EFL 16 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Land Shark (ranked 8069 p4p, 595 weight class) and Ainsley Harriott (ranked 6437 p4p, 538 weight class). Land Shark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shark
vs
Harriott

175 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Arcticus University: London

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Land Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ainsley Harriott !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harriott wants to clinch.
Harriott moves in looking to clinch but Shark pushes him off.
Harriott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harriott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Shark closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harriott wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shark controls the position from side control.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Harriott !
Harriott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harriott has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Harriott is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Shark is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Harriott is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Land Shark!
Ainsley Harriott was interviewed post fight and said 'I clearly felt the tap'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buckaroo Banzai (ranked 6014 p4p, 257 weight class) and Lazar Denic (ranked 3807 p4p, 183 weight class). Lazar Denic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Banzai
vs
Denic

151 cm
25
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
26
136 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buckaroo Banzai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lazar Denic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Denic rushes Banzai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Denic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Banzai blocking some punches.
A short right from Denic.
A right hand to the body from Denic.
Denic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banzai.
Denic lands a left hand.
Denic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banzai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Denic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banzai tries to circle away but Denic has him pinned against the cage.
Banzai trying to control the position but instead, Denic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banzai into the cage.
Nice body punch from Denic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banzai is working for takedown but Denic is calmly controlling the position for now.

Banzai jumps into guard, dragging Denic to the mat.

Denic sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Banzai doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Denic paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Banzai - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buckaroo Banzai!
An out of breath Buckaroo Banzai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Talon Cape (ranked 5172 p4p, 232 weight class) and Zach Degrom (ranked 4559 p4p, 207 weight class). Zach Degrom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cape
vs
Degrom

180 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Talon Cape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zach Degrom!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Degrom misses with a hook. Cape ducked under it nicely.
Degrom throws out a loose jab but Cape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cape slips a jab from Degrom.
We've been told by Cape's head coaches at Stark Combat Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cape scores with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cape is stalling here.
Degrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Cape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cape gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cape controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cape has Degrom pressed against the cage.
Cape with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cape keeps control of Degrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've been informed that Degrom 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cape lands a good knee to the midsection. Degrom won't want to take too many of those.
Degrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Degrom is trying to maintain a safe position but Cape gets an underhook and turns Degrom into the cage.
Cape will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Degrom up against the cage.
Degrom avoiding damage as Cape throws knees to the body.
Degrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cape slowing the pace effectively.
Cape stalling in the clinch.
Degrom is trying to push Cape away but Cape has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cape stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Degrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cape stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cape.
Degrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cape.
Cape throwing a counter right hand but Degrom manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cape throws a predictable looking body shot
and Degrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Cape moves into the clinch.
Degrom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Degrom is trying to push Cape away but Cape has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Degrom has had enough of the clinch but Cape keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cape lands an elbow that stopped Degrom in his tracks for a moment.
Degrom is trying to force a seperation but Cape has the dominant position.
Cape lands a nice knee to the body.
Cape lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Degrom working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cape slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cape keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Degrom's efforts to push away.
Cape stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cape misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cape takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cape landing knees to the head.
Cape manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee calls for Cape to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cape.
Cape looks to throw the jab but Degrom is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Cape 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Degrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cape.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cape.
Some wild striking there from Degrom.

Cape gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cape throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Cape.
Degrom has had enough of the clinch but Cape keeps him there for the moment.
Degrom wants to break free but Cape has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Talon Cape dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cape takes a swing at Degrom's ribcage but misses.
Degrom throws a lazy right hand but Cape sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cape with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Degrom throws a jab when Cape was well out of range.
Cape misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Cape pushes Degrom up against the cage in a clinch.
Cape leaning against his opponent.
Degrom tries to break free but Cape pushes him back against the cage.
Cape comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cape has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Degrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Degrom swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cape connects with a leg kick. Degrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Degrom misses with a hook. Cape ducked under it nicely.

Cape darts in and clinches Degrom up against the cage.
Degrom effectively controlling the action here.
Cape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Degrom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cape is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Degrom can do to turn this around?
Degrom is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cape content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Degrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cape slowing the pace effectively.
Stalling in the clinch from Cape.
Cape is struggling to control the position.
Cape scores with a knee to the head.
Cape throws a punch but it's blocked by Degrom.
Cape stalling in the clinch.
Cape stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cape.
Degrom slips a jab from Cape.
Cape misses the shot to the body.
Degrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Cape.
Cape fires out a quick counter leg kick but Degrom just manages to avoid it.

Cape clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Degrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cape really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cape lands an elbow inside that Degrom shrugs off.
Degrom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cape just misses with a elbow thrown towards Degrom's brow.
Cape taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Talon Cape has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cape stalling in the clinch.
Cape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Degrom avoids it.
Cape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Degrom is defending well for now.
Cape taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Degrom blocking some punches.
Cape throws an elbow but it misses.
Degrom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cape has Degrom pushed against the cage.
Cape using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Degrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrom tries to break the clinch but Cape is controlling the position.
Degrom has had enough of the clinch but Cape keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cape.
Degrom avoids the elbow strike from Cape, against the cage.
Cape stalling the fight.
Cape prevents Degrom from breaking the clinch.
Cape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cape creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Degrom's defenses.
A knee to the head by Cape.
Cape lands a nice elbow.
Degrom avoiding damage as Cape throws knees to the body.
Degrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cape throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cape missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cape is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cape leaning against his opponent.

Degrom manages to break the clinch.
Degrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cape.
Cape wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Degrom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cape backs up against the cage.
Zach Degrom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cape with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cape takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good exchange - Cape coming out on top.
Cape avoids the body shot from Degrom.
Degrom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cape misses the shot to the body.
Cape swings widly with a right hand
and Degrom counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Talon Cape dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Degrom throws a hook but Cape avoids it easily.
A jab from Degrom misses.
Degrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cape circles away quickly and effectively.
Cape throws a counter high kick but Degrom was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cape tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Cape moves into the clinch.
Degrom avoiding damage as Cape throws knees to the body.
Cape lands an elbow inside.
Cape tries to land a knee to the head but Degrom blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Cape.
Cape content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cape trying to land knees to the body.
Cape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Cape.
Cape leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cape lands a knee to the head.
Degrom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cape has Degrom pressed against the cage.
Cape controlling the action here for a moment.
Cape holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cape.
Degrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Degrom circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Degrom counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Degrom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cape - the referee stops the clock and Degrom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cape. Degrom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab from Degrom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cape throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Degrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Cape counters with a good, hard body kick but Degrom shrugs it off.
Degrom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cape takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Cape finds it's target.
Cape fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Degrom working hard to break the clinch.
Cape lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cape is struggling to control the position.
Cape keeps control of Degrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cape stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cape lands a damaging elbow.
Cape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Degrom.
Cape working aggressively here.
Cape with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cape prevents Degrom from breaking the clinch.
Cape tries a knee to the head but Degrom blocks it.
Cape lands a damaging elbow.
Cape pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cape stalling in the clinch.
Cape stalling.
A knee to the head by Cape.
Degrom looking to slow down the pace here.
Degrom takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cape lands an elbow inside.
Cape stalling against the cage.
Cape using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Degrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Degrom misses with a punch on the inside.
Degrom being controlled against the cage.
Zach Degrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cape lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cape gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Degrom is trying to stall.
Degrom is trying to break the clinch but Cape has him pressed against the cage.
Degrom misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Talon Cape showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cape, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

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

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Matthews (ranked 3109 p4p, 262 weight class) and Black Rob (ranked 3479 p4p, 285 weight class). Black Rob has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matthews
vs
Rob

170 cm
26
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

172 cm
19
140 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Rob!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob has a takedown stuffed.
Rob misses with a takedown attempt - Matthews sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
Matthews scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rob.
Jackson Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Rob.

Rob is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Matthews's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rob stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Matthews to get to his feet.
Rob throws a head kick that misses.
Matthews appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rob throws the kick towards the body but Matthews avoids it.
Rob fails with the takedown.
Matthews is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rob tries for a takedown but Matthews sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matthews was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rob closes the distance and clinches up with Matthews, looking for a takedown. Rob pushes Matthews against the cage but Matthews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Rob tries to get set, Matthews tries to push him back and clinch up but Rob manages to avoid the attempt.
Matthews jabs Rob to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black Rob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rob goes for a double leg but Matthews avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Matthews continues to drive forward.
Rob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matthews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Matthews was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rob.
Rob with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matthews counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rob throws a front kick aimed at Matthews's knee but Matthews avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Matthews tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rob looks to land a left hand but Matthews moved out of range nicely.
Rob misses with a takedown attempt
and Matthews makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rob throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matthews's waist but Matthews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rob off to one side.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rob moves away.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rob moves away.
Rob shoots and misses
and Matthews counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rob scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rob looks winded!
Rob is trying to control the action in half guard but Matthews is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matthews on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Matthews tries to get out of the position.

Rob seems to be working for a kimura but Matthews defends the submission attempt.
Rob content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rob wants to work for an arm triangle but Matthews is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rob trying to control the action but Matthews is working from the bottom.

Rob is looking for a kimura here.
Matthews is trying to control but can't.

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

Rob seems to be looking for submissions.
Matthews tries to roll over but Rob keeps him under control.

Rob is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rob passes to side control.
Rob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matthews keeps working.

Rob thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Rob dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rob shoots in looking for a takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl out of it but Rob keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matthews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Matthews. No joy for Rob on that attempt.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Rob.
Matthews swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Matthews stuffs the takedown.
Jackson Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Rob.
Matthews throws out a powerful jab.
Matthews checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matthews swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matthews throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matthews throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rob counters with a shoot takedown. Matthews fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Rob from controlling successfully.

Rob stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rob scores with a takedown into Matthews's guard.
Rob pushing down on Matthews's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rob is looking to advance position but Matthews won't allow it.

Rob is working for a submission of some sort.
Rob moves nicely into side control.

Rob has hold of Matthews's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Matthews seems comfortable defending it but Rob has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Matthews is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Matthews is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Rob couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Black Rob!
A victorious Black Rob thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Minhyuk Brown (ranked 3376 p4p, 335 weight class) and Waleed Dheeb (ranked 2158 p4p, 249 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by This is what I came for Calvin Harris. This should be fireworks!

Brown
vs
Dheeb

183 cm
27
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Determined

Top Nutrition 160Q\200$ 140Q\150$ 100Q\50$
CAGED CROW Clothings 50$

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Minhyuk Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waleed Dheeb!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dheeb gets a takedown into half guard.
Dheeb not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Dheeb winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Minhyuk Brown has been cut.
Brown wants to improve his position but Dheeb is controlling well.
Dheeb lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dheeb missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown wants to control but Dheeb is keeping busy.
Dheeb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dheeb wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to control Dheeb's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Dheeb throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Brown looking to control.
Dheeb missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dheeb scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dheeb throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Dheeb slips an elbow through the middle.
Dheeb postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dheeb wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dheeb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dheeb stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dheeb postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Minhyuk Brown's cut is getting worse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dheeb is now in half guard.
Dheeb working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dheeb.
Brown has hold of Dheeb's hands but Dheeb slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dheeb tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
Dheeb throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dheeb being controlled here momentarily.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dheeb.
Dheeb preventing the sweep.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Dheeb won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown controls Dheeb momentarily but Dheeb frees himself.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown is trying to control the position but Dheeb postures up.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dheeb.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Dheeb is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Dheeb is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dheeb swivels and escapes.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Dheeb is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dheeb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dheeb's head.

Dheeb is rocked!
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Dheeb moves away and avoids it.
Dheeb is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown looks to land a right hand but Dheeb moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Waleed Dheeb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Minhyuk Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brown throws a lazy uppercut

and Dheeb counters with a takedown into side control.
Dheeb seems to have recovered his senses.
Dheeb lands a decent elbow from side control.

Minhyuk Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dheeb is chipping away with strikes.

Jeez, Minhyuk Brown's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Waleed Dheeb!
Waleed Dheeb thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Minhyuk Brown had this to say: 'I will come back as a better fighter and learn from this!!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josey Wales (ranked 1310 p4p, 208 weight class) and Michael Salazar (ranked 1677 p4p, 255 weight class). Josey Wales had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Wales
vs
Salazar

190 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josey Wales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Salazar!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wales misses with a straight right.
Wales backing away here, and Salazar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Wales - just one landing.
Wales bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salazar's head.

It looks like Michael Salazar has been cut.
Wales throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salazar counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salazar. Wales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wales lands with a good body shot.
Salazar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wales's sensitive parts.
Wales misses with a wild body shot.
Wales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wales throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wales misses with a right hand
and Salazar counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wales.
Salazar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wales on the side of the head.
Salazar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wales's calf.
Wales misses with a body punch
letting Salazar counter with a right hand.
Wales tests Salazar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wales misses with an uppercut
and Wales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wales swings widly with a right hand
and Salazar counters with a nice kick to the body.

Salazar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wales, pushing him back against the cage.
Wales changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salazar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Salazar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wales tries to counter with a takedown but Salazar is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Wales finds it's way through Salazar's defenses.
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!
Salazar connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wales throws a lazy uppercut
and Salazar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wales dips to his left and cracks Salazar with an uppercut!
Wales misses with an uppercut. Salazar saw that one coming.
Wales rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salazar counters with a straight right hand.
Wales darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wales misses with a shot to the body
and Salazar counters with a good, hard body kick but Wales shrugs it off.
Wales misses with a left hand
and Salazar counters with a body kick that stops Wales in his tracks momentarily.
Salazar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wales is breathing heavily.
Wales misses with a hook.
Wales misses with a straight left.
Salazar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Salazar.
Salazar jabs Wales right on the nose. Wales blinks but takes it well.
Wales misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salazar, as that shot connected.
Salazar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice defenses there by Salazar.
Salazar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wales under the eye.
Wales misses with a hook. Salazar ducked under it nicely.
Wales swings widly with a right hand
and Salazar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wales throws an off balance right hand
and Salazar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salazar slips a straight right by Wales.
Wales misses with a lunging right hand
and Salazar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wales tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wales gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wales tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salazar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salazar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salazar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wales blocks it well.
A big right from Salazar misses.
Salazar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wales throws an off balance right hand
enabling Salazar to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar throws an overhand right that drops Wales like a sack of potatoes! Salazar dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Salazar!
Michael Salazar is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Michael Salazar, 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.