.
Cage prevents Costa from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage content just to control the position here.
Costa is looking to improve his position but Cage isn't that keen on the idea.
Cage content just to control the position here.
Costa tries to improve his position but instead Cage has taken his back!
Cage controlling well, preventing Costa from escaping the position.

Cage has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Costa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Cage trying to control.
Cage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costa rolls, trying to escape but Cage keeps control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage controlling from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage is hanging on to Costa's back as he tries to escape.

Costa is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cage gets his way!
Costa tries to break free.
Costa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Let's hope that Cage 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.
Costa turns into Cage and is now in his guard.
Costa won't allow Cage to sweep him here.
Cage looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage has Costa pulled in close to control his posture.
Costa wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
Cage 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cage is on top in guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Costa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cage stacks Costa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cage!
Cage works to advance to full mount. Costa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Costa looking to score a takedown here. Cage is defending well but Costa drives through and ends up in Cage's guard.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.

Costa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cage managing to control the position.
Cage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Costa's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa 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.
Cage seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Costa working for submissions but it's allowed Cage to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage passes to side control.
Cage just content to control the position.
Costa is looking for a sweep.
Costa is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cage is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Costa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Costa has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cage escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cage!
A lull in the action here as Cage stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa is looking for a sweep.
Costa looks to move to half guard but instead Cage has passed into mount! Damn!
Costa is looking to get to half guard.
Cage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cage looking to control but Costa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ken Cage has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Costa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cage sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Costa is looking to improve his position but Cage isn't that keen on the idea.
Santiago Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costa has given up his back.
Cage is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
You can see the frustration on Costa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Cage.
Costa turns into Cage and is now in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Costa is fighting to break Cage's control of his arms but Cage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cage tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cage 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Cage!
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A
G S C
B
G S C G 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 Edward Fergusson (ranked 4066 p4p, 531 weight class) and Sione Feti (ranked 2673 p4p, 364 weight class). Feti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by S-Tool - Lights Out. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!



193 cm
24
224 lbs
3 - 2 - 0
191 cm
21
213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Fergusson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sione Feti!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Fergusson.
Feti moves out of range of the strikes.
Fergusson lands with a right hand.
Feti scores with a sloppy right hand. Fergusson should have avoided that one.
Feti slips a straight right by Fergusson.
Fergusson checks a leg kick nicely.
Fergusson misses with an uppercut
and Feti counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergusson misses with a shot to the body
and Feti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Feti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Feti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fergusson.
Feti throws an overhand right that lands on Fergusson's shoulder, as Fergusson tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergusson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Feti lands a big head kick that sends Fergusson tumbling to the mat! Feti takes a step backwards and waves Fergusson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Fergusson is rocked!
Feti fakes the body blow, causing Fergusson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Fergusson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sione Feti!
A relieved looking Sione Feti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
68%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gunnar (ranked 5065 p4p, 482 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 7331 p4p, 582 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!



203 cm
20
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0
188 cm
18
248 lbs
0 - 1 - 0
Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Very strong
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent


Conviction


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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 1 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gunnar. That one must have hurt.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunnar jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gunnar wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Gunnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith swings for the body but Gunnar moves out of range.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunnar counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Smith looks winded!
Gunnar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gunnar fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Gunnar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gunnar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunnar measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Smith! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Adam Gunnar!
S C
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G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Kanton (ranked 4669 p4p, 231 weight class) and Tahjet Davimenikov (ranked 5467 p4p, 259 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!



175 cm
24
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0
172 cm
21
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily
Good wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Kanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tahjet Davimenikov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kanton 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.
Davimenikov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kanton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kanton has gone for a leg lock! Davimenikov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kanton's guard.

Davimenikov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Davimenikov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davimenikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanton is keeping the position for now.
Davimenikov postures up and lands a big shot to Kanton's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davimenikov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davimenikov is working Kanton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davimenikov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Kanton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davimenikov defends it easily.
Kanton is breathing heavily.
Davimenikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kanton has his foot on Davimenikov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davimenikov works his way back into a safe position though.
Davimenikov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kanton's head.
Davimenikov works over Kanton with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davimenikov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Davimenikov looking to pass the guard.
Davimenikov landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanton keeping full guard, as Davimenikov tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kanton looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Davimenikov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davimenikov lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Davimenikov.
Davimenikov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Davimenikov is pressing down on Kanton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kanton is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davimenikov wants to advance to full mount but Kanton doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Davimenikov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Davimenikov working some strikes from top position.
Davimenikov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davimenikov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davimenikov wants to pass the guard but Kanton is keeping the position.
Davimenikov landing some decent shots from guard.

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

Tahjet Davimenikov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!



Kanton gets caught flat footed, as Davimenikov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oh Kanton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davimenikov is stalling in the full guard.
Tahjet Davimenikov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davimenikov cracks Kanton with a solid left hand.
Kanton looking to control.
Davimenikov advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here as Davimenikov stalls from top position.
Kanton seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davimenikov tries to move to mount but Kanton blocks the move with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davimenikov is chipping away with strikes.
Davimenikov happy to just control the position for now.

Davimenikov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kanton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Davimenikov controls the position from side control.

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.
Kanton wants to control but Davimenikov postures up.
Kanton wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Davimenikov controlling the position from side mount.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanton stops Davimenikov from passing to mount.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Davimenikov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kanton to the mat! Kanton manages to get full guard.
Davimenikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kanton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davimenikov is stalling in the full guard.
Davimenikov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davimenikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kanton swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davimenikov cracks Kanton with a solid left hand.
Davimenikov distracts Kanton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davimenikov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davimenikov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Davimenikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanton is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davimenikov is pushing down on Kanton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kanton is fighting to maintain full guard but Davimenikov has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tahjet Davimenikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!



Davimenikov 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.
Kanton is wriggling around but Davimenikov manages to pass to half guard.

Davimenikov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kanton tries to kick Davimenikov off but Davimenikov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Davimenikov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davimenikov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Davimenikov working the head and body with strikes.
Davimenikov working over Kanton with some ground and pound. Kanton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davimenikov is taking a breather. Kanton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kanton misses with some strikes from the bottom.

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.
Davimenikov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Davimenikov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davimenikov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davimenikov is looking to advance position but Kanton won't allow it.

Davimenikov seems to be looking for submissions.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Davimenikov shoots in and bounces Kanton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kanton being controlled here, momentarily.
Davimenikov working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davimenikov controls the pace.
Davimenikov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Davimenikov wants to pass the guard but Kanton is keeping the position.
Davimenikov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kobe Kanton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tahjet Davimenikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tahjet Davimenikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davimenikov 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tahjet Davimenikov!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
22%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Helix (ranked 3571 p4p, 468 weight class) and Mickey Sapolu (ranked 2551 p4p, 350 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!



194 cm
27
213 lbs
5 - 3 - 0
190 cm
25
216 lbs
5 - 2 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


Urban Fighter


Laundry Shop
Voodoo Nutrition


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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinn Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Sapolu!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix misses with a two punch combination.
Sapolu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helix wants to clinch up but Sapolu keeps it at a distance.
Sapolu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Helix is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sapolu throws a lazy head kick
and Helix counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Sapolu drives through and clinches with Helix against the cage.
Helix blocking some punches.
Sapolu tries a body shot but Helix blocks it.
Helix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sapolu backwards.

It looks like Mickey Sapolu has been cut.
Sapolu misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapolu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helix backwards.
Helix gets through Sapolu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Helix stalls.
Sapolu working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sapolu breaks from the clinch.
Sapolu avoids the body shot from Helix.

Sapolu moves into the clinch.
Helix prevents Sapolu from breaking the clinch.
Helix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sapolu backwards.
Sapolu struggles to land a body shot inside as Helix controls his hands.

Sapolu breaks the clinch.
Sapolu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helix works over Sapolu's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice takedown defense from Helix. No joy for Sapolu on that attempt.
Helix appears to be looking for a big counter.

Sapolu takes the fight into the clinch.
Helix tries to throw a body punch but Sapolu avoids it by throwing Helix back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix prevents a body shot from Sapolu.
Helix keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sapolu's efforts to push away.

Sapolu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sapolu clinches up with Helix and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helix manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sapolu misses with a punch to the body.
Sapolu prevents a body shot from Helix.
Helix tries to work over Sapolu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sapolu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helix.

Sapolu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helix blocks a head kick by Sapolu.
As Sapolu looks to move away, Helix throws a big counter combo but Sapolu just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapolu looks to land a left hand but Helix moved out of range nicely.
Helix seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sapolu throws a leg kick which misses Helix's front leg but catches the back leg as Helix tries to avoid it.

Sapolu takes the fight into the clinch.
Helix presses Sapolu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sapolu misses with a punch to the body.
Sapolu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sapolu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helix tries to throw a body punch but Sapolu avoids it by throwing Helix back against the cage.
Sapolu has a couple of punches blocked by Helix.
Helix looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Helix tries to throw a body punch but Sapolu avoids it by throwing Helix back against the cage.
Helix has Sapolu pressed against the cage, preventing Sapolu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Helix managing to block the knees to the body from Sapolu.
Sapolu lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Helix.

Sapolu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sapolu misses with a left hand
and Helix counters with a left and a right that stings Sapolu.

Sapolu takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sapolu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helix backwards.
Nice body punch from Helix - that landed with a thud.
Sapolu tries to break free but Helix pushes him back against the cage.
Helix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sapolu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Helix tries to work over Sapolu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helix misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Sapolu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Sapolu'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.


Sapolu misses with a series of wild punches.
Helix swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Sapolu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Helix lands a shoulder strike.
Sapolu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helix.

Sapolu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helix throws a series of punches but Sapolu avoids them all with ease.
Sapolu throws a sloppy head kick
and Helix counters with a three punch combo that has Sapolu backing up. Sapolu nods at Helix to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sapolu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Helix, pushing him back against the cage.
Helix lands with a right to the head.
Sapolu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helix's elbow.
A hook to the body from Helix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix stalls.
Sapolu trying to land knees to the body.
Sapolu has Helix pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Helix manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Helix misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Helix - that landed with a thud.
Sapolu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Helix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sapolu tries to circle away but Helix has him pinned against the cage.
Sapolu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sapolu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sapolu.
Mickey Sapolu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sapolu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sapolu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sapolu tries to throw a body punch but Helix avoids it by throwing Sapolu back against the cage.
Sapolu works on Helix's body with a couple of short punches.
Sapolu is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Helix - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sapolu blocks an uppercut.
Sapolu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Helix has Sapolu pressed against the cage, preventing Sapolu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Helix stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Helix lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix has Sapolu pressed against the cage, preventing Sapolu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sapolu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sapolu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Helix misses with a body punch.
Sapolu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helix cracks Sapolu with a nice body shot.
Helix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sapolu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sapolu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Helix has him pressed against the cage.
Helix avoiding damage as Sapolu throws knees to the body.
Helix looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapolu is trying to push Helix away but Helix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sapolu blocks a body shot from Helix.
Helix will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sapolu up against the cage.
Helix taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Helix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sapolu backwards.
Sapolu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helix blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sapolu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Sapolu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Helix avoids the head kick by Sapolu.
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 Quinn Helix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey Sapolu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!


Sapolu shoots in looking for a takedown but Helix manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sapolu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sapolu misses with a wild combination.
Sapolu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sapolu fails to land with a series of punches.
Helix is looking for a counter combo.
Sapolu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Helix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Helix tries to keep at a distance but Sapolu has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapolu missing with knees to the body.
Helix is leaning against Sapolu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sapolu fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix has Sapolu pushed against the cage.
Sapolu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sapolu lands a hook that snaps the head of Helix backwards.
Helix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helix wants to stall.
Helix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sapolu throws an elbow but it misses.
Sapolu scores with a knee to the head.
Sapolu prevents a body shot from Helix.
Helix keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sapolu's efforts to push away.
Sapolu misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapolu prevents a body shot from Helix.
Helix tries a body shot but Sapolu blocks it.
A short right from Sapolu.
Sapolu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Helix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sapolu missing with knees to the body.

Sapolu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sapolu closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Helix.
Helix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sapolu's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Helix.
A short left from Helix.
Helix stalling against the cage.

Sapolu manages to break the clinch.
Sapolu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Helix counters with a straight right hand.
Sapolu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sapolu.
Sapolu digs a good hook to Helix's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapolu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sapolu swings widly with a right hand
and Helix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sapolu clinches up with Helix and pushes him back against the cage.
Helix lands a right hand.
Helix lands a hook that snaps the head of Sapolu backwards.
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!
Helix misses with a punch to the body.
Helix looking to slow down the pace here.
Helix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sapolu's elbow.
Sapolu tries to circle away but Helix has him pinned against the cage.
Helix avoiding damage as Sapolu throws knees to the body.
Sapolu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Sapolu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sapolu 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Sapolu!
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A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
43%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Suarez (ranked 3188 p4p, 326 weight class) and Bobby Pickledoo (ranked 994 p4p, 109 weight class). Pickledoo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Butthole Surfers - Who Was in My Room Last Night. Bobby Pickledoo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Bobby Pickledoo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rico Suarez's chin.



188 cm
21
245 lbs
5 - 3 - 0
197 cm
21
287 lbs
7 - 3 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin


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Sin City Allstars


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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Suarez!
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, Bobby Pickledoo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Nice defenses there by Suarez.
Suarez feinted with a counter takedown.
Pickledoo throws out a loose jab but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Suarez moves out of range as Pickledoo strikes.
Suarez tries to counter with a takedown but Pickledoo is quick to defend against it.
Pickledoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickledoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suarez attempts a counter takedown but Pickledoo avoids it well and moves away.
Pickledoo throws the left hand but Suarez avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Pickledoo misses.
Suarez attempts a counter takedown but Pickledoo avoids it well and moves away.
Pickledoo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suarez at a distance.
Pickledoo takes a swing at Suarez's ribcage but misses.
Suarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pickledoo throws a jab when Suarez was well out of range.
Pickledoo throws an overhand right that lands on Suarez's shoulder, as Suarez tries to avoid the shot.
Suarez feinted with a counter takedown.
Pickledoo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickledoo misses with an uppercut. Suarez saw that one coming.
Suarez attempts a counter takedown but Pickledoo avoids it well and moves away.
Suarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pickledoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suarez tries to counter with a takedown but Pickledoo is quick to defend against it.
Pickledoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pickledoo misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickledoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Suarez is just out of range.
Suarez attempts a counter takedown but Pickledoo avoids it well and moves away.
Pickledoo throws a shot from downtown. Suarez moves away and avoids it.
Suarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Pickledoo misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pickledoo. Suarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bobby Pickledoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pickledoo throws a hook but Suarez blocks it.
Suarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pickledoo misses with a looping left.
Pickledoo misses with a looping left.
Pickledoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickledoo.
Suarez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pickledoo misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Pickledoo 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.


Pickledoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Suarez is just out of range.
Pickledoo takes a swing at Suarez's ribcage but misses.
Suarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pickledoo misses with an uppercut.
Suarez tries to counter with a takedown but Pickledoo is quick to defend against it.
Pickledoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Suarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickledoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suarez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rico Suarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pickledoo looks to land a left hand but Suarez moved out of range nicely.
Suarez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickledoo throws a looping overhand right but Suarez ducks down to avoid it.
Suarez attempts a counter takedown but Pickledoo avoids it well and moves away.
Suarez takes one to the side of the head.
Pickledoo throws a low kick but Suarez avoids it.
Suarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suarez feinted with a counter takedown.
Pickledoo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suarez attempts a counter takedown but Pickledoo avoids it well and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickledoo misses the shot to the body.
Suarez attempts a counter takedown but Pickledoo avoids it well and moves away.
Pickledoo throws a leg kick but Suarez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Suarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pickledoo missing with a left hand there. Suarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pickledoo throws a lazy right hand but Suarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suarez attempts a counter takedown but Pickledoo avoids it well and moves away.
Suarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suarez tries to counter with a takedown but Pickledoo is quick to defend against it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickledoo misses the jab.
Suarez dodges the punch combination from Pickledoo.
Suarez attempts a counter takedown but Pickledoo avoids it well and moves away.
Pickledoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suarez.
Suarez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pickledoo throws an overhand right that lands on Suarez's shoulder, as Suarez tries to avoid the shot.

That's four 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.
Pickledoo misses with a few strikes there.
Pickledoo misses with a hook. Suarez ducked under it nicely.
Pickledoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suarez.
Suarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pickledoo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Pickledoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!


Pickledoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suarez feinted with a counter takedown.
Pickledoo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pickledoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suarez feinted with a counter takedown.
Suarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pickledoo.
Suarez tries to counter with a takedown but Pickledoo is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickledoo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Rico Suarez has been cut.
Pickledoo misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickledoo throws a lazy right hand but Suarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pickledoo sprawls and moves away.
Pickledoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickledoo.
Suarez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pickledoo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suarez in his tracks.
Pickledoo throws a jab when Suarez was well out of range.
Suarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pickledoo sprawls and moves away.
Pickledoo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Suarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pickledoo looks to throw the jab but Suarez is out of range.
Suarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bobby Pickledoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pickledoo misses the jab.
A jab from Pickledoo does it's job there.
Pickledoo misses with a straight right.
Suarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pickledoo sprawls and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez ducks under a wild hook from Pickledoo.
Suarez feinted with a counter takedown.
Suarez walks into a stiff left hand from Pickledoo.
Bobby Pickledoo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pickledoo throws a hook to the side of Suarez's head but Suarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suarez feinted with a counter takedown.
Suarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pickledoo throws a right hand that Suarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Suarez also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickledoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Pickledoo lands a nice shot that snaps Suarez's head back.
Pickledoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Pickledoo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pickledoo sprawls and moves away.
Pickledoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez slips a jab from Pickledoo.
Suarez tries to counter with a takedown but Pickledoo is quick to defend against it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Pickledoo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pickledoo 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Pickledoo!

A relieved looking Bobby Pickledoo 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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A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
21%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Hansen (ranked 2915 p4p, 330 weight class) and Ryan Yoshijiri (ranked 2783 p4p, 321 weight class). Ryan Yoshijiri struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ryan Yoshijiri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



178 cm
27
158 lbs
8 - 4 - 0
176 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong
Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful


Urban Fighter


Sully's Bar & Grill


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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustav Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Yoshijiri!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshijiri shoots in but Hansen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yoshijiri shoots in for a double leg but Hansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Hansen has closed the distance and engaged Yoshijiri in a clinch.
Hansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshijiri.
Yoshijiri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hansen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshijiri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hansen lands an uppercut.
Yoshijiri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hansen smiles and moves away.
Gustav Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Yoshijiri.
A cross from Hansen lands.
Ryan Yoshijiri 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Hansen misses the target.

Yoshijiri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hansen presses Yoshijiri against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yoshijiri is trying to pull guard but Hansen has him pressed against the cage.
Hansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshijiri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yoshijiri has picked Hansen up - he's going for a ride! Yoshijiri dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshijiri wants to control but Hansen is keeping him busy.
Yoshijiri content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yoshijiri is looking to advance position but Hansen won't allow it.
Yoshijiri not doing much here.
Yoshijiri trying to pass the guard but Hansen defending well.
Hansen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yoshijiri looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gustav Hansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hansen cracks Yoshijiri with a right hand to the side of the head.

Hansen clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen misses with the head strike.
Yoshijiri tries to pull guard but Hansen won't allow it.
Hansen misses with a hook to the ribs.

Yoshijiri jumps into guard, dragging Hansen to the mat.
Yoshijiri controlling Hansen's posture.
Hansen postures up.
Yoshijiri has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yoshijiri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yoshijiri controlling Hansen's posture.
Hansen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yoshijiri trying to keep a closed guard but Hansen is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Hansen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


Hansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoshijiri wants to counter the offense by Hansen and move into the clinch position.

Hansen forces Yoshijiri back against the cage and clinches.
Hansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hansen digs a right hand into Yoshijiri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshijiri's gas tank.
Yoshijiri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hansen walks away with a smile on his face. Yoshijiri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hansen darts in and clinches Yoshijiri up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hansen.
Hansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshijiri can do to turn this around?
Hansen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshijiri jumps guard but Hansen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yoshijiri wants a takedown.
Gustav Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Yoshijiri.
Hansen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yoshijiri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshijiri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hansen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gustav Hansen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Hansen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen scores with a hook to the body.
Yoshijiri is breathing heavily.
Hansen misses with the head strike.
Hansen misses with some punches.
Hansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshijiri is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hansen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshijiri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hansen walks away with a smile on his face. Yoshijiri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yoshijiri avoids a punch combination nicely.

Hansen drives through and clinches with Yoshijiri against the cage.
Yoshijiri fails to pull guard.
Hansen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hansen misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hansen lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoshijiri backwards.
Hansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hansen pushes Yoshijiri against the cage. Hansen is working some dirty boxing. Hansen pushes off with a quick right hook! Yoshijiri goes down! Yoshijiri tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hansen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Hansen!
A victorious Gustav Hansen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Demento (ranked 2424 p4p, 279 weight class) and Ernest Harpik (ranked 2822 p4p, 311 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!



182 cm
28
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0
185 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Demento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernest Harpik!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harpik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Demento forces Harpik back against the cage and clinches.
Demento prevents a takedown attempt there.

Demento lands a takedown into guard.
Demento throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harpik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Demento trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Demento trying to control but Harpik is working from the bottom.
Demento trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harpik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Demento is one step ahead there.
Harpik is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harpik keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demento wants to control from the top but Harpik keeps moving.
Harpik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demento.
Harpik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Demento is one step ahead there.
Demento postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demento stopping the sweep attempt from Harpik.
Demento loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harpik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Demento throws a big right hand that misses.
Demento's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harpik 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.
Demento trying to control but Harpik is working from the bottom.
Harpik is trying to keep Demento in close.
Demento wants to control from the top but Harpik keeps moving.
Harpik wants to sweep but no luck.

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.
Demento is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Demento postures up in Harpik's guard and throws a big left but Harpik blocks it.
Demento distracts Harpik with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Demento postures up.
Harpik wants to sweep here but Demento controlling him for the moment.
Demento's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harpik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Demento's guard.

Harpik throws a big elbow that misses.
Demento seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Demento 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.

Demento working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harpik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harpik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Demento tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Demento bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harpik's guard.

Demento working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harpik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harpik keeping moving, preventing Demento from controlling successfully.
Demento controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harpik looking to control.
Demento landing some decent shots from guard.
Harpik trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Demento won't allow Harpik to sweep him here.
Demento lands a couple of digs.
Harpik keeping moving, preventing Demento from controlling successfully.
Harpik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Demento stands up over Harpik, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Demento with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Demento wants to control from the top but Harpik keeps moving.
Demento sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demento with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harpik is on top in guard.

Demento wants to sweep here but Harpik controlling him for the moment.
Harpik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demento is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Harpik is refusing to be controlled, as Demento sits in half guard.
Demento drops an elbow to the side of Harpik's head.
Demento looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Demento is keen to just control but Harpik is a slippery customer.
Demento winds up and cracks Harpik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harpik gets full guard.
Harpik trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Demento stopping the sweep attempt from Harpik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Demento dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.



Demento shoots in and bounces Harpik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Demento throwing strikes from guard but Harpik blocks nicely.
Demento scoring with some ground and pound.
Demento controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harpik tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Demento drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Demento jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Damien Demento overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harpik looking for a sweep. Not yet Harpik, not yet.
Harpik working a defensive guard here.
Harpik looking for a sweep. Not yet Harpik, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demento not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Demento with a nice head shot there.
Harpik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Demento manages to get himself to full guard.

Demento utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Demento working for a triangle but Harpik defends it easily.

Demento looking for a guillotine here but Harpik defends easily.
Harpik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harpik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harpik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
Harpik wants to control from the top but Demento keeps moving.
Harpik won't allow Demento to sweep him here.
Harpik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harpik works over Demento with some ground and pound from guard.
Harpik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harpik scoring with some ground and pound.
Harpik is looking to work some ground and pound but Demento has wrist control.
Demento looking to control.
Demento looking for a sweep. Not yet Demento, not yet.
Demento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harpik can do to turn this around?
Harpik looking to pass the guard.
Harpik trying to control the position from guard on top but Demento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harpik lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harpik landing with the ground and pound.
Demento is trying to control the position but Harpik postures up.

Demento looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harpik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harpik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harpik throwing strikes but missing.
Demento manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harpik manages to get himself to full guard.

Harpik wants to sweep but no luck.
Harpik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Demento wants to control from the top but Harpik keeps moving.
Harpik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harpik pulls Demento in close to prevent any damage.
Demento wants to control from the top but Harpik keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harpik 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.
Harpik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Demento trying to control but Harpik is working from the bottom.
Demento is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Demento content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Demento sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Demento stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harpik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Demento won't allow Harpik to sweep him here.
Demento lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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 Damien Demento will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!


Harpik shoots and misses

and Demento decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harpik's guard.
Harpik looking to control.
Demento is in close to Harpik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Demento trying to control but Harpik is working from the bottom.
Demento looking to pass the guard.
Harpik wants to sweep here but Demento controlling him for the moment.
Demento loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harpik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Demento is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harpik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Demento's guard.


Harpik throws a sloppy strike and Demento has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Harpik is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Demento!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damien Demento!
After winning the bout, Damien Demento thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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FIGHT
RATING
41%

 

 
 
 
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