KONFLIKT XVIII PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 2286 p4p, 248 weight class) and Chew Kok (ranked 1826 p4p, 213 weight class). Barnett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Move. Chew Kok has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Buddy Barnett's chin.

Barnett
vs
Kok

175 cm
19
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Pit Bull Development

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chew Kok!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett wants to clinch up but Kok keeps it at a distance.
Barnett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kok defends it nicely.
Barnett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnett darts in looking for a takedown but Kok gets double underhooks and turns Barnett into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Barnett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kok did well to prevent Barnett getting side control.
Barnett lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kok with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnett trying to control from half guard but Kok is working away.
Barnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnett slips a nice elbow through Kok's hands, connecting with Kok's forehead.
Barnett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kok pushes Barnett off looking to stand but Barnett dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to control. Kok wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kok has hold of Barnett's hands but Barnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kok taking some punishment here, with Barnett in his half guard.
Barnett working over Kok with some ground and pound. Kok looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kok on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barnett controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnett lands a nice short elbow.

Kok is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnett connects with a nice short shot to Kok's temple.
Barnett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kok pushes Barnett off looking to stand but Barnett dives back in and keeps control.
Barnett is nestled in close to Kok, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnett winds up and cracks Kok with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kok on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kok is still in real trouble! Can Barnett finish him?
Barnett drops an elbow to the side of Kok's head.
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!
Kok wants to get back to his feet.
Barnett 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Kok is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kok is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Barnett.
Barnett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnett trying to control the action but Kok is working from the bottom.
Barnett lands a big elbow - Kok is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Barnett!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buddy Barnett!
Buddy Barnett tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carson Wood (ranked 4566 p4p, 439 weight class) and Henry Armstrong (ranked 4522 p4p, 436 weight class). Henry Armstrong will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wood
vs
Armstrong

175 cm
22
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
26
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carson Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armstrong throws out the jab.
Wood misses the jab.
Armstrong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Armstrong connects with a body shot that sends Wood's belly button to the back.
Wood slips under a jab from Armstrong.
Wood throws a hook but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong looks to clinch

and Wood counters with a takedown into side control.

Wood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Armstrong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Armstrong is pushing Wood's head away, looking to escape. Wood manages to hold on to the position though.
Wood passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Armstrong!

Armstrong defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wood.
Wood misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
You get the feeling that Armstrong really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wood looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Armstrong trying desperately to get to his feet.
Wood scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Armstrong is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wood landing shots from mount.
Wood throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Armstrong is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Armstrong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wood raining down shots from the mount!
Armstrong is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood 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.
Wood punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wood working Armstrong over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood won't let Armstrong get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Wood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Armstrong is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Wood looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong tries to buck Wood off but he can't manage it.

Armstrong bucks Wood off and manages to get back to his feet!
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armstrong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Wood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Armstrong lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Armstrong, as that shot connected.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.

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

Wood is rocked!

It looks like Carson Wood has been cut.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Oh Wood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wood seems to have got his legs back now.
Armstrong throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Armstrong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armstrong throws a poor cross that misses

and Wood counters with a nice double leg into side control. Armstrong won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong is pushing Wood's head away, looking to escape. Wood manages to hold on to the position though.
Armstrong taking a bit of punishment here - Wood scoring with strikes.
Armstrong wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Wood's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Armstrong is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Armstrong explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Henry Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Armstrong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Armstrong slaps away a takedown attempt from Wood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Armstrong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood tries to bum rush Armstrong with a series of wild strikes but Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Armstrong throws a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood lands a jab to the head.
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 Carson Wood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carson Wood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Armstrong throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Wood counters with a shoot takedown. Armstrong fights it but they end up in guard.
Wood throws a big right hand that misses.
Wood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood prevents Armstrong from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carson Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong misses with a body kick.
Armstrong throws a shot from downtown. Wood moves away and avoids it.

Armstrong moves into range and clinches up with Wood.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Armstrong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a body kick.
Armstrong moves away from the strike by Wood.

Armstrong gets caught flat footed, as Wood shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Armstrong is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wood presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Armstrong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Henry Armstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armstrong throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body. Wood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.

Armstrong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Armstrong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong lands a nice shot that snaps Wood's head back.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armstrong scores with a hook.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Armstrong misses.

Armstrong takes the fight into the clinch.

Armstrong breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Armstrong gets caught flat footed, as Wood shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Armstrong wants to stand up but Wood is controlling him.
Wood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armstrong is keeping the position for now.
Wood working some strikes from top position.
Armstrong wants to stand but Wood is controlling the position.
Carson Wood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wood's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wood tries to free his leg and advance position but Armstrong is retaining full guard.
Armstrong is looking to stand up but Wood isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wood wants to pass the guard but Armstrong is keeping the position.

Wood drops back looking for a leg! Armstrong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Armstrong manages to kick Wood off! Wood jumps back into Armstrong's guard.
Wood tries to free his leg and advance position but Armstrong is retaining full guard.

Armstrong pushes Wood off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wood avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood looks to throw the jab but Armstrong is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carson Wood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Armstrong tried to score with a low kick but Wood checks it.
Armstrong misses with a lunging right hand

and Wood counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Armstrong is trying to stand up here but Wood is controlling him well.
We've been hearing good reports from Wood's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wood looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Armstrong is trying to stand up here but Wood is controlling him well.
Wood not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Wood is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Armstrong sees it coming and defends easily.
Wood lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.
Wood working Armstrong over with strikes.
Armstrong pushes Wood off looking to stand but Wood dives back in and keeps control.

Wood is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Armstrong makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Armstrong looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Wood dives in and scores a takedown into Armstrong's guard.

Armstrong is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wood presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Armstrong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Armstrong moves away from the strike by Wood.
Armstrong moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Wood misses
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Armstrong moves out of range as Wood strikes.
Wood staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Armstrong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.

Armstrong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wood, pushing him back against the cage.

Armstrong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armstrong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Wood misses.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Armstrong lands with an overhand left.
Armstrong catches Wood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armstrong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Armstrong misses with a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Armstrong

and Wood counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Armstrong pushes Wood off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Armstrong cracks Wood with a good jab.
Armstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
No luck for Wood with that takedown attempt.
Wood misses with a straight right.
Armstrong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood fails with the takedown.
Wood takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Wood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Armstrong moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Armstrong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armstrong misses with a body kick.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Wood.
Armstrong throws a counter combo.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Armstrong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 3272 p4p, 333 weight class) and Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 2988 p4p, 310 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.

Rodriguez
vs
Banchamek

178 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
26
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buakaw Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banchamek gets a clinch.
Rodriguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Banchamek.
Banchamek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow.
Rodriguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rodriguez.

Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy right hand. Banchamek should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And Banchamek tries to counter it with a takedown but Rodriguez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Banchamek's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banchamek.
Rodriguez lands with an uppercut that bounces Banchamek off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banchamek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Banchamek's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez looks to land a body kick but Banchamek moved away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Banchamek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Banchamek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez lands with a left to the head.
Rodriguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Banchamek avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Banchamek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banchamek struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banchamek can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Banchamek looking to throw knees to the head but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez - that landed with a thud.
Banchamek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Banchamek looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez pushes Banchamek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Banchamek backwards.

Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez pushes Banchamek away with a front kick.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Rodriguez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rodriguez. That's going to slow Banchamek down.
Banchamek is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick that knocks Banchamek off balance momentarily.
Banchamek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rodriguez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Banchamek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodriguez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Banchamek! Rodriguez dives in looking to finish! Banchamek is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rodriguez!
A very excited looking Ryan Rodriguez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between French Fried (ranked 3630 p4p, 301 weight class) and Ted Lewis (ranked 3836 p4p, 314 weight class). French Fried could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ted Lewis's chin.

Fried
vs
Lewis

177 cm
20
157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

171 cm
26
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, French Fried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis misses with the combination.

Fried moves into range and clinches up with Lewis.
Lewis is looking to break free of the clinch but Fried has double underhooks.
Fried gets through Lewis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fried has him pressed against the cage.
Fried misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis tries to break free but Fried pushes him back against the cage.
Fried lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fried keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
Fried scores with a shoulder strike.
Fried scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Fried.
Fried scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Fried is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fried scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fried.
Fried stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lewis looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fried.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fried scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fried lands a nice uppercut.
Fried pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fried lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.

Lewis is rocked!
A short right from Fried on the inside.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Fried finish him?
Good body shot from Fried.
Fried throws a big uppercut that drops Lewis! More strikes from Fried and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lewis lies dazed against the cage as Fried celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). French Fried!
A very excited looking French Fried 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chizzled Abs (ranked 8671 p4p, 245 weight class) and Matt Motts (ranked 23508 p4p, 260 weight class). Matt Motts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chizzled Abs's chin.

Abs
vs
Motts

160 cm
19
130 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chizzled Abs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Motts!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts fails with the takedown.

Abs has closed the distance and engaged Motts in a clinch.
Abs crunches a lovely knee into Motts's ribcage.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Motts tries to break free but Abs pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abs.
Abs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abs obliges.
Abs scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Motts is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Abs is defending well.
Abs connects with a knee to the head.
Abs landing knees to the head.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Motts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Motts looks winded!
Motts is trying to drag Abs to the mat but Abs just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chizzled Abs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Motts.
Motts wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Abs.
Abs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abs lands a nice knee to the body.
Abs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Motts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abs landing knees to the head.
Abs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abs is looking to control Motts's arms but Motts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abs has his back to the cage.
Abs with a knee to the head.
Abs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Abs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Motts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abs working Motts over with knees to the body.
Abs lands an elbow inside.
Abs scores a nice knee to the body.
Abs stalling in the clinch but Motts improves position.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Motts.
Abs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abs with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Abs.
Abs with a knee to the head.
Abs landing knees to the head.
Abs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Motts's face.
Abs lands a good knee to the midsection. Motts won't want to take too many of those.
Abs lands an elbow inside.
Abs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abs lands a hook that snaps the head of Motts backwards.
Abs prevents a takedown attempt there.
Abs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abs lands a good knee to the midsection. Motts won't want to take too many of those.
Abs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abs scores with a knee to the head.
Abs landing knees to the head.
Abs with a knee to the head.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Motts backwards.
Abs landing knees to the head.
Abs lands an elbow inside that Motts shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abs.
Motts wants to take the fight to the mat but Abs manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Abs is trying to maintain a safe position but Motts gets an underhook and turns Abs into the cage.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Motts tries to score a body lock takedown but Abs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abs crunches a lovely knee into Motts's ribcage.
Abs lands an elbow just above Motts 's eye.
Abs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abs obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abs.
Motts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abs connects with a knee to the head.
Abs scores with a knee to the head.
Abs lands a knee to the body.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Motts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Abs.
Abs with a knee to the head.
Abs lands a knee to the body.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abs.
Abs pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abs scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Abs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abs scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Abs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Motts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abs presses Motts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Motts is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Motts is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Abs lands a good knee to the midsection. Motts won't want to take too many of those.
Abs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chizzled Abs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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 knee to the head by Abs.
Abs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Motts is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Abs.
Abs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Abs.
Abs scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Abs.
Abs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Abs.
Motts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Motts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abs looking to slow down the pace here.
Abs crunches a lovely knee into Motts's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Abs.
Abs scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Abs landing knees to the head.
Abs is pressed up against the cage. Motts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abs down to the mat. Abs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Abs pushes Motts up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Abs.
Abs is struggling to control the position.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abs lands an elbow just above Motts 's eye.
Abs scores a nice knee to the body.
Abs landing knees to the head.
Motts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abs scores a nice knee to the body.
Abs prevents the takedown attempt.
Abs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Motts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Motts can do to turn this around?
Abs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Motts up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Abs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abs obliges.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abs stalls.
Abs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Abs.
Knees to the body from Abs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Motts tries for a takedown but Abs manages to get underhooks.
Chizzled Abs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Motts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abs with a knee to the head.
Motts tries to work over Abs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abs pushes Motts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abs just leaning against Motts, taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Abs.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abs connects with a knee to the head.
Abs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abs trying to control the position but instead, Motts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abs into the cage.
Motts tries to stall but Abs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abs landing knees to the body.
Abs lands a nice knee to the body.
Abs connects with a knee to the head.
Motts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abs pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chizzled Abs dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Abs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Motts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Motts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abs pulls his leg out and moves away.

Motts rushes Abs and presses him up against the cage.
Motts looking for a takedown.
Chizzled Abs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Motts.
Abs lands a knee to the head.
Abs is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Motts takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Motts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Motts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Motts takes an elbow to the temple.
Abs working Motts over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abs wants to stall.
Abs working Motts over with knees to the body.
Abs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Motts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abs scores a nice knee to the body.
Abs taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abs obliges.
A body shot lands from Abs.
Abs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Abs.
Motts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Abs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motts is trying to stall.
Abs landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Motts's face.
Motts trying to stall but Abs improves his position.
Abs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Motts's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abs working Motts over with knees to the body.
Abs scores with a knee to the head.
Abs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Motts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abs with a knee to the head.
Abs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Motts.
Abs lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Abs.
Abs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Motts's face.
A knee to the head by Abs.
A knee to the head by Abs.
Abs lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abs.
Abs landing knees to the body.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abs lands an elbow just above Motts 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Abs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Abs lands a knee to the head.
Abs cracks Motts with a nice body shot.
Abs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Abs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Abs connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abs stalling against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Abs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Abs.
Motts takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Abs.
Motts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Abs.
Abs lands an elbow just above Motts 's eye.
Abs scores with a knee to the head.
Matt Motts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Abs.
Abs lands an elbow that stopped Motts in his tracks for a moment.
Abs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Motts blocks it with crossed arms.
Motts is trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chizzled Abs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abs 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chizzled Abs!
Our winner, Chizzled Abs, 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
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 3884 p4p, 320 weight class) and Eric Drenthe (ranked 3250 p4p, 281 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

King
vs
Drenthe

174 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne King!
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, Eric Drenthe!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Drenthe misses.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
King misses with a hook. Drenthe ducked under it nicely.
King throws the left hand but Drenthe avoids the punch easily.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King moves away from the strike by Drenthe.
Drenthe ducks under a wild hook from King.
Drenthe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drenthe throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drenthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drenthe lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoids the body shot from Drenthe.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King throws a lazy right hand but Drenthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drenthe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Eric Drenthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
Drenthe throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drenthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Drenthe.
King jabs at Drenthe's body.
Drenthe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drenthe throws a leg kick that is checked
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a body punch but Drenthe moves out of range.
King connects with a jab.
Drenthe misses with an uppercut
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drenthe moves out of range of the strikes.
King looks to land a right hand but Drenthe moved out of range.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drenthe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drenthe misses with the combination.
King lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Eric Drenthe has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drenthe misses with an uppercut
and Drenthe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drenthe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drenthe throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King tests Drenthe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drenthe misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Drenthe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drenthe misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Drenthe tries to counter with a clinch but King shakes him off and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drenthe throws a hook but King blocks it.
King cracks Drenthe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Drenthe misses with a lunging right hand
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Drenthe misses
letting King counter with a right hand.
Drenthe misses with a jab to the body

and King lands a stunning uppercut that sends Drenthe to the mat!

Drenthe is rocked!
King is stalling here. Drenthe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! King seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Drenthe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Drenthe is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
King gets back to half guard.
Drenthe seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King tries to get to full guard but Drenthe has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Drenthe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

King connects with a looping right hand.
King misses with a wild combination.
Drenthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Drenthe.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drenthe misses with a right hand
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drenthe thuds a left hand into King's body.
Drenthe throws an off balance right hand
and Drenthe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drenthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drenthe can do to turn this around?
Drenthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and King tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
King scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Drenthe misses.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drenthes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drenthe takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Drenthe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King with a hook.
Drenthe lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drenthe loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King swings for the body but Drenthe moves out of range.
Drenthe throws a poor cross that misses
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Drenthe misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drenthe is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like King was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drenthe.
Drenthe tries to clinch up
and King counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drenthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drenthe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drenthe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

King drops Drenthe with a left and a right! Oh, Drenthe is hurt - King dives into side control looking to finish!

King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drenthe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drenthe, who protects the arm well.
King is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Drenthe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick.
Drenthe misses with a right hand
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drenthe throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
Drenthe throws a leg kick
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drenthe defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Drenthe.
A big left from Drenthe misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King connects with a body shot that sends Drenthe's belly button to the back.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King scores with a jab.
Drenthe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drenthe throws a body shot but no joy.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drenthe throws a leg kick
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drenthe throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Drenthe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drenthe.
King went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Drenthe has a takedown stuffed.
King lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drenthe drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drenthe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Drenthe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

King throws a left that rocks Drenthe and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! King dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Drenthe regain composure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwayne King!
Dwayne King decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Alvarez (ranked 3320 p4p, 120 weight class) and Vasyl Lomachenko (ranked 4310 p4p, 156 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Big Pun: Off Wit His Head. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alvarez
vs
Lomachenko

173 cm
19
148 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

HELLBENT
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vasyl Lomachenko!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alvarez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lomachenko on his heels. He'll look to pass Lomachenko's guard now, I'm sure.
Alvarez trying to control but Lomachenko is working from the bottom.
Alvarez stops Lomachenko from standing up.
Alvarez 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.
Our spies down at at Far-Q Fight Club inform us that Lomachenko has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Alvarez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lomachenko is trying to buck Alvarez off.
Alvarez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lomachenko tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alvarez working for a choke but Lomachenko is defending well.
Lomachenko wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvarez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lomachenko has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Alvarez looking for the choke from the back.
Lomachenko wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Lomachenko wants to get back to his feet.

Lomachenko is trying to shake Alvarez off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Alvarez won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Lomachenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Lomachenko misses with a double jab.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Lomachenko manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lomachenko.
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
Alvarez shoots for a takedown but Lomachenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lomachenko's waist but Lomachenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alvarez off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lomachenko throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.

Alvarez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lomachenko did well to prevent Alvarez getting side control.
Lomachenko is trying to stand.
Still in half guard, Alvarez seems content to control.
Lomachenko is trying to stand.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Lomachenko is having none of it.

Alvarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alvarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lomachenko is trying to stand.

Alvarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lomachenko keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alvarez in particular looking to stall.
Lomachenko is trying to stand.
Lomachenko tries to kick Alvarez off in order to stand up. Alvarez Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Alvarez is working Lomachenko over with some ground and pound from side control.
Alvarez working the ground and pound but Lomachenko is defending the strikes.
Lomachenko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Alvarez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lomachenko pushes Alvarez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alvarez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lomachenko dodges the ground and pound from Alvarez.
Lomachenko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Alvarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alvarez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lomachenko's legs.
Alvarez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Alvarez tries to move to mount but Lomachenko blocks the move with his legs.
Alvarez prevents Lomachenko from escaping the position.
Alvarez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomachenko wants to get back to his feet but Alvarez drags him back down.
Lomachenko is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Alvarez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lomachenko gets caught napping as Alvarez dives in and scores a takedown. Lomachenko manages to retain guard.

Alvarez 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.
Alvarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alvarez trying to control but Lomachenko is working from the bottom.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lomachenko can do to turn this around?
Alvarez is stalling in the full guard.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Lomachenko keeps moving.
Alvarez stops Lomachenko from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez looking to pass the guard.
Damien Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lomachenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Alvarez trying to control but Lomachenko is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez shoots in but Lomachenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lomachenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lomachenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot.
Alvarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lomachenko swivels and escapes.
Lomachenko swinging wildly here.
Lomachenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lomachenko throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Lomachenko misses with a double jab
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lomachenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Alvarez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lomachenko.
Alvarez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lomachenko pinned against the cage. Lomachenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Lomachenko.

Alvarez looking to score a takedown here. Lomachenko is defending well but Alvarez drives through and ends up in Lomachenko's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez trying to control but Lomachenko is working from the bottom.

Lomachenko manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lomachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lomachenko walks away with a smile on his face. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lomachenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Lomachenko feints the counter takedown.
Lomachenko loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Lomachenko lands with a right hand.
Lomachenko throws a combination. Alvarez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Damien Alvarez has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Alvarez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lomachenko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Lomachenko manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lomachenko does no damage.
Lomachenko misses with a hook to the body
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lomachenko thinking.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Lomachenko.

Alvarez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lomachenko to the mat! Lomachenko manages to get full guard.

Lomachenko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Alvarez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lomachenko is breathing heavily.

Alvarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Lomachenko sneaks out the side door and pushes Alvarez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lomachenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lomachenko.
Alvarez walks into a jab.

Alvarez drives through with a takedown into Lomachenko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alvarez 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.
Lomachenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.
Alvarez trying to control but Lomachenko is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alvarez working the ground and pound from side control.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Lomachenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lomachenko wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez wants to control but Lomachenko is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Alvarez has an Americana. Lomachenko didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Alvarez is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Alvarez hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Damien Alvarez!
Damien Alvarez thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
65%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gigantor Monster (ranked 3462 p4p, 123 weight class) and Bidon Van Roosmalen (ranked 3740 p4p, 132 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gigantor Monster has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gigantor Monster seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Monster
vs
Van Roosmalen

165 cm
20
141 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gigantor Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bidon Van Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roosmalen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monster throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Roosmalen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Roosmalen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Roosmalen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Roosmalen throws a big counter head kick but Monster avoids it with no problem.
Monster misses with a body shot.
Monster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Monster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monster scores with the left hand. Van Roosmalen knows he should have avoided that one.
Monster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen moves out of range as Monster strikes.
Van Roosmalen throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Monster. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen tries to move into range but Monster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Roosmalen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Roosmalen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Monster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Roosmalen.
Monster fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Roosmalen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Roosmalen throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monster. Van Roosmalen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Van Roosmalen.
Monster misses with a right hand
and Van Roosmalen counters with a flying knee that drops Monster! Van Roosmalen dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bidon Van Roosmalen!