Open Weight Grand Prix S01E05 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zou Li (ranked 8721 p4p, 136 weight class) and Check Conga (ranked 25128 p4p, 149 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Li
vs
Conga

183 cm
19
252 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
19
233 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zou Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Check Conga!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conga misses with a body shot.
Conga throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Conga.

Li gets tackled into the cage by Conga. Conga maintains the clinch.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conga backwards.

It looks like Check Conga has been cut.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Conga uses good head movement to avoid it.

Li breaks from the clinch.
Li takes a swing at Conga's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Li misses.
Conga swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Li is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conga.
Conga misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conga throws out the jab.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conga was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Conga misses with a looping right.
Jab by Li.
Conga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Li with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Li blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conga throws a low kick but Li moves out of range easily.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conga slips under a jab from Li.
Li scores with a nice head shot.
Conga is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Conga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Conga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Conga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conga throws a solid leg kick but Li takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Conga.
Zou Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conga throws a low kick but Li moves out of range easily.
Li lands a nice hook to Conga's body. Conga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Li lands with a good body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conga, right into the meat.
Conga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Conga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Li's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Li.
Conga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Li lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conga backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conga tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Conga back against the cage.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Conga.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conga.
Nice body punch from Li.
Conga looks winded!
Li scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conga.
Li lands a shot to the body.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conga blocking some punches.
Conga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li cracks Conga with a nice body shot.
Li working aggressively here.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conga has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Conga.
Li lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a body punch.
Li cracks Conga with a nice body shot.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conga throws a head punch that misses.
Conga working aggressively here.
Conga tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Conga back against the cage.
Conga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li throws out a loose jab but Conga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li lands with a nice body punch.
Li throws a leg kick
and Conga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Li cracks Conga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Li lands a jab to Conga's midsection.
Conga is looking to clinch.
Li connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Conga is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a body shot.
Conga feints a counter leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Li.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Conga.
Li punishes Conga's body with a nice straight punch.
Li throws a low kick but Conga avoids it.
Li uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Conga slips under a jab from Li.
Conga moves out of range of the strikes.
Conga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conga throws a series of strikes that have Li backpedaling.
Li avoids the body shot from Conga.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conga wants to counter with a clinch but Li pushes him away.
Conga slips under a jab from Li.
Li cracks Conga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Conga stuns Li with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Conga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Li has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Conga.
Conga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conga was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Li is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conga.
Conga thinks about the counter body kick.
Conga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Li rather than just go for the knockout.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Conga connects with an inside leg kick.
Conga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Li gets tackled into the cage by Conga. Conga maintains the clinch.
Conga misses with a body punch.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Conga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conga misses with a body punch.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Conga.
Li blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Li misses with some punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conga lands an uppercut.
Conga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li tries to throw a body punch but Conga avoids it by throwing Li back against the cage.
Conga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Conga scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Li's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conga.
Li lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Conga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.

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

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Li's jab looks to have found its range, popping Conga under the eye.
Li is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Conga tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice jab there from Li.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conga was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Li throws a jab but it's blocked by Conga.
Conga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Conga throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
It looked like Li wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Conga throws a body shot but no joy.
Conga drops his hands momentarily and Li takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Conga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Li thows a left - swing and a miss!

Conga pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.

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

Conga clinches with his opponent.
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 short body shot lands from Conga as the two fighters clinch.
Li misses with some punches.
Li misses with the head strike.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Conga prevents Li from breaking the clinch.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Conga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conga misses with a body punch.
Conga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Conga - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li working aggressively here.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Li lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conga backwards.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Congas head.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Conga.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Li tries a body shot but Conga blocks it.
Li lands with a right to the head.

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

Conga pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Conga throws a head punch that misses.
Conga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conga misses with a short punch on the inside.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conga misses with a two punch combination.
Li swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good work by Conga as he checks the leg kick.
Conga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Li checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li tries to clinch but Conga is having none of it.
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Zou Li's cut is getting worse.
Conga connects with a body shot that sends Li's belly button to the back.
Conga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zou Li dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

An inside leg kick from Conga misses.
Conga moves out of range of the strikes.
Li tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Li misses
and Conga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Conga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Conga throws a front kick aimed at Li's knee but Li avoids it well.
Li blocks a leg kick.
Li is looking to chop away at Conga's legs.
Li moves out of range as Conga throws a body kick.
Conga tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Li lands an overhand right.
A jab from Li misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li misses the jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Conga is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li throws a lazy right hand but Conga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conga tries to move into range but Li moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Li scores with a jab to the head.
Li looks to throw the jab but Conga is out of range.
Good work by Li as he checks the leg kick.
Conga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conga can do to turn this around?
Conga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Conga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conga misses with a hook.
Zou Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Li missing with a left hand there. Conga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conga.

Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Conga blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li throws a jab when Conga was well out of range.
Conga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conga manages to avoid it.
Conga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Li listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Conga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Li connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conga, right into the meat.
Conga checks a low kick from Li.
A leg kick checked by Conga.
Conga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick from Conga misses.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conga moves away.
Li rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Conga lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Li has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Li and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Li misses with a leg kick.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conga.
Conga misses with a low kick.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Li lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Li finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Li throws a chopping leg kick but Conga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conga.
Conga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Conga misses with a wild combination.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conga checks a leg kick.

Conga has Li up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Conga backwards.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Conga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zou Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Conga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Conga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Li misses with the head strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Conga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Conga tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Conga fails to land.
A short right from Conga.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conga.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Conga throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conga backwards.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Li.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Conga backwards.
Li blocks a body shot from Conga.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Conga controls the action.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conga blocking some punches.
Li digs a right hand underneath Conga's ribcage. Conga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Conga blocking some punches.
Conga misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conga misses with a body punch.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Conga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conga misses with the head strike.
Conga tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Conga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li misses with some punches.
Conga blocks an uppercut.
Li lands an uppercut.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conga working aggressively here.
Conga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conga working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Conga controls his hands.
Conga working aggressively here.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Conga.
Li scores with a shoulder strike.
Conga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Conga.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Conga misses with a body punch.
Conga tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conga misses with a punch to the body.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Li - that landed with a thud.
Li scores with a shoulder strike.
Check Conga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Li.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conga's elbow.
Li misses with some punches.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Conga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li working aggressively here.
Li makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Li scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Li.
Li scores with a shoulder strike.

Conga is rocked!
Conga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conga is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
A short right from Li on the inside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Li.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Conga.
Conga struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Conga misses with the head strike.
Li lands with a short shot to the head.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
Conga misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Conga fails to land.
Li tries a body shot but Conga blocks it.
Conga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conga tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Conga back against the cage.
Conga throws a head punch that misses.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Conga avoids it by throwing Li back against the cage.
Conga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Conga.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conga throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Li checks the leg kick nicely there.
Conga seems to have recovered his senses.
Li throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zou Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Zou Li!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Zou Li!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Zou Li!

Zou Li wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Zou Li thanked Sportivité for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Burner (ranked 8806 p4p, 137 weight class) and Barry Bludgeon (ranked 7912 p4p, 132 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Barry Bludgeon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Burner
vs
Bludgeon

180 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

205 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Burner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Bludgeon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bludgeon with a nice cross.
Bludgeon just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Bludgeon both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Robert Burner has been cut.
Burner throws a big shot that misses.
Burner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bludgeon circles away.
Bludgeon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Bludgeon.
Burner misses with an uppercut.
Bludgeon is looking for the big counter here.
Bludgeon slips a jab from Burner.
Bludgeon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bludgeon ducks under a wild hook from Burner.
Burner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Robert Burner's cut is getting worse.
Bludgeon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horrible takedown attempt by Burner or perhaps it was just good defense by Bludgeon, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Burner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bludgeon lunges at Burner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burner's hand.
Bludgeon cracks a nice hook into Burner's ribs.
Burner misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Bludgeon misses.
Burner attempts a counter takedown but Bludgeon avoids it well and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bludgeon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burner eats them both and turns towards Bludgeon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bludgeon falls off balance throwing a combination

and Burner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Burner stalling.
Burner wants to pass to mount but Bludgeon is defending the position.
Burner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burner wants to take a breather but Bludgeon is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon trying to control from the bottom.
Burner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burner is stalling here. Bludgeon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Burner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bludgeon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bludgeon wants to stand but Burner is controlling his arm.
Burner is looking to reverse the position.
Burner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bludgeon keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bludgeon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Burner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bludgeon trying to control but Burner postures up.
Burner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bludgeon defending well though.
Burner prevents Bludgeon from improving his position.
Burner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burner in particular looking to stall.
Bludgeon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burner wants to take a breather but Bludgeon is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Burner seems content to control.
Burner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bludgeon's head.
Burner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burner working the head and body with strikes.
Burner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burner is trying to control the action in half guard but Bludgeon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon trying to hold on to Burner's head to control him but Burner postures up.
Burner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bludgeon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Burner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burner 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.
Burner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bludgeon defending well though.
Burner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bludgeon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burner is controlling the pace.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burner.
Burner wants to take a breather but Bludgeon is having none of it.
Burner slips a nice elbow through Bludgeon's hands, connecting with Bludgeon's forehead.
Burner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bludgeon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burner.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bludgeon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Burner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burner drops an elbow to the side of Bludgeon's head.
Burner controlling the action here.
Burner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burner drops an elbow to the side of Bludgeon's head.
Bludgeon tries to kick Burner off but Burner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burner is keen to just control but Bludgeon is a slippery customer.
Burner throwing shots but Bludgeon is blocking nicely.
Bludgeon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burner is working away from the top position though.

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

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bludgeon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bludgeon scores with a jab. Burner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bludgeon jabs Burner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bludgeon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burner ducks under a wild hook from Bludgeon.
A jab from Burner misses.
Burner is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bludgeon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bludgeon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bludgeon misses with a double jab.

Bludgeon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bludgeon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burner working the ground and pound.
Burner working the ground and pound from side control.
Burner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Burner cracks Bludgeon with a big right hand but Bludgeon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bludgeon prevents Burner from improving position.
Burner tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bludgeon struggling a bit here.
Burner takes a little break here. Bludgeon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Barry Bludgeon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Bludgeon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bludgeon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bludgeon slaps away a takedown attempt from Burner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Bludgeon.

Robert Burner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bludgeon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burner moves away.
Bludgeon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bludgeon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bludgeon duly obliges.
Bludgeon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bludgeon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Jeez, Robert Burner's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Barry Bludgeon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bludgeon as he jumps to the side.
Bludgeon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Bludgeon misses.
Bludgeon sizes up Burner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bludgeon ducks under a wild hook from Burner.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bludgeon to the ground. Burner is now in Bludgeon's guard.
Bludgeon wants to get back to his feet but Burner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bludgeon wants to stand but Burner is controlling the position.
Burner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burner is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burner throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barry Bludgeon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bludgeon scores with a decent looking hook.
Bludgeon stuns Burner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robert Burner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barry Bludgeon!
Our winner, Barry Bludgeon, 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
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dreamiest Panda (ranked 3491 p4p, 141 weight class) and Ben Reed (ranked 25105 p4p, 151 weight class). 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.

Panda
vs
Reed

150 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dreamiest Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reed's head backwards.
Reed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reed lands a body shot.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panda.
Dreamiest Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed slips under a jab from Panda.
Reed defending well as Panda loads up on a big left hand.
Reed throws a fast counter high kick but Panda manages to duck under it in time.
Panda lands a jab to the head.
Reed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Panda misses with an uppercut
and Reed counters with a thumping low kick.
Reed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panda.
A countering left hand to the body from Reed misses.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Panda sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Panda throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed counters with a body kick that stops Panda in his tracks momentarily.
Reed's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Reed's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Panda is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Panda misses.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panda throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Reed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Panda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reed keeps Panda at a distance using the push kick.
Reed staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reed.
Panda scores with a jab to the body.
Panda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Panda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda misses with a right hand
and Reed counters with a one-two to the body.
Reed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Panda rather than just go for the knockout.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Reed.
Reed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Panda.
Panda throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda really is a fat lump.
Reed ducks right into an uppercut from Panda.
Reed slips under a jab from Panda.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reed! But no joy.
Panda misses with a lunging right hand
and Reed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Panda moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Panda misses the target.
Panda throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Panda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Panda's head.
A big left from Panda misses.
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panda.
Panda looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
A nice side step and Reed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Panda misses with a left hand
and Reed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Panda misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panda.
Reed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Panda misses with a hook. Reed ducked under it nicely.
Panda moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromReed.
Reed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Panda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed moves out of range as Panda strikes.
Panda loads up on a big right hand but Reed slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Panda misses.
Panda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reed.
Reed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Panda misses with a shot to the body
and Reed counters with a left and a right that stings Panda.
Reed swings for the body but Panda moves out of range.
Panda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panda manages to avoid it.
Panda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Panda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reed.
Panda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panda throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Reed misses
and Panda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Panda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Panda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Panda throws a lazy right hand but Reed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reed throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Panda counter with a right hand.
Panda scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick by Reed misses
and Panda counters with a stiff right hand.
Panda connects with a crisp jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Panda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reed scrambles back to his feet.
Reed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Reed is rocked!
Panda lands a nice looking body shot.
Reed is still on wobbly legs! Can Panda finish him?
Panda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panda.
Panda lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Reed up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Panda from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Reed's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dreamiest Panda!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Pierre (ranked 4231 p4p, 87 weight class) and Manager Yanic (ranked 5196 p4p, 100 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pierre
vs
Yanic

185 cm
18
222 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antoine Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manager Yanic!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yanic tries to throw a body punch but Pierre avoids it by throwing Yanic back against the cage.

Pierre pulls guard.
Pierre controls Yanic momentarily but Yanic frees himself.
Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Pierre is looking for a triangle but Yanic pushes his legs off easily.
Pierre 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.

Yanic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yanic is stalling in the full guard.
Yanic cracks Pierre with a solid left hand.
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.

Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yanic is aware though and is defending well.
Yanic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yanic is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanic won't allow Pierre to sweep him here.
Pierre is trying to keep Yanic in close.

Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yanic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Yanic 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yanic lands a couple of elbows.

Pierre has his foot on Yanic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yanic works his way back into a safe position though.

Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yanic defends it easily.
Yanic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to keep Yanic in close.

Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yanic tries to free his leg and advance position but Pierre is retaining full guard.
Yanic won't allow Pierre to sweep him here.
Yanic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yanic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yanic is one step ahead there.
Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yanic controls the pace.
Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yanic controlling from the top position.
Yanic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yanic preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanic landing with the ground and pound.
Yanic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yanic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yanic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yanic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yanic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yanic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yanic trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yanic is stalling in the full guard.
Yanic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Yanic is posturing up here but Pierre has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Yanic tries to roll out but it's too tight and Yanic has to tap! Slick submission there by Pierre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antoine Pierre!
Antoine Pierre spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kozlov (ranked 3301 p4p, 73 weight class) and Piotr Maczynski (ranked 25014 p4p, 139 weight class). Piotr Maczynski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kozlov
vs
Maczynski

187 cm
19
225 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenji Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Maczynski!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Maczynski misses the target.
Maczynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kozlov finds it's way round the side to connect with Maczynski's head.
Kozlov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kozlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kozlov swings for the body but Maczynski moves out of range.
A jab from Kozlov does it's job there.
Kozlov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kozlov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maczynski misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maczynski.
Maczynski wants to clinch.
Maczynski misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov connects with a nice looking jab.
Maczynski slips under a jab.

Kozlov drops Maczynski with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Maczynski looks back up at him and smiles so Kozlov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Maczynski is rocked!
Kozlov cracks Maczynski with a left hook right on the temple and Maczynski goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Kozlov lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Maczynski is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenji Kozlov!
A victorious Kenji Kozlov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Isaac Abraham (ranked 4094 p4p, 85 weight class) and Ed Wood (ranked 3765 p4p, 80 weight class). Ed Wood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Isaac Abraham
vs
Wood

183 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Isaac Abraham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Wood!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abraham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Abraham lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abraham.

It looks like Ed Wood has been cut.

Wood has Abraham up against the cage in a clinch.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood blocking some punches.
Abraham lands a shoulder strike.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Abraham.
Abraham lands with a short shot to the head.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abraham misses with some punches.
Abraham throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.

Wood breaks the clinch.
Abraham moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
James Isaac Abraham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abraham catches Wood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abraham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abraham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Abraham tries to clinch up.
Abraham wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Wood drops his hands momentarily and Abraham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wood has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Abraham rushes Wood and presses him up against the cage.

Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abraham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abraham misses with a double jab.
Wood walks into a left hand.
Abraham lands with a hook. Wood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abraham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood swings for the body but Abraham moves out of range.
Wood takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws out a powerful jab.
Abraham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abraham thuds a left hand into Wood's body.
Wood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wood misses with a left hand

and Abraham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abraham.
I was talking to Abraham's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Abraham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abraham has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Abraham trying to control the position but instead, Wood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abraham into the cage.
Abraham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
A shot in the inside from Abraham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abraham is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abraham or not.
Abraham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abraham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abraham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abraham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Abraham has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Abraham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abraham lands an uppercut.
Wood struggles to land a body shot inside as Abraham controls his hands.
Abraham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abraham.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Abraham.
Abraham throws a head punch that misses.
Abraham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Abraham lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abraham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abraham tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abraham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abraham misses with the head strike.
Abraham lands a shoulder strike.
Wood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abraham has him pressed against the cage.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Abraham swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abraham trying to stall but Wood improves his position.
Wood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wood lands an uppercut.
Abraham lands with a left to the head.
Abraham blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Abraham fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abraham.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abraham scores with a shoulder strike.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abraham.
A right hook to the body lands for Wood.
Abraham takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Wood scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Abraham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abraham can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Abraham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Wood.

Abraham is rocked!
Wood throws a big uppercut that drops Abraham! More strikes from Wood and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Abraham lies dazed against the cage as Wood celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Wood!
During a confident post fight interview, Ed Wood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gargan Morus (ranked 3531 p4p, 78 weight class) and Rogerio De Souza (ranked 4054 p4p, 83 weight class). Rogerio De Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morus
vs
De Souza

186 cm
19
221 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
196 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gargan Morus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morus loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
De Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Morus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morus misses with a straight right.
Gargan Morus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morus.
Morus loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
Morus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Souza scores with a jab. Morus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from De Souza misses.
Morus misses with a straight left.
Morus throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Souza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Morus.
Morus lands a jab.

De Souza is rocked!
De Souza dodges the punch combination from Morus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza looks up at the clock. Bad move! Morus lands a right hand from hell, dropping De Souza. Morus pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gargan Morus!
A relieved looking Gargan Morus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 2965 p4p, 64 weight class) and Blaise Cailloux (ranked 5594 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grayce
vs
Cailloux

178 cm
19
222 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

Conviction

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Early Grayce !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blaise Cailloux!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cailloux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grayce shoots for a takedown but Cailloux saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cailloux looks to throw the jab but Grayce is out of range.
Cailloux misses with a hook.
Cailloux defending well as Grayce loads up on a big left hand.
Cailloux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayce .

Grayce is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cailloux's half guard.
Cailloux preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cailloux is pressing down on Grayce 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Grayce 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.
Grayce controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Cailloux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grayce gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Cailloux looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grayce 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cailloux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grayce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grayce preventing the sweep.
Grayce scoring with some ground and pound.
Grayce postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grayce works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cailloux tries to get to full guard but Grayce has control of the leg.
Cailloux wants to control but Grayce is keeping busy.

Cailloux looking for submissions off his back.
Grayce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cailloux is refusing to be controlled, as Grayce sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Grayce .
Grayce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grayce is thwarting Cailloux's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grayce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cailloux wants to control but Grayce is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cailloux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Grayce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Cailloux keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grayce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cailloux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cailloux trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cailloux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grayce throwing strikes from guard but Cailloux blocks nicely.
Cailloux keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully.
Grayce won't allow Cailloux to sweep him here.
Grayce has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Cailloux is looking for a triangle but Grayce pushes his legs off easily.

Cailloux is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grayce defends well.
Grayce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cailloux is keeping the position for now.
Grayce postures up.
Grayce lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grayce lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cailloux is keeping the position for now.
Cailloux seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Grayce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grayce engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cailloux is trying to keep Grayce in close.
Cailloux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grayce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grayce being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grayce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grayce postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grayce connects with a couple of short punches.
Grayce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cailloux working a defensive guard here.
Cailloux controlling the position.

Cailloux is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grayce landing some decent shots from guard.
Grayce throws a big right hand that misses.

Grayce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cailloux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grayce has managed to get both his arms back between Cailloux's legs - danger averted.
Grayce postures up and lands a big shot to Cailloux's brow.
Grayce cracks Cailloux with a solid left hand.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Cailloux keeps moving.
Cailloux is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grayce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grayce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grayce wants to pass the guard but Cailloux is keeping the position.

Cailloux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grayce is aware though and is defending well.
Cailloux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Grayce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cailloux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grayce has managed to get both his arms back between Cailloux's legs - danger averted.
Cailloux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cailloux looks winded!
Grayce trying to control but Cailloux is working from the bottom.
Grayce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grayce slips nicely into half guard.
Cailloux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grayce scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Cailloux actively working from the bottom here.
Cailloux is looking to improve his position.
Grayce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cailloux with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Cailloux is rocked!
Grayce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cailloux is still in real trouble! Can Grayce finish him?
Grayce scores with a big shot! Cailloux's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Cailloux! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
A very excited looking Early Grayce made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.