Alcabeat4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Garcia (ranked 8158 p4p, 584 weight class) and Dustin Queen (ranked 5804 p4p, 514 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Queen

178 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikael Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dustin Queen!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Queen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Queen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Queen misses with a wild combination.
Queen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Queen lands the left hand.
Queen misses the jab.
A jab from Queen misses.
Queen misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Queen scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Queen.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Queen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Queen misses its intended target.
As Queen looks to move away, Garcia throws a big counter combo but Queen just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen misses the shot to the body.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia jabs Queen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Queen throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Queen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Queen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Queen thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Queen. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Queen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Queen.
Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen.
Garcia went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Queen misses the target.
The fighters circling - Queen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Queen.
Queen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia slips a straight right by Queen.
Queen throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Queen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Dustin Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Queen's head but Queen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Queen counters with a nice body shot.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Queen.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Queen's head but Queen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Queen throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Queen misses its intended target.
Queen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Queen punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Queen throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a swing at Queen's ribcage but misses.
Queen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Queen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Queen misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Queen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Queen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia throws a jab when Queen was well out of range.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Queen.
A slow jab from Queen misses its intended target.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Queen throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dustin Queen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Queen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Queen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Queen avoids nicely.
It seemed like Queen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Queen connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Queen misses with a hook
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Queen - just one landing.
Queen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Queen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Queen throws out a powerful jab.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Queen misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Queen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Queen off the cage and back into range.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Queen misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dustin Queen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Queen.
Queen misses with a hook
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Queen throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Queen blocks a jab.
Queen looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Garcia misses
and Queen counters with a two punch combo.
Queen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia slips a straight right by Queen.
Queen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Garcia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Queen.
Queen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Queen.
Queen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Queen's head but Queen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Queen misses with a right hand
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Queen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Queen lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Queen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Queen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab lands there for Queen.
Queen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Queen throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a body punch but Queen moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen misses the jab.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Queen counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Queen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Queen duly obliges.
Queen works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Queen digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Queen lands a head shot.
Queen connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Queen throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A shot to the body from Queen misses
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia defending well as Queen loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Queen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Queen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Queen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Garcia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Garcia slips a jab from Queen.
Queen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen works the jab nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Queen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
letting Queen counter with a right hand.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Queen misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Queen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab by Garcia.
Garcia throws a hook but Queen avoids it easily.
Queen throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Queen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Queen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Queen.
A quick step to the side and Garcia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia misses with a hook. Queen ducked under it nicely.
Queen lands a jab.
Queen takes one to the chin there.
Dustin Queen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Queen's head back.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Queen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Queen.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Queen moved out of range.
Garcia moves out of range as Queen strikes.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Queen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Queen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Queen lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Garcia slips a straight right by Queen.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Queen throws an off balance right hand
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Queen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Queen looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Queen manages to avoid it.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Queen connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Queen.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Queen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Queen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Queen.
Queen misses with a body shot
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Queen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Queen scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Queen throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Queen.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Queen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Queen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Queen thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Queen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Queen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mikael Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Queen 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Dustin Queen!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Dustin Queen!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Dustin Queen!

Dustin Queen wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Faffa Ferreira (ranked 7181 p4p, 557 weight class) and David Carter (ranked 5415 p4p, 492 weight class). Ferreira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Daddy Cool. David Carter has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ferreira
vs
Carter

171 cm
25
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Faffa Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Carter!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Ferreira misses
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter avoids the head kick by Ferreira.
Nice jab there from Carter.
Ferreira shoots in but no luck this time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferreira.
Ferreira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ferreira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Faffa Ferreira has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Ferreira thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ferreira scores with a head kick.

It looks like David Carter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Carter finds it's target.

Ferreira is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Oh Ferreira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ferreira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Ferreira glances at the clock... BAM! Carter nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Ferreira crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Ferreira is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Carter!
The defeated Faffa Ferreira had this to say: 'I have a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 3688 p4p, 446 weight class) and Gaffee Love (ranked 4542 p4p, 508 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gracie
vs
Love

188 cm
25
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaffee Love!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Love has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Love throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Love pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Love gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Love.

It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Love creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Love.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Love manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Love lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Love.
Love comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Love holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Love throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Love as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Love lands a nice elbow.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Love misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Love just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Love lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.

Royce Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Love.
Nice elbow from Love.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Love, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Love.

Gracie is rocked!
Love pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Love lands a damaging elbow.

Royce Gracie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Love creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Love pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Gracie! Love unloads with more strikes and Gracie sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaffee Love!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 4169 p4p, 434 weight class) and Bukog Panit (ranked 4445 p4p, 449 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bukog Panit enters the cage!

Johnson
vs
Panit

170 cm
25
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bukog Panit!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Panit scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Panit is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson wants to control but Panit postures up.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Panit connects with a decent elbow.
Panit cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
Panit lands a decent elbow from side control.
Panit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Panit lands a nice short elbow.

Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panit pulls his head out easily.
Panit is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Panit in his half guard.
Panit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.

Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Panit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Johnson is tightening it up a little... Panit has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Panit reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Panit taps out! Nice BJJ there by Johnson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Johnson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 3438 p4p, 357 weight class) and Tracy Minaj (ranked 3612 p4p, 370 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by Defeat Does Not Exist In This Dojo, Does It?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lawrence
vs
Minaj

185 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Woodhouse's
VENUM MMA WEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tracy Minaj!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence works the jab nicely.
Minaj misses with a body shot.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
Lawrence connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Minaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minaj lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Minaj shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawrence as he jumps to the side.
Lawrence throws a body shot but no joy.
Minaj misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Lawrence was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Minaj misses with an uppercut.
Minaj throws a poor cross that misses
and Lawrence counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawrence misses with a body punch
and Minaj counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawrence thinking.
Lawrence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Minaj throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Minaj takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minaj walks into a left hand.
Minaj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lawrence lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a nice shot to the body.
Minaj misses the jab.
Johnny Lawrence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minaj.
Minaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Minaj shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lawrence's guard.
Minaj throwing strikes from guard but Lawrence blocks nicely.
Minaj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Minaj wants to pass the guard but Lawrence is keeping the position.
Minaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Minaj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minaj throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawrence is trying to keep Minaj in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minaj postures up in Lawrence's guard and throws a big left but Lawrence blocks it.
Minaj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Minaj cracks Lawrence with a solid left hand.
Minaj advances to half guard.
Minaj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Minaj thows a huge punch but Lawrence dodges it nicely.
Minaj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minaj thows a huge punch but Lawrence dodges it nicely.
Minaj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Minaj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Minaj not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minaj missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Minaj thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lawrence's head.
Minaj scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Minaj tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lawrence knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Minaj thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lawrence's head.
Minaj lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lawrence keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawrence trying to control here.
Lawrence avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Minaj.
Lawrence avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Minaj.
Lawrence has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Minaj is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minaj with the ground and pound but Lawrence uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lawrence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawrence is keeping the position for now.
Minaj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Minaj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Minaj lands a couple of digs.
Minaj throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Minaj works over Lawrence with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Minaj's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Minaj postures up and lands a big shot to Lawrence's brow.
Minaj throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lawrence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Minaj tries for a takedown but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lawrence lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Minaj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lawrence lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Minaj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Minaj moves out of range.
Minaj walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Minaj slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
Minaj shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawrence as he jumps to the side.
Lawrence connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Minaj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawrence moves away.
Minaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from Minaj.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minaj shoots for a double leg takedown but Lawrence sprawls well. He's pushed Minaj's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Lawrence misses its target.
Johnny Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tracy Minaj.
Lawrence swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Minaj counters with a nice uppercut.
Minaj takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Minaj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence lands with a right hand.
Lawrence throws a jab but it's blocked by Minaj.
Lawrence moves forwards but Minaj connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minaj ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence takes a swing at Minaj's ribcage but misses.
Minaj misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Lawrence misses the target.
Minaj misses with a hook
and Lawrence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Lawrence drives through and clinches with Minaj against the cage.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minaj prevents a body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minaj works on Lawrence's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Minaj fails to land.
Lawrence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minaj's elbow.
Lawrence scores with a nice hook to the head.
Minaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Lawrence.
Minaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawrence misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minaj's elbow.
Lawrence wants to stall.
Lawrence works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
Lawrence can't find room to land a body shot as Minaj controls the action.
Lawrence is working Minaj over against the cage.
Lawrence pushes Minaj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a left hand.
Minaj can't find room to land a body shot as Lawrence controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawrence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Lawrence.

Minaj is rocked!
Lawrence scores with a shot to the side of Minaj's head.
Minaj is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawrence finish him?
Lawrence lands a big right hand that drops Minaj! The killer instinct kicks in and Lawrence finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lawrence!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Lawrence!
Johnny Lawrence seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Blood (ranked 3054 p4p, 332 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 3683 p4p, 396 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blood
vs
Smith

165 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith with the counter takedown but Blood avoids it easily.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blood as he jumps to the side.
Blood cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense.
Blood lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Blood lands an overhand right.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ivan Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Smith.
Blood shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Blood to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Blood's head but Blood avoids it well.
Blood is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blood is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
Smith is putting a hurting on Blood here, landing some big shots from side control.
Blood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.
Blood tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Smith trying to control the action but Blood is working from the bottom.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blood taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
Blood takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith landing a few strikes.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Blood is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Blood is rocked!
Blood takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oh Blood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blood is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
Smith scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Blood is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Smith can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Smith!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cocky Palboa (ranked 2350 p4p, 313 weight class) and Diego Silva (ranked 4184 p4p, 482 weight class). The key to victory for Cocky Palboa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Palboa
vs
Silva

190 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cocky Palboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palboa looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Palboa misses with an uppercut

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Palboa shrugs off.
I was talking to Palboa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Palboa prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva has Palboa pressed against the cage.
Silva tries a body shot but Palboa blocks it.
Palboa has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palboa throws a head punch that misses.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva pushes Palboa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palboa blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Palboa wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Palboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palboa trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Palboa can't break the clinch.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palboa misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva just leaning against Palboa, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Palboa in his tracks for a moment.
Silva works on Palboa's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva presses Palboa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Palboa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palboa takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Palboa fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva pushes Palboa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palboa is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Palboa takes a shot to the head.
Palboa letting Silva take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Palboa prevents a body shot from Silva.
Palboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Palboa fails to land.
Palboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva prevents Palboa from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Palboa is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Palboa shrugs off.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palboa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva avoiding damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Silva's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Palboa up against the cage.
Silva gets through Palboa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Palboa tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Palboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Silva 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.

Palboa slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palboa looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva digs a good hook to Palboa's body.
Palboa throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Palboa. That snapped Silva's head back.
Palboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Palboa misses.
Silva shoots and misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palboa throws a big shot that misses.
Palboa tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Palboa's head backwards.
Silva tries to bum rush Palboa with a series of wild strikes but Palboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palboa throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Palboa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palboa misses with a hook.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Palboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Palboa drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Palboa is having none of it.
A jab from Palboa misses.
Cocky Palboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palboa misses with a hook.
Silva throws a jab when Palboa was well out of range.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Palboa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva defending well as Palboa loads up on a big left hand.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Palboa.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palboa.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Palboa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cocky Palboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Silva.
Palboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Palboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Palboa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Palboa sprawls well.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palboa.
Palboa connects with a jab.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palboa missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palboa throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Palboa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Palboa misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Palboa's ribcage. Palboa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Palboa misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva presses Palboa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva just leaning against Palboa, taking a breather.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva presses Palboa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Palboa controls his hands.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.

Silva pulls Palboa into guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Palboa slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palboa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palboa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva controls Palboa momentarily but Palboa frees himself.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palboa tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep here but Palboa controlling him for the moment.
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!
Palboa wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palboa is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Palboa landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Diego Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva ducks under a wild hook from Palboa.
Palboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palboa letting Silva take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palboa.
Palboa takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva tries to work over Palboa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Palboa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palboa or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Palboa can't break the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva gets through Palboa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Palboa in his tracks for a moment.
Silva digs a right hand into Palboa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palboa's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diego Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palboa has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palboa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cocky Palboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palboa.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Palboa in his tracks for a moment.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Well,Palboa is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Silva pulls Palboa into guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palboa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palboa trying to control but Silva postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a huge punch but Palboa dodges it nicely.
Palboa is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palboa defending well though.
Palboa is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palboa avoid being mounted?
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palboa defending well though.
Palboa regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to control from the top but Palboa keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Palboa trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Palboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Palboa has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Palboa looking for a sweep. Not yet Palboa, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Palboa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Palboa's efforts to push away.
Palboa working aggressively here.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Palboa misses with some punches.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva lands a body punch.
Diego Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palboas head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Diego Silva!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Diego Silva!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Diego Silva!

Diego Silva wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Cobra (ranked 2457 p4p, 251 weight class) and Android Eleven (ranked 2995 p4p, 307 weight class). Kyle Cobra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Android Eleven's chin.

Cobra
vs
Eleven

195 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Woodhouse's

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Android Eleven!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eleven shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Eleven was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobra is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Eleven prevents Cobra from improving his position.
Eleven has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobra definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cobra is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra manages to get to full guard.
Cobra throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cobra looking for a sweep. Not yet Cobra, not yet.
Cobra trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

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

Eleven gets caught flat footed, as Cobra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Eleven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cobra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eleven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cobra trying to control the position from guard on top but Eleven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobra postures up.
Cobra wants to pass the guard but Eleven is keeping the position.
Cobra advances position into side control!
Eleven avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cobra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eleven prevents Cobra from moving into mount.
Cobra working the ground and pound.
Cobra landing a few strikes.
The ground and pound from Cobra seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cobra tries to score with some ground and pound. Eleven controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Eleven parries the strikes from Cobra easily there. Cobra is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Eleven to escape.
Cobra postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Eleven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cobra trying to control the position but Eleven is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eleven trying to remain calm as Cobra controls from the top position.
Cobra passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Eleven!
Cobra raining down shots from the mount!
Eleven tries to reverse the position but Cobra maintains control.
Eleven wants to hold on but Cobra pushes him away.
Eleven in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cobra looking to ground and pound but Eleven is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobra has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eleven's face.
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!
Cobra misses with a head shot.
Eleven is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Cobra 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.

Cobra moves into the clinch successfully.

Eleven jumps into guard, dragging Cobra to the mat.
Cobra pushes down on Eleven's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cobra trying to control from half guard but Eleven is working away.
Cobra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cobra thows a huge punch but Eleven dodges it nicely.
Cobra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eleven trying to control but Cobra postures up.
Eleven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cobra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cobra is taking a breather. Eleven says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kyle Cobra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra works his way into side control.
Cobra throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Eleven defending against the ground and pound.
Cobra tries to score with some ground and pound. Eleven controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cobra taking a breather here.
Cobra throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Eleven gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Eleven in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Eleven because Cobra loaded up on that one.
Cobra throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cobra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eleven can do to turn this around?
Cobra misses with a head shot.
Cobra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eleven is looking to escape.
Cobra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Eleven because Cobra loaded up on that one.
Eleven manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Eleven, under a barage of strikes from Cobra.
Cobra trying to pass the guard but Eleven defending well.
Cobra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cobra thowing shots but they're missing.
Eleven is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cobra misses with a head shot.
Eleven is trying to stand up.

Cobra is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Eleven has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Eleven!
Eleven won't allow Cobra to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eleven's guard.

Eleven has momentary wrist control but Cobra slips an elbow through the middle.
Cobra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eleven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cobra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cobra trying to control but Eleven is working from the bottom.
Cobra is in close to Eleven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cobra is pushing down on Eleven's leg trying to pass to half guard. Eleven is fighting to maintain full guard but Cobra has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cobra tries to pass to full mount but Eleven defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eleven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cobra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Cobra dominated that second round.
That's time! Cobra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cobra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eleven sprawls well initially but Cobra persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Eleven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cobra.
Eleven is pressing down on Cobra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cobra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eleven throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Eleven 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.
Cobra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobra trying to control but Eleven is working from the bottom.
Cobra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra tries to free his leg and advance position but Eleven is retaining full guard.
Eleven keeping moving, preventing Cobra from controlling successfully.
Eleven wants to stand and escape but Cobra is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cobra closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Eleven is trying to control but can't.
Eleven blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cobra.
Cobra works his way into side control.
Eleven is trying to control Cobra's posture but Cobra avoids it.
Cobra throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Eleven is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cobra tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Eleven is trying to control Cobra's posture but Cobra avoids it.
Cobra misses with the ground and pound.
Cobra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eleven keeps working.
Cobra throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cobra throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cobra controls the position from side control.
Cobra working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra advances to full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Cobra there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cobra punching from mount but Eleven doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Cobra there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cobra thowing shots but they're missing.
Cobra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Eleven because Cobra loaded up on that one.
Eleven wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cobra.
Cobra throwing strikes here but Eleven is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kyle Cobra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cobra's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Eleven tries to reverse the position but Cobra maintains control.
Eleven tries to hold on but Cobra postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Android Eleven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eleven tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Cobra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cobra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Kyle Cobra!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Kyle Cobra!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Kyle Cobra!

Kyle Cobra wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Kyle Cobra thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.