JBL Ludus PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Tapia (ranked 8211 p4p, 442 weight class) and Hideki Tojo (ranked 4631 p4p, 337 weight class). Tojo has chosen Battotai as his entrance music. Jose Tapia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tapia
vs
Tojo

185 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

158 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Tapia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideki Tojo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tojo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tapia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tapia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tojo quickly recovers to half guard.
Tojo wants to get back to his feet.

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

Tojo actively working from the bottom here.
Tojo tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tapia manages to move to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tojo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tapia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tojo is looking to improve his position but Tapia isn't that keen on the idea.
Tapia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tojo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tapia controlling from mount.
Tojo wants to control but Tapia is having none of it.
Tapia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tojo is looking to escape.
Tapia controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tapia content just to control the position here.
Tojo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Tapia has got one arm under Tojo's chin. This could be trouble... Tojo trying to control the other hand but Tapia gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Tojo has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Tapia!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Biernat (ranked 6576 p4p, 545 weight class) and Magnus Thoressen (ranked 4299 p4p, 444 weight class). Biernat comes to the cage accompanied by Słowa. Mateusz Biernat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Biernat
vs
Thoressen

178 cm
21
167 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnus Thoressen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoressen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Biernat misses with an uppercut. Thoressen saw that one coming.
Biernat tries to clinch there but Thoressen circles away.
Biernat moves out of range as Thoressen throws a body kick.
Biernat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thoressen circles away.
Thoressen feints a counter leg kick.
Biernat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thoressen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Biernat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Biernat closes the distance and clinches up with Thoressen, looking for a takedown. Biernat pushes Thoressen against the cage but Thoressen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateusz Biernat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biernat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thoressen counters with a big head kick but Biernat shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thoressen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biernat gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thoressen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Biernat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thoressen throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Mateusz Biernat has been cut.
Biernat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thoressen sprawls well. Thoressen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biernat gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen connects with a high kick.
Biernat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thoressen swivels and escapes.

Biernat shoots in and gets a takedown into Thoressen's guard.
Thoressen 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.
Biernat wants to control from the top but Thoressen keeps moving.

Thoressen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thoressen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Biernat is one step ahead there.
Biernat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thoressen is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Biernat is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thoressen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thoressen has escaped and now he's on top!

Biernat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thoressen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thoressen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Thoressen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Biernat, up you get!
Biernat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thoressen as he jumps to the side.
Magnus Thoressen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biernat avoids a kick to the body.
Biernat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Biernat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thoressen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thoressen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Biernat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thoressen as he avoids it easily.
Biernat is looking to clinch.
Biernat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biernat dives in and grabs Thoressen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thoressen pushes down on Biernat's head and hops out.
Biernat shoots in and drives through. Thoressen sprawls well.
Biernat tries for a takedown but Thoressen circles away easily
and Thoressen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Biernat is breathing heavily.
Thoressen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thoressen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Biernat will feel that in the morning.
Biernat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Biernat fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen thows a body kick. Biernat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thoressen.
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!
Thoressen misses with a head kick.
Thoressen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Biernat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thoressen is able to avoid easily.
That kick from Thoressen tenderised Biernat's leg. Biernat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thoressen tries to work over Biernat's front leg with a kick but Biernat checks it.
Biernat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Biernat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thoressen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thoressen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Biernat is looking to clinch.
Thoressen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Thoressen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Biernat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Biernat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Biernat takes a swing at Thoressen's ribcage but misses.
Biernat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thoressen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thoressen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Biernat ducks right into an uppercut from Thoressen.
Biernat shoots for a double leg takedown but Thoressen sprawls well. He's pushed Biernat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thoressen scores with a push kick.
Thoressen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thoressen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thoressen misses with a body shot.
Magnus Thoressen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biernat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thoressen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thoressen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Biernat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thoressen lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thoressen.
Biernat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thoressen avoids it really well and circles away.
Biernat backing away here, and Thoressen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateusz Biernat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thoressen lands a nice looking body kick.
Biernat 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.
Thoressen thuds his shin into the meat of Biernat's side.
The fighters circle, before Thoressen throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Biernat's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Thoressen lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Magnus Thoressen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jugger Naut (ranked 6911 p4p, 552 weight class) and Lucky Day (ranked 4969 p4p, 489 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Naut
vs
Day

178 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
163 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jugger Naut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucky Day!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naut slips under a jab from Day.
Day lands with an uppercut that bounces Naut off the cage and back into range.
Naut closes this distance looking for a takedown but Day circles away.
Day throws a big shot that misses.
Naut ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Day slaps away a takedown attempt from Naut, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Day stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Naut takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Naut scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day can't do much from the bottom here.
Naut throws a strike aimed at the side of Day's head but Day avoids it well.
Naut has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naut is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Day will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Day managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Naut.

Naut is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Day is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Naut trying to control the position but Day is working away.
Day is trying to get back to half guard.
Day stops Naut from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Naut trying to control the position but Day is working away.

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

Naut is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Day has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Naut decides to stand back up. Naut steps back and let's Day get back to his feet.
Naut avoids the body shot from Day.
Day lands a really nice looking cross but Naut seems unphased.
Day lands an overhand right.
Day jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucky Day is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naut moves to clinch but Day breaks away
and Day counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Day looks to land a right hand but Naut moved out of range.
Naut tries to counter with a takedown but Day is quick to defend against it.
Naut moves in looking to clinch but Day pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naut takes one to the side of the head.

Day gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Naut to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Day really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naut. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Day is working an open guard so Naut takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Day wants it to stay on the feet.
Day has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Naut is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jugger Naut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naut slips under a jab from Day.
Day throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Naut walks into a jab.

It looks like Jugger Naut has been cut.
Day scores with a nice strike.
Day scores with a crisp jab that stopped Naut in his tracks.
Naut misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Day dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jugger Naut'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.

Naut with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Day to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Day. No joy for Naut on that attempt.
Day looks to land a right hand but Naut moved out of range.
Day clobbers Naut with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Naut gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Day.
Naut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naut with a lazy takedown attempt
and Day cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Day connects with the punch.
Day jabs at Naut's body.
Day looks to land a left hand but Naut moved out of range nicely.
Day throws a hook but Naut avoids it easily.
Naut wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jab by Day.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naut avoids the body shot from Day.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naut fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Day! But no joy.
Lucky Day seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Naut throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
Naut throws a leg kick but Day sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Day was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Naut loads up on a big right hand but Day slips the punch.

Day gets caught flat footed, as Naut shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Day can do anything to dispel that myth.
Naut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Naut trying to control but Day is working from the bottom.
Day is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naut accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Naut gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Naut moves to clinch but Day breaks away
letting Day counter with a right hand.
Naut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Naut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naut advances nicely into full mount.
Day is squirming around, avoiding Naut's attempts to control the action.
Naut lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naut controlling his opponent.
Naut scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Naut looking to control but Day is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Day bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Day trying to stand up but can't free himself from Naut's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naut wants to sweep but no luck.
Naut is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Day stopping the sweep attempt from Naut.
Naut is working hard here to advance position.
Naut trying to keep a closed guard but Day is proving a slippery customer.
Day tries to stand but Naut is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Day showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jugger Naut's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Naut darts in looking for a takedown but Day gets double underhooks and turns Naut into the cage.
A little jabbing left from Day on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Day stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Day wants it to stay on the feet.
Day misses with an uppercut.
Naut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Day.
Naut fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jugger Naut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Day misses.
Naut throws a big counter combination but Day scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Day thows a left - swing and a miss!
Day displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Naut.
Lucky Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day slaps away a takedown attempt from Naut, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Day lands an impressive looking overhand right. Naut doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naut will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Day scores with a jab to the jaw.
Day connects with a good right hand that stumbles Naut. Naut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Naut gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Day counters with a stiff right hand.
Day scores with a jab.
Naut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Day tries to get set, Naut tries to push him back and clinch up but Day manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab lands there for Day.
Day works Naut's body with a nice hook.
Day has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Day jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Day throws a jab when Naut was well out of range.
Naut throws a quick counter kick to the body but Day avoids it.
Day misses with an uppercut. Naut saw that one coming.
Day loads up on a big right hand but Naut slips the punch.
Jugger Naut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day misses with a straight right.
Naut is trying hard to land a takedown here. Day sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Day swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Naut moves out of range as Day strikes.
Naut takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Naut tries to clinch but Day is having none of it.
Naut moves out of range of the strikes.
Day throws a looping overhand right but Naut ducks down to avoid it.
Naut tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Day connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Day misses its intended target.
Naut throws a big counter combination but Day scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Naut shoots in but Day avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Day looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day jabs Naut right on the nose. Naut blinks but takes it well.
Day stuns Naut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Naut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Naut walks into a left hand.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naut moves away.
Lucky Day is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Day gets caught flat footed, as Naut shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Day wants to sweep but no luck.
Naut trying to move into half guard but instead Day has managed to sweep!

Naut is striking but Day is not phased and passes to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Naut manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naut throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Naut looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Naut is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Day stops Naut from standing up.
Jugger Naut overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Naut manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Day manages to get himself to full guard.

Jugger Naut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Naut stands up and waves to Day to follow him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucky Day comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Day winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucky Day!
Lucky Day managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry), into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Sinatra (ranked 4950 p4p, 485 weight class) and Jonny Baker (ranked 4506 p4p, 454 weight class). Sinatra comes to the cage accompanied by 2 Pac - When Thugz Cry. Junior Sinatra had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sinatra
vs
Baker

180 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

JagWars & BadBoys Inc.

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Sinatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Baker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinatra misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Baker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sinatra!
Baker looks up at the clock and then as Sinatra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Baker smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Baker scoring with punches and elbows.
Sinatra is letting Baker control him for a moment.
Baker in side control lands a decent elbow.

Sinatra is rocked!
Baker in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Sinatra looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Baker turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Baker!
After the fight, Jonny Baker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor Xe (ranked 4060 p4p, 394 weight class) and Frik Van Wyk (ranked 7488 p4p, 525 weight class). Van Wyk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ska-Rumba. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Xe
vs
Van Wyk

190 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
285 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Professor Xe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frik Van Wyk!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wyk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Professor Xe has been cut.
Van Wyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Xe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Wyk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Wyk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xe feinted with a counter takedown.
Van Wyk wants to clinch

and Xe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Wyk won't be happy with that.
Xe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Van Wyk struggling a bit here.
Van Wyk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Xe off and has taken his back!
Xe tries to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Wyk is working the ground and pound. Can Xe escape?

Xe is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Xe is really stuck here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xe breaks Van Wyk's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Xe pushing down on Van Wyk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Van Wyk wants to control but Xe is keeping busy.
Van Wyk gets back to full guard.
Van Wyk is trying to keep Xe in close.
Xe landing with the ground and pound.
Van Wyk striking from the bottom here.
Van Wyk looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Wyk, not yet.
Xe passes Van Wyk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Xe 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.
Xe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Xe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Xe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Van Wyk!
Xe with shots to the head and body - Van Wyk looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Wyk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Van Wyk is rocked!

It looks like Frik Van Wyk has been cut.
Xe unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Van Wyk wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Xe celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professor Xe!
Professor Xe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Frik Van Wyk stepped up to the mic, saying 'You can only learn by losing. I will come back stronger!'.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Monte Goglin (ranked 3051 p4p, 325 weight class) and Asmodius Crowley (ranked 4513 p4p, 445 weight class). Goglin's entrance music is Monte. A fine choice. The key to victory for Monte Goglin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Goglin
vs
Crowley

178 cm
25
172 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Goglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asmodius Crowley!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goglin is looking to clinch but Crowley is avoiding it.
Goglin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crowley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Goglin's waist but Goglin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crowley off to one side.
Goglin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Goglin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Crowley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Crowley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goglin wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goglin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Crowley is now in half guard.
Goglin wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Crowley in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Crowley might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Goglin is looking to escape.
Goglin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crowley shoots in for a takedown but Goglin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goglin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crowley dives in for a single leg takedown but Goglin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Monte Goglin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asmodius Crowley.
Goglin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crowley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goglin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goglin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goglin wants to clinch.
Goglin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crowley as he jumps to the side.
Goglin swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Goglin.
Crowley dives in and grabs Goglin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goglin pushes down on Crowley's head and hops out.
Goglin throws a series of punches but Crowley moves out of range.

Goglin rushes Crowley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crowley wants a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Crowley is working for takedown but Goglin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crowley blocks an uppercut.

Goglin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Goglin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goglin wants a takedown.
Crowley avoiding damage.
Goglin is trying to break the clinch but Crowley has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goglin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goglin dodges an elbow strike from Crowley.
Crowley stalling.
Crowley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goglin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crowley looks winded!
Crowley avoids the head kick by Goglin.
Goglin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goglin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crowley.
Goglin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crowley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crowley darts in looking for a takedown but Goglin gets double underhooks and turns Crowley into the cage.
Goglin misses with a few strikes there.
Crowley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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!

Goglin has managed to clinch.

Goglin breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goglin stuffs the takedown attempt from Crowley. Crowley gets slowly back to his feet.

Crowley closes the distance and pushes Goglin back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Goglin 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.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goglin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goglin tries to work over Crowley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crowley tries for a takedown but Goglin manages to get underhooks.
Goglin lands a nice elbow.

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

Goglin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goglin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crowley.
Crowley tries to score a body lock takedown but Goglin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Monte Goglin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asmodius Crowley.
Crowley takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Asmodius Crowley has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowley is working for takedown but Goglin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crowley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Goglin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goglin tries to clinch there but Crowley circles away.
Crowley is breathing heavily.
Goglin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crowley circles away quickly and effectively.
Goglin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crowley paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goglin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Goglin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Crowley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goglin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crowley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crowley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Crowley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goglin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crowley keeps the fight on the outside.
Goglin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crowley dives in and grabs Goglin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goglin pushes down on Crowley's head and hops out.
Crowley blocks a head kick by Goglin.
Crowley darts in looking for a takedown but Goglin gets double underhooks and turns Crowley into the cage.
Crowley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Goglin is looking to clinch but Crowley is avoiding it.
Goglin connects with a jab.
Goglin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowley swats away the attempt to clinch by Goglin.
Goglin thuds a left hand into Crowley's body.
Monte Goglin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goglin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crowley defends well and Goglin ends up having to push Crowley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goglin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goglin doesn't manage to clinch there - Crowley circles away.
Goglin tries to clinch but Crowley is having none of it.
Crowley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goglin swivels and escapes.
Goglin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Goglin tries to sprawl but Crowley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Goglin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Goglin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crowley can do to turn this around?
Crowley slips a nice elbow through Goglin's hands, connecting with Goglin's forehead.
Crowley slows the pace down in half guard.
Goglin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crowley on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goglin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crowley is working away from the top position though.
Crowley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crowley shoots in for a takedown but Goglin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goglin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Goglin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asmodius Crowley'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. This is the final round!

Goglin has Crowley up against the cage in a clinch.
Goglin is pressed up against the cage. Crowley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Goglin down to the mat. Goglin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crowley keeps the fight on the outside.
Goglin throws a series of punches but Crowley moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Goglin as Crowley shoots in.
Goglin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crowley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crowley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Goglin tries to avoid it but Crowley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Goglin to the ground. Goglin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Monte Goglin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asmodius Crowley.
Goglin misses with a head kick.

Crowley gets tackled into the cage by Goglin. Goglin maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goglin lands an elbow inside.
Crowley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crowley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goglin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goglin tries to clinch but Crowley moves out of range.

Goglin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goglin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Goglin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goglin avoiding damage.

Goglin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Goglin. No joy for Crowley on that attempt.

Goglin forces Crowley back against the cage and clinches.
Goglin tries to pull guard but Crowley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Goglin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crowley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Goglin breaks from the clinch.
Goglin works the jab nicely.
Crowley swats away the attempt to clinch by Goglin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goglin tries to clinch there but Crowley circles away.

Goglin forces Crowley back against the cage and clinches.
Goglin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goglin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crowley's elbow.
Goglin lands an elbow inside that Crowley shrugs off.
Goglin misses with a body punch.
Goglin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monte Goglin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goglin scores with a shoulder strike.
Goglin controlling the action here for a moment.
Goglin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crowley is keeping busy.
Crowley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goglin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Monte Goglin is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Goglin with that takedown attempt.
Goglin tries a head kick but it misses.

Crowley drives through with a takedown into guard.

Goglin has his feet on Crowley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Goglin wants to clinch.
Crowley tries to counter with a clinch but Goglin shakes him off and moves away.
Monte Goglin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goglin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goglin wants it to stay on the feet.
Goglin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Goglin has closed the distance and engaged Crowley in a clinch.
Goglin tries a knee to the head but Crowley blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goglin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Monte Goglin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goglin lands a jab to Crowley's midsection.

Goglin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goglin lands an elbow inside that Crowley shrugs off.

Goglin breaks from the clinch.
Goglin stuffs the takedown.

Goglin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goglin as Crowley tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Goglin.
Asmodius Crowley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crowley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Goglin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goglin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

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

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Holmes (ranked 2704 p4p, 283 weight class) and Bill Watson (ranked 2826 p4p, 295 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Holmes
vs
Watson

225 cm
26
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

197 cm
26
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

JagWars & BadBoys Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Watson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson connects with a jab.

It looks like Robbie Holmes has been cut.
Watson lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holmes.
Watson misses with a straight left.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Watson lands a big uppercut and Holmes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Holmes looks OK. Watson waves Holmes back to his feet!

Holmes is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holmes switches off momentarily and Watson cracks him with a monster right hand! Holmes topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Watson dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Watson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Watson!
In defeat, Robbie Holmes stepped up to the mic, saying 'aaaahh!Bollocks!'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Von Erikson (ranked 2204 p4p, 318 weight class) and Second Winger (ranked 1736 p4p, 271 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Von Erikson
vs
Winger

190 cm
26
222 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

JagWars & BadBoys Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Von Erikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Second Winger!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Erikson throws a nice looking combination but Winger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Von Erikson.
Von Erikson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Von Erikson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Von Erikson darts in and clinches Winger up against the cage.
Von Erikson blocks an uppercut.
Winger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winger misses with some punches.
Winger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Winger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Erikson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Von Erikson obliges.
Winger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winger lands a shoulder strike.
Von Erikson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Erikson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winger.
Von Erikson lands with a short shot to the head.
Winger misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Von Erikson to work.
Winger lands with a right to the head.
Von Erikson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erikson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Erikson lands a shoulder strike.
Von Erikson wants a takedown but no success here.
Winger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winger misses with a body punch.
Von Erikson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winger has a couple of punches blocked by Von Erikson.
Von Erikson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winger blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winger.
Winger misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Von Erikson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Winger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Erikson slows down the pace here.
Winger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Eriksons head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Von Erikson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winger's brow.
Winger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winger blocking some punches.
A short right from Winger on the inside.
Winger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Erikson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Erikson blocks an uppercut.
Winger lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Von Erikson.
Von Erikson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Winger scores with a shot to the side of Von Erikson's head.
Von Erikson is breathing heavily.
Winger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Winger scores with a shot to the side of Von Erikson's head.
Von Erikson tries to score a body lock takedown but Winger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Von Erikson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winger is defending well for now.
Winger throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Erikson.
Winger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Erikson backwards.
Winger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Von Erikson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winger blocks it with crossed arms.
Winger misses with the head strike.
Winger lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winger.
Von Erikson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Winger pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Von Erikson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Winger misses.
Eric Von Erikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Erikson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Erikson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger misses with an uppercut.
Winger cracks Von Erikson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Winger.
It seemed like Winger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Von Erikson looks to score with a jab to the body but Winger is just out of range.
Von Erikson slips under a jab from Winger.
Von Erikson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Von Erikson takes one on the button.
Von Erikson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Von Erikson is rocked!
Von Erikson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Winger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Von Erikson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Winger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Von Erikson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
An inside leg kick from Von Erikson misses.
Von Erikson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Winger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Von Erikson tries to clinch but Winger moves out of range.
Second Winger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Erikson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Von Erikson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winger jabs at Von Erikson's body.

Winger lands a big right hand that sends Von Erikson crashing to the mat! Winger stays standing though and waves Von Erikson back to his feet!

Winger lands a big uppercut and Von Erikson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Von Erikson looks OK. Winger waves Von Erikson back to his feet!
Winger lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Von Erikson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Winger dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Second Winger!
A determined Second Winger didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!