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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor MacGregar (ranked 23199 p4p, 535 weight class) and Robin Good (ranked 23591 p4p, 546 weight class). MacGregar comes to the cage accompanied by Hell is my middle name. 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.

MacGregar
vs
Good

178 cm
21
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

CAGED CROW Clothings 50$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor MacGregar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Good!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Good.
Good tries a head kick but it misses.
MacGregar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

MacGregar 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MacGregar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Good is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
MacGregar landing some decent shots from guard.
MacGregar postures up.

Good had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MacGregar defends it easily.

Good throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Good had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MacGregar defends it easily.
MacGregar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MacGregar stands up from Good's guard - MacGregar perhaps looking for a knockout.
MacGregar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Good can pounce on him.

MacGregar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Good wants to improve his position but MacGregar is controlling well.
MacGregar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good is looking to improve his position.
MacGregar lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good moves into full guard.
MacGregar stopping the sweep attempt from Good.

Good had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MacGregar defends it easily.
Good is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
MacGregar works over Good with some ground and pound from guard.
MacGregar postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Good covers up, he's hurt! MacGregar keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from MacGregar and the ref steps in to end the fight! MacGregar can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor MacGregar!
Conor MacGregar thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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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
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finko Naikkorine (ranked 7431 p4p, 438 weight class) and Morris Day (ranked 4627 p4p, 368 weight class). Naikkorine comes to the cage accompanied by Mexico - The Dead Daisies. The key to victory for Finko Naikkorine has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Naikkorine
vs
Day

175 cm
21
148 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

171 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finko Naikkorine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morris Day!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Day changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Naikkorine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Day thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Day throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Day landing a few strikes.
Naikkorine struggling a bit here.
Day lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Day working the head and body with strikes.
Day scores with a couple of short elbows.
Naikkorine is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Day tries to score with some ground and pound. Naikkorine controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Day tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Day thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day wants to control but Naikkorine is keeping him busy.
Naikkorine regains half guard, as Day was trying to land strikes.
Day takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Day perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Day looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Naikkorine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Day is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Day scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Day throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Day sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Day working Naikkorine over with strikes.
Day lands strikes from half guard.
Naikkorine won't allow Day to pass to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Day seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naikkorine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Naikkorine actively working from the bottom here.
Naikkorine is breathing heavily.
Day seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Naikkorine is defending against the submission attempts here by Day.
Day takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Day seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Day is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Naikkorine sees it coming and defends easily.
Day seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Naikkorine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Day working Naikkorine over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day 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.
Day winds up and cracks Naikkorine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Day takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Day looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Naikkorine is rocked!

Day is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Naikkorine has managed to free his arm - good work.
Oh Naikkorine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Day seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Day winds up and cracks Naikkorine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Naikkorine seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naikkorine taking some punishment here, with Day in his half guard.
Day scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've been informed that Day has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Day is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morris Day dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Day decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Day drops an elbow to the side of Naikkorine's head.
Naikkorine wants to control but Day is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Day in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naikkorine trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Day working Naikkorine over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Day.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Day is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Naikkorine is hurt! He's hurt bad - Day fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Naikkorine from any more punishment! Congratulations to Day! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morris Day!
Morris Day thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Feliciano (ranked 5003 p4p, 544 weight class) and Taavi Mottus (ranked 2733 p4p, 371 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Feliciano
vs
Mottus

190 cm
27
218 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

183 cm
27
209 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Raul Feliciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taavi Mottus!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mottus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Mottus there.
Feliciano misses with a double jab.
Mottus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Feliciano scores with the left hand. Mottus knows he should have avoided that one.
Mottus throws a good cross that connects.
Feliciano throws a body punch but Mottus moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mottus has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Feliciano scores with a nice right hand.
Feliciano seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mottus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Feliciano. Feliciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mottus dances in with a quick combination. Feliciano is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Mottus snaps Feliciano's head back. Feliciano stumbles backwards against the cage. Mottus steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Feliciano's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Feliciano just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taavi Mottus!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Monte Goglin (ranked 1981 p4p, 237 weight class) and Baristen Selmy (ranked 3840 p4p, 423 weight class). Goglin comes to the cage accompanied by Monte. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Goglin
vs
Selmy

178 cm
26
172 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

182 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Goglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Baristen Selmy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goglin takes the fight into the clinch.
Goglin lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Goglin.

Selmy pulls guard.
Goglin wants to control from the top but Selmy keeps moving.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baristen Selmy!
Monte Goglin spoke after the fight, saying 'Really thought we had this one today...maybe I overlooked this guy a bit. Or maybe not, maybe this guy just had a great fight, congrats, but we'll come back strong next time!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor Xe (ranked 1798 p4p, 220 weight class) and Don King (ranked 4578 p4p, 424 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Xe
vs
King

190 cm
20
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Professor Xe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don King!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xe drops down looking for a counter takedown but King sprawls and moves away.
King throws a right hand that Xe ducks under and follows up with a left that Xe also avoids with ease.
We've been hearing reports that Xe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Xe misses its target.
A low kick from King is predictable there

and Xe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xe working some strikes from top position.
Xe is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King wants to stand up but Xe is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xe pushing down on King's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Xe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Xe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Xe lands with a punch from half guard.
Xe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Xe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Xe unloading with bombs!

It looks like Don King has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xe drops a big elbow. That's hurt King! More shots from Xe and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professor Xe!
A relieved looking Professor Xe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaede Jun (ranked 2080 p4p, 199 weight class) and Harri Haaparanta (ranked 3127 p4p, 290 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jun
vs
Haaparanta

169 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaede Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haaparanta!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haaparanta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jun.
Haaparanta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jun blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Jun misses its intended target.
Haaparanta tries a head kick but it misses.
Haaparanta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jun wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harri Haaparanta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jun lands a lovely overhand right.
Jun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haaparanta.
Jun throws a body punch but Haaparanta moves out of range.
Haaparanta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haaparanta tries a head kick but it misses.
Haaparanta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jun's calf.
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!

Jun closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Jun fails to land.
Haaparanta blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jun.
Haaparanta tries to break the clinch but Jun is controlling the position.
Haaparanta digs a right hand underneath Jun's ribcage. Jun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jun misses with a short punch on the inside.

Haaparanta breaks from the clinch.
Jun lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun cracks Haaparanta with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Jun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jun slips a jab from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta ducks under a wild hook from Jun.
Haaparanta wants to slow Jun down by chopping away at his legs.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haaparanta moves away.
Haaparanta raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Haaparanta throws a right hand that Jun ducks under and follows up with a left that Jun also avoids with ease.

Jun takes the fight into the clinch.
Jun misses with some punches.
Haaparanta wants to stall.
Haaparanta tries to throw a body punch but Jun avoids it by throwing Haaparanta back against the cage.

Haaparanta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haaparanta can pounce on him.
Haaparanta scores with a head kick. Jun tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jun cracks Haaparanta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haaparanta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haaparanta at a distance.
Haaparanta is looking to chop away at Jun's legs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jun works on Haaparanta's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haaparanta.
Jun lands a nice uppercut.
Jun misses with some punches.
Jun avoids the elbow strike from Haaparanta, against the cage.
Jun working aggressively here.
Jun tries to work over Haaparanta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jun lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jun.
Haaparanta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haaparanta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jun scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haaparanta breaks from the clinch.
Jun misses the jab.
Haaparanta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Haaparanta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jun throws a good cross that connects.
Haaparanta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jun moves away.
Haaparanta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haaparanta misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Jun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haaparanta blocks a jab.
Jun looks to land a left hand but Haaparanta moved out of range nicely.
Jun pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Haaparanta back to the cage. Jun follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haaparanta moves forwards but Jun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jun scores with a body shot.
Jun checks a low kick from Haaparanta.
The crowd cheers as Jun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haaparanta doesn't seem phased though.
Jab by Jun.
Haaparanta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun throws an overhand right that lands on Haaparanta's shoulder, as Haaparanta tries to avoid the shot.
Jun tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haaparanta counters with a big head kick but Jun shrugs it off.
A big right from Jun misses.
Haaparanta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Jun is rocked!
Haaparanta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jun lands a head shot.
Jun lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haaparanta backs up against the cage.

Jun clinches up with Haaparanta and pushes him back against the cage.
Jun has a couple of punches blocked by Haaparanta.
Haaparanta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haaparanta throws a head punch that misses.
Jun keeps control of Haaparanta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jun stalling against the cage.
Jun throws a head punch that misses.
Jun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jun misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaede Jun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Haaparanta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jun.
Haaparanta throws a head kick but Jun moves out of range.
Haaparanta throws a head kick but Jun moves out of range.
Haaparanta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haaparanta.
A slow jab from Jun misses its intended target.
Haaparanta throws a low kick but Jun moves out of range easily.
Haaparanta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Jun closes the distance and clinches.
Jun stalling in the clinch.
Haaparanta can't find room to land a body shot as Jun controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun lands a hook that snaps the head of Haaparanta backwards.
Haaparanta tries to break free but Jun pushes him back against the cage.
Haaparanta is trying to break the clinch but Jun has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jun scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jun.
Haaparanta is trying to force a seperation but Jun has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jun.
Haaparanta is trying to break the clinch but Jun has him pressed against the cage.
Haaparanta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haaparanta misses with a short punch on the inside.

Haaparanta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jun looks to land a left hand but Haaparanta moved out of range nicely.
Haaparanta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jun throws an overhand right that lands on Haaparanta's shoulder, as Haaparanta tries to avoid the shot.
Haaparanta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haaparanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Jun.
Haaparanta wants to land a leg kick but Jun is out of range.
Haaparanta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jun.
Jun connects with a single shot there.
Jun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Jun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haaparanta misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta misses with a body kick.
Haaparanta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jun connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jun scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Haaparanta does no damage.
Haaparanta throws the kick towards the body but Jun avoids it.
Jun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haaparanta.
Jun checks a low kick from Haaparanta.
Jun scores with a shot to the body.
Jun tries to clinch but Haaparanta moves out of range.
Jun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jun connects with a jab.
Haaparanta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jun looks to throw the jab but Haaparanta is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jun.
Jun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haaparanta.
Jun misses with a straight right.
Haaparanta lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun throws the left hand but Haaparanta avoids the punch easily.
Haaparanta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jun's sensitive parts.
Jun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haaparanta.
Jun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haaparanta lands a glancing blow to the side of Jun's head.
Haaparanta throws a leg kick which misses Jun's front leg but catches the back leg as Jun tries to avoid it.
Jun doesn't manage to clinch there - Haaparanta circles away.
Haaparanta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jun appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jun 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.
Haaparanta tries a head kick but it misses.
Haaparanta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jun's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Jun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jun misses with a looping left.
Jun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jun misses with a hook
and Haaparanta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jun just misses with a punch to the body.
Jun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haaparanta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haaparanta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haaparanta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jun.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haaparanta.
Jun swings for the body but Haaparanta moves out of range.
Haaparanta lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Haaparanta misses with a low kick.
Jun dodges the punch combination from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta connects with an inside leg kick.
Haaparanta misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haaparanta digs a good body shot into Jun's ribs.
Jun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harri Haaparanta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jun swings for the body but Haaparanta moves out of range.
Haaparanta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jun moves out of range of the leg kick from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta tried to score with a low kick but Jun checks it.
Harri Haaparanta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Jun finds it's way through Haaparanta's defenses.
Haaparanta misses with a series of wild punches.
Haaparanta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jun.
Haaparanta throws a series of punches but Jun avoids them all with ease.
Jun misses with a looping right.

Jun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haaparanta, pushing him back against the cage.
Jun takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haaparantas head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jun.

Haaparanta breaks from the clinch.
Haaparanta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Jun misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haaparanta throws a body punch but Jun moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jun. Haaparanta does a little dance to reset his feet.

Haaparanta gets tackled into the cage by Jun. Jun maintains the clinch.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haaparanta is trying to force a seperation but Jun has the dominant position.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jun scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Haaparanta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Jun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haaparanta doesn't seem phased though.
Jun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta thumps Jun with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun loads up on a big right hand but Haaparanta slips the punch.
Jun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jun misses with a straight left.
Jun moves out of range of the body kick from Haaparanta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jun throws a hook to the side of Haaparanta's head but Haaparanta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haaparanta is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Haaparanta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jun lands a glancing blow to the side of Haaparanta's head.
Haaparanta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jun throws a body punch but Haaparanta moves out of range.
Jun punishes Haaparanta's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Haaparanta.
Jun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haaparanta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haaparanta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jun moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jun throws a big shot that misses.
Haaparanta tried to score with a low kick but Jun checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jun misses.
Haaparanta moves out of range as Jun strikes.
Haaparanta was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Haaparanta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab by Haaparanta.
Haaparanta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haaparanta. Haaparanta obviously looking to wear him down.

Jun moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Haaparanta.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by Haaparanta.
Jun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jun struggles to land a body shot inside as Haaparanta controls his hands.
A short right from Haaparanta.
Jun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Haaparanta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haaparanta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jun if he has to take too many more of those.
Jun is looking to clinch but Haaparanta is avoiding it.
Haaparanta throws a head kick but Jun moves out of range.
Haaparanta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haaparanta can pounce on him.
Haaparanta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jun checks a low kick from Haaparanta.
Jun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haaparanta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jun checks the leg kick.
Haaparanta throws a head kick that Jun semi-blocks.
Harri Haaparanta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Jun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haaparanta doesn't seem phased though.
Jun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haaparanta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Jun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haaparanta unleashes a big counter combination but Jun bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haaparanta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jun swings for the body but Haaparanta moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harri Haaparanta.
I think Haaparanta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Haaparanta!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Harri Haaparanta made sure he mentioned FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hickings (ranked 655 p4p, 89 weight class) and Raphael Hide (ranked 1850 p4p, 237 weight class). Hickings comes to the cage accompanied by Thing - Just loud noises. Hide comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nightwish kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Raphael Hide told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hickings
vs
Hide

188 cm
21
191 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

CAGED CROW Clothings 50$

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie Hickings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Hide!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hickings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hickings scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Hide.
Hickings throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hickings looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hickings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hide was well out of range. Poor timing from Hickings.
Hide takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hickings lands a nice hook to Hide's body. Hide takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charlie Hickings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickings misses with a body shot.
Hickings takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hickings avoids the body shot from Hide.

Hickings gets tackled into the cage by Hide. Hide maintains the clinch.
Hickings works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickings lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Hickings lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hickings on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide swings wildly with an uppercut but Hickings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickings lands a shoulder strike.
Hickings cracks Hide with a nice body shot.
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hickings.
Hide stalling against the cage.
Hickings has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hickings can't find room to land a body shot as Hide controls the action.
Hickings can't find room to land a body shot as Hide controls the action.
Hide has a couple of punches blocked by Hickings.
A short body shot lands from Hide as the two fighters clinch.
Hickings blocks a body shot from Hide.
Hickings misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hickings misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hide.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hickings.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hickings.
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Hide misses with a body punch.
Hickings misses with the head strike.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hickings's face.
A hook to the body from Hide.
Hickings lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickings struggles to land a body shot inside as Hide controls his hands.
Hickings tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hide avoids it.
Hickings wants a takedown.
Hickings misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hickings is trying to pull guard but Hide turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hickings struggles to land a body shot inside as Hide controls his hands.
Hickings drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hide gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Hickings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hickings blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hickings backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickings takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hide tries a knee to the head but Hickings blocks it.
Hide blocks a body shot from Hickings.
Hide has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hickings seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hide can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
A nice left hand lands by Hide.
Hide misses with a body punch.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.

Hickings is rocked!
Come on Hide - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oh Hickings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hickings backwards.
Hide is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Hide is leaning against Hickings and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hickings is breathing heavily.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hide dips a shoulder and cracks Hickings with a mighty uppercut! Hickings falls back against the cage and Hide unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hickings is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hide screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Hide!
A less than humble Raphael Hide misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Charlie Hickings had this to say: 'Y ain't nathing, mate. Got lucky and noothink els. See ja soon reel soon, boi. You better hide.'.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Matsuda (ranked 7720 p4p, 589 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 1239 p4p, 158 weight class). Sonnen has chosen Win or lose am a fighter as his entrance music. Chael Sonnen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matsuda
vs
Sonnen

189 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
180 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Granite chin

CAGED CROW Clothings 50$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaito Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda stuffs the takedown.
Matsuda moves to clinch but Sonnen breaks away

and Sonnen counters with a shoot takedown. Matsuda fights it but they end up in guard.
Matsuda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sonnen on the ground.
Sonnen works over Matsuda with some ground and pound from guard.
Matsuda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sonnen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen is stalling in the full guard.
Sonnen 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.
Matsuda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sonnen.
Sonnen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matsuda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Sonnen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda is looking to stand up but Sonnen isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sonnen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Matsuda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sonnen.
Sonnen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matsuda's head.
Sonnen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sonnen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sonnen with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sonnen throws a big right hand that misses.
Sonnen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sonnen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sonnen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Matsuda is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen gets to his feet and stands over Matsuda, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Matsuda felt that one! Sonnen unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Matsuda from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen very nearly forgot to thank CAGED CROW Clothings 50$ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Romero (ranked 521 p4p, 83 weight class) and Joao Neves (ranked 1159 p4p, 153 weight class). Neves has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Romero
vs
Neves

190 cm
28
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

193 cm
20
245 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Neves!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neves leaves Romero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Neves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Neves defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romero takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero has his takedown stuffed
and Neves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neves swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Romero shoots and misses
and Neves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab by Neves.

It looks like Jose Romero has been cut.
Neves lands with a good body shot.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Neves had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Neves swinging wildly here.
Neves misses with a body shot

and Romero counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Neves!
Neves is looking to get back to his feet here but Romero is keeping cool and he's managed to take Neves's back.
Neves told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neves is trying to get back to his feet but Romero has full control of the position and if anything, Neves has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Romero has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Romero has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Romero has Neves flattened out and is raining down punches.
Romero scores with punches and elbows.
Neves is trying to get back to his feet but Romero has full control of the position and if anything, Neves has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Neves to escape the position.
Neves wants to get back to his feet.

Neves is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Romero off. It looks like it's working - Romero slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Neves displaying calm under pressure there.
Neves misses with a left hand

and Romero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Romero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Romero prevents Neves from getting back to his feet.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neves can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romero prevents Neves from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joao Neves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Romero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Romero.
Neves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero ducks right into an uppercut from Neves.
Romero staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero doesn't succeed with the takedown

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neves.
Romero shoots and misses
and Neves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Neves misses.
Neves looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Neves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joao Neves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neves swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Neves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

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

Romero is rocked!

Jose Romero's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero misses with a takedown
and Neves counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joao Neves!
Joao Neves is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Joao Neves thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Boxaaja (ranked 418 p4p, 56 weight class) and Ernesto Llosa (ranked 806 p4p, 108 weight class). Ernesto Llosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boxaaja
vs
Llosa

180 cm
21
188 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

King Nutrition

CAGED CROW Clothings 50$

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 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phol Boxaaja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ernesto Llosa!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

Llosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxaaja, pushing him back against the cage.
Boxaaja misses with a punch to the body.
Boxaaja gets through Llosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Boxaaja - that landed with a thud.
Llosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boxaaja smiles and moves away.

Llosa moves into the clinch successfully.

Boxaaja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boxaaja misses with an uppercut. Llosa saw that one coming.
Boxaaja is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boxaaja looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boxaaja ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Llosa is looking to clinch but Boxaaja is avoiding it.
Boxaaja jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Ernesto Llosa has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Llosa tries to clinch but Boxaaja is having none of it.

Llosa closes the distance and pushes Boxaaja back into the cage.
Boxaaja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Llosa backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxaaja tries a body shot but Llosa blocks it.
Llosa tries to pull guard but Boxaaja forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Llosa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boxaaja just stands there and leans against the cage.
Phol Boxaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernesto Llosa.

Boxaaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Llosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxaaja.
Boxaaja scores with a jab to the jaw.
Llosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boxaaja lands a right hook to the body.

Llosa closes the distance and pushes Boxaaja back into the cage.
Boxaaja lands a left hand.
Boxaaja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Llosa's elbow.

Llosa jumps into guard, dragging Boxaaja to the mat.

Llosa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boxaaja defends it easily.
Boxaaja wants to control from the top but Llosa keeps moving.

Llosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boxaaja defends well.
Llosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Llosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boxaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Llosa is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Llosa working for a triangle but Boxaaja defends it easily.
Boxaaja controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Llosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boxaaja tries to free his leg and advance position but Llosa is retaining full guard.

Llosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boxaaja is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Boxaaja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boxaaja wants to pass to mount but Llosa is defending the position.
Llosa wants to get back to full guard.
Llosa is trying to control but can't.
Llosa tries to roll over but Boxaaja keeps him under control.
Llosa trying to control from the bottom.
Llosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boxaaja in particular looking to stall.
Llosa is looking to control Boxaaja's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Llosa avoid being mounted?

Llosa looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Llosa is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Boxaaja has latched onto it... Big trouble! Boxaaja pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Llosa is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Boxaaja!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phol Boxaaja!
Phol Boxaaja retains his middleweight title!