IVT 12 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cretien Ducas (ranked 3728 p4p, 428 weight class) and Rafik Arfah (ranked 24855 p4p, 593 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ducas
vs
Arfah

185 cm
19
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cretien Ducas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafik Arfah!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducas lands a glancing blow to the side of Arfah's head.
Ducas lands with a good body shot.
Ducas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Rafik Arfah has been cut.
Arfah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ducas counters with a left to the body.
Arfah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Ducas - just one landing.
Ducas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ducas lands a jab to Arfah's midsection.
Arfah throws a sloppy body shot

and Ducas counters with a crisp right hand that drops Arfah! Ducas lets Arfah back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Arfah is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ducas fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Arfah square on the jaw! Damn, Arfah is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cretien Ducas!
After winning the bout, Cretien Ducas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Tiny (ranked 3085 p4p, 310 weight class) and Arnao Vanegas (ranked 2595 p4p, 278 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Tiny
vs
Vanegas

150 cm
26
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Tiny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnao Vanegas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tiny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tiny seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tiny tries to free his leg and advance position but Vanegas is retaining full guard.
Vanegas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tiny advances to half guard.
Vanegas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tiny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Vanegas is defending against the submission attempts here by Tiny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tiny has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Vanegas defend it? Tiny steps over the head and cranks it - Vanegas is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tiny!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mr Tiny!
A less than humble Mr Tiny misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gilmar Vidal (ranked 3915 p4p, 358 weight class) and Davi Araujo (ranked 24277 p4p, 463 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Vidal
vs
Araujo

165 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gilmar Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Davi Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vidal.
It looked like Vidal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vidal lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Araujo misses its intended target.
Araujo throws a looping overhand right but Vidal ducks down to avoid it.
Araujo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Araujo walks into a stiff left hand from Vidal.
Vidal slips under a jab.
Vidal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
Araujo misses with a hook.
Araujo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vidal manages to avoid it.
Davi Araujo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vidal connects with a single shot there.
Vidal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Araujo doesn't seem bothered though.
Araujo tries a low kick but Vidal avoids it.
Araujo throws a shot from downtown. Vidal moves away and avoids it.
Vidal lands with a shot to the body.
Vidal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Araujo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vidal. Araujo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vidal slips under a jab from Araujo.
It looked like Vidal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vidal cracks a nice hook into Araujo's ribs.
Araujo misses the jab.
Araujo throws a lazy uppercut
and Vidal counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidal avoids the body shot from Araujo.
Vidal thuds a left hand into Araujo's body.
Araujo misses with a hook. Vidal ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Araujo misses the target.
Araujo looks to score with a jab to the body but Vidal is just out of range.
Vidal throwing a counter right hand but Araujo manages to avoid it.
Araujo misses with a hook. Vidal ducked under it nicely.
Araujo swings for the body but Vidal moves out of range.
Vidal cracks Araujo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vidal is looking to wear down Araujo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Araujo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vidal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Araujo.
Vidal moves out of range as Araujo strikes.
Vidal defending well as Araujo loads up on a big left hand.
Araujo scoring well with a low kick there.
Araujo misses the jab.
Vidal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vidal scores with a nice right hand.
Vidal throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Araujo. That's going to slow Vidal down.
We've been informed that Araujo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Araujo throws an overhand right that lands on Vidal's shoulder, as Vidal tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Araujo looks to land a left hand but Vidal moved out of range nicely.
Vidal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Araujo momentarily.
Jab by Vidal.

Araujo is rocked!
Araujo walks straight into a right hand from Vidal - that's dropped him! Vidal jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Araujo from any more punishment! Araujo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gilmar Vidal!
Gilmar Vidal decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otello Mezzanotte (ranked 3991 p4p, 361 weight class) and Teller McCraw (ranked 3238 p4p, 319 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mezzanotte
vs
McCraw

167 cm
25
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

156 cm
26
156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otello Mezzanotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teller McCraw!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
McCraw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte lands a body shot.
McCraw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mezzanotte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mezzanotte lands a right hook to the body.
Mezzanotte walks into a straight right hand from McCraw.
Mezzanotte looks to throw the jab but McCraw is out of range.
McCraw throws an overhand right that lands on Mezzanotte's shoulder, as Mezzanotte tries to avoid the shot.
Mezzanotte misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from McCraw misses.
Mezzanotte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCraw momentarily.
Mezzanotte thuds his right hand into McCraw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCraw throws a hook but Mezzanotte avoids it easily.

McCraw drives through and clinches with Mezzanotte against the cage.
Mezzanotte gets through McCraw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mezzanotte swings wildly with an uppercut but McCraw uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCraw tries a body shot but Mezzanotte blocks it.
McCraw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCraw misses with some punches.
Mezzanotte can't find room to land a body shot as McCraw controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mezzanotte misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCraw misses with a body punch.
Mezzanotte misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCraw.
Mezzanotte throws a punch but it's blocked by McCraw.
McCraw takes a shot to the head.
Mezzanotte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCraw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCraw misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mezzanotte.
McCraw can't find room to land a body shot as Mezzanotte controls the action.
McCraw has a couple of punches blocked by Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte takes a shot to the head.
Mezzanotte can't find room to land a body shot as McCraw controls the action.
McCraw misses with a punch on the inside.
Mezzanotte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCraw lands with a short shot to the head.
McCraw has a couple of punches blocked by Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCraw or not.
Mezzanotte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCraw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte tries a body shot but McCraw blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mezzanotte.
McCraw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCraw swings wildly with an uppercut but Mezzanotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCraw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCraw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mezzanotte backwards.
McCraw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mezzanottes head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCraw.
Mezzanotte working aggressively here.
Mezzanotte misses with some punches.
Mezzanotte blocking some punches.
Mezzanotte prevents a body shot from McCraw.
Mezzanotte gets through McCraw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from McCraw.
Mezzanotte throws a punch but it's blocked by McCraw.
McCraw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mezzanotte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mezzanotte misses with a body punch.
McCraw scores with a shoulder strike.
McCraw prevents a body shot from Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte struggles to land a body shot inside as McCraw controls his hands.
Mezzanotte blocks a body shot from McCraw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, McCraw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mezzanotte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mezzanotte struggles to land a body shot inside as McCraw controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte digs a right hand underneath McCraw's ribcage. McCraw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mezzanotte scores with a shoulder strike.
Mezzanotte misses with the head strike.
Mezzanotte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCraw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCraw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from McCraw.
McCraw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mezzanotte backwards.
McCraw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCraw is leaning against Mezzanotte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mezzanotte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCraw swings wildly with an uppercut but Mezzanotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mezzanotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mezzanotte blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mezzanotte.
McCraw struggles to land a body shot inside as Mezzanotte controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mezzanotte misses with the head strike.
McCraw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCraw blocking some punches.
Mezzanotte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mezzanotte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCraw struggles to land a body shot inside as Mezzanotte controls his hands.
McCraw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mezzanotte blocks a body shot from McCraw.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mezzanotte.
McCraw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mezzanotte's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for McCraw.
McCraw prevents a body shot from Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte has a couple of punches blocked by McCraw.
McCraw misses with some punches.
McCraw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mezzanotte working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCraw lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from McCraw as the two fighters clinch.
Mezzanotte misses with the head strike.
McCraw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCraw looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mezzanotte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCraw.
McCraw tries to work over Mezzanotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Teller McCraw will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McCraw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCraw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by McCraw there.
A shot to the liver by Mezzanotte. Beautiful body shot.
Mezzanotte blocks a jab.
McCraw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mezzanotte.
McCraw lands a right hook to the body.
Mezzanotte scores with a punch to the head.
McCraw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mezzanotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCraw moves away.
McCraw takes a swing at Mezzanotte's ribcage but misses.
Mezzanotte was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mezzanotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCraw moves away.
McCraw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mezzanotte.
McCraw misses with a straight left.
Mezzanotte lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCraw throws a hook but Mezzanotte avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraw slips under a jab from Mezzanotte.
McCraw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCraw throws a body shot but no joy.
McCraw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCraw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mezzanotte to score with a decent uppercut.
Mezzanotte 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.
Nice straight punches there by Mezzanotte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mezzanotte.
McCraw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mezzanotte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCraw.
Otello Mezzanotte is winning the standup battle so far.
McCraw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte cracks McCraw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCraw. Mezzanotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCraw throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mezzanotte to counter with a crisp jab.
McCraw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mezzanotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mezzanotte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McCraw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCraw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mezzanotte was well out of range. Poor timing from McCraw.
A quick step to the side and Mezzanotte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mezzanotte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mezzanotte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCraw was well out of range. Poor timing from Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mezzanotte slips a jab from McCraw.
Mezzanotte lands with a nice body punch.
McCraw gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mezzanotte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCraw was well out of range. Poor timing from Mezzanotte.
McCraw throws a sloppy body shot
and Mezzanotte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mezzanotte misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for McCraw.
McCraw throws a jab but it's blocked by Mezzanotte.
McCraw dips to his left and cracks Mezzanotte with an uppercut!
Mezzanotte misses with a body shot.
McCraw throws a body shot but no joy.
Mezzanotte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCraw on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraw throws a body punch but Mezzanotte moves out of range.
McCraw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCraw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte is looking to wear down McCraw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McCraw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mezzanotte moves away.
Mezzanotte throws a body shot but no joy.
McCraw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab by Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCraw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte throws a hook but McCraw blocks it.
McCraw scores with the left hand. Mezzanotte knows he should have avoided that one.
McCraw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mezzanotte.
Mezzanotte lands a body shot.
Mezzanotte ducks under a wild hook from McCraw.
Mezzanotte tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McCraw manages to circle out of the way.
Mezzanotte avoids the body shot from McCraw.
Mezzanotte is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCraw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraw wants to clinch up but Mezzanotte keeps it at a distance.

McCraw moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCraw.
McCraw tries to throw a body punch but Mezzanotte avoids it by throwing McCraw back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McCraw fails to land.
McCraw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mezzanotte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mezzanotte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McCraw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCraw.
McCraw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCraw tries to work over Mezzanotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCraw throws a punch but it's blocked by Mezzanotte.
McCraw tries to throw a body punch but Mezzanotte avoids it by throwing McCraw back against the cage.
McCraw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mezzanotte backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mezzanotte misses with a punch to the body.
Mezzanotte throws a punch but it's blocked by McCraw.
Mezzanotte lands an uppercut.
Teller McCraw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mezzanotte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mezzanotte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCraw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Otello Mezzanotte will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mezzanotte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McCraw takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mezzanotte just misses with a punch to the body.
Mezzanotte looks to score with a jab to the body but McCraw is just out of range.
McCraw connects with a single shot there.
Mezzanotte scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCraw in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCraw. Mezzanotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mezzanotte misses with a wild body shot.
Mezzanotte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCraw circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCraw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mezzanotte scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mezzanotte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mezzanotte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McCraw lands a right hook to the body.

McCraw moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mezzanotte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCraw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraw lands a right hand.

Mezzanotte is rocked!
Mezzanotte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCraw lands with a left to the head.
Oh Mezzanotte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCraw tries to throw a body punch but Mezzanotte avoids it by throwing McCraw back against the cage.
McCraw has a couple of punches blocked by Mezzanotte.
A short right from McCraw.
McCraw misses with the head strike.
McCraw lands an uppercut.
Mezzanotte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCraw.
McCraw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCraw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mezzanotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Mezzanotte as the two fighters clinch.
McCraw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCraw misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCraw blocks an uppercut.
McCraw throws a punch but it's blocked by Mezzanotte.
McCraw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCraw lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from McCraw fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCraw.
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!
Mezzanotte throws a punch but it's blocked by McCraw.
Mezzanotte tries to throw a body punch but McCraw avoids it by throwing Mezzanotte back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from McCraw as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McCraw fails to land.
Mezzanotte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mezzanotte misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCraw scores with a shot to the side of Mezzanotte's head.
A right hand to the body from McCraw.
Mezzanotte struggles to land a body shot inside as McCraw controls his hands.
Mezzanotte lands with a short shot to the head.
Mezzanotte blocks an uppercut.
Mezzanotte gets through McCraw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mezzanotte has a couple of punches blocked by McCraw.
McCraw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mezzanotte misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mezzanotte's elbow.
Mezzanotte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCraw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCraw throws a head punch that misses.
Mezzanotte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mezzanotte misses with a punch on the inside.
McCraw misses with a punch on the inside.
McCraw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCraw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mezzanotte backwards.
Mezzanotte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mezzanotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mezzanotte blocks a body shot from McCraw.
McCraw misses with the head strike.
McCraw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCraw throws a big uppercut that drops Mezzanotte! More strikes from McCraw and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mezzanotte lies dazed against the cage as McCraw celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teller McCraw!
Teller McCraw decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Gallo (ranked 7335 p4p, 541 weight class) and Tazawa Matsu (ranked 3917 p4p, 413 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gallo
vs
Matsu

177 cm
25
172 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

172 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dylan Gallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tazawa Matsu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallo throws a body punch but Matsu moves out of range.
Gallo misses with a jab to the body
and Matsu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gallo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsu moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matsu! But no joy.
Matsu moves out of range as Gallo strikes.
Matsu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gallo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gallo throws a lazy right hand but Matsu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsu lunges at Gallo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gallo's hand.
Matsu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gallo at a distance.
Matsu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gallo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gallo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Gallo misses.
Matsu slips under a jab from Gallo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matsu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matsu slips under a jab from Gallo.
Gallo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallo.
Matsu lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsu lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallo.
A lazy left from Matsu finds it's target.
Matsu scores with a nice right hand.
Gallo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsu lands with a right hand.

Gallo is rocked!
Gallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsu manages to avoid it.
Matsu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gallo momentarily.
Matsu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matsu works Gallo's body with a nice hook.
Matsu lands with a nice body punch.
Gallo swings for the body but Matsu moves out of range.
Matsu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallo.
Gallo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsu checks a leg kick.
Gallo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsu scores with a jab to the body.
Gallo drops his hands momentarily and Matsu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matsu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gallo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo misses with a low kick as Matsu jumps back.
Gallo throws a big shot that misses.
Matsu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gallo tries a low kick but Matsu avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gallo.
Matsu lands with a good body shot.
Matsu lands with a shot to the body.
Good work by Matsu as he checks the leg kick.
Gallo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matsu's calf.
Gallo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gallo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallo.
Gallo misses with a looping right.
Matsu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gallo's hands.
Matsu lands with an uppercut that bounces Gallo off the cage and back into range.
Matsu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Gallo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Matsu.
Gallo seems to have got his legs back now.
Gallo throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsu.
Matsu avoids the body shot from Gallo.
Matsu avoids the body shot from Gallo.
Jab from Matsu.
Matsu scores with a nice strike.
Matsu lands with a good body shot.
Matsu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsu lands a nice looking body shot.
Matsu avoids the body shot from Gallo.
A shot to the liver by Matsu. Beautiful body shot.
Gallo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gallo misses with a body punch
and Matsu counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallo throws a leg kick that misses.
Matsu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matsu scores with a hook to the body. Gallo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo misses with a body shot.
Gallo swings for the body but Matsu moves out of range.

Matsu cracks Gallo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Matsu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gallo to stand back up!
Matsu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsu manages to avoid it.
Matsu catches Gallo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matsu digs a good body shot into Gallo's ribs.
Gallo connects with a solid leg kick.
Matsu moves out of range as Gallo strikes.
Gallo throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsu.

Matsu cracks Gallo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gallo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Matsu finish him?
Matsu cracks Gallo with a hook to the temple - Gallo is on wobbly legs here! Matsu swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gallo falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Matsu wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tazawa Matsu!
In his post fight interview, Tazawa Matsu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Freds (ranked 2472 p4p, 304 weight class) and Bob Bobbie (ranked 24856 p4p, 566 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Freds
vs
Bobbie

175 cm
27
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

173 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Freds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Bobbie!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Freds.
Freds blocks a jab.
Bobbie throws the left hand but Freds avoids the punch easily.
Bobbie looks to land a left hand but Freds moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Freds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bobbie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Freds lands with an overhand left.
Freds scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Freds cracks Bobbie with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bobbie tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Freds pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bobbie is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Freds!
A very excited looking John Freds made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xun Zemin (ranked 1484 p4p, 192 weight class) and Mark Motts (ranked 2907 p4p, 351 weight class). Mark Motts 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!

Zemin
vs
Motts

172 cm
27
166 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xun Zemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Motts!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zemin with a hook.

It looks like Mark Motts has been cut.
Motts tries to clinch up.
Motts tries to clinch there but Zemin circles away.
Motts wants to clinch.
Motts looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Motts walks into a left hand.
Motts moves in looking to clinch but Zemin pushes him off.
Zemin connects with a body shot that sends Motts's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts tries to clinch but Zemin moves out of range.
Zemin connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zemin, as that shot connected.
Motts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zemin scores with a hook.
Zemin lands with a good body shot.
Motts wants to clinch but Zemin slips to the side
and Zemin counters with a nice uppercut.
Zemin 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zemin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Motts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zemin scores with a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Zemin coming out on top.
Motts tries to clinch but Zemin is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zemin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Motts's head backwards.
Zemin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A shot to the liver by Zemin. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zemin swats away the attempt to clinch by Motts.
Zemin with a nice cross.
Zemin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zemin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zemin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zemin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zemin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Motts is rocked!
Motts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Motts is still on wobbly legs! Can Zemin finish him?
Motts tries to move into range but Zemin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
and Zemin counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Motts! He's just covering up as Zemin starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xun Zemin!
Xun Zemin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Amadou Poussin (ranked 1764 p4p, 194 weight class) and Raymond Miller (ranked 2151 p4p, 229 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Poussin
vs
Miller

170 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
26
158 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amadou Poussin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raymond Miller!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller missing with a left hand there. Poussin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Miller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Amadou Poussin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poussin was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Poussin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Poussin misses.
Poussin scores with a decent looking hook.
Poussin works the jab nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poussin, as that shot connected.
Poussin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poussin lands a jab to the head.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Poussin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poussin throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Poussin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poussin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Poussin swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller moves out of range as Poussin strikes.
A nice side step and Miller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller lands a leg kick that knocks Poussin off balance momentarily.
Poussin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Poussin misses the jab.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller tries to clinch there but Poussin circles away.
A jab lands there for Miller.
A cross from Poussin lands.
Poussin throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poussin misses the body punch
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Poussin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poussin.
Poussin misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poussin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller feints and then cracks Poussin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poussin down.
Poussin takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Poussin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poussin looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Poussin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poussin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poussin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
Poussin throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poussin looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Poussin throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller moves forwards but Poussin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poussin misses with a looping left.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poussin misses the jab.
Poussin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poussin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poussin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Poussin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Poussin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poussin drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Poussin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poussin cracks Miller with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller slips a straight right by Poussin.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Poussin needs to keep his hands up - Miller had a free shot at his head there.
Poussin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Poussin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Poussin moves away and avoids it.
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poussin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller slips under a jab.
Poussin defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Poussin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poussin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raymond Miller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Poussin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Poussin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Poussin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raymond Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller wants to clinch up but Poussin keeps it at a distance.
Poussin misses with a straight right.
Poussin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller slips under a jab from Poussin.
Poussin throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Poussin is just out of range.
Poussin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poussin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poussin scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poussin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Poussin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Poussin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller misses with a body punch
enabling Poussin to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Poussin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poussin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller taking a breather.
A short right from Poussin.
Poussin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poussin.
Poussin 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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Poussin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Miller tries to circle away but Poussin has him pinned against the cage.
Poussin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Poussin.
Poussin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Poussin lands a shoulder strike.
Poussin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poussin scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poussin's elbow.
Poussin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poussin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poussin digs a right hand underneath Miller's ribcage. Miller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miller lands a body punch.
Poussin misses with a punch on the inside.
Poussin keeps control of Miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poussin throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Poussin.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Poussin lands a body punch.
Poussin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poussin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Poussin.
Poussin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poussin lands an uppercut.
Poussin gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poussin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poussin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller is trying to break free.
Poussin scores with a shoulder strike.
Poussin works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poussin.
A shot in the inside from Poussin.

Miller is rocked!
Poussin scores with a hook to the body.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Poussin finish him?
Poussin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Poussin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poussin throws a big uppercut that drops Miller! More strikes from Poussin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Miller lies dazed against the cage as Poussin celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amadou Poussin!
Amadou Poussin retains his featherweight title!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cai Jia (ranked 1444 p4p, 185 weight class) and Erlend Jahr (ranked 1834 p4p, 236 weight class). The key to victory for Cai Jia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jia
vs
Jahr

172 cm
27
168 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

168 cm
26
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cai Jia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erlend Jahr!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jia lands a glancing blow to the side of Jahr's head.
Jia lands with a nice body punch.
Jia lands with a cross.
Jia lands a jab to Jahr's midsection.
Cai Jia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jia digs a good body shot into Jahr's ribs.
Jahr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Jia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Jahr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jia lands with a right to the head.
Jahr prevents a body shot from Jia.
Jia has a couple of punches blocked by Jahr.
Jia working aggressively here.
Jia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jia working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jia.

Jahr breaks the clinch.
Jia sizes up Jahr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jahr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Jia.

Jahr has closed the distance and engaged Jia in a clinch.
Jia lands with a right to the head.
Jia lands a nice uppercut.
Jahr is pushing Jia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jia lands an uppercut.
Jia lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jia lands a right hand.
Jia lands a shoulder strike.
Jahr tries to stall but Jia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jia lands a right hand.
Jia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jahr backwards.
Jia lands with a light punch inside.
Jahr tries to stall but Jia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Jia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Jia.
Jia is working Jahr over against the cage.
A short right from Jia.
Jia lands a nice uppercut.
Jia keeps control of Jahr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jia presses Jahr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jahr looks winded!
Jia is working Jahr over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jia.
Jahr trying to stall but Jia improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jia.
Jia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jahr or not.
Jia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jahrs head.
Jia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jia lands with a short shot to the head.
Jia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jahr or not.
Jahr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jia lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Jia.
Jia lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Jia.
A short body shot lands from Jia as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Jia.
Jia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jahr backwards.
Jia lands a right hand.
Jia lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jia scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Jia.
Jahr trying to stall but Jia improves his position.
Jia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jia lands a right hand.
Jia lands with a light punch inside.
Jia lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jia lands a nice uppercut.

Jahr is rocked!
Jia digs a right hand underneath Jahr's ribcage. Jahr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jahr is still on wobbly legs! Can Jia finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jahr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Are you kidding me?! Jia ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Jahr clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cai Jia!
Cai Jia retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Cai Jia rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.