DK Battlegrounds VII PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 7009 p4p, 538 weight class) and Scott Adkins (ranked 6471 p4p, 524 weight class). Barry Allen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Allen
vs
Adkins

183 cm
27
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Adkins!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws a combination. Adkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Allen scores with a four punch combination!
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adkins 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.
Allen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Adkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen throws a leg kick but Adkins checks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Adkins thumps Allen with a low kick.
Allen scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Adkins both land. Nice combination.
Adkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Adkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Adkins.
Adkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adkins throws a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Adkins is out of range.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Adkins saw it coming and moves away.
Adkins checks the leg kick.
Adkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Allen wants to slow Adkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Adkins.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adkins manages to avoid it.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adkins slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Adkins.
Adkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Adkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Adkins moved out of range.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Allen.
Adkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf.
Allen throws a low kick but Adkins moves out of range easily.
Allen checks a low kick from Adkins.
Adkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Adkins has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Allen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adkins misses with a double jab.
Adkins misses with a body shot.
Allen scores with a nice right hand.
Allen throws a right hand that Adkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Adkins also avoids with ease.
Adkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Allen defending well as Adkins loads up on a big left hand.
Allen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Allen blocks a leg kick.
Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Allen throws a right and a left that Adkins avoids nicely.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Adkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Allen misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Allen tenderised Adkins's leg. Adkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Allen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Allen misses.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adkins manages to avoid it.
Adkins avoids the body shot from Allen.
Allen is looking to wear down Adkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Allen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adkins throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Adkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adkins unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Adkins down.
Allen lands with a kick to the temple. Adkins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Adkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Allen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen cracks Adkins with an open hand slap.
Adkins wants to slow Allen down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Adkins.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adkins.
Adkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Adkins looks to land a combination. Allen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen throws a series of punches but Adkins moves out of range.
Adkins wants to slow Allen down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adkins checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Adkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Adkins does no damage.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adkins throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Adkins throws a chopping leg kick but Allen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Allen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Allen's head backwards.
Allen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Adkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adkins connects with a single shot there.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allen to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Allen. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adkins.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Adkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Adkins.
As Adkins tries to get set, Allen tries to push him back and clinch up but Adkins manages to avoid the attempt.
Good leg kick by Adkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Adkins. That snapped Allen's head back.
Adkins just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen wants to slow Adkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Adkins slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Adkins misses with a wild body shot.
Allen lands a really nice looking cross but Adkins seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Adkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adkins throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Adkins.
As Adkins tries to get set, Allen tries to push him back and clinch up but Adkins manages to avoid the attempt.
Adkins throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Adkins moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adkins! But no joy.
Barry Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen avoids the body shot from Adkins.
Barry Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adkins. That's going to slow Allen down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adkins.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Adkins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Allen has got the better of the exchanges.
Adkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adkins misses with an uppercut.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adkins tries to land a leg kick but Allen saw it coming and moves away.
Allen tries to counter by clinching up but Adkins breaks away and moves out of range.
Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Allen throws a series of punches but Adkins avoids them all with ease.
Adkins avoids the head kick by Allen.
Despite the aggression on Adkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Adkins checks it.
Allen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands with a shot to the body.
Allen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Adkins.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adkins misses with a double jab.
Adkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Adkins 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.
Adkins avoids the head kick by Allen.
Adkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allen.
Allen 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.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Allen throws a series of punches but Adkins moves out of range.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen wants to slow Adkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Adkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adkins throws a shot to the body.
Allen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adkins takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Adkins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Jab, jab by Adkins - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adkins! But no joy.
It looks like Allen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Adkins checks a low kick from Allen.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Adkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adkins feints a counter leg kick.
Nice shot by Adkins.
Allen throws a head kick but Adkins moves out of range.
Allen swings for the body but Adkins moves out of range.
Adkins misses with an uppercut.
Allen's corner calls for a 1-2. Allen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adkins.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adkins.
Adkins defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Adkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Allen moves out of range of the leg kick from Adkins.
Adkins dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Adkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adkins's hands.
Allen throws the left hand but Adkins avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Adkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allen throws a right hand that Adkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Adkins also avoids with ease.
Adkins misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adkins.
Adkins scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Adkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adkins throws a counter combo.
Adkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Allen lands with a nice combination. Adkins backs away looking to recover.
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!
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen is looking to slow Adkins down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adkins misses with a low kick.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adkins.
Adkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Allen is out of range.
Adkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Allens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Allen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Allen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adkins at a distance.
Allen throws a shot to the body.
Allen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adkins checks it well.
Adkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Adkins.
Allen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Adkins is out of range.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen is looking to score with low kicks.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Adkins is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen thuds his shin into the meat of Adkins's side.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen digs a good body shot into Adkins's ribs.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Adkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barry Allen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Adkins moves out of range easily.
Adkins misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Allen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Adkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Adkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Adkins.
Adkins tried to score with a low kick but Allen checks it.
Adkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adkins duly obliges.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
Adkins throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Adkins throws a low kick, looking for Allen's leg but Allen calmly moves out of range.
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adkins walks into a stiff left hand from Allen.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adkins's sensitive parts.
Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen blocks a low kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Adkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adkins throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkins throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Adkins misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Allen.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adkins missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Adkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allen misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Adkins - just one landing.
Adkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen moves out of range as Adkins strikes.
Allen tries to counter by clinching up but Adkins breaks away and moves out of range.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Adkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen cracks the inside of Adkins's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Allen scores with a one two! Adkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Adkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Allen.
Adkins motions for Allen to come forward. Adkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Allen throws a hook but Adkins avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Adkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Adkins with a jab.
A left lands for Adkins.
Allen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adkins misses with a wild body shot.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Adkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Adkins tries to avoid it.
Allen connects with a single shot there.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Adkins saw it coming and moves away.
Adkins throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Adkins 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.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Adkins off balance momentarily.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adkins throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Adkins misses with the combination.
Allen tries to counter by clinching up but Adkins breaks away and moves out of range.
Allen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adkins.
Allen is looking to counter the offense by Adkins and move into the clinch.
Adkins checks a low kick from Allen.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Allen!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Allen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Adkins misses.
Adkins checks a leg kick.
Adkins throws out a counter right but Allen avoids it with no problem.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Adkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adkins is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adkins.
Allen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adkins is able to avoid easily.
Allen 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.
Allen ducks right into an uppercut from Adkins.
Adkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott Adkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Allen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Adkins.
Adkins throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Adkins throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adkins avoids the head kick by Allen.
Adkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Adkins avoids the head kick by Allen.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Adkins saw it coming and moves away.
Allen misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allen.
Allen lands a jab-cross combination.
Barry Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A clash of legs there as Adkins blocks the low kick.
Allen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adkins on the side of the head.

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 Barry Allen.
Well Allen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 6503 p4p, 505 weight class) and Rueben Draco (ranked 4285 p4p, 397 weight class). Gable comes to the cage accompanied by The Warrior. Rueben Draco has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan Gable's chin.

Gable
vs
Draco

175 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

187 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rueben Draco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draco scores with a jab to the body.

Gable moves into the clinch.
Gable just leaning against Draco, taking a breather.
Draco takes a shot to the head.
Draco is trying to push Gable away but Gable has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Gable.
Gable pushes Draco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draco can't break the clinch.
Draco takes a shot to the head.
Draco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gable.
Gable scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gable cracks Draco with a nice body shot.
Draco blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Gable.
Gable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draco is trying to force a seperation but Gable has the dominant position.
Draco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gable lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draco.
A nice left hand lands by Gable.
Gable lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable pushes Draco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gable manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Draco trying to land knees to the body.
Gable scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gable content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Gable on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gable.

Draco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gable wants to clinch up but Draco keeps it at a distance.
Draco lands a jab to the nose.

Gable pushes Draco up against the cage in a clinch.
Gable keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Draco's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gable as Draco tries to tie him up.
Draco is trying to force a seperation but Gable has the dominant position.
Gable lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco tries to break free but Gable pushes him back against the cage.
Draco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gable managing to block the knees to the body from Draco.
Draco takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Draco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gable swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Dan Gable has been cut.
Gable scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gable throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gable lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Gable lands a takedown into guard.

Draco manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gable - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Draco is trying to force a seperation but Gable has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable lands a hook that snaps the head of Draco backwards.
Gable manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gable working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draco tries to circle away but Gable has him pinned against the cage.
Draco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gable.
A head punch on the inside from Gable fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Gable.
A short right from Gable.
Draco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Draco scores a nice knee to the body.
Gable keeps control of Draco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gable lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gable lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gable displaying some good clinch control by pressing Draco up against the cage.
Come on Gable - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gable keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Draco's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco being controlled against the cage.
Gable leaning against his opponent.
Draco lands a good knee to the midsection. Gable won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Draco blocks an uppercut.
Gable pushes Draco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gable taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gable scores with a shoulder strike.
Draco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gable misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gable fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gable wants a takedown but no success here.
Gable lands a shoulder strike.
Gable lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draco backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gable dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Gable's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gable steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Draco. That one must have hurt.
Gable on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Draco lands a leg kick that knocks Gable off balance momentarily.
Draco and Gable are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Draco throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Gable into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Draco knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rueben Draco!
A relieved looking Rueben Draco 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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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 5236 p4p, 354 weight class) and JJ Powers (ranked 23895 p4p, 441 weight class). Marcelo Costa De Andrade had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Costa De Andrade
vs
Powers

175 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JJ Powers!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Powers is rocked!

It looks like JJ Powers has been cut.
Powers misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from De Andrade misses the target.
Powers is still on wobbly legs! Can De Andrade finish him?
Powers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and De Andrade moves into the clinch.
Powers seems to have recovered his senses.
De Andrade digs a right hand into Powers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Powers's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by De Andrade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
De Andrade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Powers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Andrade gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Powers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Andrade lands with a left to the head.
De Andrade is leaning against Powers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Powers looks winded!
De Andrade gets underhooks to prevent Powers's takedown attempt.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Powers.
A short right from De Andrade on the inside.

De Andrade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powers throws a shot from downtown. De Andrade moves away and avoids it.
De Andrade seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Powers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Andrade's waist but De Andrade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powers off to one side.
Powers has his takedown stuffed
and De Andrade counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Powers badly! De Andrade follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Powers out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as De Andrade finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
A relieved looking Marcelo Costa De Andrade thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Khaibulaev (ranked 4726 p4p, 456 weight class) and Michael Wittmann (ranked 5109 p4p, 477 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michael Wittmann was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Khaibulaev
vs
Wittmann

177 cm
27
157 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

172 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magomed Khaibulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Wittmann!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaibulaev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wittmann scores with a punch to the head.
Wittmann lands a right hook to the body.
Wittmann scores with a shot to the body.
Khaibulaev throws a head kick but Wittmann moves out of range.
And Wittmann tries to counter it with a takedown but Khaibulaev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wittmann scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wittmann.
Wittmann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khaibulaev looks for the body kick but Wittmann saw that one coming.
Khaibulaev throws a head kick that misses.
Wittmann scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wittmann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Khaibulaev misses.
Wittmann drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khaibulaev defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittmann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Magomed Khaibulaev has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Khaibulaev misses the target.
Wittmann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wittmann is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khaibulaev rather than just go for the knockout.
Wittmann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khaibulaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wittmann.
Khaibulaev gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Wittmann gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Wittmann!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kortig (ranked 4238 p4p, 507 weight class) and Sodomy Hussein (ranked 7172 p4p, 626 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kortig
vs
Hussein

183 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

186 cm
20
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Urban Fighter

Conviction

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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kortig !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sodomy Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hussein rushes Kortig and presses him up against the cage.
Kortig working aggressively here.
Hussein lands a hook that snaps the head of Kortig backwards.
Hussein lands with a light punch inside.
Kortig blocks a body shot from Hussein.
Hussein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussein.
Hussein throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hussein pushes Kortig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hussein lands a shot to the body.
Hussein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kortig blocks a body shot from Hussein.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussein.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hussein.
Hussein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kortig has had enough of the clinch but Hussein keeps him there for the moment.
Hussein swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussein has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kortig seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hussein can turn it around.
Hussein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hussein.
Hussein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kortig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
Hussein prevents Kortig from breaking the clinch.
Hussein misses with a punch to the body.
Kortig blocking some punches.
Kortig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hussein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hussein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kortig blocks a body shot from Hussein.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kortig .
Hussein lands a nice uppercut.
Hussein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hussein has a couple of punches blocked by Kortig .
Kortig working aggressively here.
Hussein can't find room to land a body shot as Kortig controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kortig struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussein controls his hands.
Hussein makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hussein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hussein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussein.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussein struggles to land a body shot inside as Kortig controls his hands.
I was talking to Kortig 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Kortig .
A short right from Hussein.
Hussein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hussein scores with a shoulder strike.
Hussein has a couple of punches blocked by Kortig .
Hussein lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kortig or not.
Hussein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hussein cracks Kortig with a nice body shot.
Kortig swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kortig throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands with a left to the head.
Kortig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hussein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hussein throws a head punch that misses.
Hussein lands with a light punch inside.
Hussein lands with a right to the head.
Kortig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kortig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hussein tries to throw a body punch but Kortig avoids it by throwing Hussein back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hussein.
Kortig tries to work over Hussein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kortig working hard to break the clinch.
Hussein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kortig blocking some punches.
Kortig misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussein lands with a left to the head.
Kortig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kortig misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hussein takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussein working aggressively here.
Kortig blocking some punches.
Hussein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kortig backwards.
Hussein works on Kortig 's body with a couple of short punches.
Kortig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hussein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kortig throws a head punch that misses.
Kortig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hussein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussein.
Hussein struggles to land a body shot inside as Kortig controls his hands.
Hussein misses with some punches.
Hussein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hussein tries to throw a body punch but Kortig avoids it by throwing Hussein back against the cage.
Hussein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sodomy Hussein dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hussein closes the distance and pushes Kortig back into the cage.
Hussein struggles to land a body shot inside as Kortig controls his hands.
Hussein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kortig s head.
Kortig misses with a punch to the body.
Hussein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kortig backwards.
Kortig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kortig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kortig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hussein is keeping busy.
Hussein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kortig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kortig blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kortig 's elbow.
Hussein throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
Hussein misses with some punches.
Hussein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hussein misses with some punches.
Kortig throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein misses with a punch to the body.
Hussein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hussein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hussein fails to land.
Kortig misses with a punch to the body.
Hussein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hussein throws a head punch that misses.
Hussein prevents a body shot from Kortig .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hussein.
Kortig struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussein controls his hands.
Hussein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hussein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kortig backwards.
Hussein throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Hussein.

Kortig is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hussein lands a big right hand that drops Kortig ! The killer instinct kicks in and Hussein finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hussein!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sodomy Hussein!
After winning the bout, Sodomy Hussein thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voli Bear (ranked 3186 p4p, 291 weight class) and Kay Bone (ranked 2468 p4p, 236 weight class). Kay Bone will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bear
vs
Bone

198 cm
20
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

215 cm
20
285 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Voli Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kay Bone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bear tries for a takedown but Bone circles away easily
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Voli Bear has been cut.
Voli Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bear throws a lazy uppercut

and Bone counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bear! Bone lets Bear back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Bear is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Bone engages and cracks Bear with a massive lead left hook - Bear tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Bone is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kay Bone!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justice James (ranked 2021 p4p, 238 weight class) and Mark Lee (ranked 3207 p4p, 329 weight class). James kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ... And Justice For All. Lee has chosen Look alive drake as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

James
vs
Lee

180 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justice James!
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, Mark Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

James shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James is fighting to break Lee's control of his arms but Lee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lee throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

James drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and James jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst James is controlling him.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James is looking for a counter combo.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for James on that attempt.

Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows James to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lee wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee is trying to control the position but James postures up.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
James passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

James is trying for a kimura here. Lee looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! James wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justice James!
In his post fight interview, Justice James gave a big smile as he said 'Justice was served today'.
Mark Lee was interviewed post fight and said 'This a learning experience I will be back!!!Ill see you guys at the after party'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neo Nova (ranked 1426 p4p, 172 weight class) and Jimmy Finley (ranked 3151 p4p, 322 weight class). The key to victory for Neo Nova has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Nova
vs
Finley

186 cm
20
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Aspire Clothing

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neo Nova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Finley!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Nova.
Nova lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Jimmy Finley has been cut.
Nova lands with an uppercut that bounces Finley off the cage and back into range.
Finley throws a lazy uppercut
and Nova counters with a straight right hand.

Finley is rocked!
Finley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Finley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finley is still on wobbly legs! Can Nova finish him?
Nova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finley seems to have recovered his senses.
Nova throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Finley.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nova, right into the meat.
Nova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Finley avoids the head kick by Nova.
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!
Nova lands a leg kick that knocks Finley off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Nova throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Finley's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Nova lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Neo Nova!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hoddy McNeal (ranked 800 p4p, 92 weight class) and French Fried (ranked 2265 p4p, 210 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McNeal
vs
Fried

169 cm
20
150 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

The Juice Haven
Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoddy McNeal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, French Fried!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fried throws a lazy uppercut
and McNeal counters with a nice uppercut.
McNeal ducks under a wild hook from Fried.
A little feinted left hand from McNeal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McNeal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fried.
Fried tries to clinch but McNeal moves away
and McNeal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McNeal works Fried's body with a nice hook.
Fried throws a poor cross that misses
and McNeal counters with a right hand to the body.
Fried connects with a right hand. McNeal shakes it off.
McNeal slips a jab from Fried.
McNeal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle -Apply Within in the buildup to the fight.
McNeal tries to move into range but Fried moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fried scores with a hook to the body. McNeal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fried lands a jab.
French Fried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fried has taken the fight to the clinch.
McNeal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fried works on McNeal's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fried tries to work over McNeal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fried misses with a punch to the body.
Fried blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McNeal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fried keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McNeal's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fried.
McNeal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McNeal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McNeal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fried tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McNeal's elbow.
Fried tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from McNeal fails to land.
Fried blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNeal.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fried.
McNeal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fried.
Fried misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McNeal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fried blocks an uppercut.
McNeal swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fried.
McNeal working aggressively here.
McNeal misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McNeal.
Fried working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fried.
Fried has McNeal pressed against the cage, preventing McNeal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fried fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McNeal throws a head punch that misses.
Fried misses with some punches.
McNeal misses with the head strike.
Fried takes a shot to the head.
McNeal gets through Fried's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McNeal lands a left hand.
McNeal misses with a short punch on the inside.
McNeal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Fried as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McNeal fails to land.
Fried lands a left hand.
Fried working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fried lands a body punch.
Fried blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fried lands with a short shot to the head.
Fried scores with a shot to the side of McNeal's head.
Fried lands a left hand that snaps the head of McNeal backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fried.
McNeal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

McNeal breaks the clinch.
McNeal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Fried closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McNeal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fried misses with a body punch.
McNeal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fried digs a right hand underneath McNeal's ribcage. McNeal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McNeal misses with a punch on the inside.
McNeal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNeal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McNeal scores with a nice hook to the head.
McNeal gets through Fried's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McNeal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McNeal takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fried blocking some punches.
McNeal working aggressively here.
McNeal has a couple of punches blocked by Fried.
Fried takes a shot to the head.
Fried lands with a left to the head.
Fried lands a body punch.
McNeal is breathing heavily.
Fried misses with a hook to the ribs.
McNeal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fried backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNeal.
McNeal takes a shot to the head.
McNeal has a couple of punches blocked by Fried.
Fried misses with a punch to the body.
McNeal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Fried - that landed with a thud.
McNeal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fried lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Fried as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fried can't find room to land a body shot as McNeal controls the action.
Fried fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fried blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNeal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fried uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fried.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but French Fried will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McNeal swats away the attempt to clinch by Fried.
McNeal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fried tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McNeal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fried avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fried cracks McNeal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

McNeal tries to keep at a distance but Fried has taken the fight into the clinch.
McNeal misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNeal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McNeal working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Fried.
A short right from Fried.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNeal.
McNeal misses with a hook from the clinch.
McNeal blocks a body shot from Fried.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNeal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fried lands a body shot.
Fried scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fried lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McNeal or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fried lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Fried.
Still in the clinch, Fried scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fried cracks McNeal with a nice body shot.
Fried lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fried.
Fried has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McNeal takes a shot to the head.
Fried working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNeal throws a head punch that misses.
Fried lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fried softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fried working some nice short punches in the clinch.

McNeal is rocked!
McNeal prevents a body shot from Fried.
McNeal throws a punch but it's blocked by Fried.
McNeal misses with some punches.
Fried blocking some punches.
McNeal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fried lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fried lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh McNeal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fried lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Fried.
Fried lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McNeal or not.
Still in the clinch, Fried scores with a nice short uppercut.
McNeal misses with a punch on the inside.
Fried lands with a light punch inside.
Fried lands a big right hand that drops McNeal! The killer instinct kicks in and Fried finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fried!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). French Fried!
French Fried is the new featherweight champion!
French Fried decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.