AB10 Tantor v Culpi PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Carter (ranked 4047 p4p, 406 weight class) and Gabriel Pentele (ranked 5825 p4p, 504 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Carter
vs
Pentele

183 cm
18
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Very confident

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 The Island, David Carter!
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, Gabriel Pentele!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pentele.

Carter clinches.
Pentele looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Pentele blocks a body shot from Carter.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pentele backwards.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Carter.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pentele.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Pentele.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Pentele is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Pentele is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Pentele misses with a knee to the head.
Carter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Pentele's ribcage. Pentele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter avoiding damage as Pentele throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pentele trying to land knees to the body.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter lands a body punch.
Pentele takes a shot to the head.
Carter digs a right hand into Pentele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pentele's gas tank.
Pentele looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pentele.
Carter pushes Pentele against the cage. Carter is working some dirty boxing. Carter pushes off with a quick right hook! Pentele goes down! Pentele tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Carter moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Carter!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Repa Kiki (ranked 2628 p4p, 311 weight class) and Paasio Pertti (ranked 4340 p4p, 462 weight class). Repa Kiki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paasio Pertti's chin.

Kiki
vs
Pertti

200 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Repa Kiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paasio Pertti!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiki moves out of range as Pertti strikes.
Pertti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kiki throws a jab but it's blocked by Pertti.
Kiki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pertti at a distance.
Pertti moves out of range as Kiki strikes.
Kiki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pertti throws a right and a left that Kiki avoids nicely.
Kiki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kiki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pertti.
Pertti misses with an uppercut. Kiki saw that one coming.
Pertti tries to land a front kick but Kiki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pertti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pertti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pertti misses the jab.
Kiki swinging wildly here.
Pertti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kiki with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pertti is looking to clinch.
Pertti blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Pertti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiki moves forwards but Pertti connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kiki feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pertti sprawling to the canvas! Pertti rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kiki finish him?!

Pertti is rocked!
Kiki cracks Pertti with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Repa Kiki!
During a confident post fight interview, Repa Kiki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cato Perez (ranked 3494 p4p, 400 weight class) and Diego Silva (ranked 3788 p4p, 422 weight class). Cato Perez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Perez
vs
Silva

187 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Perez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Perez throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Perez scores with a nice right hand.
A combination from Perez does no damage.
Silva slips under a jab from Perez.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Perez misses the jab.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Perez.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perez misses with a hook.

Silva gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva pushes Perez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perez is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perez has his back to the cage.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perez is breathing heavily.
Perez working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva has Perez pushed against the cage.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Perez's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva is stalling here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Perez tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perez or not.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva is working Perez over against the cage.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Silva.
Silva is leaning against Perez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
I was talking to Perez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva is working Perez over against the cage.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Perez's ribcage. Perez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva digs a right hand into Perez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perez's gas tank.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perez defends it easily.
Silva wants to sweep here but Perez controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perez stops Silva from standing up.
Silva is trying to control the position but Perez postures up.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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 wants to take a breather but Perez is having none of it.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Perez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva wants to clinch up but Perez keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cato Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Perez throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva thuds a left hand into Perez's body.
Perez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Perez and move into the clinch position.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Perez sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cato Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Silva.
Silva slips a jab from Perez.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cato Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perez, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perez as Silva tries to tie him up.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
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!
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working Perez over against the cage.
Diego Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perezs head.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perez or not.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.

Perez is rocked!
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Perez gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Perez seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perez smiles and moves away.
Perez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Perez's head.

Silva rushes Perez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silva pushes Perez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva jumps guard but Perez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perezs head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez misses with the head strike.

Silva lands a vicious elbow to the side of Perez's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Silva tries to finish him with strikes but Perez still seems able to defend himself so Silva steps back and lets Perez get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Perez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Perez gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Silva gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Perez is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Silva!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Guedes (ranked 2711 p4p, 358 weight class) and Android Gogeta (ranked 4129 p4p, 488 weight class). Android Gogeta has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paulo Guedes's chin.

Guedes
vs
Gogeta

180 cm
25
213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 The Island, Paulo Guedes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Android Gogeta!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guedes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gogeta has eaten all the pies!
Guedes lands the left hand.
Gogeta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guedes swivels and escapes.
A quick step to the side and Guedes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Guedes.
Guedes slaps away a takedown attempt from Gogeta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gogeta tries to clinch
and Guedes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gogeta misses with a double jab
and Guedes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gogeta thinking.
Gogeta fails with the takedown

and Guedes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Paulo Guedes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Android Gogeta.
Guedes just leaning against Gogeta, taking a breather.
Guedes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Guedes is leaning against Gogeta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guedes content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Guedes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gogeta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gogeta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guedes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guedes throws a shot to the body.
Gogeta looks winded!
Guedes lands with a hook. Gogeta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gogeta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guedes scores with a sloppy right hand. Gogeta should have avoided that one.
Guedes jabs Gogeta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Guedes lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gogeta misses with a takedown attempt
and Guedes counters with a straight right hand.
Gogeta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guedes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gogeta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guedes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gogeta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Guedes jabs at Gogeta's body.
Guedes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guedes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Guedes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Guedes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Guedes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guedes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gogeta doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Guedes. That snapped Gogeta's head back.
Guedes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guedes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gogeta doesn't seem bothered though.
Good shot there by Guedes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guedes works Gogeta's body with a nice hook.
Guedes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guedes scores with a body shot.
Guedes lands a body shot.
Guedes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guedes connects with the punch.

Guedes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gogeta, pushing him back against the cage.
Guedes digs a right hand into Gogeta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gogeta's gas tank.
Guedes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Guedes manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guedes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gogeta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gogeta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guedes lands a jab to Gogeta's midsection.
Guedes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Gogeta gets tackled into the cage by Guedes. Guedes maintains the clinch.
Guedes gets through Gogeta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guedes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gogeta or not.
Guedes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guedes lands a hook that snaps the head of Gogeta backwards.
Nice body punch from Guedes - that landed with a thud.

Guedes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guedes is looking to wear down Gogeta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gogeta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gogeta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guedes lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guedes, as that shot connected.
Guedes punishes Gogeta's body with a nice straight punch.
Android Gogeta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guedes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gogeta walks into a stiff left hand from Guedes.
Guedes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paulo Guedes is winning the standup battle so far.
Guedes lands a nice shot to the body.
Gogeta misses with a takedown attempt
and Guedes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Gogeta is rocked!
Guedes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gogeta is still on wobbly legs! Can Guedes finish him?
Gogeta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gogeta has his takedown stuffed

and Guedes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gogeta seems to have recovered his senses.
Guedes has Gogeta pushed against the cage.
Gogeta is breathing heavily.
Guedes scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guedes drops Gogeta onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gogeta is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guedes.
A right hand to the body from Guedes.
Guedes is working Gogeta over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Guedes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guedes creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gogeta with a big uppercut! Gogeta tries to clinch up but Guedes pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gogeta to the mat! Gogeta covers up and Guedes unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paulo Guedes!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Wilson (ranked 1810 p4p, 227 weight class) and Doctor Slaughter (ranked 3859 p4p, 425 weight class). Slaughter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Siccness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilson
vs
Slaughter

190 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
181 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doctor Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter works Wilson's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Slaughter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilson doesn't seem phased though.

Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slaughter avoids it.
Wilson lands an elbow inside that Slaughter shrugs off.

It looks like Doctor Slaughter has been cut.
Wilson looking to stall.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
Slaughter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slaughter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wilson lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slaughter up against the cage.
Wilson lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson stalling in the clinch but Slaughter improves position.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
Slaughter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slaughter blocks it with crossed arms.
Slaughter stalling against the cage.
Slaughter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slaughter smiles and moves away.
We've been told by Wilson's head coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slaughter takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter avoiding damage.
Slaughter taking a breather.
Slaughter gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.
Slaughter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
A short right from Slaughter on the inside.
Slaughter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Wilson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wilson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Wilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slaughter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slaughter controls the pace.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slaughter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slaughter's guard.

Slaughter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Slaughter is looking to stand up but Wilson isn't so interested in that idea.

Wilson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Slaughter pushes Wilson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Wilson has managed to clinch.
Slaughter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slaughter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Slaughter looking to stall.
Wilson looking to stall.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Slaughter's cut.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Slaughter misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slaughter throws out the jab.
Slaughter throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilson moves out of range as Slaughter strikes.
Slaughter slips under a jab.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slaughter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slaughter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Wilson gets a clinch.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Slaughter has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaughter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Doctor Slaughter's cut even more.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Slaughter misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Slaughter is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson has Slaughter pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Slaughter is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Wilson - that's hurt Slaughter badly! Oh, another knee lands and Slaughter is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Slaughter doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bill Wilson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Forte (ranked 2738 p4p, 304 weight class) and Tyson James (ranked 2645 p4p, 296 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Forte
vs
James

197 cm
25
284 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devin Forte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson James!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
James looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
James controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
James content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
James landing some decent shots from guard.
Forte wants to sweep but no luck.

Forte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
James chips away with some ground and pound.

Forte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and James defends well.
James postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James postures up and lands a big shot to Forte's brow.
James slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
James lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Forte down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forte is looking to regain half guard here but James keeps moving and retains side control.
Forte is working hard here to advance position.
The referee asks James politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. James prefers to stall for the moment though.
Forte is looking for a sweep.
James lands an elbow.
Forte tries to buck James off but James is having none of it.
James landing strikes.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Forte keeps working.
Forte can't do much from the bottom here.
Forte is looking to regain half guard here but James keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forte manages to get back to half guard.
James content to control rather than advance.
Forte is in trouble now - James has advanced to mount!
Forte looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Forte sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Forte is trying to maintain the position but James is very close to passing his half guard.
James lands strikes from half guard.

Forte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but James pulls his head out easily.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Forte actively working from the bottom here.
James scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. James connects with a nice short shot to Forte's temple.
James takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
James scores with a big shot! Forte's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Forte! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson James!
Our winner, Tyson James, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cocky Palboa (ranked 1956 p4p, 243 weight class) and Island Prince (ranked 2339 p4p, 281 weight class). Cocky Palboa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Palboa
vs
Prince

190 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cocky Palboa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Prince!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Palboa cracks a nice hook into Prince's ribs.
Prince's coach down at Presto's Conditioning and Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Prince's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Palboa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prince tries to clinch but Palboa moves away
and Palboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Prince slips under a jab from Palboa.
Prince drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Prince falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palboa counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Prince closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prince gets control of Palboa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Prince will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Palboa wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving.
Palboa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Prince is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Palboa is aware though and is defending well.
Palboa trying to control but Prince is working from the bottom.

Prince has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Palboa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Prince working for a triangle but Palboa defends it easily.
Palboa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palboa postures up.
Prince controlling Palboa's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palboa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prince works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Palboa wants to stand but Prince is controlling his posture from full guard.
Prince is trying to control the position but Palboa postures up.
Palboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prince looking to control.

Palboa is posturing up here but Prince has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Palboa tries to roll out but it's too tight and Palboa has to tap! Slick submission there by Prince!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Island Prince!
Island Prince is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Island Prince made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japi Tantor (ranked 1854 p4p, 263 weight class) and Jemerson Culpi (ranked 2646 p4p, 350 weight class). Jemerson Culpi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Japi Tantor's chin.

Tantor
vs
Culpi

185 cm
23
208 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Japi Tantor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jemerson Culpi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Culpi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tantor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Culpi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Culpi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tantor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tantor tries to get out of the position.
Culpi slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Culpi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Culpi in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Culpi maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Tantor could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Culpi has cracked it and Tantor is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Culpi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jemerson Culpi!
Jemerson Culpi is the new light heavyweight champion!