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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haise Sasaki (ranked 3752 p4p, 346 weight class) and Juhani Lammikko (ranked 6039 p4p, 457 weight class). Juhani Lammikko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Haise Sasaki 's chin.

Sasaki
vs
Lammikko

195 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Haise Sasaki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Lammikko!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lammikko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lammikko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Lammikko tries to keep at a distance but Sasaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sasaki scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sasaki .
Lammikko looks winded!
Sasaki is pushing Lammikko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sasaki lands a body shot.
Sasaki stalling in the clinch.
Sasaki '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.
Sasaki gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sasaki has Lammikko pressed against the cage, preventing Lammikko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sasaki stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Haise Sasaki .

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sasaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lammikko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lammikko is trying to push Sasaki away but Sasaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sasaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lammikko backwards.
Sasaki lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sasaki .
A right hook to the body lands for Sasaki .
Sasaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lammikko backwards.
Sasaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sasaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sasaki slowing the pace effectively.
Sasaki taking a breather.
Sasaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sasaki works on Lammikko's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sasaki lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Juhani Lammikko has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasaki creates a bit of distance for himself, with Lammikko pressed up against the cage and cracks Lammikko with a massive uppercut! Lammikko goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Sasaki !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haise Sasaki !
Our winner, Haise Sasaki , 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.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Cullen (ranked 4316 p4p, 426 weight class) and Harvey Stallion (ranked 3755 p4p, 378 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Harvey Stallion was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cullen
vs
Stallion

178 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harvey Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen needs to keep his hands up - Stallion had a free shot at his head there.
We've been told by Cullen's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cullen dodges the punch combination from Stallion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cullen is defended easily by Stallion.

Cullen drives through with a takedown into Stallion's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cullen stopping the sweep attempt from Stallion.
Cullen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stallion tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stallion is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cullen off and has taken his back!
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!
Stallion tries to keep control of the position but Cullen is staying busy.
Stallion is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Cullen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cullen is taking damage to the body and head.
I really don't envy Cullen right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen avoids the strikes from Stallion.
Stallion doesn't have the hooks in and Cullen manages to turn into his guard.

Stallion is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cullen is aware though and is defending well.
Cullen wants to pass the guard but Stallion is keeping the position.
Stallion looking for a sweep. Not yet Stallion, not yet.
Stallion keeping full guard, as Cullen tries to pass.
Stallion can't keep his opponent in guard - Cullen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stallion tries to get to full guard but Cullen has control of the leg.
Cullen passes to full mount!

Cullen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stallion is surviving well by controlling Cullen's body position as best he can.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cullen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stallion manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stallion felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Stallion is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to advance to mount but Stallion denies him.
Stallion tries to buck Cullen off but Cullen is having none of it.
Cullen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stallion is looking for a sweep.
Stallion manages to get back to half guard.
Stallion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cullen works his foot free and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stallion is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stallion is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Cullen looking for a guillotine from mount but Stallion is having none of it.
Stallion is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cullen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Stallion has worked his arm free - good work by Stallion!
Stallion tries to bench press Cullen off him but Cullen keeps the position.
Cullen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Stallion struggling a bit here.
Stallion manages to get back to half guard.
Cullen wants to free his trapped foot but Stallion is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cullen moves into full mount! Stallion won't be happy about that!
Stallion is working to get back to half guard.

Cullen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stallion to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stallion shrugs it off.
Stallion is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stallion slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallion tries to get to full guard but Cullen has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stallion is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cullen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cullen's back!
Stallion has Cullen flattened out and is raining down punches.
Stallion missing with punches from the back.
Cullen is trapped and Stallion is scoring with shots to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stallion punches Cullen on the ear.
Stallion trying to control momentarily.
Stallion lands punches and elbows.
Stallion scores with punches from the back.
Stallion throwing sloppy strikes.
Stallion trying to control momentarily.
Stallion keeps control of the position as Cullen tries to break free.
Cullen is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harvey Stallion dominated that round.
That's time! Cullen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cullen takes a jab right on the kisser.
BOOM! Stallion lands a beautiful left hook that drops Cullen. Cullen tries to recover but Stallion is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Cullen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvey Stallion!
Harvey Stallion 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Petiot (ranked 3102 p4p, 131 weight class) and Capt Sully (ranked 3885 p4p, 155 weight class). Marcel Petiot has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Petiot
vs
Sully

180 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcel Petiot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Capt Sully!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully misses with a body shot.
Sully lunges at Petiot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petiot's hand.
Petiot looks to land a combination but Sully avoids it well.
Petiot sets himself, and Sully steps forward looking for the clinch! Petiot avoids it this time.
Sully avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petiot looks to throw the jab but Sully is out of range.
Petiot has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petiot misses with a body shot.
Petiot throws a hook to the side of Sully's head but Sully sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sully feints a counter leg kick.
Petiot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully lands a jab to the nose.
Petiot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Capt Sully has been cut.
Petiot swinging wildly here.
Sully throws out a counter right but Petiot avoids it with no problem.
A left and a right from Petiot both land. Nice combination.
Sully fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully throws a poor cross that misses
and Petiot counters with a stiff right hand.
Petiot tests Sully's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sully gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petiot.

Petiot sends Sully crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Petiot is motioning to the referee to let Sully up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

That has opened up Capt Sully's cut even more.
Petiot misses with a looping left.
Sully tries to counter with a clinch but Petiot shakes him off and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sully closes the distance and clinches.
Sully looking to throw knees to the head but Petiot is blocking nicely.
Petiot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sully backwards.
Sully tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petiot avoids it.
Petiot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petiot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sully works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sully trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sully.
Petiot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Petiot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sully 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.
Petiot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sully sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sully uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petiot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sully misses with a wild body shot.
Sully darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Sully does it's job there.
Petiot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sully moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petiot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sully moves away.
Sully looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sully ducks under a wild hook from Petiot.
Sully doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Petiot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Capt Sully's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Petiot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sully circles away quickly and effectively.
Sully is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Petiot slips a straight right by Sully.
Petiot lands with a good body shot.
Sully uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petiot.
Sully is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sully throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petiot moves out of range of the strikes.
Sully has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Marcel Petiot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petiot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sully.
Sully throws out a counter right but Petiot avoids it with no problem.
Petiot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sully can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Petiot misses.
A little jabbing left from Sully on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sully fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petiot manages to avoid it.
Petiot with a hook.
Petiot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab by Sully.
Petiot misses with a looping right.
Sully is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sully takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully scores with a jab to the head.
Petiot throws a hook to the side of Sully's head but Sully sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sully tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sully throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petiot counters with a stiff right hand.

Petiot cracks Sully with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Petiot has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sully to stand back up!

Sully is rocked!

The cut above Capt Sully's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petiot throws a right hand that misses
letting Sully counter with a right hand.
Petiot looks to throw the jab but Sully is out of range.
Petiot looks to land a left hand but Sully moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petiot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sully.
Sully swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petiot swings widly with a right hand
and Sully counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petiot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petiot sets himself, and Sully steps forward looking for the clinch! Petiot avoids it this time.
Sully scores with a shot to the body.
Sully moves forwards but Petiot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Petiot misses.
Sully wants to counter the offense by Petiot and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petiot throws a hook but Sully blocks it.
Petiot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sully scores with a nice head shot.
Petiot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sully throws out a counter right but Petiot avoids it with no problem.
Sully swings for the body but Petiot moves out of range.
Marcel Petiot is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Petiot looks to land a combination but Sully avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Sully on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sully walks into a stiff left hand from Petiot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Petiot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Capt Sully's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sully closes the distance and clinches.

Petiot breaks the clinch.

Petiot drops Sully with a beautiful combination! Sully stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Petiot is looking for the KO!
Sully is still on wobbly legs! Can Petiot finish him?
Petiot is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Petiot shuts the power down on Sully. Lights out, game over! Petiot is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcel Petiot!
A victorious Marcel Petiot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Braga (ranked 3199 p4p, 404 weight class) and A A Ron Jenkins (ranked 4674 p4p, 500 weight class). Braga comes into the arena with Aerials blaring out of the sound system. Jenkins has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Braga
vs
A Ron Jenkins

179 cm
26
214 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otavio Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, A A Ron Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Braga dives in and scores a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Braga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jenkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Braga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braga is working hard here to advance position.
Jenkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Braga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Braga stays in close to Jenkins's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenkins is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jenkins is pushing Braga's head away, looking to escape. Braga manages to hold on to the position though.
Jenkins seems a little lost for a moment, as Braga dominates the positioning.
Braga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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.
Braga trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins prevents Braga from improving position.
Jenkins is trying to escape the position but Braga is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jenkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Braga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Braga stands up over Jenkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Braga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Braga passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Braga in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Braga prevents Jenkins from standing back up.
Braga tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jenkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Braga looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otavio Braga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Braga shoots in and gets a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Braga advances position into side control!
Braga grinds an elbow into Jenkins's temple.
Braga trying to control the position but Jenkins is working away.
Braga just content to control the position.
Braga tries to advance to mount but Jenkins denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Braga connects with a decent elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jenkins is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Braga asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Braga passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jenkins!
Braga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jenkins is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Braga is landing with some decent strikes but Jenkins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like A A Ron Jenkins has been cut.
Braga looking to control and managing it successfully.

Braga working for a guillotine from mount but Jenkins is in no mood to give up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins has given up his back here. Will Braga look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Braga is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Jenkins taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Braga.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Otavio Braga!
Otavio Braga seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, A A Ron Jenkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'My opponent simply wanted it more than I did. I am going to reevaluate my game plan and come back stronger. '.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Mandrill (ranked 2999 p4p, 262 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 3449 p4p, 277 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mandrill
vs
Schrute

172 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ludwig Mandrill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute throws a right and a left that Mandrill avoids nicely.
Mandrill dives in for a single leg takedown but Schrute sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Schrute throws the left hand but Mandrill avoids the punch easily.
Mandrill shoots in but Schrute avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mandrill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mandrill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mandrill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mandrill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Mandrill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schrute gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Mandrill counters with a takedown into side control.
Mandrill lands a nice forearm strike.
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!
Mandrill misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Schrute is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schrute is looking for a sweep.
Mandrill is working Schrute over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mandrill is trying to get an arm triangle but Schrute is defending well.
Mandrill scores with punches from side control.

Mandrill working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schrute tries to improve position but can't.
Mandrill controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mandrill throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Schrute works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mandrill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schrute defending well though.
Schrute taking some punishment here, with Mandrill in his half guard.
Mandrill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schrute slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mandrill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schrute being controlled here, momentarily.
Schrute working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mandrill.
Mandrill controlling from the top position.
Mandrill postures up in Schrute's guard and throws a big left but Schrute blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mandrill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mandrill is looking to work some ground and pound but Schrute has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mandrill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mandrill working some strikes from top position.
Mandrill engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schrute is trying to control the position but Mandrill postures up.
Mandrill content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mandrill stopping the sweep attempt from Schrute.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schrute misses with a series of wild punches.

Mandrill closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mandrill lands in his opponent's guard.
Schrute manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mandrill manages to get himself to full guard.

Mandrill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schrute can do to turn this around?
Mandrill has Schrute pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrute postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mandrill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schrute doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schrute manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Schrute won't allow Mandrill to sweep him here.
Mandrill looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schrute puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mandrill keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mandrill is looking to improve his position.
Mandrill is trying to control but Schrute passes into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mandrill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schrute is looking to take a break and control but Mandrill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ludwig Mandrill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mandrill is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mandrill is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Schrute off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Mandrill is riding his opponent, not letting Schrute buck him off.
Mandrill lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Schrute hold on?!
Schrute is covering up but some of the strikes from Mandrill are getting through and doing damage.
Mandrill loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Schrute hold on?
Schrute covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Schrute as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Mandrill!
Mandrill lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Schrute.
Mandrill not allowing Schrute to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mandrill gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mandrill gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mandrill apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Schrute tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandrill was well out of range. Poor timing from Schrute.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mandrill scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Schrute trying to control from the bottom.
Mandrill takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mandrill not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mandrill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludwig Mandrill dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mandrill looks to score with a jab to the body but Schrute is just out of range.
Mandrill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schrute counters with a nice body shot.
Schrute misses with a right hand

and Mandrill counters with a shoot takedown. Schrute fights it but they end up in guard.
Mandrill works over Schrute with some ground and pound from guard.
Mandrill works over Schrute with some ground and pound from guard.
Mandrill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mandrill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mandrill throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandrill postures up in Schrute's guard and throws a big left but Schrute blocks it.
Mandrill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Schrute trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandrill slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Schrute avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mandrill sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mandrill or perhaps it was just good defense by Schrute, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Donk. Schrute catches Mandrill right on the button with a cross.
Mandrill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schrute misses with a few strikes there.
Schrute pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Schrute gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Schrute can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mandrill controls the pace.
Mandrill lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mandrill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mandrill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill is looking to work some ground and pound but Schrute has wrist control.
Mandrill postures up and lands a big shot to Schrute's brow.
Schrute avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mandrill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schrute's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mandrill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mandrill throws a big right hand that misses.
Schrute has momentary wrist control but Mandrill slips an elbow through the middle.
Mandrill stays in close to Schrute's body and controls the position.
Mandrill postures up in Schrute's guard and throws a big left but Schrute blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill throwing strikes from guard but Schrute blocks nicely.
Mandrill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schrute works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mandrill is looking to work some ground and pound but Schrute has wrist control.
Mandrill is pushing down on Schrute's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schrute is fighting to maintain full guard but Mandrill has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mandrill lands strikes from half guard.
Schrute wants to control but Mandrill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mandrill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schrute is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mandrill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mandrill thows a huge punch but Schrute dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludwig Mandrill clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Mandrill.
A shot to the liver by Schrute. Beautiful body shot.
Schrute misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Mandrill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mandrill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mandrill misses with a body shot.
Mandrill shoots and misses
and Schrute counters with a nice uppercut.
Schrute swinging wildly here.
Mandrill slips under a jab.
Schrute throws a hook but Mandrill blocks it.
Dwight Schrute is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Schrute lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandrill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mandrill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schrute pinned against the cage. Schrute gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schrute misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Schrute.

Mandrill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schrute is on top in guard.

Mandrill has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Schrute doesn't defend quickly enough and Mandrill has managed to lock this one up! Can Schrute escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mandrill on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ludwig Mandrill!
Ludwig Mandrill is the new featherweight champion!
Dwight Schrute spoke after the fight, saying 'Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, "Would an idiot do that?" And if they would, I do not do that thing.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Battist (ranked 2218 p4p, 310 weight class) and CJ Ray (ranked 3080 p4p, 388 weight class). Ray has chosen Indestructable - Disturbed as his entrance music. Cody Battist could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to CJ Ray's chin.

Battist
vs
Ray

188 cm
26
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Arcticus University: London

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 London, Cody Battist!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CJ Ray!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Battist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ray throws a combination that misses

and Battist counters with a nice right hand that sends Ray toppling to the canvas! Ray scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Battist finish him?!

Ray is rocked!

It looks like CJ Ray has been cut.
Battist ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ray out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cody Battist!
Cody Battist is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Cody Battist thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
CJ Ray was interviewed post fight and said 'My opponent worked hard for his victory today. Give him a hand. '.

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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
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seto Kaiba (ranked 1637 p4p, 200 weight class) and Jack Xavier (ranked 2349 p4p, 264 weight class). Jack Xavier has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Seto Kaiba's chin.

Kaiba
vs
Xavier

186 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
166 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Rogue Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seto Kaiba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Xavier!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xavier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xavier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kaiba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xavier scrambles back to his feet.
Xavier avoids the body shot from Kaiba.
Xavier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kaiba counters by clinching up.
Xavier jumps guard but Kaiba stands there with Xavier around his waist. Xavier gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Seto Kaiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Xavier.
Kaiba is trying to push Xavier away but Xavier has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Xavier is trying to pull guard but Kaiba turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kaiba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier fails to pull guard.
Kaiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Xavier jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kaiba walks away with a smile on his face. Xavier gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Xavier decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kaiba scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Xavier manages to mount him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaiba is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiba gets back to half guard.
Kaiba preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kaiba gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaiba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Xavier pushes down on Kaiba's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Xavier is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kaiba wants to control but Xavier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kaiba is looking to improve his position.
Kaiba is controlling Xavier's trapped leg to prevent Xavier from advancing to side control.
Xavier not doing much here.
Kaiba has his hands clasped together around Xavier's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier wants to control but Kaiba is keeping him busy.
Kaiba wants to improve his position but Xavier is controlling well.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xavier is trying to work for a kimura but Kaiba is defending well.
Kaiba is doing well to control the position and prevent Xavier from advancing to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Xavier looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Xavier closes the distance but Kaiba moves to the side

and Kaiba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Xavier looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Kaiba seems content to control.
Kaiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Xavier looking for submissions off his back.
Xavier trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaiba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xavier's head.
Kaiba is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seto Kaiba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kaiba with a jab.
Kaiba throws a series of strikes that have Xavier backpedaling.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kaiba sprawls well. Kaiba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xavier gets slowly back to his feet.
Seto Kaiba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaiba misses with a few strikes there.
Xavier with the counter takedown but Kaiba avoids it easily.
Kaiba connects with a single shot there.

Xavier clinches with his opponent.
Kaiba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xavier can do to turn this around?
Xavier is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kaiba to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier tries to pull guard but Kaiba holds him up against the cage and eventually Xavier drops back down to his feet.
Seto Kaiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Xavier.
Xavier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Xavier tries to pull guard but Kaiba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Xavier.
Kaiba is looking for a sweep.
Xavier wants to control but Kaiba is keeping him busy.
Kaiba manages to work his way to half guard, despite Xavier's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kaiba manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kaiba keeping moving, preventing Xavier from controlling successfully.
Kaiba looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaiba, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier wants to control from the top but Kaiba keeps moving.
Kaiba pulls Xavier in close to prevent any damage.
Kaiba looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaiba, not yet.
Kaiba pulls Xavier in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Xavier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kaiba wants to get back to his feet but Xavier passes into half guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xavier perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiba keeping control of the position.

Kaiba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Xavier pulls his head out easily.
Kaiba is looking to improve his position.

Xavier is looking for a kimura here.

Xavier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kaiba sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Xavier is pressing down on Kaiba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kaiba is holding on for now.
Kaiba is looking to control Xavier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kaiba avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seto Kaiba dominated that second 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.

Kaiba lands with a right hand.
Xavier dives in for a single leg takedown but Kaiba sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kaiba throws a hook but Xavier blocks it.
Xavier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Xavier shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaiba sprawls well. He's pushed Xavier's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seto Kaiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Xavier.
Kaiba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xavier circles away quickly and effectively.
Xavier with a poor takedown

and Kaiba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Xavier's guard.
Kaiba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaiba is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kaiba trying to control but Xavier is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier is trying to keep Kaiba in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Xavier is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kaiba frees his head nicely. Oh but Xavier has switched to an armbar! Kaiba is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jack Xavier!
Jack Xavier is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Jack Xavier thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Seto Kaiba spoke after the fight, saying 'My...trap... It didn't work.'.