CEFC Fight Night 231 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pascual Perez (ranked 7736 p4p, 563 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 8978 p4p, 656 weight class). Perez's entrance music is Another One Bites The Dust. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Perez
vs
Poulter

184 cm
35
180 lbs
17 - 27 - 1

189 cm
51
171 lbs
49 - 52 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 52 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poulter can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Perez.
Perez is stalling here.
Poulter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the cage.
Perez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Poulter up against the cage.
Perez lands a body punch.

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

Perez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Perez is working for a kimura but Poulter is defending it quite comfortably.

Perez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Poulter has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perez is trying to work for a kimura but Poulter is defending well.
Perez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Perez wants to work for an arm triangle but Poulter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Perez controlling the pace.
Perez trying to control from half guard but Poulter is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Perez passes to side control.

Perez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Perez cracks Poulter with a big elbow.
Perez wants to control but Poulter is keeping him busy.
Poulter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Perez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking to take a break and control but Poulter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perez is staying tight to Poulter's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Poulter is not content to let Perez control the position.

Perez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Poulter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Perez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Perez trying to control the position but Poulter is working away.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pascual Perez!
A relieved looking Pascual Perez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavrilo Djuretic (ranked 5383 p4p, 622 weight class) and Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 8490 p4p, 739 weight class). Pitakaka has chosen my dick as his entrance music. 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.

Djuretic
vs
Pitakaka

202 cm
26
217 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

189 cm
42
217 lbs
30 - 34 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavrilo Djuretic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djuretic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pitakaka. Pitakaka obviously looking to wear him down.
Pitakaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Djuretic moves in looking to clinch but Pitakaka pushes him off.
Pitakaka raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Djuretic moves out of range easily.
Djuretic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Djuretic moves out of range easily.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitakaka throws a wild body kick that Djuretic sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pitakaka, right into the meat.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitakaka scores with a leg kick.
Pitakaka lands a head kick!
Pitakaka looks to land a body kick but Djuretic moved away.
Pitakaka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Djuretic drives through and clinches with Pitakaka against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Djuretic has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Djuretic has Pitakaka pushed against the cage.
Djuretic has Pitakaka pressed against the cage, preventing Pitakaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka working hard to break the clinch.
Djuretic has a couple of punches blocked by Pitakaka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pitakaka is trying to force a seperation but Djuretic has the dominant position.
Pitakaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
Djuretic struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitakaka controls his hands.
Djuretic lands a shot to the body.
Pitakaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Djuretic has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pitakaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Pitakaka manages to break the clinch.
Djuretic fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djuretic moves out of range of the leg kick from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka is looking to land body kicks.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pitakaka.
Djuretic slips a jab and a cross from Pitakaka.

Djuretic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Djuretic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pitakaka backwards.
Djuretic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Djuretic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pitakaka looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djuretic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitakaka or not.
Djuretic misses with a body punch.
Djuretic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Djuretic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pitakaka backwards.
Pitakaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Djuretic has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Djuretic.
Djuretic tries to work over Pitakaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djuretic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pitakaka backwards.
Djuretic lands a body shot.
A short left from Djuretic.
Nice body punch from Djuretic.

Djuretic drops Pitakaka onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pitakaka is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Pitakaka is rocked!

It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Djuretic lands with a left to the head.
Pitakaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Djuretic finish him?
Djuretic unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pitakaka! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Djuretic is unloading with more strikes now! Pitakaka drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gavrilo Djuretic!
After the fight, Gavrilo Djuretic was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brewer (ranked 1749 p4p, 251 weight class) and Chris Severn (ranked 3981 p4p, 507 weight class). Brewer comes to the cage accompanied by Gangster's Paradise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brewer
vs
Severn

193 cm
33
225 lbs
30 - 16 - 3

195 cm
39
215 lbs
33 - 35 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Severn!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer doesn't manage to clinch there - Severn circles away.
Brewer is looking to clinch.
Severn scores with a push kick.
Severn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brewer.

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

Brewer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Severn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brewer to the mat. Brewer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brewer wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Severn manages to pass to side control.

Brewer won't allow Severn to pass to mount.
Severn is trying to control. Brewer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Severn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Severn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn trying to pass the guard but Brewer defending well.
Brewer is not content to let Severn control the position.
Severn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brewer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Severn wants to take a breather but Brewer is having none of it.
Severn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brewer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Severn wants to control the pace but Brewer is squirming around nicely.
Brewer is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Severn controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Severn has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brewer is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is squirming around, avoiding Severn's attempts to control the action.
Severn controlling his opponent.
Severn won't let Brewer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Severn controlling from mount.
Brewer wants to try and get back to his feet.
Severn throwing strikes here but Brewer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Severn looking to ground and pound but Brewer is blocking nicely.
Severn lands a couple of good shots and Brewer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Brewer is trying to get back to his feet but Severn has full control of the position and if anything, Brewer has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Severn working for a choke but Brewer reverses nicely into Severn 's guard.
Severn keeping full guard, as Brewer tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Severn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Severn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Severn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brewer tries to clinch there but Severn circles away.
Brewer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brewer tries to clinch up.

Brewer closes the distance and clinches.
Severn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Severn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brewer leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Severn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brewer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short body shot lands from Brewer as the two fighters clinch.
Severn wants to take the fight to the mat but Brewer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brewer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Severn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brewer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Frank Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Severn.
Brewer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Severn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Severn tries to throw a body punch but Brewer avoids it by throwing Severn back against the cage.
Brewer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brewer tries to work over Severn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Severn tries to pull guard but Brewer won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Severn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brewer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Severn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brewer to keep the fight standing.
Brewer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Severn goes for a takedown attempt but Brewer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Severn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Severn counters with a stiff right hand.
Brewer tries to clinch up.
Brewer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Severn.

Brewer moves into the clinch successfully.
Brewer misses with a punch to the body.
Severn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Severn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brewer regains guard immediately.
Brewer is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Severn dives into side control.

Severn decides to stand back up. Severn steps back and let's Brewer get back to his feet.
Brewer is looking to clinch.
Severn with the counter takedown but Brewer avoids it easily.
Brewer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Severn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brewer is looking to clinch.
Brewer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Severn throws a head kick that misses.
Brewer wants to clinch up but Severn keeps it at a distance.
Brewer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Severn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brewer with a body shot.
Severn connects with a body shot that sends Brewer's belly button to the back.
Brewer tries to clinch but Severn is having none of it.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Severn.
Brewer wants to clinch.
Brewer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Severn swats away the attempt to clinch by Brewer.
Brewer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brewer blocks the body kick.
Brewer is looking for a counter combo.
Severn is looking to slow Brewer down with leg kicks.
Severn takes a swing at Brewer's ribcage but misses.

Brewer closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brewer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brewer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Severn's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Brewer.
Severn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brewer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brewer can't find room to land a body shot as Severn controls the action.
Brewer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Severn.
Severn is trying to pull guard but Brewer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer just leaning against Severn, taking a breather.
Severn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brewer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Frank Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Severn.
Brewer stalling.
Brewer tries to throw a body punch but Severn avoids it by throwing Brewer back against the cage.
Severn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brewer.
Still in the clinch, Brewer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Severn fails to pull guard.
Severn is leaning against Brewer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Severn jumps guard but Brewer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Severn is stalling here.
Brewer controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Severn misses with an elbow over the top.
Frank Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Severn tries to score a body lock takedown but Brewer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brewer lands an uppercut.
Brewer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brewer tries a body shot but Severn blocks it.
A hook to the body from Brewer.
Severn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brewer has Severn pushed against the cage.
Brewer tries to work over Severn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn is trying to pull guard but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Severn scores with a nice short uppercut.

Severn gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Brewer is looking to stand up but Severn isn't so interested in that idea.

Brewer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Severn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brewer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Severn defends well.
Brewer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Severn gets to his feet. Brewer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Severn looks to land a body kick but Brewer moved away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Severn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Severn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Brewer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Severn 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Severn!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chris Severn thanked HELLBENT for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lugh Blackburn (ranked 1705 p4p, 204 weight class) and Angel Face (ranked 3601 p4p, 371 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blackburn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to When the Man Comes Down. The crowd seem to be enjoying Face's choice of entrance music: Tyga - Real Deal. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Blackburn
vs
Face

187 cm
37
200 lbs
28 - 21 - 1

189 cm
40
194 lbs
29 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lugh Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face throws a series of punches but Blackburn avoids them all with ease.
Face looks to land a combination but Blackburn avoids it well.
Face misses with an uppercut. Blackburn saw that one coming.
Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackburn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Face.
Blackburn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Face on the side of the head.
Face misses with a few strikes there.
Lugh Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackburn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Face misses with an uppercut
and Blackburn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackburn scores with a nice head shot.
Face throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blackburn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackburn misses with a looping left.
Face jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Face misses the target.
Face misses with an uppercut. Blackburn saw that one coming.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Face paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackburn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackburn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Blackburn.
Face looks to land a right hand but Blackburn moved out of range.
Blackburn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blackburn lands a nice shot that snaps Face's head back.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Blackburn.
Blackburn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackburn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blackburn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Face looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blackburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Face was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackburn.
Face is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blackburn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Face misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackburn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Blackburn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blackburn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackburn wants to clinch up but Face keeps it at a distance.

Blackburn moves into the clinch.
Blackburn misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Blackburn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Face uses from the top position.

Face is sitting in close to Blackburn's body. Blackburn has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Face is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Face is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Blackburn.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lugh Blackburn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wampage Johnson (ranked 2317 p4p, 260 weight class) and Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 1538 p4p, 186 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Come Over (feat. Stylo G). Shlemenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Omarion Ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Johnson
vs
Shlemenko

178 cm
35
198 lbs
27 - 19 - 1

180 cm
32
201 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wampage Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with a jab.
Shlemenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shlemenko wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shlemenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shlemenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shlemenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shlemenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shlemenko.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shlemenko tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shlemenko tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

Shlemenko clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shlemenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shlemenko looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Shlemenko misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Shlemenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shlemenko blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Shlemenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson gets through Shlemenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shlemenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Shlemenko has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shlemenko up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.

Shlemenko forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shlemenko throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shlemenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wampage Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Shlemenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Shlemenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shlemenko blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Shlemenko prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shlemenko obliges.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Shlemenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Shlemenko controls the action.
Shlemenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shlemenko can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Shlemenko working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Johnson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shlemenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shlemenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson tries to work over Shlemenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shlemenko blocking some punches.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shlemenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shlemenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shlemenko blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shlemenko works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Shlemenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Shlemenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shlemenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Shlemenko scores with a body shot.
Shlemenko shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shlemenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shlemenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses the jab.
Shlemenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexander Shlemenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shlemenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shlemenko moves away.
Shlemenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shlemenko throws a big shot that misses.
Shlemenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shlemenko thinking.

Shlemenko gets a clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko scores with a knee to the head.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to bum rush Shlemenko with a series of wild strikes but Shlemenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shlemenko scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Shlemenko is out of range.
Shlemenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shlemenko wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko scores with a hook.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson takes a swing at Shlemenko's ribcage but misses.
Wampage Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shlemenko checks a low kick from Johnson.
Shlemenko tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shlemenko moves away.
Shlemenko wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shlemenko can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Shlemenko checks a leg kick.
Shlemenko tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shlemenko.
Shlemenko moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.

Shlemenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shlemenko throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson avoiding damage as Shlemenko throws knees to the body.
Johnson tries to work over Shlemenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shlemenko blocking some punches.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Shlemenko throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shlemenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shlemenko fails to land.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Shlemenko coming out on top.
Johnson scores with a head kick.

Shlemenko rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Shlemenko working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Shlemenko.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shlemenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shlemenko misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Shlemenko closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shlemenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shlemenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shlemenko throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shlemenko. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shlemenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Shlemenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shlemenko trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shlemenko to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Johnson pushes Shlemenko off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Shlemenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Shlemenko's ribcage. Shlemenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Shlemenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Shlemenko connects with a jab.
Shlemenko shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson feints and then cracks Shlemenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shlemenko down.
Shlemenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shlemenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Shlemenko misses with a body shot.
Shlemenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Shlemenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shlemenko misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Wampage Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Shlemenko moves away and avoids it.
Alexander Shlemenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shlemenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Shlemenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Shlemenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Shlemenko.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shlemenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shlemenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Shlemenko looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Shlemenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Shlemenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shlemenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Shlemenko drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Wampage Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shlemenko prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shlemenko.
Alexander Shlemenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shlemenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Shlemenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Shlemenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shlemenko pulls guard successfully.
Shlemenko is looking to sweep but instead, Johnson has passed into half guard.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Shlemenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wampage Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wampage Johnson!
Wampage Johnson made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Maanpohja (ranked 3105 p4p, 319 weight class) and Katurian Tupolski (ranked 1174 p4p, 147 weight class). Tupolski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mobb Deep - Shook Ones part II. This should be a great matchup!

Maanpohja
vs
Tupolski

171 cm
43
173 lbs
23 - 41 - 0

175 cm
41
182 lbs
37 - 19 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Maanpohja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Katurian Tupolski!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupolski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maanpohja tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tupolski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maanpohja somewhat.
Tupolski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maanpohja takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maanpohja looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tupolski is fending him off so far but Maanpohja persists. Nope, Tupolski circles away and we're back to standing.
Maanpohja takes one to the chin there.
Maanpohja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Maanpohja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tupolski scores with a spinning back kick!
Maanpohja throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tupolski's waist but Tupolski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maanpohja off to one side.
Maanpohja takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tupolski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maanpohja if he has to take too many more of those.
Tupolski's coach down at Jitsu Jim was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tupolski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Maanpohja shoots in but no luck this time.
Maanpohja is breathing heavily.
Tupolski scores with a hook.
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!

Maanpohja gets tackled into the cage by Tupolski. Tupolski maintains the clinch.
Tupolski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tupolski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tupolski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tupolski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Tupolski.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tupolski obliges.
Tupolski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tupolski lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Tupolski.
Tupolski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tupolski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tupolski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Tupolski on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Tupolski.
Tupolski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tupolski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maanpohja's defenses.
Maanpohja is looking for a takedown.
Tupolski lands a nice uppercut.
Maanpohja tries to score a body lock takedown but Tupolski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maanpohja takes a shot to the head.
Tupolski pushes Maanpohja back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tupolski lands a left hand.
Maanpohja goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tupolski prevents it.
Tupolski lands an elbow inside that Maanpohja shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tupolski.
Maanpohja takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Tupolski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tupolski.
Tupolski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Tupolski.
Tupolski lands a hook to the side of the head.

Maanpohja is rocked!
Tupolski lands with a left to the head.
Oh Maanpohja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tupolski lands a nice knee to the body.
Tupolski scores with a shot to the side of Maanpohja's head.
Tupolski presses Maanpohja against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Tupolski drops Maanpohja with a big knee straight up the middle! Maanpohja is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Tupolski gets a clinch.
Tupolski lands a nice knee to the body.
Maanpohja takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Maanpohja's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tupolski lands a big knee! That's hurt Maanpohja! Oh, he's all over the place! Tupolski lands another knee that sends Maanpohja to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katurian Tupolski!
In his post fight interview, Katurian Tupolski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rutherford (ranked 856 p4p, 107 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 1286 p4p, 159 weight class). Phol Hunt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thomas Rutherford's chin.

Rutherford
vs
Hunt

187 cm
34
190 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

181 cm
41
180 lbs
49 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Rutherford in a clinch.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.

Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Rutherford is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs.

Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutherford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rutherford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hunt.
A right hook to the body lands for Rutherford.
Rutherford managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Rutherford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rutherford throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Rutherford stalling against the cage.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Rutherford stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Rutherford has Hunt pushed against the cage.

Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutherford.
Rutherford cracks the inside of Hunt's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutherford.
Thomas Rutherford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutherford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutherford connects with a leg kick. Hunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Hunt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutherford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Rutherford takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Rutherford is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt is pushing Rutherford up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hunt is working Rutherford over against the cage.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
We've been told by Rutherford's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunt tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rutherford takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
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 Thomas Rutherford will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutherford lands a nice looking body kick.
Thomas Rutherford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Rutherford circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutherford.

Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rutherfords head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rutherford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rutherford is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Rutherford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutherford avoids the damage to the body.

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

Rutherford tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt digs a right hand into Rutherford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutherford's gas tank.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Rutherford scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford has Hunt pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Rutherford wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rutherford as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt has Rutherford pressed against the cage.

Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutherford thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Rutherford is avoiding it.
Rutherford attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutherford.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rutherford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Rutherford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Rutherford is avoiding it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rutherford - that will leave a mark!
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rutherford pushes him off.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutherford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Rutherford circles away.
Rutherford half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Rutherford drives through and clinches with Hunt against the cage.
Rutherford tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt is working Rutherford over against the cage.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.

Rutherford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Rutherford avoids nicely.
Rutherford pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hunt instigates a clinch.

Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.

Hunt clinches with his opponent.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutherford.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
Rutherford effectively controlling the action here.
Rutherford just leaning against Hunt, taking a breather.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.

Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Rutherford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body kick there by Rutherford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Rutherford dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rutherford tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hunt tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rutherford counters with a three punch combo that has Hunt backing up. Hunt nods at Rutherford to acknowledge the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rutherford.
Hunt moves to clinch but Rutherford breaks away
and Rutherford counters with a left and a right that stings Hunt.
Rutherford misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Rutherford sprawls well.
Rutherford drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hunt sprawls and moves away.
Rutherford swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Rutherford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutherford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Rutherford is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas Rutherford is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutherford connects with a high kick.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rutherford pushes him off.
Rutherford scores with a leg kick.
Rutherford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rutherford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Rutherford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutherford feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.

Hunt forces Rutherford back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.

Rutherford manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rutherford throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Rutherford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rutherford pushes him off.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Rutherford.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Rutherford.

Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rutherford up against the cage.
Hunt with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutherford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Hunt.

Rutherford is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
Oh Rutherford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rutherford seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt just leaning against Rutherford, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Thomas Rutherford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.

Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Hunt.

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 Thomas Rutherford.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rutherford, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Rutherford!
Thomas Rutherford made sure to mention his sponsor, Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%) in his post fight interview.
Phol Hunt spoke after the fight, saying 'vittu'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Sionis (ranked 415 p4p, 45 weight class) and Lexington Snape (ranked 909 p4p, 95 weight class). Snape comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DJ Tiësto - Carmina Burana: Remixed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Roman Sionis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sionis
vs
Snape

200 cm
39
243 lbs
41 - 14 - 1

185 cm
40
237 lbs
44 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Sionis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lexington Snape!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sionis. Snape shrugs it off though.
Sionis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Sionis.
Sionis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snape was well out of range. Poor timing from Sionis.
Snape jabs at Sionis's body.
Snape has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sionis.
Sionis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Snape takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Snape moves out of range of the strikes.
Snape swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sionis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snape takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sionis. That's going to slow Snape down.
Snape misses with a lunging right hand
and Sionis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Snape misses.
Sionis is looking to counter punch.
Snape scores with a jab.
Sionis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sionis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snape.
Sionis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snape.
Sionis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sionis misses with a straight right.
Snape on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Snape misses with a body shot
and Sionis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sionis digs a good body shot into Snape's ribs.
Snape has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sionis.
Snape looks winded!
Sionis misses with a wild body shot.
Snape is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sionis with a body shot.
Sionis is looking to wear down Snape with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sionis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sionis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Sionis sends Snape crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sionis is motioning to the referee to let Snape up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Snape is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sionis cracks Snape with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Sionis!
A relieved looking Roman Sionis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.