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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 3551 p4p, 390 weight class) and Darry Curtis (ranked 20515 p4p, 591 weight class). Chiarmanda comes to the cage accompanied by National Anthem of Tajikstan. Curtis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Outsiders 'Stay Gold' by Stevie Wonder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.



175 cm
39
162 lbs
32 - 24 - 0
177 cm
27
161 lbs
14 - 6 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


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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 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Curtis clinches with his opponent.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chiarmanda has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
A right handed body shot lands from Curtis.
Curtis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chiarmanda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chiarmanda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chiarmanda is trying to push Curtis away but Curtis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda avoids the body shot from Curtis.
Curtis misses with an uppercut.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curtis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Curtis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curtis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chiarmanda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Curtis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis misses with a body punch
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight right hand.
Chiarmanda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis tests Chiarmanda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Curtis looks to land a left hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range nicely.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.

Curtis moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curtis.

Chiarmanda breaks the clinch.
Curtis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chiarmanda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiarmanda moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Curtis misses the target.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis scores with a decent looking hook.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch up but Curtis keeps it at a distance.
Chiarmanda scores with a jab. Curtis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chiarmanda. That did some damage!
Curtis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chiarmanda slips a jab and a cross from Curtis.
Chiarmanda appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Curtis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch
and Chiarmanda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Curtis misses the target.
Curtis catches Chiarmanda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curtis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.

Curtis closes the distance and clinches.

Chiarmanda breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chiarmanda. Curtis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chiarmanda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Curtis.
Curtis cracks Chiarmanda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Chiarmanda gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chiarmanda is trying to break the clinch but Curtis has him pressed against the cage.

Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chiarmanda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chiarmanda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chiarmanda fails in his attempt to clinch.

Curtis gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chiarmanda fails to land.
Chiarmanda blocking some punches.

Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curtis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chiarmanda to score with a decent uppercut.
Chiarmanda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch
and Curtis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Curtis scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.
Curtis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chiarmanda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands a high kick!

It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
Curtis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Curtis counters with an outside leg kick.
Chiarmanda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Curtis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up.
Curtis thuds his right hand into Chiarmanda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Curtis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curtis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Curtis lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiarmanda misses with a few strikes there.

Chiarmanda darts in and clinches Curtis up against the cage.
Curtis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curtis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chiarmanda or not.
Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darry Curtis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.


Chiarmanda checks a low kick from Curtis.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Curtis moves out of range.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch.
Chiarmanda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Curtis. That snapped Chiarmanda's head back.

Chiarmanda clinches up with Curtis and pushes him back against the cage.
Curtis prevents Chiarmanda from breaking the clinch.
Curtis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chiarmanda seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Curtis can turn it around.
Good body shot from Curtis.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.

Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curtis. Chiarmanda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curtis tries to land a front kick but Chiarmanda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Curtis misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range.
Chiarmanda seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Curtis misses with a wild body shot.
Chiarmanda 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.
A lazy body kick from Curtis
and Chiarmanda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Curtis misses with a hook.
Chiarmanda throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis keeps the fight on the outside.

Chiarmanda closes the distance and clinches.
Chiarmanda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Curtis prevents Chiarmanda from breaking the clinch.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chiarmanda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curtis scores with a one two! Chiarmanda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Curtis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Curtis lands with a hook. Chiarmanda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Curtis slips a jab from Chiarmanda.
Sloppy strikes from Chiarmanda. Those never looked like landing.
Curtis throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chiarmanda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chiarmanda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Curtis misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis connects with an inside leg kick.
Darry Curtis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chiarmanda looks to land a combination but Curtis avoids it well.
Curtis throws a hook but Chiarmanda avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chiarmanda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Curtis moves into the clinch successfully.
Curtis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Curtis on the inside.
Curtis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chiarmanda is keeping busy.

Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda connects with a right hand. Curtis shakes it off.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch.
Curtis throws a chopping leg kick but Chiarmanda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chiarmanda seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda moves out of range as Curtis strikes.
Curtis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curtis throws a hook to the side of Chiarmanda's head but Chiarmanda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up.
Curtis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chiarmanda misses with a double jab.
Chiarmanda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Curtis clinches with his opponent.
Chiarmanda prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Curtis.

Chiarmanda manages to break the clinch.
Chiarmanda walks into a straight right hand from Curtis.
Curtis scores with a jab to the jaw.

Chiarmanda is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Curtis! Chiarmanda is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darry Curtis!
Darry Curtis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pinchi Puto (ranked 1496 p4p, 186 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 1612 p4p, 199 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.



171 cm
29
170 lbs
7 - 6 - 0
185 cm
38
148 lbs
36 - 23 - 3
Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pinchi Puto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 23 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puto tries to clinch up but Castrello circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been informed that Castrello 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.
Puto throws out a loose jab but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello 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.
Puto drops his hands momentarily and Castrello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castrello swats away the attempt to clinch by Puto.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Puto.
Castrello wants to counter with a clinch but Puto pushes him away.
Castrello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castrello is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Puto defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello takes one to the chin there.
Castrello looks to throw the jab but Puto is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Puto.
Castrello keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto slips a straight right by Castrello.
Castrello takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castrello scores with a punch to the head.
Puto misses with a hook.
Castrello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Puto throws the left hand but Castrello avoids the punch easily.
Castrello just misses with a punch to the body.
Puto tries to counter by clinching up but Castrello breaks away and moves out of range.
Puto tries to clinch up but Castrello circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castrello, as that shot connected.
Crunch! Castrello slams his shin into Puto's torso.
Castrello moves away from the strike by Puto.
Castrello throws out a counter right but Puto avoids it with no problem.
Castrello moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castrello. Puto does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Puto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castrello.
Puto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castrello jabs at Puto's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puto misses with a lunging right hand
and Castrello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castrello throws a good cross that connects.
Puto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
A good leg kick by Castrello.
Puto takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castrello closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Puto slips a jab from Castrello.
Puto is looking to counter the offense by Castrello and move into the clinch.
Castrello throws a one two combo.
Puto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castrello throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castrello misses with a shot to the body
and Puto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello scores with a nice head shot.
Castrello scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puto.
Castrello throws out a counter right but Puto avoids it with no problem.
Castrello misses with a hook. Puto ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Castrello does no damage.
Castrello misses with a body kick.
Puto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Puto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castrello needs to keep his hands up - Puto had a free shot at his head there.
Puto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Castrello is predictable there
and Puto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Castrello thinking.
Puto moves out of range of the leg kick from Castrello.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puto.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puto.
Puto thuds his right hand into Castrello's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Puto connects with a body shot that sends Castrello's belly button to the back.
Puto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Puto misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Puto darts in and clinches Castrello up against the cage.
Puto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castrello.
Puto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello takes a shot to the head.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
Puto blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puto.
Puto avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
Puto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Puto lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Puto lands an elbow inside that Castrello shrugs off.
Puto trying to land knees to the body.
Puto misses with an elbow over the top.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.


Puto misses with an uppercut.
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Puto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Castrello.
A big left from Castrello misses.
Puto tries to counter by clinching up but Castrello breaks away and moves out of range.
Castrello thuds his shin into the meat of Puto's side.
Puto missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puto.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castrello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castrello misses with a two punch combination.
Puto throwing a counter right hand but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Puto lunges at Castrello with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Castrello's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puto to score with a decent uppercut.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrello throws a right hand that Puto ducks under and follows up with a left that Puto also avoids with ease.
Puto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Castrello.
Puto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castrello counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Castrello lands a nice looking body kick.
Castrello throws a head kick but Puto moves out of range.
Puto throws a right hand that misses
and Castrello counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Puto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Castrello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castrello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Castrello throws a right and a left that both miss.

Puto forces Castrello back against the cage and clinches.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike from Puto.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Castrello.
Puto throws a knee to the head but misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Castrello. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Puto missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello tries a body shot but Puto blocks it.
Puto blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puto can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castrello landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pinchi Puto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Puto on the inside.
Puto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castrello avoids it.
Castrello content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Puto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castrello.
Puto lands a nice shot to the body.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
Puto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Puto, against the cage.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Puto.
Castrello landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castrello crunches a lovely knee into Puto's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castrello.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
Castrello lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Puto avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Puto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castrello gets through Puto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castrello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castrello avoiding damage as Puto throws knees to the body.
Castrello is working Puto over against the cage.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Puto misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Puto avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Castrello scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.
Puto tries a knee to the head but Castrello blocks it.
Puto blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Puto tries to land knees in the clinch but Castrello avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Puto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puto can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Puto managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
With the fighters up against the cage, Puto throws an elbow but misses.
Puto blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Puto throws an elbow but misses.
Puto throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
Castrello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello avoiding damage as Puto throws knees to the body.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.



Castrello moves into range and clinches up with Puto.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castrello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puto lands with a right to the head.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castrello takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puto misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puto's brow.
Castrello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Puto tries to land a knee to the head but Castrello blocks with his arms.
Puto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello avoids the elbow strike from Puto, against the cage.
Puto can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Puto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Puto blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castrello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puto or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Puto tries a knee to the head but Castrello blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Castrello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello.
Puto tries a knee to the head but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello working Puto over with knees to the body.
Puto avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.

Castrello has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Puto goes down! Castrello pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!

Puto is rocked!

It looks like Pinchi Puto has been cut.
Puto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello controlling the position from side mount.
Oh Puto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinchi Puto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puto seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puto is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Castrello politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Castrello prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Castrello has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Puto is trying to get back to half guard.
Castrello taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Puto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Puto will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Castrello connects with an inside leg kick.

Castrello instigates a clinch.
Castrello blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Castrello.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puto with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands a left hand.
Puto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puto lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Puto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Puto looking to throw knees to the head but Castrello is blocking nicely.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Puto in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello avoiding damage as Puto throws knees to the body.
Castrello utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Puto misses with an elbow strike.
Puto blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Puto backwards.
Castrello blocks an elbow strike.
Puto tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Puto back against the cage.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castrello has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!

A relieved looking Cullen Castrello 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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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Page (ranked 2813 p4p, 226 weight class) and Mannie Parazinho (ranked 3200 p4p, 258 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



173 cm
43
150 lbs
42 - 20 - 0
174 cm
33
152 lbs
10 - 10 - 1
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin


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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 42 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mannie Parazinho!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Page swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Parazinho.
Page throws a leg kick but Parazinho checks it.
Parazinho moves out of range as Page strikes.
Parazinho slips a jab from Page.
Page sizes up Parazinho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Page.
Page uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parazinho has time to react.
Parazinho misses the shot to the body.
Parazinho throws a hook but Page avoids it easily.
Page misses with a leg kick
letting Parazinho counter with a right hand.
Dennis Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parazinho scores with a nice right hand.

Page is rocked!
Page lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parazinho's sensitive parts.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick from Page misses.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
Parazinho avoids the head kick by Page.
Parazinho looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Page checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parazinho takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Parazinho lands with an uppercut that bounces Page off the cage and back into range.

Page shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Parazinho napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Parazinho tries to improve position but can't.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Parazinho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parazinho wants to control but Page postures up.
Parazinho is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Page off and has taken his back!
Page tries to break free.

Parazinho is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Page has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Parazinho has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Page taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Parazinho doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mannie Parazinho!
After winning the bout, Mannie Parazinho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Pounds (ranked 1643 p4p, 159 weight class) and Billy Bolek (ranked 2148 p4p, 185 weight class). Bolek has chosen Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



168 cm
35
150 lbs
20 - 8 - 0
176 cm
31
159 lbs
18 - 12 - 0
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast


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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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tanner Pounds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bolek!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Pounds. That's going to slow Bolek down.
Pounds throws the kick towards the body but Bolek avoids it.
Bolek misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Bolek.
Pounds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pounds clobbers Bolek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pounds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolek.
A swing and a miss from Bolek.
Pounds throws a leg kick but Bolek sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pounds moves away from the strike by Bolek.
Pounds lands a leg kick that knocks Bolek off balance momentarily.
Bolek misses with a body shot.
Pounds scores with a decent looking hook.
Bolek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pounds.
We've been hearing reports that Pounds has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolek. Pounds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolek throws a right hand that misses

and Pounds counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bolek wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pounds manages to pass to side control.

Pounds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bolek defending well though.
Pounds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bolek's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pounds lands a nice short elbow.
Bolek wants to improve his position but Pounds is controlling well.
Bolek trying to control from the bottom.
Pounds with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pounds has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pounds prevents Bolek from improving his position.

Pounds seems to be looking for submissions.
Bolek is in trouble now - Pounds has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounds is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bolek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pounds tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolek tries to hold on but Pounds postures up.
Pounds prevents Bolek from getting the reversal.

Pounds is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bolek has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pounds wants to control but instead Bolek manages to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Pounds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pounds is nestled in close to Bolek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pounds lands a nice short elbow.
Bolek is refusing to be controlled, as Pounds sits in half guard.
Pounds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bolek's head.
Pounds wants to take a breather but Bolek is having none of it.
Pounds working over Bolek with some ground and pound. Bolek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pounds is nestled in close to Bolek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pounds in particular looking to stall.
Bolek tries to get to full guard but Pounds has control of the leg.
Pounds trying to pass the guard but Bolek defending well.
Pounds works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounds is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Pounds connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pounds raining down hammerfists from mount.

Bolek is rocked!
Pounds postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bolek looks a forlorn figure.
Bolek is still in real trouble! Can Pounds finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pounds postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bolek in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bolek to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tanner Pounds!
Tanner Pounds thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Rivera (ranked 1731 p4p, 166 weight class) and Balbus Michael (ranked 1439 p4p, 142 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?



157 cm
27
145 lbs
9 - 6 - 2
178 cm
32
150 lbs
19 - 11 - 1
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank


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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 9 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Ruben Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Balbus Michael!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Michael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michael lands a leg kick that knocks Rivera off balance momentarily.
Rivera connects with an inside leg kick.

Rivera clinches.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.

Michael breaks from the clinch.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Michael's front leg but catches the back leg as Michael tries to avoid it.
Rivera 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.

Michael tries to keep at a distance but Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.

Michael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Michael 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 Rivera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Michael tries to keep at a distance but Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Michael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera working Michael over with knees to the body.
Michael is leaning against Rivera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michael in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a left hand.
Rivera lands a left hand.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Michael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michael.
A body shot lands from Michael.

Michael breaks from the clinch.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michael throws out a leg kick but Rivera moves out of range and Michael only half commits.
Michael avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Rivera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruben Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Michael misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Rivera has managed to clinch.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Michael on the inside.
Michael avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera misses with some punches.
Michael wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivera.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Michael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Michael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Michael's brow.

Michael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivera - that will leave a mark!
Rivera tries to land a body kick
letting Michael counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Michael lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera throws a hook but Michael avoids it easily.
Michael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michael misses with a looping right.
Michael moves out of range as Rivera throws a body kick.
Michael throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rivera slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michael. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael digs a good body shot into Rivera's ribs.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Michael connects with an inside leg kick.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael is trying to break free.
Michael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael lands a nice shot to the body.
Michael struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Michael tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera lands a nice uppercut.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ruben Rivera will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.


Michael misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Rivera misses
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivera tries to land a body kick
and Michael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Michael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Michael has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rivera stalks Michael and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Michael's face. Michael staggers backwards, shaken.

Rivera closes the distance and pushes Michael back into the cage.
Michael blocks an uppercut.

Michael breaks from the clinch.
Michael has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Michael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruben Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera lands with a kick to the temple. Michael shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera takes one on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Rivera 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rivera gets a clinch.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michael.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michael avoids it.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Michael blocks a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Michael avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michael's defenses.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.

Michael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michael takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Michael gets tackled into the cage by Rivera. Rivera maintains the clinch.
Ruben Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Michael - that landed with a thud.
Michael lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rivera or not.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michael is defending well for now.
Michael pushes Rivera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Michael is trying to force a seperation but Rivera has the dominant position.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michael in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael lands a shot to the body.
Rivera has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Michael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michael tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Michael breaks the clinch.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Michael is avoiding it.
Michael throws out a counter right but Rivera avoids it with no problem.
Michael tries to score with a low kick but Rivera moves his leg out of the way.
Michael lands a jab to the head.
Rivera throws a lazy head kick
and Michael counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rivera at a distance.
Rivera throws a sloppy body shot
and Michael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balbus Michael seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Rivera clinches.
Michael throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael is leaning against Rivera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Michael tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Michael back against the cage.
Michael struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Michael.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Michael blocks with his arms.
Rivera working aggressively here.
Michael scores with a shot to the side of Rivera's head.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.

Michael breaks the clinch.
Rivera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Michael counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. Michael looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivera 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.
Michael appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Michael circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Michael on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Rivera instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a punch but it's blocked by Michael.
Michael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Michael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera struggles to land a body shot inside as Michael controls his hands.
Rivera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Michael wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rivera misses with a short punch on the inside.

Michael's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Michael throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michael walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Rivera throws a right hand that misses
and Michael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michael with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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 Ruben Rivera will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!


Michael gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Michael circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michael.
Michael throws a leg kick
and Rivera counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Michael is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivera. Michael shrugs it off though.
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael tries to score with a low kick but Rivera moves his leg out of the way.
Rivera seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Michael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick
letting Michael counter with a right hand.
Rivera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera wants to clinch but Michael slips to the side
and Michael counters with a leg kick.
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Michael throws a body shot but no joy.
Michael takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michael missing with a left hand there. Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rivera tries to clinch
and Michael counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivera tries to clinch but Michael moves away
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michael lands an overhand right.
Michael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Rivera is looking to slow Michael down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michael has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rivera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Michael. Michael obviously looking to wear him down.
Michael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Rivera moves into range and clinches up with Michael.

Michael breaks from the clinch.
Michael avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Michael blocks the body kick.
Michael flicks out a counter leg kick but Rivera steps away.
Rivera lands a leg kick that knocks Michael off balance momentarily.
Michael throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Michael's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rivera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michael.
Nice jab there from Michael.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Michael 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.
Rivera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivera is looking to chop away at Michael's legs.
Michael throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Michael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michael is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Michael.
Rivera tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Michael manages to circle out of the way.
Michael checks a leg kick.
Michael feints a counter leg kick.

Rivera clinches.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Michael tries to stall but Rivera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rivera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.

Michael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rivera forces Michael back against the cage and clinches.
Michael lands a shoulder strike.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Michael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michael lands a shot to the body.

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

Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Balbus Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michael.

Michael breaks from the clinch.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Michael pushes him off.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Michael circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Balbus Michael.
I think Rivera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!
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G S C G energy
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pop
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mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
69%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raphaele Heisenberg (ranked 996 p4p, 101 weight class) and DJ Boom (ranked 2785 p4p, 224 weight class). Heisenberg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



161 cm
32
148 lbs
17 - 4 - 2
170 cm
30
87 lbs
21 - 13 - 0
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


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Milwaukee's Best Nutrition


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 17 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphaele Heisenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Boom!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Heisenberg.
Boom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heisenberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No luck for Heisenberg with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boom! But no joy.
Raphaele Heisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom connects with a right hand. Heisenberg shakes it off.
Heisenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Heisenberg backs off Boom throws a huge counter combo but Heisenberg manages to avoid it all.
Boom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heisenberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heisenberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Heisenberg.
Boom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom takes a swing at Heisenberg's ribcage but misses.
Heisenberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heisenberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg scores with a punch to the head.
Boom scores with a shot to the body.
Boom lands a jab to the head.
Boom has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Boom is having none of it.
Boom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heisenberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boom connects with a right hand. Heisenberg shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Boom.
Boom moves out of range as Heisenberg strikes.
Boom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom throws out a loose jab but Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Heisenberg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boom.
Boom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom throws a jab when Heisenberg was well out of range.
Boom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Heisenberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heisenberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heisenberg's head backwards.
Good exchange - Boom coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Heisenberg had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Heisenberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Boom sprawls well. He's pushed Heisenberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphaele Heisenberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom scores with a sloppy right hand. Heisenberg should have avoided that one.
Heisenberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut there from Boom.
Heisenberg lands a body shot.
Boom throws a body punch but Heisenberg moves out of range.
Boom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom lands with an uppercut that bounces Heisenberg off the cage and back into range.
Boom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heisenberg.
Boom misses with a few strikes there.
Heisenberg throws a head kick that misses.
Boom checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Heisenberg misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boom.
Nice shot lands for Boom.
Boom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom with a nice cross.
Boom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom defending well as Heisenberg loads up on a big left hand.
Boom only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boom lets loose with a powerful body kick. Heisenberg will feel that in the morning.
Heisenberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Heisenberg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boom counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Boom as he checks the leg kick.
Boom slips under a jab.

Boom gets tackled into the cage by Heisenberg. Heisenberg maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom lands with a left to the head.
Boom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heisenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Boom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boom tries to throw a body punch but Heisenberg avoids it by throwing Boom back against the cage.
Boom swings wildly with an uppercut but Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.

Boom breaks the clinch.
Heisenberg avoids the body shot from Boom.
Boom sizes up Heisenberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heisenberg.
Boom throws a right and a left that Heisenberg avoids nicely.

Boom tries to keep at a distance but Heisenberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Heisenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heisenberg throws a chopping leg kick but Boom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heisenberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boom throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


The fighters circling - Boom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heisenberg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
DJ Boom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heisenberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Boom.
Boom lands a nice hook to Heisenberg's body. Heisenberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heisenberg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boom moves out of range of the leg kick from Heisenberg.
Boom scores with a nice right hand.
Boom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heisenberg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boom checks it well.
Boom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Boom. Beautiful body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Boom. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg cracks Boom with a good jab.
Heisenberg throws a sloppy head kick and Boom moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom moves out of range as Heisenberg strikes.
Heisenberg wants to clinch.
Boom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heisenberg. Boom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heisenberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Boom as he checks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Heisenberg there.

Boom gets tackled into the cage by Heisenberg. Heisenberg maintains the clinch.
Heisenberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heisenberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boom stalling the fight.

Boom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Heisenberg.
DJ Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom misses with a straight left.
Boom moves away from the strike by Heisenberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom slips under a jab.
Heisenberg throws a head kick that misses
enabling Boom to counter with a crisp jab.
Heisenberg goes for a double leg but Boom avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boom continues to drive forward.
Boom just misses with a punch to the body.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick but Boom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boom scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heisenberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boom.
Heisenberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heisenberg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boom scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heisenberg. That's going to slow Boom down.
Boom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heisenberg moves forwards but Boom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boom lands a lovely overhand right.
Boom throws a right and a left that Heisenberg avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands with a cross.
Boom throws out a loose jab but Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heisenberg looks to land a body kick but Boom moved away.
Heisenberg misses with a body kick.
Boom throws a series of punches but Heisenberg moves out of range.
Heisenberg misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Boom misses the target.
Heisenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom scores with a jab. Heisenberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heisenberg has a takedown stuffed.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boom - that will leave a mark!
Heisenberg connects with a leg kick. Boom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Heisenberg misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boom.
Boom misses with a hook.
It looked like Heisenberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heisenberg misses with the combination.
Boom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom lands a really nice looking cross but Heisenberg seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Boom. Those never looked like landing.
Boom lands a really nice looking cross but Heisenberg seems unphased.
Heisenberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heisenberg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boom is out of range and Heisenberg settles back down.
Boom lands a nice hook to Heisenberg's body. Heisenberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heisenberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Boom.
Boom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boom.
Boom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Boom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!


Heisenberg throws a hook but Boom avoids it easily.
Heisenberg misses with a hook to the body
and Boom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom scores with a hook to the body. Heisenberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom throws a hook but Heisenberg blocks it.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heisenberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heisenberg throws a head kick that misses
enabling Boom to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom cracks Heisenberg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heisenberg tries to move into range but Boom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heisenberg misses with a head kick.
Boom connects with a right hand. Heisenberg shakes it off.
Boom throws out a loose jab but Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg takes a swing at Boom's ribcage but misses.
Boom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heisenberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heisenberg throws a lazy right hand but Boom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boom moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Heisenberg throws a lazy head kick
enabling Boom to counter with a crisp jab.

Heisenberg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boom to the mat! Boom manages to get full guard.
Boom is looking to stand up but Heisenberg isn't so interested in that idea.
Heisenberg distracts Boom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Heisenberg lands a couple of elbows.
Heisenberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heisenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boom is adopting a defensive guard.
Raphaele Heisenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg postures up.
Boom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heisenberg manages to get himself to full guard.

Heisenberg keeping moving, preventing Boom from controlling successfully.
Boom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heisenberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Heisenberg keeping moving, preventing Boom from controlling successfully.
Boom looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Heisenberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Heisenberg looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Boom is defending well. Heisenberg quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Boom has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Heisenberg celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raphaele Heisenberg!
Raphaele Heisenberg decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
82%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 740 p4p, 99 weight class) and Blue Cup (ranked 863 p4p, 112 weight class). Lethal comes into the arena with we're off to see the wizard blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



190 cm
33
179 lbs
18 - 10 - 1
190 cm
30
183 lbs
10 - 9 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Cup!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cup moves in looking to clinch but Lethal pushes him off.
Cup misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lethal.
Lethal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cup.
Cup takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cup takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lethal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cup tries to bum rush Lethal with a series of wild strikes but Lethal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cup connects with a right hand. Lethal shakes it off.
Lethal moves away from the strike by Cup.
Lethal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cup looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cup throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lethal counter with a right hand.
Cup throws a poor cross that misses
and Lethal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cup throws a shot from downtown. Lethal moves away and avoids it.
Lethal throwing a counter right hand but Cup manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Lethal.
Cup takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Cup is rocked!
Lethal drops Cup with a big left hand! Cup is injured, injured bad! Lethal jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Lethal!
Matt Lethal is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Matt Lethal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Blue Cup spoke after the fight, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.
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G S C G energy
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
90%

 

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Campbell (ranked 585 p4p, 83 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 643 p4p, 88 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Puzo's choice of entrance music: Speak Softly Love. Man, I cannot wait for this one!



183 cm
33
197 lbs
20 - 6 - 2
185 cm
35
187 lbs
24 - 16 - 2
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin


Urban Fighter


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo missing with a left hand there. Campbell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puzo jabs at Campbell's body.
Campbell scores with a hook.

Puzo moves into the clinch.
Campbell tries to work over Puzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbell lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Campbell.
Campbell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Campbell.
We've been informed that Puzo 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.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Campbell.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.

Campbell ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Campbell no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Puzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Campbell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Puzo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Campbell wants to sweep here but Puzo controlling him for the moment.
Puzo trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puzo won't allow Campbell to sweep him here.
Puzo passes Campbell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Campbell moves into full guard.
Campbell can't keep his opponent in guard - Puzo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Campbell is looking for a sweep. Puzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Campbell is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD Gym of the Gods, so we'll see if he gets out of it.

Campbell looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puzo is looking to advance position but Campbell won't allow it.
Puzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Campbell defending well though.
Puzo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Campbell is pressing down on Puzo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Puzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Campbell is retaining full guard.
Puzo preventing the sweep.
Campbell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Puzo wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Puzo throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell 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.
Puzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Campbell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Puzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puzo connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puzo postures up in Campbell's guard and throws a big left but Campbell blocks it.
Puzo stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.
Puzo postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Puzo slips under a jab.
Puzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Puzo digs a good body shot into Campbell's ribs.
Puzo tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Campbell looks for the body kick but Puzo saw that one coming.
Puzo moves out of range as Campbell throws a body kick.
Campbell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Campbell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Puzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo seems keen to control Campbell's posture.
Campbell throws a big right hand that misses.
Campbell postures up in Puzo's guard and throws a big left but Puzo blocks it.
Campbell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Campbell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Campbell trying to control but Puzo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Puzo throws a sloppy head kick and Campbell moves out of range easily.
Campbell looks to throw the jab but Puzo is out of range.
Puzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Campbell.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puzo thinks about the counter body kick.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Puzo.
Campbell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Campbell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puzo, pushing him back against the cage.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Puzo stalling.
Campbell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Puzo after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Campbell controls his hands.
Campbell wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puzo.
Puzo throws a head punch that misses.
Campbell blocking some punches.
Campbell blocks a body shot from Puzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puzo.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Campbell avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Campbell.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Campbell blocks an uppercut.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Campbell jumps guard.
Puzo trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Puzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campbell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puzo.
Campbell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Campbell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puzo keeping control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Puzo is defending against the submission attempts here by Campbell.
Puzo tries to roll over but Campbell keeps him under control.
Puzo gets full guard.
Puzo is trying to control the position but Campbell postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Puzo is on top in guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campbell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Puzo from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to sweep but no luck.

Campbell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Puzo is aware though and is defending well.
Puzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campbell trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Campbell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Puzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campbell trying to keep a closed guard but Puzo is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puzo is one step ahead there.

Campbell is looking for a triangle but Puzo pushes his legs off easily.
Puzo stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.

Campbell has an active guard here but Puzo has managed to pass into half guard.
Puzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Campbell is looking to improve his position.
Campbell is refusing to be controlled, as Puzo sits in half guard.
Campbell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stephen Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Puzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campbell is keeping the position for now.
Puzo won't allow Campbell to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell wants to improve his position but instead Puzo has moved into half guard.

Campbell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Puzo slips a nice elbow through Campbell's hands, connecting with Campbell's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.



Puzo takes the fight into the clinch.
Campbell tries to pull guard but Puzo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Campbell controls his hands.
Campbell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Puzo is defending well.
Puzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puzo tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
Puzo lands with a right to the head.
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
Mario Puzo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Puzo tries to work over Campbell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puzo.
Campbell prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell cracks Puzo with a nice body shot.
Campbell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Campbell misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Campbell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Campbell jumps guard but Puzo stands there with Campbell around his waist. Campbell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell tries to score a body lock takedown but Puzo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Campbell avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Puzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Campbell lands with a right to the head.
Puzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Campbell tries to pull guard but Puzo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Campbell avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Campbell blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Campbell misses with some punches.
Campbell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Campbell.
A hook to the body from Puzo.
Campbell presses Puzo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Campbell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Puzo to keep the fight standing.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Campbell controls the action.
Puzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
Puzo prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Puzo.
Puzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Campbell prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Campbell.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Campbell controls the action.
Campbell prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
Puzo lands with a short shot to the head.
Campbell throws a punch but it's blocked by Puzo.
Campbell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Puzo.
Campbell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Campbell is stalling here.
Puzo tries to work over Campbell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Puzo - that landed with a thud.
Puzo gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Puzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
Nice body punch from Puzo - that landed with a thud.
Campbell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Campbell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Puzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Puzo.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Campbell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.


Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Puzo scores with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Campbell - just one landing.
Campbell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puzo.
A quick step to the side and Campbell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell misses with a takedown attempt - Puzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puzo! But no joy.
Mario Puzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Puzo misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puzo. Campbell shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Puzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campbell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campbell circles away quickly and effectively.
Puzo 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.

Puzo clinches up against the cage.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Puzo.
Puzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puzo tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
Campbell jumps guard but Puzo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Puzo.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Campbell.
A head punch on the inside from Puzo fails to land.
Campbell can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Puzo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Puzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puzo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Campbell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Puzo gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Campbell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Puzo.
Still in the clinch, Puzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Puzo.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Campbell.
Campbell blocks a body shot from Puzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Campbell controls his hands.
Puzo lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Puzo.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo tries to stall but Campbell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Puzo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Puzo slows down the pace here.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
Puzo is leaning against Campbell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Campbell.
Stalling in the clinch from Puzo.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Campbell.
Puzo working aggressively here.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo lands with a left to the head.
Puzo digs a right hand into Campbell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campbell's gas tank.
Puzo lands a right hand.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Campbell tries to pull guard but Puzo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Campbell pushes Puzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Puzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puzo tries to work over Campbell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campbell jumps guard but Puzo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Campbell goes for a takedown attempt but Puzo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Campbell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!


Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Puzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell takes one on the button.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Puzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puzo throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Puzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Campbell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Puzo clinches up against the cage.
Puzo presses Campbell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Puzo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Campbell.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbell fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Puzo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Campbell controls his hands.
Campbell throws a punch but it's blocked by Puzo.
Campbell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Campbell tries a body shot but Puzo blocks it.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Campbell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mario Puzo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Puzo.
Campbell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
Campbell lands a hook that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puzo.
A short right from Campbell.
Campbell throws a punch but it's blocked by Puzo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Campbell.
Campbell lands with a light punch inside.
Campbell misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Campbell avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
Campbell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Campbell tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Campbell back against the cage.
Stephen Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puzo prevents a body shot from Campbell.
Campbell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Campbell misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Puzo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell tries to pull guard but Puzo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Campbell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
Campbell tries a body shot but Puzo blocks it.
Campbell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Puzo on the inside.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Campbell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Campbell misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puzo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo retains his middleweight title!
Mario Puzo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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