SUPER 6 Finals PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Otoua (ranked 7226 p4p, 701 weight class) and Mikhail Popkov (ranked 5901 p4p, 656 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Otoua
vs
Popkov

188 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dakota Otoua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Popkov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Popkov catches Otoua right on the button with a cross.
Otoua just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Popkov.
Otoua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popkov lands with a right hand.
Otoua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Otoua is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Otoua misses its intended target.

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

It looks like Dakota Otoua has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otoua lands a nice hook to Popkov's body. Popkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Popkov.
Otoua slips a jab and a cross from Popkov.
It looked like Otoua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Otoua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popkov.
Otoua wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Popkov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkov lands a really nice looking cross but Otoua seems unphased.
Otoua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Popkov counters with a crisp one two that drops Otoua! Popkov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Otoua to his feet! Otoua is in big trouble!

Otoua is rocked!
Popkov misses with a wild body shot.
Popkov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Popkov ducks under a wild hook from Otoua.
Otoua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Otoua.
Popkov works Otoua's body with a nice hook.
Otoua lands a jab.
Popkov swinging wildly here.
As Popkov tries to get set, Otoua tries to push him back and clinch up but Popkov manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popkov misses with the combination.

Otoua clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popkov can't find room to land a body shot as Otoua controls the action.
Otoua blocks a body shot from Popkov.
Otoua throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Otoua.
Popkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Otoua controls his hands.
Otoua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Popkov.
Otoua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Popkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Otoua has a couple of punches blocked by Popkov.
Popkov misses with the head strike.
Otoua throws a head punch that misses.

Popkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Popkov swinging wildly here.

Otoua clinches up against the cage.
Otoua prevents a body shot from Popkov.
Otoua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popkov misses with a punch to the body.
Popkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popkov can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otoua.
Otoua takes a shot to the head.
Popkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Otoua takes a shot to the head.
Popkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Otoua lands with a light punch inside.
Otoua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popkov.
Popkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Otoua.
Popkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Otoua prevents a body shot from Popkov.
Otoua throws a head punch that misses.
Popkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popkov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Otoua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Popkov tries to throw a body punch but Otoua avoids it by throwing Popkov back against the cage.
Popkov blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popkov blocks a body shot from Otoua.
Otoua working aggressively here.
Popkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Popkov fails to land.
Otoua lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Otoua fails to land.
A short uppercut from Otoua.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Otoua.
Popkov has had enough of the clinch but Otoua keeps him there for the moment.
Otoua scores with a shot to the side of Popkov's head.
Otoua lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popkov tries to break the clinch but Otoua is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Otoua.
Popkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Popkov tries to throw a body punch but Otoua avoids it by throwing Popkov back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mikhail Popkov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dakota Otoua's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Otoua clinches up against the cage.
Popkov misses with some punches.
Otoua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Otoua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Otoua fails to land.
Otoua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Popkov backwards.
Popkov is working Otoua over against the cage.
Popkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popkov.
Popkov is trying to force a seperation but Otoua has the dominant position.
Popkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Otoua working aggressively here.
Otoua swings wildly with an uppercut but Popkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otoua working aggressively here.
Popkov misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popkov.
Otoua blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popkov backwards.
Otoua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Popkov can't find room to land a body shot as Otoua controls the action.
Otoua lands a left hand.
Popkov tries a body shot but Otoua blocks it.

Popkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch combination from Popkov misses.
As Popkov tries to get set, Otoua tries to push him back and clinch up but Popkov manages to avoid the attempt.
Good exchange - Popkov coming out on top.
Otoua missing with a left hand there. Popkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Otoua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mikhail Popkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Otoua avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Otoua misses.
Otoua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popkov cracks Otoua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mikhail Popkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoua motions for Popkov to come forward. Otoua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Popkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from Popkov finds it's target.
Popkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Otoua tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Popkov manages to circle out of the way.
Popkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Otoua.
Popkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Popkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Otoua has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Otoua misses the shot to the body.
Popkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Popkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Popkov checks a leg kick.
Otoua just misses with a punch to the body.
Otoua takes one to the chin there.
Popkov digs a good hook to Otoua's body.
Otoua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Popkov tests Otoua's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Otoua pushes Popkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Otoua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Popkov backwards.
Popkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Popkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otoua blocks a body shot from Popkov.
Dakota Otoua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Otoua pushes Popkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Otoua misses with some punches.
Otoua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popkov misses with a punch to the body.
Otoua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Otoua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Popkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Otoua's elbow.
Popkov throws a head punch that misses.
Popkov is trying to force a seperation but Otoua has the dominant position.
Otoua keeps control of Popkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otoua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Popkov backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otoua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Otoua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popkov is trying to break free.
Popkov misses with a punch to the body.
Popkov can't find room to land a body shot as Otoua controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otoua.
Popkov misses with a punch to the body.
Popkov can't find room to land a body shot as Otoua controls the action.
Otoua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Otoua scores with a hook to the body.
Otoua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Popkov backwards.

Popkov is rocked!
Popkov blocking some punches.
Popkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Otoua finish him?
Popkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Popkov seems to have recovered his senses.
Popkov tries to circle away but Otoua has him pinned against the cage.
Popkov working aggressively here.
Otoua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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 Dakota Otoua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dakota Otoua's cut.
That's time! Otoua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Otoua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Popkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Popkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Otouas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Otoua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Otoua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otoua manages to avoid it.
Popkov fails to land with a series of punches.

Otoua instigates a clinch.
Otoua has a couple of punches blocked by Popkov.
Otoua lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Otoua fails to land.
Popkov prevents a body shot from Otoua.

Popkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popkov loads up on a big right hand but Otoua slips the punch.
Otoua takes a swing at Popkov's ribcage but misses.
Otoua misses with a left hand
and Popkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Popkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otoua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popkov punishes Otoua's body with a nice straight punch.
Otoua misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popkov. Otoua does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Popkov tries to get set, Otoua tries to push him back and clinch up but Popkov manages to avoid the attempt.
Popkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Popkov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Popkov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Popkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otoua misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Popkov! But no joy.
Popkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Otoua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Popkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Otoua.
Otoua avoids the body shot from Popkov.
Popkov connects with a looping right hand.
Popkov fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Popkov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popkov moves forwards but Otoua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Otoua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Otoua looks to land a left hand but Popkov moved out of range nicely.
Popkov throws a jab when Otoua was well out of range.

Otoua drives through and clinches with Popkov against the cage.
Popkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Otoua controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Otoua.
Popkov has had enough of the clinch but Otoua keeps him there for the moment.
Otoua blocks an uppercut.
Otoua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Otoua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Popkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Otoua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otoua.
Popkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Popkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popkov lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popkov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Popkov tries a body shot but Otoua blocks it.
Otoua misses with the head strike.
Popkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otoua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Popkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Otoua won't allow it.
Popkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Otoua is working Popkov over against the cage.
Popkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Otoua backwards.
Otoua prevents a body shot from Popkov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otoua.
Otoua scores with a shot to the side of Popkov's head.
Otoua works on Popkov's body with a couple of short punches.
Popkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Otoua prevents a body shot from Popkov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Otoua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Otoua working aggressively here.

Popkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Popkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Popkov misses with a wild combination.
Popkov misses with a straight right.
Otoua wants to slow Popkov down by chopping away at his legs.
Popkov throws a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popkov lands a jab to the nose.

Otoua pushes Popkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Otoua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Popkov backwards.
Otoua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Otoua.
Popkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Popkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Popkov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Popkov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Severi Damage (ranked 23278 p4p, 714 weight class) and Jimmy Rage (ranked 4605 p4p, 475 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Damage
vs
Rage

170 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 Helsinki, Severi Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Rage!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rage fails to land with a series of punches.
Damage feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A combination from Rage does no damage.
Rage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Damage misses with a straight left.
Rage cracks Damage with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rage blocks a head kick by Damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rage on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rage scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Severi Damage has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Damage manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rage on his heels. He'll look to pass Rage's guard now, I'm sure.
Damage's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rage holds on and takes a little breather.
Damage sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rage's guard.
Damage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Damage seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is looking to escape.
Rage wants to improve his position but Damage is controlling well.
Damage is controlling the pace.
Rage is staying active underneath Damage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Damage is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Damage trying to pass the guard but Rage defending well.
Rage is looking for a sweep. Damage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Damage has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rage tries to hold on but Damage postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage wants to take Rage's back but he can't do it this time.
Damage is working hard here to advance position.
Damage mounts Rage! Really nice guard pass there!
Rage can't escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rage can do anything to dispel that myth.
Damage wants to control the pace but Rage is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rage wants to control but Damage is having none of it.
Rage tries to buck Damage off but he can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Damage working for a guillotine from mount but Rage is in no mood to give up.

Damage is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rage can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Severi Damage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Severi Damage'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.

Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Rage takes a swing at Damage's ribcage but misses.
Damage tries a head kick but it misses.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick by Damage misses
and Rage counters with a left to the body.
Rage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rage scores with a three punch combo!
Rage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rage connects with a right hand. Damage shakes it off.
Sloppy strikes from Rage. Those never looked like landing.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damage thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Damage.
Rage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damage tries a head kick but it misses.
Rage is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rage tries to bum rush Damage with a series of wild strikes but Damage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Damage.
A cross from Rage lands.
Rage misses with a series of wild punches.
Damage is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Rage.
Rage has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Damage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Damage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rage's waist but Rage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damage off to one side.
Jimmy Rage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rage digs a good hook to Damage's body.
A left and a right from Rage both land. Nice combination.
Rage has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Damage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damage throws a head kick that misses.
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damage.
Rage just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDamage.
Rage lands a slapping body shot.
Damage drops his hands momentarily and Rage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rage throws a shot to the body.
Rage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Damage tried to counter with a leg kick but Rage avoided it.
Damage takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damage looks to land a body kick but Rage moved away.
Jimmy Rage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rage misses with a double jab.
Rage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Damage is rocked!
BOOM! Rage lands a beautiful left hook that drops Damage. Damage tries to recover but Rage is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Damage lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Rage!
Jimmy Rage seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 4301 p4p, 452 weight class) and Herbert Mullin (ranked 6904 p4p, 599 weight class). Lamont Banner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Banner
vs
Mullin

171 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Mullin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Banner counters with a nice uppercut.
Mullin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Banner fails to land with a series of punches.

Banner gets caught napping as Mullin dives in and scores a takedown. Banner manages to retain guard.
Mullin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mullin throws a big elbow that misses.
Mullin throwing strikes but missing.
Mullin is pushing down on Banner 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Banner is fighting to maintain full guard but Mullin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mullin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Banner defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner trying to control here.
Mullin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner trying to control but Mullin postures up.
Mullin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mullin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Banner trying to control here.
Mullin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Banner wants to get back to full guard.
Banner 's coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Banner is looking to control Mullin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Banner avoid being mounted?

Banner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mullin pulls his head out easily.
Banner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Banner is looking for a sweep. Mullin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.

Banner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mullin controlling the action here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mullin throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Mullin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.
Herbert Mullin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullin throws a solid leg kick but Banner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mullin.
A little feinted left hand from Banner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mullin.
Banner moves out of range as Mullin throws a body kick.
Mullin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banner .
Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
Mullin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Banner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mullin moves out of range of the strikes.
Banner misses with a straight left.
Mullin is looking for the big counter here.
Mullin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Banner as he jumps to the side.
A jab lands there for Banner .
Mullin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banner circles away.
Lamont Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Mullin.
Banner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mullin.
Mullin fails with the takedown.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a lazy uppercut
and Mullin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Banner thuds his right hand into Mullin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mullin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Banner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mullin somewhat.
Mullin throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Banner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Mullin.
Mullin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullin misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Banner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mullin lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Herbert Mullin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mullin is looking to clinch but Banner is avoiding it.
Herbert Mullin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mullin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banner is fending him off so far but Mullin persists. Nope, Banner circles away and we're back to standing.
Lamont Banner is winning the standup battle so far.
Banner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mullin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mullin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mullin with a poor takedown
and Banner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banner throws a jab when Mullin was well out of range.
Banner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Banner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mullin in his tracks.

Mullin is rocked!

Mullin clinches.
Mullin is still on wobbly legs! Can Banner finish him?
Mullin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banner working aggressively here.
Banner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mullin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mullin seems to have recovered his senses.

Mullin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mullin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Banner avoids it really well and circles away.
Lamont Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Mullin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mullin clinches with his opponent.
Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Banner gets underhooks to prevent Mullin's takedown attempt.
Mullin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Banner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Banner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mullin is trying to push Banner away but Banner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mullin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Banner walks away with a smile on his face. Mullin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mullin fails with the takedown
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mullin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lamont Banner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mullin circles away quickly and effectively.
Mullin dives in and grabs Banner 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Banner pushes down on Mullin's head and hops out.
Mullin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banner throws the left hand but Mullin avoids the punch easily.
Mullin shoots in for a double leg but Banner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Banner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mullin.
Mullin fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullin misses with a two punch combination.
Mullin is breathing heavily.
A combination from Banner does no damage.
Mullin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mullin dives in for a single leg takedown but Banner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Banner is looking to counter punch.

Mullin instigates a clinch.
Banner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mullin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Banner to keep the fight standing.

Banner 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mullin can do to turn this around?
Mullin throws a series of punches but Banner moves out of range.
Banner misses with the combination.

Mullin has Banner up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner taking a breather.
Banner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mullin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Banner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Banner scores with a punch to the head.
Banner avoids a kick to the body.
Banner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Mullin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner misses with a hook.
Mullin slips a jab from Banner .
Banner lands with an uppercut that bounces Mullin off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamont Banner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mullin closes the distance but Banner moves to the side
and Banner counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lamont Banner !
An out of breath Lamont Banner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Alvarez (ranked 4474 p4p, 215 weight class) and Do It Yourself (ranked 4590 p4p, 220 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Big Pun: Off Wit His Head. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alvarez
vs
It Yourself

173 cm
19
147 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

176 cm
19
139 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Blue Moon
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Do It Yourself!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez slips under a jab from Yourself.
Yourself tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Yourself.
Alvarez tries to counter by clinching up but Yourself breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alvarez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yourself slips under a jab.
Yourself ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
As Yourself tries to get set, Alvarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Yourself manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yourself wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Alvarez misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yourself fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yourself uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Yourself tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yourself tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Yourself.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvarez misses the target.
Yourself connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Damien Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Yourself lands a big uppercut and Alvarez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Alvarez looks OK. Yourself waves Alvarez back to his feet!

Alvarez is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Yourself! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Do It Yourself!
Damien Alvarez was interviewed post fight and said 'He was just better than me tonight. I'm gonna watch some film and analyze what went wrong. Props to him. I'll be back'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn MacArthur (ranked 25042 p4p, 679 weight class) and Mister Happy (ranked 3008 p4p, 337 weight class). Shawn MacArthur has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

MacArthur
vs
Happy

178 cm
26
157 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry)
Real Men Supplements

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn MacArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mister Happy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

MacArthur is rocked!
Happy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MacArthur.
Oh MacArthur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Happy keeps the fight on the outside.
MacArthur seems to have got his legs back now.
MacArthur goes for a double leg but Happy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Happy continues to drive forward.
MacArthur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

MacArthur 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur won't allow Happy to get back to his feet.
Happy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

MacArthur gets to his feet. Happy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Happy cracks the inside of MacArthur's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Happy throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacArthur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Happy.
MacArthur is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Happy.

Happy lands a big head kick that sends MacArthur tumbling to the mat! Happy takes a step backwards and waves MacArthur back to his feet - he wants the finish!
MacArthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Happy. Happy obviously looking to wear him down.
MacArthur shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Happy sprawls well. Happy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. MacArthur gets slowly back to his feet.
Happy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from MacArthur.
MacArthur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacArthur sets himself, and Happy steps forward looking for the clinch! MacArthur avoids it this time.
Happy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Happy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Happy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by MacArthur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Happy throws a leg kick which misses MacArthur's front leg but catches the back leg as MacArthur tries to avoid it.
Happy blocks a head kick by MacArthur.
Happy wants to clinch up but MacArthur keeps it at a distance.
MacArthur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Happy but Happy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn MacArthur. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Happy avoids it really well and circles away.
MacArthur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Happy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Happy throws an overhand right that lands on MacArthur's shoulder, as MacArthur tries to avoid the shot.
MacArthur shoots and misses

and Happy counters by clinching up.
Happy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Happy.
Happy lands a shoulder strike.
MacArthur can't get the takedown.
MacArthur is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacArthur.
MacArthur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacArthur tries to pull guard but Happy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Happy lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy swings wildly with an uppercut but MacArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur tries to pull guard but Happy holds him up against the cage and eventually MacArthur drops back down to his feet.
Happy lands an uppercut.
MacArthur tries to break free but Happy pushes him back against the cage.
Happy pushes MacArthur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacArthur blocks an uppercut.
MacArthur looking to slow down the pace here.
Happy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacArthur is trying to push Happy away but Happy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Happy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Happy scores with a shot to the side of MacArthur's head.
MacArthur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Happy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Happy scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happy misses with the head strike.
Happy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends MacArthur's eyes rolling into the back of his head! MacArthur drops to his knees and Happy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Happy!
Mister Happy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wife Beater (ranked 3018 p4p, 336 weight class) and Jimmy Del Mundo (ranked 3300 p4p, 353 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jimmy Del Mundo enters the cage!

Beater
vs
Del Mundo

184 cm
19
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Sin City Allstars
Pit Bull Development

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wife Beater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Del Mundo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Mundo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Del Mundo missing with a left hand there. Beater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Del Mundo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Del Mundo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Del Mundo moves into the clinch successfully.

Beater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beater bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Del Mundo's head backwards.

It looks like Jimmy Del Mundo has been cut.
Beater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Mundo.
Del Mundo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Del Mundo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Mundo tries to clinch there but Beater circles away.
Beater swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Del Mundo with that takedown attempt.
Del Mundo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beater to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mundo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beater connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Del Mundo scrambles back to his feet.
Beater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Del Mundo to counter with a crisp jab.
Del Mundo ducks under a wild hook from Beater.
Del Mundo looks to throw the jab but Beater is out of range.
Beater throws a hook to the side of Del Mundo's head but Del Mundo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beater jabs Del Mundo right on the nose. Del Mundo blinks but takes it well.

Del Mundo is rocked!
Beater moves out of range as Del Mundo strikes.
Del Mundo moves in looking to clinch but Beater pushes him off.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Del Mundo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Del Mundo scores with the left hand. Beater knows he should have avoided that one.

Del Mundo gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Mundo happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Beater's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beater is trying to escape the position but Del Mundo is controlling the position.
Beater is looking for a sweep.
Del Mundo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Beater tries to buck Del Mundo off but Del Mundo is having none of it.
Del Mundo controls the position from side control.
Beater tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Mundo staying calm.
Beater is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Del Mundo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Del Mundo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Del Mundo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Del Mundo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beater misses with a looping right.
Beater misses with a double jab.
Beater throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Del Mundo on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Mundo wants to clinch.
Beater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Mundo.
Beater scores with a jab to the jaw.
Del Mundo defending well as Beater loads up on a big left hand.
It looks like Beater has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Beater is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Del Mundo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Del Mundo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beater circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Del Mundo to the canvas! Del Mundo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Beater keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wife Beater!
Our winner, Wife Beater, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voli Bear (ranked 3260 p4p, 316 weight class) and Jon Rudskogen (ranked 2979 p4p, 287 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bear
vs
Rudskogen

198 cm
19
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Voli Bear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Rudskogen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear closes the distance and clinches up with Rudskogen, looking for a takedown. Bear pushes Rudskogen against the cage but Rudskogen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bear takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rudskogen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bear. That did some damage!
Bear misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bear misses with the combination.
A big left from Bear misses.
Rudskogen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rudskogen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rudskogen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear throws a right and a left that Rudskogen avoids nicely.
Rudskogen lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bear misses with a double jab.
Rudskogen throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear shoots and misses
and Rudskogen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Voli Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rudskogen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear.
Bear misses with a left hand
and Rudskogen counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Voli Bear has been cut.
Rudskogen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rudskogen.
Bear tries for a takedown but Rudskogen circles away easily
and Rudskogen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bear misses with a looping right.
Bear definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Rudskogen catches Bear right on the button with a cross.
Bear throws a poor cross that misses
and Rudskogen counters with an inside leg kick.
Bear throws a jab when Rudskogen was well out of range.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Rudskogen shows good takedown defense.
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!
A solid body kick from Rudskogen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bear. Those never looked like landing.
Rudskogen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bear if he has to take too many more of those.
Bear rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rudskogen counters with a good low kick that Bear was not able to check.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Bear on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rudskogen. Rudskogen obviously looking to wear him down.
Voli Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rudskogen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rudskogen connects with an inside leg kick.
Bear takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bear walks into a jab.
Rudskogen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rudskogen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bear throws a right hand that misses
and Rudskogen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear takes one to the chin there.
Bear takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rudskogen counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab from Rudskogen.
Bear is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bear swinging wildly here.
Rudskogen lunges at Bear with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bear's hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rudskogen. That's going to slow Bear down.
Bear fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rudskogen on the side of the head.
Rudskogen connects with a leg kick. Bear looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rudskogen feints a counter leg kick.
Rudskogen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bear.
Bear takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear clobbers Rudskogen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rudskogen clobbers Bear with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear looks for a takedown but Rudskogen sprawls well.
Rudskogen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bear.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen slips under a jab from Bear.
Bear swings widly with a right hand
and Rudskogen counters with a nice body kick.
Rudskogen digs a good hook to Bear's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear.
Bear throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rudskogen wants to counter the offense by Bear and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Rudskogen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Voli Bear's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rudskogen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
Voli Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rudskogen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rudskogen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bear fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rudskogen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rudskogen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bear fails to land with a series of punches.
Rudskogen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bear shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rudskogen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear shoots and misses

and Rudskogen counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Come on Rudskogen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A left hand lands to the body for Rudskogen.
Rudskogen digs a right hand into Bear's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bear's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bear wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rudskogen stops a takedown attempt from Bear.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Voli Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear is looking to control Rudskogen's arms but Rudskogen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bear has his back to the cage.
Bear wants a takedown but no success here.
A left hand lands to the body for Rudskogen.
Rudskogen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rudskogen scores with a hook to the body.
Rudskogen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rudskogen lands a right hand.
Rudskogen is working Bear over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen lands a right hand.
Rudskogen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Rudskogen - that landed with a thud.
Rudskogen lands a body shot.
Rudskogen is stalling here.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear walks into a straight right hand from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bear throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rudskogen counters with a nice leg kick.

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

Bear is rocked!
A solid body kick from Rudskogen.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Rudskogen has Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
Rudskogen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bear to his knees! Rudskogen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Rudskogen!
Jon Rudskogen is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jon Rudskogen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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FIGHT
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57%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Mifune (ranked 2514 p4p, 119 weight class) and Noddy Holder (ranked 2428 p4p, 115 weight class). Mifune kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MIYAVI vs. KenKen - Flashback. Holder has chosen The loudest voice in Tycoon. as his entrance music. Noddy Holder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mifune
vs
Holder

169 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

164 cm
19
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 London, Shintaro Mifune!
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, Noddy Holder!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holder rushes Mifune and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mifune tries a body shot but Holder blocks it.

Mifune has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Holder uses from the top position.
Mifune wants to sweep here but Holder controlling him for the moment.
Mifune pulls Holder in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mifune looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holder is one step ahead there.
Holder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mifune. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mifune keeping moving, preventing Holder from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mifune keeping moving, preventing Holder from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Holder clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mifune.
Mifune misses with a body punch.
Holder is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Mifune tightens his grip and picks Holder up, before dumping him to the ground. Holder manages to land in guard.
Holder trying to keep a closed guard but Mifune is proving a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mifune is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holder has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Super Awesome Ninja McDojo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Mifune scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mifune lands a couple of elbows.
Mifune missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mifune with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mifune loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Mifune thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Holder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mifune.
Holder controls Mifune momentarily but Mifune frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune connects with a couple of short punches.
Mifune postures up in Holder's guard and throws a big left but Holder blocks it.
Mifune distracts Holder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mifune looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mifune distracts Holder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mifune is looking to work some ground and pound but Holder has wrist control.
Mifune advances to half guard.
Mifune throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Mifune there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mifune.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mifune lands a nice short elbow.
Mifune 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.
Mifune is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mifune is trying to control the action in half guard but Holder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mifune throwing shots but Holder is blocking nicely.
Mifune scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holder taking some punishment here, with Mifune in his half guard.
Mifune slips a nice elbow through Holder's hands, connecting with Holder's forehead.
Mifune wants to control but Holder is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mifune lands a nice short elbow.

Mifune is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mifune throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holder.
Holder is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mifune throws a head punch that misses.
Holder blocks a body shot from Mifune.
Holder blocking some punches.
Mifune tries to land a knee to the head but Holder blocks with his arms.
Mifune jumps guard but Holder stands there with Mifune around his waist. Mifune gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mifune misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mifune changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holder fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Holder closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holder walks away with a smile on his face. Mifune gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shintaro Mifune. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Holder has Mifune up against the cage in a clinch.
Mifune is trying to drag Holder to the mat but Holder just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mifune has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holder avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
Holder stalling the fight.
Mifune working aggressively here.
Holder prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Holder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mifune's defenses.
Holder gets underhooks to prevent Mifune's takedown attempt.
Mifune is trying to pull guard but Holder turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holder lands an elbow that stopped Mifune in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune is looking to break free of the clinch but Holder has double underhooks.
Holder tries to stall but Mifune uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mifune has a couple of punches blocked by Holder.
A head punch on the inside from Mifune fails to land.
Holder dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mifune tries a knee to the head but Holder blocks it.
Mifune is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holder can do to turn this around?
Holder prevents the takedown attempt.
Holder leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mifune goes for a takedown attempt but Holder pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Holder has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holder pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mifune goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noddy Holder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mifune tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mifune stalling.
Mifune throws a punch but it's blocked by Holder.
Mifune wants to take the fight to the mat but Holder manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Holder lands an elbow just above Mifune 's eye.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mifune blocks it with crossed arms.
Mifune takes an elbow to the temple.
Mifune tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holder smiles and moves away.
Mifune looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mifune will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holder is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mifune takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mifune tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune throws a punch but it's blocked by Holder.
Holder throws an elbow but it misses.
Holder lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mifune fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mifune takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mifune tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mifune throws a punch but it's blocked by Holder.
Holder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mifune avoids it.
Mifune is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holder pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holder lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holder.
Holder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mifune wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mifune blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holder throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noddy Holder 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!

Holder closes the distance and clinches.
Mifune misses with a punch on the inside.
Mifune misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mifune is working for takedown but Holder is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mifune swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holder looking to slow down the pace here.
Mifune tries for a takedown but Holder manages to get underhooks.
Mifune takes an elbow to the temple.
Holder lands an elbow inside that Mifune shrugs off.
Holder looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mifune misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mifune tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holder smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shintaro Mifune. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Holder has Mifune up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder lands an elbow inside.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Shintaro Mifune has been cut.
Nice elbow from Holder.
Holder lands an elbow that stopped Mifune in his tracks for a moment.
Mifune tries for a takedown but Holder manages to get underhooks.
Mifune changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holder fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Holder moves into range and clinches up with Mifune.

Mifune manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mifune looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holder is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holder stopping the sweep attempt from Mifune.
Shintaro Mifune overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mifune lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mifune's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mifune not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mifune lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mifune is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mifune with a nice head shot there.
Holder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mifune not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Holder is trying to hold Mifune in close to prevent damage but Mifune has managed to pass into half guard.
Mifune not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mifune trying to mount his opponent but Holder defends it.
Mifune thows a huge punch but Holder dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune working over Holder with some ground and pound. Holder looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mifune throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mifune.
Holder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mifune.

Mifune is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mifune stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mifune missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Noddy Holder.
I think Holder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

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