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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Schwartzmuller (ranked 24449 p4p, 722 weight class) and Wong Tong Chicken (ranked 5125 p4p, 486 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Schwartzmuller
vs
Tong Chicken

175 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Schwartzmuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wong Tong Chicken!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schwartzmuller moves into range and clinches up with Chicken.

Schwartzmuller drags the fight down to the ground.
Chicken trying to stand up but can't free himself from Schwartzmuller's guard.
Schwartzmuller has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chicken has passed into side control.

Chicken decides to stand back up.
Chicken shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schwartzmuller sprawls well. Schwartzmuller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chicken gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chicken shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schwartzmuller is trying to defend but Chicken finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Schwartzmuller pushes Chicken off looking to stand but Chicken dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chicken prevents Schwartzmuller from improving his position.

Chicken wants to work for an arm triangle but Schwartzmuller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Chicken seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chicken wants to pass to mount but Schwartzmuller is defending the position.

Chicken is trying to work for a kimura but Schwartzmuller is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chicken is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chicken prevents Schwartzmuller from standing back up.
Chicken tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Schwartzmuller.

Chicken is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schwartzmuller is just riding it out for now. Chicken eventually gives up the hold.

Chicken wants to work for an arm triangle but Schwartzmuller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chicken is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schwartzmuller looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chicken trying to mount his opponent but Schwartzmuller defends it.

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

Chicken is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Chicken is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Chicken is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wong Tong Chicken dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Schwartzmuller enables Chicken to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Schwartzmuller manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schwartzmuller has a closed guard, preventing Chicken from standing up.
Schwartzmuller wants to control but Chicken passes easily into half guard.
Schwartzmuller tries to roll over but Chicken keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schwartzmuller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schwartzmuller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chicken is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartzmuller keeping moving, preventing Chicken from controlling successfully.
Chicken tries to free his leg and advance position but Schwartzmuller is retaining full guard.
Chicken trying to control but Schwartzmuller is working from the bottom.

Chicken 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.
Chicken trying to control but Schwartzmuller is working from the bottom.

Chicken stands up and waves to Schwartzmuller to follow him.

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

Schwartzmuller manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chicken on his heels. He'll look to pass Chicken's guard now, I'm sure.

Chicken is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Schwartzmuller crunches a lovely knee into Chicken's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Chicken's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chicken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chicken jumps guard but Schwartzmuller turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Chicken fails to pull guard.
Chicken looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chicken drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Schwartzmuller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hans Schwartzmuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wong Tong Chicken.

Chicken ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chicken no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Schwartzmuller has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Chicken to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Schwartzmuller is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Chicken pulls down on the head and he's put Schwartzmuller to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wong Tong Chicken!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gator Waldo (ranked 5276 p4p, 177 weight class) and Stand Only (ranked 24240 p4p, 137 weight class). Waldo comes to the ring accompanied by Gunna - Sold Out Dates ft Lil Baby. Only comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kimi Ga Yo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Waldo
vs
Only

196 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

225 cm
26
245 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gator Waldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stand Only!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Only fails to land with a series of punches.
Only misses with the combination.
Only throws a right hand that Waldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Waldo also avoids with ease.
Waldo dodges the punch combination from Only.
Waldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waldo avoids a punch combination nicely.

Waldo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Only was covering up waiting for the punch and Waldo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Waldo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Waldo throws a big elbow that misses.
Only is wriggling around but Waldo manages to pass to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Waldo in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Waldo trying to control the pace.
Only trying to control from the bottom.
Waldo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Waldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Waldo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Only's head.
Only trying to control here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Waldo in particular looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Waldo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Only will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Waldo is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Waldo misses.
Only tries to bum rush Waldo with a series of wild strikes but Waldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Waldo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Waldo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Only's face as Waldo controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Only's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Waldo.

Waldo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Waldo 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.
Waldo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Waldo throws an elbow but Only slips to the side and avoids it well.
Only is looking to reverse the position.
Waldo just content to control the position.
The ground and pound from Waldo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Waldo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Waldo controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gator Waldo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Only misses.
Waldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Waldo slips a jab and a cross from Only.
Stand Only seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waldo slips a jab and a cross from Only.
Waldo cracks Only with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Only scores with a four punch combination!
Only falls off balance throwing a combination

and Waldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Waldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Onlys head.
A short right from Waldo.
Only has had enough of the clinch but Waldo keeps him there for the moment.
Waldo has Only pushed against the ropes.
Waldo slows down the pace here.
Waldo gets through Only's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Waldo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Waldo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldo stands and throws Only's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Waldo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Waldo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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.
Only avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Waldo.
Waldo controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldo throws an elbow but Only slips to the side and avoids it well.
Waldo takes a little break here. Only wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Waldo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Waldo is staying tight to Only's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
Waldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Only swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Waldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Only, pushing him back against the ropes.
Only takes a shot to the head.

Only has clasped his hands together around Waldo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Waldo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Only's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gator Waldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waldo manages to get to full guard.
Waldo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Only throws a strike but Waldo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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

Gator Waldo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Waldo moves into range and clinches up with Only.
Only is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Only turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Only working away.

Only tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Waldo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Only's best efforts.
Only missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldo is trying is best to control the position here.
Only thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Waldo's head.
Only really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Waldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Only missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Waldo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Waldo tries to get out of the position.
Waldo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Waldo is looking for a sweep. Only is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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

Waldo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stand Only has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gator Waldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldo postures up.
Waldo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Only trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldo content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Only misses with the combination.
Only steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waldo.
Only throws a nice looking combination but Waldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Waldo avoids a punch combination nicely.

Waldo gets a double leg takedown into Only's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldo passes Only's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Waldo controlling the pace.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Waldo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gator Waldo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Waldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gator Waldo!
Gator Waldo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Stand Only stepped up to the mic, saying 'My plan was to retire on my next lost,because i can't keep losing over and over again the MMA world was not good for me so this was my last fight '.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Theron (ranked 6290 p4p, 209 weight class) and Ricardo Pfeifer (ranked 8431 p4p, 123 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Theron
vs
Pfeifer

185 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
223 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Theron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Pfeifer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfeifer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pfeifer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Johan Theron has been cut.
Theron tries to clinch but Pfeifer moves out of range.
Pfeifer is looking for the big counter here.
Pfeifer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pfeifer scores with the left hand. Theron knows he should have avoided that one.
Theron takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Theron tries to clinch up
letting Pfeifer counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pfeifer scores with a three punch combo!

Pfeifer drops Theron with a beautiful combination! Theron stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pfeifer is looking for the KO!

Theron is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pfeifer lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Theron out cold! Theron is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the ropes! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricardo Pfeifer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Rampage (ranked 5367 p4p, 93 weight class) and Draughn Diego (ranked 5146 p4p, 90 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rampage
vs
Diego

180 cm
42
190 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

202 cm
23
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage misses with a head kick.

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

It looks like Lewis Rampage has been cut.

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

Rampage is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rampage steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diego. That one must have hurt.
Oh Rampage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rampage gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Diego gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Rampage is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Draughn Diego!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albashan Magomedrasulov (ranked 24381 p4p, 625 weight class) and John Starman (ranked 4988 p4p, 466 weight class). Starman has chosen wrestlers as his entrance music. John Starman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Magomedrasulov
vs
Starman

177 cm
26
158 lbs
8 - 14 - 0

178 cm
23
166 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albashan Magomedrasulov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Starman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Starman gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Starman has clasped his hands together around Magomedrasulov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Starman is working Magomedrasulov over with some ground and pound from side control.

Starman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Magomedrasulov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Starman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Starman lands some shots froms side control.
Starman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Magomedrasulov is not content to let Starman control the position.
Magomedrasulov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Starman connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Starman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Starman just content to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman landing strikes.
Magomedrasulov taking a bit of punishment here - Starman scoring with strikes.
Magomedrasulov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Magomedrasulov tries to get out of the position.
Starman controlling from side mount.
Starman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Starman trying to control the position but Magomedrasulov is working away.
Starman cracks Magomedrasulov with a big right hand but Magomedrasulov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Starman is trying to get an arm triangle but Magomedrasulov is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starman lands an elbow.
Magomedrasulov tries to improve position but can't.
Starman working the head with strikes.
Starman landing strikes.
Starman landing strikes.

Magomedrasulov is rocked!
Starman in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Magomedrasulov looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Starman turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Starman!
John Starman thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Obadele Haynes (ranked 5135 p4p, 487 weight class) and Lyoto Yoshida (ranked 4023 p4p, 405 weight class). The key to victory for Obadele Haynes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Haynes
vs
Yoshida

181 cm
21
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

196 cm
19
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Obadele Haynes!
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, Lyoto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haynes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Haynes.
Haynes misses with a body shot.
Yoshida looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Yoshida clinches up with Haynes and pushes him back against the ropes.
Yoshida struggles to land a body shot inside as Haynes controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Yoshida - that landed with a thud.
Haynes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Haynes can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Haynes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Haynes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haynes missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Haynes fails to land.
Haynes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshida avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Yoshida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haynes takes a shot to the head.
Haynes working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshida presses Haynes against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haynes is breathing heavily.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haynes is defending well for now.
Haynes swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Yoshida.
Haynes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Obadele Haynes has been cut.
Haynes trying to land knees to the body.
Haynes blocks the elbow strike.
Yoshida dodges an elbow strike from Haynes.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida stalls.
Haynes takes a shot to the head.
Yoshida lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haynes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoshida.
A short right from Yoshida.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
Yoshida lands an elbow just above Haynes 's eye.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Haynes backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands an elbow inside.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
Yoshida just leaning against Haynes, taking a breather.
Yoshida is pushing Haynes up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yoshida lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshida throws an elbow but it misses.
Yoshida missing with knees to the body.
Haynes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Haynes backwards.
Haynes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida tries a body shot but Haynes blocks it.
Haynes misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Obadele Haynes's cut is getting worse.
A body shot lands from Yoshida.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yoshida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haynes or not.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Haynes is rocked!

Obadele Haynes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Haynes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Haynes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haynes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yoshida digs a right hand underneath Haynes's ribcage. Haynes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yoshida holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Yoshida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Obadele Haynes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haynes takes an elbow to the forehead.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lyoto Yoshida!
Obadele Haynes spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better fighter tonight.'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauli Paaluttaja (ranked 4464 p4p, 86 weight class) and Justin Diaz (ranked 4727 p4p, 165 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Paaluttaja
vs
Diaz

203 cm
19
264 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

194 cm
26
285 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pauli Paaluttaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paaluttaja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paaluttaja tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Diaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz advances position into side control!
Diaz moves into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz with good strikes from the mount here!
Diaz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Paaluttaja has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Paaluttaja knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.

Diaz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Paaluttaja has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Paaluttaja!
Diaz is pulling down on Paaluttaja's head to control his posture.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diaz holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Paaluttaja avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Paaluttaja wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Paaluttaja is having none of it.

Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paaluttaja is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paaluttaja's guard.

Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paaluttaja works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
More stalling from Diaz.

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.
Diaz works over Paaluttaja with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Paaluttaja blocks nicely.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Paaluttaja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Paaluttaja avoids the body shot from Diaz.
It looked like Paaluttaja was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diaz.

Paaluttaja clinches.
Paaluttaja lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Paaluttaja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paaluttaja gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paaluttaja working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paaluttaja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paaluttaja scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paaluttaja.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Paaluttaja pushes Diaz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Paaluttaja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paaluttaja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paaluttaja lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paaluttaja lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Paaluttaja.
Paaluttaja lands a left hand.
Paaluttaja pushes Diaz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Paaluttaja works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Paaluttaja.
A hook to the body from Paaluttaja.
Paaluttaja cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Paaluttaja throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Paaluttaja scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
A shot in the inside from Paaluttaja.
Paaluttaja lands a right hand.
Paaluttaja lands a nice uppercut.
Paaluttaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Paaluttaja.
Paaluttaja lands with a light punch inside.
Paaluttaja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Paaluttaja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paaluttaja digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Paaluttaja.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Paaluttaja lands a left hand.
Paaluttaja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paaluttaja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paaluttaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paaluttaja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Paaluttaja lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paaluttaja lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Paaluttaja on the inside.
Paaluttaja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paaluttaja lands a body punch.
Paaluttaja lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Paaluttaja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paaluttaja lands a body shot.
Paaluttaja lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Paaluttaja scores with a shoulder strike.
Paaluttaja lands with a left to the head.
Paaluttaja scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Paaluttaja lands an uppercut.

Paaluttaja drops Diaz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Diaz is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!

Diaz is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paaluttaja lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Paaluttaja finish him?

Paaluttaja drops Diaz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Diaz is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Paaluttaja mutters something to Diaz before pushing him back against the ropes. As Diaz comes back towards him, Paaluttaja unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Diaz clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pauli Paaluttaja!
Pauli Paaluttaja made sure to mention his sponsor, Laundry @ 85! in his post fight interview.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 1385 p4p, 161 weight class) and Joshua Brown (ranked 2797 p4p, 294 weight class). Brown has chosen Hail Mary Tupac as his entrance music. 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 Joshua Brown was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Snow
vs
Brown

169 cm
20
168 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

All Star Performance ($45)
Organic Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Brown!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Snow.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snow sprawls well. Snow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Snow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Snow.
Snow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Snow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snow.

It looks like Joshua Brown has been cut.

Snow has managed to clinch.
Snow'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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Snow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown 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.
Snow works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Snow chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Snow slips an elbow through the middle.

Brown is rocked!
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snow is one step ahead there.
Snow works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Snow finish him?
Snow arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Brown's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jon Snow!
Jon Snow retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Jon Snow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Joshua Brown had this to say: 'I will learn from this!!'.