AEW 22 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 2378 p4p, 141 weight class) and Maverick Syndal (ranked 3565 p4p, 276 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barca
vs
Syndal

175 cm
28
150 lbs
8 - 12 - 1

180 cm
27
155 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Trap-Alot-Clothing

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 8 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maverick Syndal!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Syndal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barca is out of range and Syndal settles back down.
Syndal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca avoids the body shot from Syndal.
Barca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Syndal misses the shot to the body.
Syndal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Syndal lands with a nice body punch.
Syndal throws a looping overhand right but Barca ducks down to avoid it.
Barca appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Syndal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Syndal throws a jab when Barca was well out of range.
Barca misses with a hook.
Syndal misses with a body shot.
Barca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Syndal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barca rather than just go for the knockout.
Syndal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barca lands with a hook. Syndal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Syndal checks a leg kick.
Syndal misses with a wild body shot.
Barca lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barca dips to his left and cracks Syndal with an uppercut!
A big right from Syndal misses.
Barca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barca manages to avoid it.
Syndal takes a swing at Barca's ribcage but misses.
Barca feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barca misses with a body kick.
Syndal misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Barca catches Syndal right on the button with a cross.
Barca fails to land with a series of punches.
Barca walks into a left hand.
Barca checks a leg kick.
We've been told by Barca's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Syndal scores with a decent looking hook.
Barca connects with a right hand. Syndal shakes it off.
Syndal throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
Barca throws the left hand but Syndal avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Syndal. Barca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Syndal throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
As Syndal looks to move away, Barca throws a big counter combo but Syndal just gets out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barca.
Barca throws a chopping leg kick but Syndal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syndal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barca jabs Syndal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Syndal moves out of range of the strikes.
Syndal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Barca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Syndal scores with a shot to the body.
Syndal looks to land a right hand but Barca moved out of range.
Syndal misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Syndal misses.
Barca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Syndal defending well as Barca loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Syndal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barca doesn't seem phased though.
Syndal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Syndal avoids the head kick by Barca.
Syndal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Syndal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Syndal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barca on the side of the head.

Barca is rocked!
Barca ducks under a wild hook from Syndal.
Barca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oh Barca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Syndal swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.
Good shot there by Barca.
Syndal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barca explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barca misses the shot to the body.
Barca lands a really nice looking cross but Syndal seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Syndal moves out of range of the strikes.
Barca misses with a leg kick
and Syndal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Syndal drops Barca with a straight right hand, right on the button! Syndal follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maverick Syndal!
Our winner, Maverick Syndal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altair Brain (ranked 2067 p4p, 234 weight class) and Koko Pinea (ranked 1682 p4p, 110 weight class). Brain's entrance music is 300 Violin. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Brain
vs
Pinea

182 cm
36
154 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

159 cm
39
134 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Altair Brain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koko Pinea!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brain throws a lazy head kick
letting Pinea counter with a right hand.
Pinea throws a sloppy head kick and Brain moves out of range easily.
Brain stuffs the takedown attempt from Pinea. Pinea gets slowly back to his feet.
Pinea tries to clinch there but Brain circles away.
Brain misses with a double jab.
Pinea's corner calls for a 1-2. Pinea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Pinea shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brain napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Brain throws Pinea to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pinea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brain.
Brain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinea. Pinea obviously looking to wear him down.
Pinea connects with a crisp jab.
Brain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pinea's corner calls for a 1-2. Pinea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brain throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain is looking to clinch.
Brain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pinea shoots in looking for a takedown but Brain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pinea's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pinea crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brain - the referee stops the clock and Pinea gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brain. Pinea manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice shot by Brain.
A clash of legs there as Pinea blocks the low kick.
Brain with a nice cross.
Brain throws a big shot that misses.
Pinea throws a jab but it's blocked by Brain.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pinea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Altair Brain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko Pinea.
Pinea cracks Brain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pinea throws a looping overhand right but Brain ducks down to avoid it.
Altair Brain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinea's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pinea closes the distance and pushes Brain back into the cage.
Brain lands a left hand.
Brain misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinea.
Brain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinea backwards.
Pinea scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brain gets underhooks to prevent Pinea's takedown attempt.
Brain throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinea.
Brain lands a shoulder strike.
Pinea tries to throw a body punch but Brain avoids it by throwing Pinea back against the cage.
Brain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pinea throws a head punch that misses.
Brain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brain stalls.
Brain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pinea has a couple of punches blocked by Brain.
Brain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinea.
Brain prevents a body shot from Pinea.
Pinea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Brain breaks from the clinch.

Brain pushes Pinea up against the cage in a clinch.
Brain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Brain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brain is looking to counter punch.
Brain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinea swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pinea looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brain!

Brain sneaks out the side door and pushes Pinea away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pinea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pinea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brain backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinea struggles to land a body shot inside as Brain controls his hands.
Brain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pinea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Brain manages to break the clinch.
Pinea fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pinea shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brain defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brain moves into range and clinches up with Pinea.
Pinea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brain struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinea controls his hands.
Pinea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinea has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brain swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinea misses with the head strike.

Brain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Brain.

Pinea shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Brain manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Altair Brain dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big right from Pinea misses.
Pinea throws out a powerful jab.
Pinea looks for a takedown but Brain sprawls well.
Pinea takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pinea wants to clinch but Brain slips to the side
and Brain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brain misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Pinea as he connects with a hook.
Brain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Pinea.
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!
Pinea 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.
Pinea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brain to score with a decent uppercut.
Pinea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brain.

Pinea drives through and clinches with Brain against the cage.
Pinea throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brains head.
Pinea drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brain blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brain lands an elbow inside that Pinea shrugs off.

It looks like Koko Pinea has been cut.
Brain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brain is pushing Pinea up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Altair Brain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brain managing to block the knees to the body from Pinea.
Pinea digs a right hand underneath Brain's ribcage. Brain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brain looking to slow down the pace here.
Pinea misses with the head strike.
Brain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinea can do to turn this around?
Brain misses with a punch to the body.
Pinea tries a body shot but Brain blocks it.
Pinea misses with a knee strike.
Brain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Brain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pinea darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Brain has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pinea is on him like a limpet, forcing Brain back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brain takes a shot to the head.
Brain blocking some punches.
Pinea lands a hook that snaps the head of Brain backwards.

Brain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Altair Brain is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinea closes the distance and clinches up with Brain, looking for a takedown. Pinea pushes Brain against the cage but Brain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Altair Brain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko Pinea.
Pinea misses with a lunging right hand
and Brain counters with a nice uppercut.

Pinea closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pinea lands in his opponent's guard.
Brain wants to sweep here but Pinea controlling him for the moment.
Brain controlling Pinea's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea pushing down on Brain's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pinea working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pinea working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brain is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinea pushes down on Brain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brain looking for a sweep. Not yet Brain, not yet.
Brain keeping full guard, as Pinea tries to pass.
Brain is trying to control the position but Pinea postures up.

Pinea avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brain keeping moving, preventing Pinea from controlling successfully.
Pinea slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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 Altair Brain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koko Pinea's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pinea throws out a loose jab but Brain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pinea takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pinea.
Altair Brain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pinea.

Pinea bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brain dodges the ground and pound from Pinea.
Brain tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Brain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pinea thowing shots but they're missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea looking to finish Brain with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brain!
Pinea has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pinea lands with some strikes.
Pinea avoids the attempt from Brain to control.
Pinea landing strikes from the mount.
Pinea throws some wild stikes that Brain manages to avoid easily.
Pinea controlling the position easily from mount.
Brain is in a horrible position here. Pinea smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Koko Pinea has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinea thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pinea with the ground and pound from mount.
Pinea throwing strikes but Brain recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pinea connects with a nice short shot to Brain's temple.
Pinea thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pinea throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pinea wants to take a breather but Brain is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pinea lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea wants to free his trapped foot but Brain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pinea thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pinea looks to land a strike but Brain avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Brain keeping moving, preventing Pinea from controlling successfully.

Brain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pinea is aware though and is defending well.
Pinea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brain is controlling Pinea's posture.
Pinea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brain misses with a double jab.
Brain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinea cracks Brain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pinea will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Altair Brain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko Pinea.
Pinea shoots in but Brain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pinea misses with a hook. Brain ducked under it nicely.
Brain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinea.
Pinea moves in looking to clinch but Brain pushes him off.
Brain scores with a one two! Pinea had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pinea throws a good cross that connects.
Sloppy strikes from Brain. Those never looked like landing.
Pinea feints the counter takedown.
Brain walks into a stiff left hand from Pinea.
Brain moves out of range as Pinea strikes.
Pinea doesn't manage to clinch there - Brain circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koko Pinea really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koko Pinea's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pinea shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brain is trying to defend but Pinea finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brain moves into full guard.
Pinea throws a strike but Brain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Pinea controls Brain momentarily but Brain frees himself.

Brain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pinea has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brain has managed to get both his arms back between Pinea's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pinea is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea controls Brain momentarily but Brain frees himself.
Brain 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brain trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pinea has his hands on Brain's head, controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Brain enables Pinea to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brain manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Brain is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Pinea presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Pinea misses with the head strike.
Pinea is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pinea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brain lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brain blocks an uppercut.
Pinea drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pinea is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Altair Brain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko Pinea.
Pinea is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Brain breaks from the clinch.
Brain throws a shot to the body.

Brain rushes Pinea and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinea misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinea has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pinea takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinea takes an elbow to the temple.
Brain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brain tries to stall but Pinea uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brain tries to work over Pinea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brain managing to block the knees to the body from Pinea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinea throws a head punch that misses.
Brain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinea backwards.

Brain breaks from the clinch.

Brain moves into the clinch successfully.
Pinea looking for a takedown.
Brain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brain slowing the pace effectively.
Brain tries to stall but Pinea uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pinea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brain throws a head punch that misses.
Brain blocks an uppercut.
Pinea wants a takedown.

Brain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinea dodges the punch combination from Brain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Altair Brain had his way with Koko Pinea in that round.
The cut man is working on Koko Pinea's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pinea, pushing him back against the cage.
Pinea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pinea tries to score a body lock takedown but Brain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brain misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brain.
Brain lands a body punch.
Brain blocks an uppercut.
Pinea trying to land knees to the body.
Brain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brain taking a breather.
Pinea lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brain stops a takedown attempt from Pinea.

Brain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pinea tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brain swivels and escapes.
Brain is looking for a counter combo.
Altair Brain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko Pinea.
Pinea looks to land a right hand but Brain moved out of range.
Brain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinea throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pinea's sensitive parts.
Brain cracks a nice hook into Pinea's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Pinea.

Brain clinches up against the cage.
Pinea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Brain manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Brain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brain swings for the body but Pinea moves out of range.
Brain takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Brain misses the target.
Brain with a jab.
Brain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brain throws a lazy uppercut

and Pinea counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pinea.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinea throwing strikes but missing.
Pinea looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinea working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pinea lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pinea throws a strike but Brain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Brain wants to control from the top but Pinea keeps moving.
Brain is really struggling to control Pinea but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brain is one step ahead there.
Pinea keeping full guard, as Brain tries to pass.
Koko Pinea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brain is working Pinea over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brain looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Altair Brain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinea swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Brain forces Pinea back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pinea swings wildly with an uppercut but Brain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brain is trying to break the clinch but Pinea is controlling him.
Pinea working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Altair Brain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Altair Brain!
A victorious Altair Brain thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Summers (ranked 1980 p4p, 236 weight class) and Lugh Blackburn (ranked 2139 p4p, 257 weight class). Blackburn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. When the Man Comes Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Summers
vs
Blackburn

185 cm
42
192 lbs
24 - 4 - 0

187 cm
42
200 lbs
37 - 27 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lugh Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn blocks a low kick nicely.
It seemed like Blackburn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Summers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jimmy Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Blackburn throws a hook but Summers blocks it.
Blackburn throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.

Summers gets tackled into the cage by Blackburn. Blackburn maintains the clinch.
Summers misses with the head strike.
Blackburn lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Nathan Summers has been cut.
Summers misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackburn.
Blackburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Summers is trying to stall.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Summers misses with some punches.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers scores with a shot to the side of Blackburn's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Summers.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Blackburn fails to pull guard.
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Summers pushes Blackburn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Summers lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Summers misses with the head strike.
Summers is trying to maintain a safe position but Blackburn gets an underhook and turns Summers into the cage.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Blackburn throws a head punch that misses.
Summers blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the head but Summers blocks with his arms.
Blackburn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Summers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Summers is looking to control Blackburn's arms but Blackburn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Summers has his back to the cage.
Summers swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers scores with a shoulder strike.
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Summers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackburn pushes Summers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackburn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackburn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn jumps guard but Summers stands there with Blackburn around his waist. Blackburn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blackburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Summers scores with a shoulder strike.

Blackburn jumps into guard, dragging Summers to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Summers tries to stand but Blackburn is controlling from the bottom.
Blackburn working a defensive guard here.

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

Blackburn working for a triangle but Summers defends it easily.

Blackburn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Summers defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blackburn is working an open guard so Summers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Blackburn slips a jab from Summers.
Summers staying out of range there.
Blackburn defending well as Summers loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Summers.
Summers throws a nice looking combination but Blackburn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Summers.
Summers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackburn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Summers throws a right hand that Blackburn ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackburn also avoids with ease.
Blackburn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Summers under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blackburn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blackburn misses with a wild body shot.
Summers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers throws the left hand but Blackburn avoids the punch easily.
Summers slips under a jab.
Summers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Summers misses with a straight left.
Blackburn connects with the punch.
Blackburn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Summers.
Summers throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn lands a body shot.
Summers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Summers throws a leg kick
and Blackburn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Summers tries to bum rush Blackburn with a series of wild strikes but Blackburn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Summers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Summers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blackburn slips a jab from Summers.
Summers lands a really nice looking cross but Blackburn seems unphased.
Blackburn misses with an uppercut
enabling Summers to counter with a crisp jab.
Blackburn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Summers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Summers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blackburn momentarily.
Summers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackburn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lugh Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackburn.
Blackburn lands a head shot.
Blackburn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Summers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackburn with a hook.
Summers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Summers takes a swing at Blackburn's ribcage but misses.
Blackburn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Summers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blackburn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Summers.
Summers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blackburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Summers moves away.
Summers connects with an inside leg kick.
Blackburn lands a nice shot that snaps Summers's head back.
Blackburn punishes Summers's body with a nice straight punch.
Summers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Summers connects with the punch.
Blackburn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackburn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Summers doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackburn circles away.
Blackburn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Summers.
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!
Summers tried to score with a low kick but Blackburn checks it.
Summers fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn throws a jab but it's blocked by Summers.
Summers tries to land a leg kick but Blackburn saw it coming and moves away.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blackburn takes one on the button.
Blackburn misses with a body shot.
Summers defending well as Blackburn loads up on a big left hand.
Summers throws a body punch but Blackburn moves out of range.
Summers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Blackburn darts in and clinches Summers up against the cage.
Blackburn prevents a body shot from Summers.
Summers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Summers wants to stall.
Blackburn working aggressively here.
Summers taking a breather.
Blackburn struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
Blackburn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Summers walks away with a smile on his face. Blackburn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blackburn cracks Summers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers misses with a low kick.
Summers misses with an uppercut.
Summers defending well as Blackburn loads up on a big left hand.
Summers swinging wildly here.
Blackburn lands a glancing blow to the side of Summers's head.
Blackburn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Summers.
Summers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackburn throws out the jab.
Summers slips a straight right by Blackburn.
Blackburn's corner calls for a 1-2. Blackburn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blackburn misses with a hook. Summers ducked under it nicely.
Summers misses with a straight right.
Summers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Summers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blackburn.
Blackburn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Summers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Summers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nathan Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Summers staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburn slips under a jab.
Blackburn digs a good body shot into Summers's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Summers.
Summers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackburn is able to avoid easily.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Blackburn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Summers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blackburn's head.
Blackburn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Summers is looking to counter punch.
Summers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackburn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Summers scrambles back to his feet.
Blackburn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Summers. Summers obviously looking to wear him down.
Blackburn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Blackburn to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lugh Blackburn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Summers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Blackburn slips under a jab from Summers.
Summers slips a jab from Blackburn.
Blackburn throws a poor cross that misses
and Summers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Summers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Summers misses with a hook. Blackburn ducked under it nicely.

Blackburn tries to keep at a distance but Summers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Summers to keep the fight standing.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Summers.
Summers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Blackburn fails to pull guard.
Blackburn jumps guard but Summers stands there with Blackburn around his waist. Blackburn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nathan Summers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lugh Blackburn.
Blackburn working aggressively here.
Summers lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Summers lands a nice shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Summers.
Blackburn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Summers.
Blackburn has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
Summers blocks an uppercut.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn takes a shot to the head.
Blackburn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Summers lands with a light punch inside.
Summers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blackburns head.
Nathan Summers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blackburn swings wildly with an uppercut but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blackburn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blackburn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn misses with a knee strike.
Summers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn fails to pull guard.
Blackburn lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Blackburn fails to land.
Blackburn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Summers blocks it with crossed arms.
Summers lands a body punch.
Blackburn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalling in the clinch from Summers.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blackburn as Summers tries to tie him up.
Summers tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Summers lands a body shot.
Summers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Summers misses with a body punch.
Summers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blackburn looking to throw knees to the head but Summers is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Blackburn.
Summers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Summers.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackburn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Summers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blackburn tries to pull guard but Summers holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackburn drops back down to his feet.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Summers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Summers.
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Summers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Summers blocks a body shot from Blackburn.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Summers stalls.
Nice body punch from Blackburn - that landed with a thud.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackburn can't find room to land a body shot as Summers controls the action.
Blackburn has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
Summers tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Blackburn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but Summers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blackburn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackburn blocking some punches.

Blackburn jumps guard and drags Summers to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Summers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Blackburn scores with a hook to the body. Summers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Summers stalks Blackburn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blackburn's face. Blackburn staggers backwards, shaken.
Summers misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Summers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Summers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Summers!
Our winner, Nathan Summers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Farfy Iii (ranked 2912 p4p, 341 weight class) and Song Turillo (ranked 1162 p4p, 164 weight class). Song Turillo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Farfy Iii
vs
Turillo

187 cm
43
210 lbs
31 - 19 - 1

198 cm
24
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johan Farfy Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turillo misses with a kick to the body
and Farfy Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turillo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farfy Iiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Farfy Iii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farfy Iii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Song Turillo has been cut.
Turillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turillo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farfy Iii's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farfy Iii. Turillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farfy Iii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turillo counters with a nice body shot.
Turillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farfy Iii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farfy Iii avoids a kick to the body.
Farfy Iii throwing a counter right hand but Turillo manages to avoid it.
Turillo throws a front kick that sends Farfy Iii stumbling back into the cage.
Farfy Iii takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Farfy Iii takes a swing at Turillo's ribcage but misses.
Farfy Iii gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turillo counters with a big right hand! Oh Farfy Iii is in trouble here! Turillo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Song Turillo!
A relieved looking Song Turillo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Kravac (ranked 1679 p4p, 222 weight class) and Chubby Noel (ranked 2024 p4p, 256 weight class). Noel has chosen the fat boys fat boys as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Kravac
vs
Noel

190 cm
30
206 lbs
21 - 19 - 0

198 cm
34
215 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Kravac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kravac counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kravac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Noel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Kravac is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Noel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Noel has escaped and now he's on top!

Kravac wants to sweep here but Noel controlling him for the moment.
Kravac is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kravac isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Noel stacks Kravac on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Noel!
You can see the frustration on Kravac's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravac tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Noel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Kravac's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kravac regains half guard.
Kravac wants to control but Noel is keeping busy.
Kravac is looking for a sweep. Noel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Kravac looking for submissions off his back.
Kravac works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kravac has his hands on Noel's head, controlling the position.
Kravac looking to control.
Kravac wants to sweep but no luck.
Kravac looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Noel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kravac controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Noel decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Noel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kravac slips a straight right by Noel.
Noel throws a series of punches but Kravac avoids them all with ease.
Kravac drops down looking for a counter takedown but Noel sprawls and moves away.
Kravac just misses with a punch to the body.
Noel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kravac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kravac just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kravac. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noel misses with a series of wild punches.

Kravac gets a double leg takedown into Noel's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Noel trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kravac throws a big right hand that misses.
Noel keeping full guard, as Kravac tries to pass.
Kravac connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Kravac loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kravac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Noel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kravac.
Kravac throwing strikes from guard but Noel blocks nicely.
Kravac loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Samuel Kravac will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kravac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noel moves away.
Noel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kravac attempts a counter takedown but Noel avoids it well and moves away.
Noel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kravac has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kravac there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab from Noel.

Kravac shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Noel's guard.
Kravac has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Noel wants to stand and escape but Kravac is having none of it.
Noel looking for a sweep. Not yet Noel, not yet.
Samuel Kravac overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kravac landing some decent shots from guard.
Kravac works over Noel with some ground and pound from guard.
Kravac looking to pass the guard.
Kravac throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravac tries to free his leg and advance position but Noel is retaining full guard.

Kravac is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Noel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Noel has escaped and now he's on top!

Noel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kravac has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Noel has managed to get both his arms back between Kravac's legs - danger averted.
Noel preventing the sweep.
Kravac is looking to sweep but instead, Noel has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel prevents Kravac from improving his position.
Kravac trying to control here.
Kravac is looking to improve his position.
Kravac is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Noel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Noel's back!
You can see the frustration on Noel's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Noel is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Kravac 's hooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel blocking the ground and pound.

Kravac working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Noel looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kravac! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Samuel Kravac!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Corll (ranked 961 p4p, 145 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 1086 p4p, 160 weight class). Corll comes into the arena with Candyman blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Justis's choice of entrance music: Wolf Totem - The HU. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corll
vs
Justis

180 cm
33
180 lbs
25 - 17 - 1

189 cm
28
183 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Conviction
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 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Corll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corll ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
Corll changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Justis tries to avoid it but Corll manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Justis to the ground. Justis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Corll scores with a nice strike.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corll swings widly with a right hand
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justis manages to avoid it.
Corll takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Corll misses with a looping left.
Corll scores with a nice right hand.
Justis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Corll misses its intended target.
Justis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corll throws out the jab.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corll has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kombat Hangar 18 in the buildup to the fight.
Corll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corll.
Justis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corll was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
Corll was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Corll misses with a straight left.
Corll thumps Justis with a low kick.
Corll misses with a low kick.
Corll throws a leg kick
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
Justis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justis throws a low kick, looking for Corll's leg but Corll calmly moves out of range.
Corll throwing a counter right hand but Justis manages to avoid it.
Corll throws a lazy head kick
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justis ducks under a wild hook from Corll.
Justis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Justis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corll sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Justis.
Justis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Justis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corll throws out the jab.
Corll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justis.
Justis blocks a low kick nicely.
Corll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justis.
Justis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corll moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justis throws a hook but Corll blocks it.
Justis avoids the body shot from Corll.
Justis missing with a left hand there. Corll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Corll shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corll shoots and misses
and Corll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Corll.
Justis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Corll had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Corll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corll.
Corll doesn't manage to clinch there - Justis circles away.
Corll throws a shot from downtown. Justis moves away and avoids it.
Justis takes a swing at Corll's ribcage but misses.
Justis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corll is looking to counter punch.
Corll moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Corll looks to score with a jab to the body but Justis is just out of range.
Corll takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Justis throws out a loose jab but Corll uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Justis misses.
Justis misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Corll finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Justis lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corll ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
Corll misses with a head kick.
Corll dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Justis staying out of range there.
Corll wants to clinch up but Justis keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Justis misses its intended target.
Justis connects with the punch.
Corll wants to land a leg kick but Justis is out of range.
Justis lands with a right hand.
Justis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corll.
Corll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corll is trying hard to land a takedown here. Justis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Corll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Justis is looking to score with low kicks.
Corll lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justis circles away quickly and effectively.
Justis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corll stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justis blocks a head kick by Corll.
And Justis responds with a good body kick, but Corll manages to step out the way in time.
Corll throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll throws a hook but Justis avoids it easily.
Corll throws a body punch but Justis moves out of range.
Justis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Justis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corll throws a hook but Justis avoids it easily.
Corll bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corll moves out of range of the strikes.
Justis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corll lands a jab to Justis's midsection.
Corll lands a head shot.
Corll lands with a good body shot.
Corll misses with a low kick.
Justis feints a counter leg kick.
Corll lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corll tries to land a front kick but Justis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Justis misses with a hook
and Corll counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Justis thinking.
Justis looks to land a left hand but Corll moved out of range nicely.
Justis wants to land a leg kick but Corll is out of range.
Corll is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Logan Justis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Justis ducks under a wild hook from Corll.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Justis.
Corll is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Justis.
Justis throws a hook but Corll blocks it.
Corll throws a leg kick but Justis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Logan Justis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corll tries to clinch up.
Corll takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corll. That's going to slow Justis down.
Justis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corll on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Corll misses the target.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Corll lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Justis cracks Corll with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Justis does it's job there.
Justis throws a lazy right hand but Corll sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justis.
Justis slips under a jab.
Justis slips a straight right by Corll.
Justis throws a hook but Corll avoids it easily.
As Justis backs away, Corll returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
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!
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corll was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
A combination from Justis does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Corll there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corll fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Justis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corll.
Justis throws an overhand right that lands on Corll's shoulder, as Corll tries to avoid the shot.
Corll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
Corll moves away from the strike by Justis.
Corll misses with a looping left.
Justis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corll.
A big left from Justis misses.
Justis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Justis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Despite the aggression on Justis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Corll gets a clinch.
Corll is leaning against Justis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Corll fails to land.
Justis is trying to break the clinch but Corll is controlling him.
Justis tries to break the clinch but Corll is controlling the position.
Corll has Justis pressed against the cage, preventing Justis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll tries a body shot but Justis blocks it.

Corll manages to break the clinch.
Justis looks to throw the jab but Corll is out of range.
Corll works Justis's body with a nice hook.
Justis cracks Corll with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corll connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Justis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justis.
Justis missing with a left hand there. Corll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Corll connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Justis scrambles back to his feet.

Corll moves into the clinch successfully.
Corll misses with the head strike.
Corll avoiding damage.

Justis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corll staying out of range there.
Corll clobbers Justis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corll defending well as Justis loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corll misses with an uppercut
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Justis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corll goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corll shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Justis pinned against the cage. Justis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Justis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corll thinks about countering with a head kick.
Corll ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
Corll looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Corll looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Corll trying to control the position from guard on top but Justis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corll pushes down on Justis's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Corll is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Justis sees it coming and defends easily.
Corll is trying to control. Justis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Corll is looking for a kimura here.

Corll is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Justis still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Justis has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Logan Justis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Justis lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Justis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice inside leg kick there by Corll. That's going to slow Justis down.
Corll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justis manages to avoid it.
Justis takes one to the side of the head.
Corll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justis.
Justis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Corll moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis scores with a push kick.
Justis 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.
Corll connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Justis's hands.
Justis sizes up Corll with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Corll takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corll misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Justis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis misses with a body shot.
It looked like Corll was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Justis.
Corll misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Justis.
Justis lands a leg kick that knocks Corll off balance momentarily.
Justis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justis loads up on a big right hand but Corll slips the punch.
Justis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corll.
Corll moves out of range of the leg kick from Justis.
Corll finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corll just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Justis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some bone on bone action there as Justis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Corll.
Corll moves out of range as Justis strikes.
Justis lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corll. Justis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corll with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Corll with a hook.
Corll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
Justis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corll. Corll circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Justis throws a big shot that misses.
Corll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Corll takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Justis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Justis 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 shot by Justis.
Corll ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justis connects with a jab.
Justis looks to land a left hand but Corll moved out of range nicely.
Justis scores with a nice strike.
Dean Corll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis misses with a low kick.
Corll wants to clinch up but Justis keeps it at a distance.
Justis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corll seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Corll bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Justis's head.
Corll punishes Justis's body with a nice straight punch.
Corll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis throws a jab but it's blocked by Corll.
Justis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Corll slips under a jab.
Justis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Justis lands a slapping body shot.
Justis connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Corll throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Corll misses.
Corll fails to land the takedown.
Justis misses with a double jab.
Corll throwing a counter right hand but Justis manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll looks to score with a jab to the body but Justis is just out of range.
Justis looks to throw the jab but Corll is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corll ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Justis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Corll moves out of range as Justis strikes.
Corll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Justis misses with a hook. Corll ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Corll misses the target.
Corll connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Justis's hands.
Corll takes one on the button.
Corll misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Justis, right into the meat.
Corll misses with a body punch
and Justis counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Justis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corll takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Corll - just one landing.
Corll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justis manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Logan Justis.
I've got Justis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Justis!
After winning the bout, Logan Justis 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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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taine Raharuhi (ranked 203 p4p, 27 weight class) and Demetrius Tektas (ranked 1159 p4p, 141 weight class). Tektas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alexander The Great kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Taine Raharuhi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Taine Raharuhi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Raharuhi
vs
Tektas

180 cm
26
165 lbs
20 - 6 - 2

182 cm
29
163 lbs
15 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

UnderGround Clothing Co.

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 20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demetrius Tektas!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharuhi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tektas is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Tektas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tektas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raharuhi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Raharuhi loads up on a big right hand but Tektas slips the punch.
Tektas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raharuhi blocks a head kick by Tektas.
A little feinted left hand from Raharuhi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tektas slips a straight right by Raharuhi.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raharuhi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raharuhi moves out of range as Tektas throws a body kick.
Raharuhi tried to counter with a leg kick but Tektas avoided it.
Raharuhi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tektas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raharuhi counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tektas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tektas.
A clash of legs there as Tektas blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Raharuhi is predictable there

and Tektas counters with a shoot takedown. Raharuhi fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tektas throwing strikes from guard but Raharuhi blocks nicely.
Tektas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tektas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raharuhi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tektas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tektas is fighting to break Raharuhi's control of his arms but Raharuhi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raharuhi wants to control the position but Tektas says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tektas wants to control but Raharuhi is keeping him busy.
Raharuhi keeping control of the position.
Nice strikes from Tektas there.
Raharuhi is looking to improve his position.
Tektas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raharuhi is refusing to be controlled, as Tektas sits in half guard.
Tektas throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Raharuhi to regain full guard.
Raharuhi is trying to hold Tektas in close to prevent damage but Tektas has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tektas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Raharuhi is staying active underneath Tektas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Raharuhi trying to control but Tektas postures up.
Raharuhi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tektas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tektas's back!
Tektas trying to control the action but Raharuhi just sinks the hooks in.
Raharuhi controlling well, preventing Tektas from escaping the position.
Raharuhi throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Raharuhi is looking to control Tektas but Tektas is wriggling around and keeping busy.
What can Tektas do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Raharuhi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tektas turns into Raharuhi and is now in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tektas throwing strikes from guard but Raharuhi blocks nicely.

Tektas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Raharuhi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Raharuhi has escaped and now he's on top!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Demetrius Tektas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice body punch from Tektas.
Tektas misses with a hook. Raharuhi ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Raharuhi does no damage.
Tektas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tektas swings for the body but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Raharuhi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raharuhi slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tektas misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Tektas tenderised Raharuhi's leg. Raharuhi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tektas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raharuhi. Raharuhi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Raharuhi finds it's way through Tektas's defenses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tektas.
A good leg kick by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tektas moves away.
Taine Raharuhi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raharuhi throws a looping overhand right but Tektas ducks down to avoid it.
Tektas thinks about the counter body kick.
Raharuhi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharuhi scores with the left hand. Tektas knows he should have avoided that one.
Tektas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tektas misses with the body kick
and Raharuhi counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tektas. Raharuhi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharuhi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tektas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tektas scores with the left hand. Raharuhi knows he should have avoided that one.
Raharuhi misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Raharuhi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tektas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raharuhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raharuhi tries a head kick but it misses.
Tektas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tektas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demetrius Tektas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tektas misses with an uppercut
and Raharuhi counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tektas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raharuhi on the side of the head.
Tektas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raharuhi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tektas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tektas swings for the body but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Tektas checks a leg kick.
Raharuhi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tektas is out of range.
Raharuhi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tektas's hands.
A big left from Raharuhi misses.
Tektas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Raharuhi blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Tektas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raharuhi finds it's way round the side to connect with Tektas's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi thuds his right hand into Tektas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tektas misses with a body kick.
Tektas ducks under a wild hook from Raharuhi.
Tektas tries to counter with a clinch but Raharuhi shakes him off and moves away.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tektas.
Raharuhi throws a jab when Tektas was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tektas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tektas manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tektas.
Tektas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raharuhi.
Tektas looks to land a left hand but Raharuhi moved out of range nicely.
Tektas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tektas checks it well.
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 Taine Raharuhi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tektas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Raharuhi wants to get back to his feet but Tektas is dominant here and he's now got Raharuhi's back!
Tektas controlling well, preventing Raharuhi from escaping the position.
Tektas controlling from the back.
Demetrius Tektas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raharuhi trying to control the position but Tektas manages to sink in the hooks.
Will Tektas go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Tektas missing with strikes from the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tektas's guard. Nice work there by Raharuhi.
Tektas working a defensive guard but Raharuhi passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas is trying to maintain the position but Raharuhi is very close to passing his half guard.
Raharuhi is trying to control the action in half guard but Tektas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tektas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Raharuhi is working away from the top position though.
Raharuhi is looking to advance position but Tektas won't allow it.
Tektas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Raharuhi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Raharuhi's back!
Will Tektas go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Raharuhi rolls, trying to escape but Tektas keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi wants to control his opponent's hands but Tektas gets his hands free.
Raharuhi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tektas punches the canvas rather than the man.
Tektas keeps control of the position as Raharuhi tries to break free.
Raharuhi turns into Tektas and is now in his guard.
Raharuhi trying to control the position from guard on top but Tektas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raharuhi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tektas has his hands on Raharuhi's head, controlling the position.

Raharuhi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Raharuhi is pushing down on Tektas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tektas is fighting to maintain full guard but Raharuhi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tektas is looking to control Raharuhi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tektas avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Tektas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Raharuhi pushes down on Tektas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tektas is trying to maintain the position but Raharuhi is very close to passing his half guard.
Tektas moves into full guard.
Raharuhi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tektas is trying to keep Raharuhi in close.
Raharuhi trying to control but Tektas is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taine Raharuhi.
I think Raharuhi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Taine Raharuhi!
Taine Raharuhi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Demetrius Tektas had this to say: 'I am sorry . I did all my best. '.

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energy
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hype
A | B

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FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kusal Perera (ranked 1011 p4p, 127 weight class) and Kalle Karlsson (ranked 1297 p4p, 164 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Karlsson's choice of entrance music: Carolus Rex - Sabaton. Kusal Perera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalle Karlsson's chin.

Perera
vs
Karlsson

193 cm
28
240 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

215 cm
34
282 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

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Good gas tank

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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 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kusal Perera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalle Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson looks to land a combination. Perera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Kusal Perera has been cut.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Perera tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karlsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perera seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Perera walks into a left hand.

Karlsson cracks Perera with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Perera looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Karlsson finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Karlsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perera.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Perera got wobbled bad by a big combination! Karlsson presses forward with punches and knees until Perera stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Perera closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Karlsson!
Kalle Karlsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Steve (ranked 196 p4p, 24 weight class) and Melek Taus (ranked 659 p4p, 93 weight class). Steve kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Its a fine day to whoop somebodies ass. Taus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Cry For Vengeance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Melek Taus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Steve
vs
Taus

190 cm
28
210 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

197 cm
27
225 lbs
20 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melek Taus!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve throws out a loose jab but Taus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taus blocks a jab.
Steve jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steve goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steve walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taus scores with a nice head shot.
Taus moves out of range as Steve strikes.
A little jabbing left from Taus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mark Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve throws a leg kick
and Taus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steve lunges at Taus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taus's hand.
Taus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Steve throws a leg kick but Taus checks it.
Taus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Steve lands a jab.
Steve misses with a body shot
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steve throws the kick towards the body but Taus avoids it.
Taus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Taus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taus. That's going to slow Steve down.
Taus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taus throws out the jab.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taus misses with a left hand

and Steve counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus misses with a body punch.
Taus struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taus tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taus's elbow.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steve tries to work over Taus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Taus.
Steve blocks a body shot from Taus.
Steve blocks a body shot from Taus.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taus presses Steve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Taus tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Taus back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taus lands a shoulder strike.
Steve pushes Taus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taus misses with a punch to the body.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
Taus blocks a body shot from Steve.
Taus can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taus.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Taus controls his hands.
Taus trying to control the position but instead, Steve has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taus into the cage.
Steve tries a body shot but Taus blocks it.
Taus tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Taus back against the cage.
Taus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steve or not.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Taus.
Taus pushes Steve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steve is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Taus.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taus lands a hook that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Taus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taus misses with a body punch.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Taus controls his hands.
Taus scores with a shoulder strike.
Taus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Taus.
Taus digs a right hand underneath Steve's ribcage. Steve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Taus.
Taus tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taus cracks Steve with a nice body shot.
Taus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Taus digs a right hand underneath Steve's ribcage. Steve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taus misses with a body punch.
Taus lands with a light punch inside.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taus presses Steve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taus misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taus.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Taus slips the punch.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Taus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Taus counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taus.
Taus scores with a jab to the body.
Taus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taus looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Taus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Steve. That one must have hurt.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Taus misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries a low kick but Taus avoids it.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Taus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Steve throws a front kick aimed at Taus's knee but Taus avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Steve

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

Steve is rocked!

It looks like Mark Steve has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Taus. That's going to slow Steve down.
Oh Steve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Steve as he checks the leg kick.
Taus throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Taus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Taus with a nice cross.
Steve connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steve gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Taus gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melek Taus!
Melek Taus is the new light heavyweight champion!
Melek Taus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Mark Steve stepped up to the mic, saying 'broke both my hands on that thick skull and played hell on any offense....and I aint much on defense.....'.

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B

energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Farina (ranked 208 p4p, 31 weight class) and More IsMore (ranked 69 p4p, 8 weight class). Farina comes to the cage accompanied by Combichrist - Today I Woke to the Rain of Blood. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Farina
vs
IsMore

204 cm
25
265 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

208 cm
26
285 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Farina!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, More IsMore!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farina loads up on a big right hand but IsMore slips the punch.
Farina throws a right hand that misses
enabling IsMore to counter with a crisp jab.
Farina connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between IsMore's hands.

It looks like More IsMore has been cut.
IsMore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farina misses with a shot to the body
and IsMore counters with a straight right hand.
Farina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
IsMore throws a jab when Farina was well out of range.
IsMore tries to clinch up

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
IsMore avoids the body shot from Farina.
IsMore ducks under a wild hook from Farina.
Farina misses with a hook to the body
and IsMore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
IsMore just misses with a punch to the body.
Farina takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Farina has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from IsMore finds it's way round the side to connect with Farina's head.
Farina swings for the body but IsMore moves out of range.
Farina scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
IsMore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decent striking displayed by Farina there.
Farina slips a jab from IsMore.
Farina was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farina keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

IsMore is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farina throws a predictable looking body shot
and IsMore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Farina cracks IsMore with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Farina has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning IsMore to stand back up!
IsMore is still on wobbly legs! Can Farina finish him?
Farina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
IsMore seems to have recovered his senses.
Farina throws a lazy uppercut
and IsMore counters with a stiff right hand.
Mario Farina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
IsMore moves away from the strike by Farina.
Mario Farina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
IsMore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farina misses with a hook. IsMore ducked under it nicely.
Farina throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farina, as that shot connected.
IsMore has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Farina throws a jab but it's blocked by IsMore.
IsMore moves away from the strike by Farina.
The fighters circling - Farina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and IsMore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
IsMore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farina misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
IsMore works the jab nicely.
Farina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and IsMore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Farina looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farina throws an off balance right hand
and IsMore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farina loads up on a big right hand but IsMore slips the punch.
Farina throws an off balance right hand
and IsMore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from IsMore.
IsMore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Farina but Farina pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Farina misses with a lunging right hand
and Farina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Farina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Farina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on More IsMore's cut.
That's time! Farina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Farina lands a hook that stumbles IsMore back into the cage. Farina follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping IsMore to the canvas! Farina pounces and lands several unanswered shots - IsMore has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mario Farina!
Mario Farina retains his heavyweight title!
Mario Farina took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.