S.A.F.O CHAMPION CROWN 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between xu Chen (ranked 4143 p4p, 455 weight class) and Bango Korpolombolo (ranked 4380 p4p, 476 weight class). Bango Korpolombolo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chen
vs
Korpolombolo

190 cm
20
208 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

189 cm
23
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, xu Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bango Korpolombolo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen shoots for a takedown but Korpolombolo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korpolombolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chen thows a leg kick but Korpolombolo checks it

and Korpolombolo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chen won't be happy with that.
Chen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Korpolombolo blocks the strikes from Chen.

Korpolombolo seems to be working for a kimura but Chen defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korpolombolo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Korpolombolo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Korpolombolo's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Chen keeps control of the position as Korpolombolo tries to break free.
Will Chen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Korpolombolo fending off the submission attempt from Chen.
Chen is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Chen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
I would not like to be Korpolombolo right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo is really stuck here.
Korpolombolo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chen lands a shot to the body.
Chen biding his time, controlling Korpolombolo.
Chen is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Korpolombolo. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Chen scores with strikes from the back.
Chen trying to control momentarily.
Korpolombolo tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Chen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korpolombolo tries to roll but Chen sticks to his back.
Chen misses with punches from the back.
Chen is hanging on to Korpolombolo's back as he tries to escape.

Chen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Will Chen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo wants to get back to his feet.
Chen has good solid back control here.
Chen throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Chen wants to control but Korpolombolo is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Korpolombolo trying to get back to his feet but Chen is in full control for now.
You can see the frustration on Korpolombolo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Korpolombolo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
xu Chen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chen takes the fight into the clinch.
Chen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korpolombolo can do to turn this around?
Chen tries to pull guard but Korpolombolo holds him up against the cage and eventually Chen drops back down to his feet.
Chen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chen tries to throw a body punch but Korpolombolo avoids it by throwing Chen back against the cage.

Korpolombolo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chen regains guard immediately.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
xu Chen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chen is pulling down on Korpolombolo's head to control his posture.

Chen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Korpolombolo passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpolombolo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chen to see if he's OK.
Chen is trying to work for a sweep but Korpolombolo has mounted him!
Chen is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Chen has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Chen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Korpolombolo breaks from Chen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chen tries to get out of the position.
Chen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Korpolombolo scoring with strikes but Chen is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Korpolombolo is working for a guillotine from mount but Chen frees his head quite easily.
Chen is working to get back to half guard.
Korpolombolo lands a couple of good shots and Chen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Korpolombolo lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Korpolombolo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Chen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Korpolombolo.
Chen prevents Korpolombolo from getting a body triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can Chen hold on?! Korpolombolo is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Korpolombolo is not going to allow Chen to sit and survive in this position.
Chen wants to get back to his feet.
Korpolombolo gets his hands free as Chen looks to control.
Chen turns into Korpolombolo and is now in his guard.
Chen trying to control the position from guard on top but Korpolombolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korpolombolo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chen is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chen stands up from Korpolombolo's guard - Chen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Korpolombolo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Chen clinches.
Korpolombolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Chen won't allow it.

Chen tightens his grip and picks Korpolombolo up, before dumping him to the ground. Korpolombolo manages to land in guard.

Korpolombolo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Korpolombolo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen tries to pull guard but Korpolombolo holds him up against the cage and eventually Chen drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bango Korpolombolo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chen clinches with his opponent.
Chen wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chen trying to land knees to the body.

Chen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chen throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Korpolombolo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chen on his heels. He'll look to pass Chen's guard now, I'm sure.

Chen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Korpolombolo defends well.
Korpolombolo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpolombolo scoring with some ground and pound.
Korpolombolo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Chen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Korpolombolo stacks Chen 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 Korpolombolo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Korpolombolo cracks Chen with a big right hand but Chen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Korpolombolo lands some shots froms side control.

Korpolombolo stands up and beckons Chen to his feet.
Korpolombolo darts in looking for a takedown but Chen gets double underhooks and turns Korpolombolo into the cage.
Chen looks to clinch

and Korpolombolo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Korpolombolo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Korpolombolo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen taking some punishment here, with Korpolombolo in his half guard.
Korpolombolo trying to control the action but Chen is working from the bottom.
Chen is looking for a sweep. Korpolombolo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Korpolombolo winds up and cracks Chen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chen is trying to control but can't.
Chen has hold of Korpolombolo's hands but Korpolombolo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Chen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Korpolombolo pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korpolombolo chips away with some ground and pound.

Chen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.

Chen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Chen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Korpolombolo.
Chen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Korpolombolo scoring well with a low kick there.
Chen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Korpolombolo pinned against the cage. Korpolombolo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Korpolombolo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chen with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Korpolombolo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Korpolombolo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chen tries to clinch but Korpolombolo moves out of range.
Korpolombolo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for xu Chen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chen throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Chen
and Korpolombolo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korpolombolo scores with a three punch combo!

Korpolombolo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Korpolombolo avoids the body shot from Chen.
Korpolombolo with the counter takedown but Chen avoids it easily.
Korpolombolo shoots in looking for a takedown. Chen tries to sprawl out of it but Korpolombolo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Chen scores with a takedown into Korpolombolo's guard.
Chen wants to control from the top but Korpolombolo keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korpolombolo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Korpolombolo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpolombolo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chen throwing strikes from guard but Korpolombolo blocks nicely.
Korpolombolo is trying to control the position but Chen postures up.
Chen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chen looking to pass the guard.
Chen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Chen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Korpolombolo kicks Chen off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
It seemed like Korpolombolo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Korpolombolo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chen throws a body kick that misses
and Korpolombolo counters with a stiff right hand.

Chen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Korpolombolo's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen stopping the sweep attempt from Korpolombolo.
Chen content to stall in guard here.
Chen wants to control from the top but Korpolombolo keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen won't allow Korpolombolo to sweep him here.
Chen looking to pass the guard.
Korpolombolo keeping moving, preventing Chen from controlling successfully.
Korpolombolo looking for a sweep. Not yet Korpolombolo, not yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chen with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Korpolombolo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Chen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Korpolombolo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Korpolombolo keeping moving, preventing Chen from controlling successfully.
Chen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Korpolombolo wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chen postures up in Korpolombolo's guard and throws a big left but Korpolombolo blocks it.
Chen throwing strikes but missing.
Chen sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that xu Chen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chen wants to clinch.
Chen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Korpolombolo keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Korpolombolo.

Chen gets a double leg takedown into Korpolombolo's guard.
Chen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen trying to control but Korpolombolo is working from the bottom.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen 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.

Korpolombolo pushes Chen off and gets back to his feet.
Chen throws a combination that misses
and Korpolombolo counters with a two punch combo.
Korpolombolo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chen fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Korpolombolo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Korpolombolo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chen eats them both and turns towards Korpolombolo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chen has Korpolombolo up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen goes for a takedown attempt but Korpolombolo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for xu Chen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korpolombolo scores with a three punch combo!
Korpolombolo shoots for a takedown but Chen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Korpolombolo avoids the head kick by Chen.
Korpolombolo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Chen feints and as Korpolombolo raises his hands in defense, Chen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Korpolombolo is on top in guard.

Korpolombolo tries to free his leg and advance position but Chen is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Korpolombolo escapes and throws Chen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Korpolombolo working away.
Korpolombolo working the ground and pound.
Korpolombolo tries to move to mount but Chen blocks the move with his legs.
Chen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Korpolombolo on the ground.
Chen is looking for a sweep.
Korpolombolo scores with punches from side control.
Korpolombolo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chen down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo cracks Chen with a big elbow.
Chen tries to buck Korpolombolo off but Korpolombolo is having none of it.
Korpolombolo working the body and head with strikes.
Chen is pushing Korpolombolo's head away, looking to escape. Korpolombolo manages to hold on to the position though.
Korpolombolo tries to move to mount but Chen blocks the move with his legs.
Chen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Korpolombolo is controlling him well.
Korpolombolo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chen is not content to let Korpolombolo control the position.
Chen regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bango Korpolombolo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Korpolombolo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bango Korpolombolo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santichai Jetatikarn (ranked 23987 p4p, 598 weight class) and Norman Young (ranked 3550 p4p, 374 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jetatikarn
vs
Young

191 cm
26
159 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

173 cm
26
158 lbs
4 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santichai Jetatikarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norman Young!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Young forces Jetatikarn back against the cage and clinches.
Jetatikarn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jetatikarn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jetatikarn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jetatikarn is trying to break free.

Young jumps guard.
Jetatikarn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Young is proving hard to escape from.
Young looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jetatikarn is one step ahead there.
Young has a closed guard, preventing Jetatikarn from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetatikarn wants to stand and escape but instead Young has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jetatikarn wants to get back to his feet but Young is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jetatikarn being controlled here, momentarily.
Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jetatikarn being controlled here, momentarily.
Jetatikarn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jetatikarn is looking to stand up but Young isn't so interested in that idea.
Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Young 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.
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Young drops back looking for a leg! Jetatikarn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jetatikarn manages to kick Young off! Young jumps back into Jetatikarn's guard.
Jetatikarn wants to get back to his feet but Young is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jetatikarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Young dives in for a single leg takedown but Jetatikarn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Santichai Jetatikarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Young.
Jetatikarn keeps the fight on the outside.
Jetatikarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jetatikarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jetatikarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young blocks a head kick by Jetatikarn.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jetatikarn is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.

Jetatikarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Young moves into range and clinches up with Jetatikarn.
Young prevents Jetatikarn from breaking the clinch.
Young looking for a takedown.
Young pushes Jetatikarn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jetatikarn can't break the clinch.

Jetatikarn manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jetatikarn.
Young tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Young is looking to chop away at Jetatikarn's legs.
Young avoids the head kick by Jetatikarn.
Jetatikarn is breathing heavily.
Young blocks a head kick by Jetatikarn.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jetatikarn as he avoids it easily.
Jetatikarn is looking to counter punch.
Young stalks Jetatikarn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jetatikarn's face. Jetatikarn staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four 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!
Jetatikarn misses with a head kick.
Young darts in looking for a takedown but Jetatikarn gets double underhooks and turns Young into the cage.
Jetatikarn is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jetatikarn throws a left and a right that both miss

and Young counters by clinching up.

Jetatikarn manages to break the clinch.

Young darts in and clinches Jetatikarn up against the cage.

Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that misses
and Young counters with a three punch combo that has Jetatikarn backing up. Jetatikarn nods at Young to acknowledge the strikes.
Santichai Jetatikarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Young clinches up with Jetatikarn and pushes him back against the cage.
Jetatikarn working hard to break the clinch.

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

Young takes the fight into the clinch.
Jetatikarn wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jetatikarn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Young dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by Jetatikarn.
Jetatikarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young blocks a head kick by Jetatikarn.
Jetatikarn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Young darts in looking for a takedown but Jetatikarn gets double underhooks and turns Young into the cage.
Jetatikarn appears to be looking for a big counter.

Young rushes Jetatikarn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jetatikarn is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Jetatikarn wants to break free but Young has control.
Jetatikarn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Young.
Santichai Jetatikarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Young.

Jetatikarn manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throws a head kick but Jetatikarn moves out of range.
Jetatikarn throws a jab when Young was well out of range.

Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jetatikarn breaks from the clinch.
Young fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jetatikarn avoids it really well and circles away.
Santichai Jetatikarn is winning the standup battle so far.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that half lands.
Young shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jetatikarn defends it nicely.
Young has a takedown stuffed.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Jetatikarn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jetatikarn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Young unleashes a big counter combination but Jetatikarn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jetatikarn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Young is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jetatikarn misses with a head kick.
Santichai Jetatikarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jetatikarn slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Young avoids the head kick by Jetatikarn.
Young lands a jab to Jetatikarn's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young darts in looking for a takedown but Jetatikarn gets double underhooks and turns Young into the cage.
Jetatikarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jetatikarn throws a lazy head kick
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Jetatikarn.
Nice takedown defense from Jetatikarn. No joy for Young on that attempt.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Jetatikarn, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Jetatikarn against the cage but Jetatikarn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by Jetatikarn.
Jetatikarn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Young shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jetatikarn pinned against the cage. Jetatikarn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jetatikarn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jetatikarn.
Young shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jetatikarn defends it nicely.

Young has Jetatikarn up against the cage in a clinch.
Young controlling the action here for a moment.
Jetatikarn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetatikarn is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.

Jetatikarn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jetatikarn circles away.
Jetatikarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Jetatikarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jetatikarn, pushing him back against the cage.
Jetatikarn is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Jetatikarn working hard to break the clinch.
Jetatikarn is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

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

Young has closed the distance and engaged Jetatikarn in a clinch.

Jetatikarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jetatikarn defends well and Young ends up having to push Jetatikarn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jetatikarn throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jetatikarn wants to break free but Young has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Young tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jetatikarn defends well and Young ends up having to push Jetatikarn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Young does it's job there.
Young avoids the head kick by Jetatikarn.
Young avoids the head kick by Jetatikarn.
Jetatikarn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Young has taken the fight to the clinch.
Young wants a takedown but no success here.
Jetatikarn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young is trying to pull guard but Jetatikarn has him pressed against the cage.
Santichai Jetatikarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Young.
Jetatikarn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jetatikarn wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jetatikarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Jetatikarn pushes him off.
Jetatikarn throws a counter high kick but Young was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that misses
and Young counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
Young throws a head kick but Jetatikarn moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jetatikarn misses its intended target.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that misses.
Jetatikarn misses with a combination
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Jetatikarn.
Jetatikarn slaps away a takedown attempt from Young, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jetatikarn avoids the head kick by Young.
Santichai Jetatikarn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young shoots for a double leg takedown but Jetatikarn sprawls well. He's pushed Young's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Young throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jetatikarn's waist but Jetatikarn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Young off to one side.
Jetatikarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws a head kick but Jetatikarn moves out of range.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Jetatikarn tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Jetatikarn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jetatikarn throws a sloppy head kick
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Jetatikarn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Young.
Young blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young avoids the head kick by Jetatikarn.
Jetatikarn slaps away a takedown attempt from Young, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Young shoots in and drives through. Jetatikarn sprawls well.
Young blocks a head kick by Jetatikarn.

Young clinches up with Jetatikarn and pushes him back against the cage.
Jetatikarn is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jetatikarn stops a takedown attempt from Young.
Jetatikarn wants to break free but Young has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jetatikarn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jetatikarn is defending well for now.

Jetatikarn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young avoids the head kick by Jetatikarn.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Jetatikarn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jetatikarn misses with a head kick.
Young throws a low kick but Jetatikarn moves out of range easily.
Young is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jetatikarn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jetatikarn lands a head kick. Young smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jetatikarn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Young.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that misses.
Jetatikarn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jetatikarn wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Young.
Jetatikarn moves out of range of the body kick from Young.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jetatikarn is looking to counter punch.
Jetatikarn lands a head kick. Young smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jetatikarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jetatikarn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Jetatikarn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santichai Jetatikarn clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Young blocks a head kick by Jetatikarn.
Young is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Young rushes Jetatikarn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jetatikarn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jetatikarn.

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

Young has managed to clinch.
Young tries to pull guard but Jetatikarn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Jetatikarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jetatikarn misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Jetatikarn.
Young feints the counter takedown.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jetatikarn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Young looks to move away, Jetatikarn throws a big counter combo but Young just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jetatikarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jetatikarn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jetatikarn misses with a series of wild punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jetatikarn sprawls well. Jetatikarn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Santichai Jetatikarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young avoids the head kick by Jetatikarn.
Young is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jetatikarn rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by Jetatikarn.
Young avoids the head kick by Jetatikarn.
Young fails with the takedown.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Young misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by Jetatikarn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jetatikarn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a series of strikes. Jetatikarn will be more careful next time no doubt.

Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Young jumps into guard, dragging Jetatikarn to the mat.
Jetatikarn is looking to stand up but Young won't let him.
Jetatikarn trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young pulls Jetatikarn in close to prevent any damage.
Young manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jetatikarn manages to get himself to full guard.

Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jetatikarn is looking to stand up but Young isn't so interested in that idea.

Young gets to his feet. Jetatikarn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jetatikarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young wants to counter the offense by Jetatikarn and move into the clinch position.
Jetatikarn throws a sloppy head kick

and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Young slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jetatikarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jetatikarn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Young.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jetatikarn throws a right and a left that both miss.

Young instigates a clinch.
Jetatikarn is trying to break free.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jetatikarn's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Young pulls guard successfully.
Young has a closed guard, preventing Jetatikarn from standing up.
Young wants to sweep here but Jetatikarn controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Norman Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Young misses with a body kick.
Jetatikarn slaps away a takedown attempt from Young, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jetatikarn tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Jetatikarn.
Young now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jetatikarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Young throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jetatikarn's waist but Jetatikarn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Young off to one side.
Young tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jetatikarn defends well and Young ends up having to push Jetatikarn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Santichai Jetatikarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Young.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Young rushes Jetatikarn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Young pulls guard successfully.
Jetatikarn tries to stand but Young is controlling from the bottom.
Young striking off his back but it's not causing Jetatikarn any problems.
Norman Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetatikarn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Young is looking for a triangle but Jetatikarn pushes his legs off easily.
Jetatikarn tries to stand but Young is controlling from the bottom.

Young has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jetatikarn is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Jetatikarn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Young breaks the clinch.
Jetatikarn throws a lazy head kick
and Young counters with a one-two to the body.

Young rushes Jetatikarn and presses him up against the cage.
Jetatikarn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Jetatikarn misses
and Young counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jetatikarn sprawls well. Jetatikarn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Jetatikarn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jetatikarn tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Young drives through and clinches with Jetatikarn against the cage.
Jetatikarn is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jetatikarn is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Young is looking to take this one to the mat.

Jetatikarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Jetatikarn lands but Young takes it in his stride.
A left and a right from Young both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Young has managed to clinch.
Young stalls.
Norman Young seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jetatikarn is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young is trying to pull guard but Jetatikarn has him pressed against the cage.
Young is stalling here.
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jetatikarn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Jetatikarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jetatikarn connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Young looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetatikarn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jetatikarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jetatikarn leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jetatikarn throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jetatikarn!
Young avoids the head kick by Jetatikarn.
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!
Jetatikarn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
Young tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jetatikarn defends well and Young ends up having to push Jetatikarn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jetatikarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Jetatikarn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jetatikarn throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.

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 Santichai Jetatikarn.
I think Jetatikarn 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 William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Norman Young!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald McCalister (ranked 3694 p4p, 408 weight class) and Krakers Smudak (ranked 3872 p4p, 432 weight class). Donald McCalister is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

McCalister
vs
Smudak

180 cm
26
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald McCalister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krakers Smudak!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCalister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

McCalister lands a big head kick that sends Smudak tumbling to the mat! McCalister takes a step backwards and waves Smudak back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Smudak is rocked!

It looks like Krakers Smudak has been cut.
McCalister lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smudak is still on wobbly legs! Can McCalister finish him?
McCalister throws a quick head kick that knocks Smudak silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! McCalister is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donald McCalister!
Donald McCalister gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Atkins (ranked 24731 p4p, 620 weight class) and Roland Bisque (ranked 2947 p4p, 352 weight class). Damien Atkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roland Bisque's chin.

Atkins
vs
Bisque

185 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roland Bisque!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bisque moves into the clinch.

Atkins manages to break the clinch.
Bisque fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bisque.
Atkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bisque takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Atkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisque is just out of range.

Atkins clinches.
Atkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bisque content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bisque missing with knees to the body.

Atkins breaks from the clinch.
Bisque shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Atkins as he avoids it easily.
Bisque misses with a series of wild punches.
Bisque looks to clinch
and Atkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Atkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Bisque throws a sloppy head kick and Atkins moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a double jab.
Atkins misses with a wild body shot.
Bisque tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Atkins swivels and escapes.
Damien Atkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Bisque.
Bisque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atkins.
Bisque tries to clinch there but Atkins circles away.
Atkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Bisque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bisque shoots in looking for a takedown but Atkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bisque's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bisque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Atkins sprawls well. Atkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bisque gets slowly back to his feet.
Atkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins lands a jab to Bisque's midsection.
Atkins throws a right hand that Bisque ducks under and follows up with a left that Bisque also avoids with ease.
Bisque replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Atkins blocks it well.

Bisque rushes Atkins and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Atkins breaks from the clinch.
Atkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bisque on the side of the head.
Bisque misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bisque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atkins.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Atkins, as that shot connected.
Atkins throws a series of punches but Bisque avoids them all with ease.
Damien Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkins thuds a left hand into Bisque's body.
Atkins missing with a left hand there. Bisque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisque misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bisque. Bisque circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Atkins rushes Bisque and presses him up against the cage.

Atkins breaks the clinch.
Bisque tries to clinch up.
Atkins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Atkins connects with the punch.
Atkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damien Atkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisque moves away.
Bisque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Atkins sprawls well. Atkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bisque gets slowly back to his feet.
Bisque shoots in for a double leg but Atkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Atkins moves into range and clinches up with Bisque.
Bisque struggles to land a body shot inside as Atkins controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Atkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bisque takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins tries to bum rush Bisque with a series of wild strikes but Bisque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bisque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bisque shoots in and drives through. Atkins sprawls well.
Atkins is looking to wear down Bisque with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Atkins misses with the combination.
Atkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisque is just out of range.
Atkins takes a swing at Bisque's ribcage but misses.
Bisque misses with a low kick as Atkins jumps back.
Bisque is looking to clinch.
Bisque slips a jab and a cross from Atkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Atkins connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bisque is defended easily by Atkins.
Atkins cracks Bisque with a good jab.

Atkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bisque is looking for a takedown.

Atkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bisque tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Atkins is able to avoid easily.
Atkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bisque can do to turn this around?
Atkins misses the shot to the body.
Bisque wants to clinch up but Atkins keeps it at a distance.
Atkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bisque tries to score a power double leg takedown but Atkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bisque somewhat.
Damien Atkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Bisque.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisque connects with a body shot that sends Atkins's belly button to the back.
Atkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roland Bisque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bisque is looking to clinch.
Bisque misses with the combination.
Bisque slips under a jab from Atkins.
Bisque shoots in for a takedown but Atkins shows good takedown defense.
Bisque has his takedown stuffed
and Atkins counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bisque on the side of the head.
Atkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Bisque wants to clinch.
Atkins throwing a counter right hand but Bisque manages to avoid it.
Atkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bisque fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bisque on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bisque misses with a kick to the body

and Atkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atkins wants to control from the top but Bisque keeps moving.
Atkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Atkins trying to control but Bisque is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisque is controlling Atkins's posture.
Atkins 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.
Atkins preventing the sweep.
Atkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bisque can't keep his opponent in guard - Atkins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Atkins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bisque has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bisque wants to improve his position but Atkins is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Atkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bisque does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bisque wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Atkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisque moves away.
Bisque takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bisque fails with the takedown.
Bisque has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bisque there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Atkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Atkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atkins misses the shot to the body.
Bisque is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Atkins clinches up with Bisque and pushes him back against the cage.

Atkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atkins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Atkins throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins throws a body punch but Bisque moves out of range.
Bisque changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Atkins tries to avoid it but Bisque manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Atkins to the ground. Atkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bisque is trying desperately to land a takedown but Atkins is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bisque.
Bisque fails with the takedown

and Atkins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Atkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Atkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damien Atkins is winning the standup battle so far.

Atkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Atkins breaks from the clinch.
Atkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bisque on the side of the head.
Atkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisque manages to avoid it.
Atkins thuds his right hand into Bisque's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bisque dives in for a single leg takedown but Atkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Damien Atkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Bisque.
Bisque takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bisque slips under a jab from Atkins.
Bisque tries a quick counter leg kick but Atkins is wise to it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bisque.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bisque is defended easily by Atkins.
An attempted straight right counter from Atkins misses the target.
Bisque takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Atkins both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Bisque.
Bisque takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Atkins moves into the clinch.

Atkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bisque throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Bisque fails with a takedown attempt.
Atkins with a jab.
Atkins lands a nice hook to Bisque's body. Bisque takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Atkins scores with a jab to the body.
Atkins misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bisque.

Atkins clinches up with Bisque and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bisque.

Atkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atkins misses with a wild body shot.
Atkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Atkins does no damage.
Atkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bisque throws a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisque gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Atkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atkins.
Bisque misses with a body punch.

Atkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bisque misses with a low kick as Atkins jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Atkins clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bisque avoids the body shot from Atkins.
Atkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Bisque tries to clinch there but Atkins circles away.

Atkins clinches up with Bisque and pushes him back against the cage.

Atkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atkins avoids the head kick by Bisque.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Bisque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Atkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bisque's corner calls for a 1-2. Bisque obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bisque scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Damien Atkins has been cut.
Bisque takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bisque has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bisque fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Bisque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bisque throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Bisque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bisque takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Atkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Bisque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atkins misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins swings for the body but Bisque moves out of range.
Bisque darts in looking for a takedown but Atkins gets double underhooks and turns Bisque into the cage.
Atkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Atkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Atkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bisque fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Damien Atkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Bisque.
Bisque is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisque looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bisque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atkins.
Atkins digs a good hook to Bisque's body.
Atkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Atkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bisque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atkins looks to throw the jab but Bisque is out of range.
Bisque dodges the punch combination from Atkins.
Bisque tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bisque.
Bisque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Atkins moves into the clinch.
Bisque misses with an elbow over the top.

Atkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bisque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atkins.
Bisque misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Atkins throws a hook but Bisque avoids it easily.
Bisque darts in trying to clinch
enabling Atkins to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisque dives in for a single leg takedown but Atkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Atkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins digs a good hook to Bisque's body.
Atkins with a nice cross.
Atkins throws a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bisque.
Atkins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bisque sprawls and moves away.
Atkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bisque is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bisque misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Atkins had his way with Roland Bisque in that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Atkins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Atkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bisque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atkins.
Bisque tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Atkins defends well and Bisque ends up having to push Atkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Atkins looks to throw the jab but Bisque is out of range.
Atkins throws a shot from downtown. Bisque moves away and avoids it.
Bisque drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Atkins defends it well.
Bisque darts in looking for a takedown but Atkins gets double underhooks and turns Bisque into the cage.
Bisque drops his hands momentarily and Atkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bisque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bisque tries to clinch up but Atkins circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Atkins pushes Bisque up against the cage in a clinch.
Atkins is trying to break the clinch but Bisque has him pressed against the cage.
Atkins is trying to push Bisque away but Bisque has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Atkins digs a right hand underneath Bisque's ribcage. Bisque let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Atkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Atkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bisque, pushing him back against the cage.
Atkins tries to circle away but Bisque has him pinned against the cage.
Bisque tries to pull guard but Atkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Bisque drops back down to his feet.
Damien Atkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Bisque.

Atkins breaks the clinch.
Atkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bisque gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bisque tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Bisque.
Atkins tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bisque manages to circle out of the way.
Bisque with a poor takedown

and Atkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bisque is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Atkins thows a huge punch but Bisque dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisque is not content to let Atkins control the position.

Atkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Atkins is keen to just control but Bisque is a slippery customer.
Atkins content to control rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisque tries to roll over but Atkins keeps him under control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bisque looks to throw the jab but Atkins is out of range.
Bisque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atkins 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.
Bisque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkins tries to counter by clinching up but Bisque breaks away and moves out of range.
Bisque throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Atkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisque manages to avoid it.
And Bisque tries to counter it with a takedown but Atkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Atkins avoids a kick to the body.
Atkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisque manages to avoid it.
Atkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Bisque. Bisque gets slowly back to his feet.
Damien Atkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bisque.
Atkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Bisque should have avoided that one.
Atkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Bisque misses.
Bisque shoots for a takedown but Atkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bisque takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bisque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atkins tests Bisque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roland Bisque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atkins connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Atkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 50:44
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:44
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Atkins!
Damien Atkins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Dabingyaba (ranked 5232 p4p, 415 weight class) and Perdue Willshire (ranked 20836 p4p, 499 weight class). Dabingyaba comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To The Jungle. Perdue Willshire has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mordecai Dabingyaba's chin.

Dabingyaba
vs
Willshire

180 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
26
142 lbs
5 - 17 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Urban Fighter
Conviction

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mordecai Dabingyaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perdue Willshire!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willshire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dabingyaba lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dabingyaba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dabingyaba connects with a body shot.
Dabingyaba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Willshire eats them both and turns towards Dabingyaba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dabingyaba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Willshire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dabingyaba connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willshire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dabingyaba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Willshire in his tracks.
Dabingyaba avoids a punch combination nicely.

Willshire darts in and clinches Dabingyaba up against the cage.
Dabingyaba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Willshire leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Willshire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dabingyaba's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Willshire pulls guard.

Willshire uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A left and a right from Dabingyaba both land. Nice combination.
Dabingyaba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dabingyaba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Willshire. That did some damage!
Willshire throws a body punch but Dabingyaba moves out of range.

Willshire dives in and scores a takedown into Dabingyaba's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dabingyaba working for a triangle but Willshire defends it easily.
Willshire postures up and lands a big shot to Dabingyaba's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabingyaba wants to improve his position but instead Willshire has moved into half guard.
Dabingyaba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Willshire on the ground.
Willshire lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willshire looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dabingyaba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Willshire slips a nice elbow through Dabingyaba's hands, connecting with Dabingyaba's forehead.
Dabingyaba trying to control here.
Willshire controlling the pace.
Willshire lands strikes from half guard.

Willshire is trying for a kimura here. Dabingyaba looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Willshire wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Perdue Willshire!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Williams (ranked 3960 p4p, 420 weight class) and Saif Said (ranked 6693 p4p, 538 weight class). Williams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iam the KING. Danny Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Saif Said's chin.

Williams
vs
Said

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saif Said!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Said closes the distance and clinches.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Said decides to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Said holds on and takes a little breather.
Said's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams won't allow Said to sweep him here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Said throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.

Said closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.

Said decides to pull guard.
Said wants to improve his position but instead Williams has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to stand up but Said is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Said punching from the bottom.
Said is positioning himself well to prevent Williams advancing to mount.
Said slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williams won't allow Said to sweep him here.
Said pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.

Said is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Said tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Williams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Said, up you get!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams is leaning against Said and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams is trying to push Said away but Said has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Said circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips a straight right by Said.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Said on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Danny Williams has been cut.

Said gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Said is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Said dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Said controls his hands.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Said blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams letting Said take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saif Said dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Williams'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.

Said connects with a crisp jab.
Said has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Said fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Williams to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Williams looks to clinch but Said throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Williams taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Saif Said!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connar Cage (ranked 4374 p4p, 433 weight class) and Rodrygo Da Silva (ranked 2404 p4p, 270 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cage
vs
Da Silva

176 cm
26
159 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

184 cm
25
159 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connar Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrygo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva with a poor takedown

and Cage holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Cage gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Da Silva regains guard.
Cage trying to stand up but can't free himself from Da Silva's guard.
Da Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cage trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Da Silva can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cage stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cage leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Cage closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.

Cage pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cage is on top in guard.

Cage chips away with some ground and pound.
Cage passes Da Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage trying to control from half guard but Da Silva is working away.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Cage looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Cage is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Da Silva is just riding it out for now. Cage eventually gives up the hold.
Cage tries to pass to full mount but Da Silva defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage prevents Da Silva from improving his position.
Cage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cage in particular looking to stall.
Cage moves nicely into side control.

Cage stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cage leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cage appears to be looking for a big counter.
Connar Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrygo Da Silva.
Da Silva shoots and misses

and Cage moves into the clinch.

Cage pulls guard effortlessly.
Da Silva tries to stand but Cage is controlling from the bottom.
Cage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Cage wants to control but Da Silva is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Cage seems content to control.
Cage trying to mount his opponent but Da Silva defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cage but Cage pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Cage shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Da Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Da Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cage dominating with strikes here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Da Silva can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Cage lands a couple of good shots and Da Silva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Cage tries to get the hooks in deep but Da Silva pushed the leg off.
Cage has good solid back control here.
Cage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cage patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cage lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Da Silva breaks Cage's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da Silva is one step ahead there.
Cage trying to keep a closed guard but Da Silva is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cage looking for a guillotine here but Da Silva defends easily.
Da Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Da Silva's guard.

Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Cage from controlling successfully.
Cage lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cage trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cage is standing up over Da Silva. Da Silva looks to escape but Cage dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cage clinches.

Cage drags the fight down to the ground.
Cage controls Da Silva momentarily but Da Silva frees himself.
Da Silva trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage wants to improve his position but instead Da Silva has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cage is looking for a sweep. Da Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cage missing with punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Da Silva is working away from the top position though.
Da Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Connar Cage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Da Silva trying to control the action but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Da Silva wants to stand but Cage has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cage 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cage trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Cage forces Da Silva back against the cage and clinches.

Cage gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Da Silva looking for submissions off his back.

Da Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cage landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage wants to free his trapped foot but Da Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cage is nestled in close to Da Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Cage is working for a kimura but Da Silva is defending it quite comfortably.

Cage seems to be looking for submissions.

Cage looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

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.
Da Silva wants to control but Cage passes into side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cage stands up.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connar Cage clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cage bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Cage stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cage.
Da Silva struggling a bit here.
Da Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Cage keeps moving and retains side control.

Cage stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cage stuffs the takedown.
Da Silva shoots and misses

so Cage counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Da Silva is looking to stand back up but Cage counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Da Silva.

Cage works his foot free and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Cage.
Da Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cage working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Da Silva is just holding on here. Cage manages to take his back.
Cage controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Even with his hooks in, Cage manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Cage is looking for a choke. Da Silva gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Da Silva manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cage looking for a sweep. Not yet Cage, not yet.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Da Silva preventing the sweep.
Cage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Cage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Da Silva is looking for a sweep. Cage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cage controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connar Cage had his way with Rodrygo Da Silva in that round.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cage.
Da Silva tries to improve position but can't.

Cage decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Da Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Cage is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Da Silva can't fight it off and eventually Cage manages to take the fight to the floor. Da Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Da Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Da Silva tries to sprawl but Cage drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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.
Da Silva is not content to let Cage control the position.
Cage content to control rather than advance.
Cage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Da Silva defending well though.
Cage wants to take a breather but Da Silva is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage is thwarting Da Silva's attempts to control the position.
Da Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cage.
Da Silva gets full guard.
Da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cage 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 ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Cage has managed to clinch.
Da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Cage gets an underhook and turns Da Silva into the cage.
Da Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Cage successfully pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage is looking to sweep but instead, Da Silva has passed into half guard.

Cage looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Da Silva.
Cage is staying active underneath Da Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cage is trying to get back to full guard.
Da Silva prevents Cage from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Da Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Da Silva trying to control from half guard but Cage is working away.
Cage moves into full guard.
Da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cage is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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 Connar Cage.
Well Cage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connar Cage!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renshu Brady (ranked 1604 p4p, 206 weight class) and Ragnar Wood (ranked 3183 p4p, 371 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brady
vs
Wood

173 cm
25
201 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renshu Brady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Wood!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady misses with an uppercut. Wood saw that one coming.
Brady looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Wood.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brady definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brady throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Brady scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brady misses with a looping left.
Wood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brady.

Wood forces Brady back against the cage and clinches.
Brady misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Brady has Wood pressed against the cage, preventing Wood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Brady has him pressed against the cage.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Brady is controlling him.
Wood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brady has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brady.
Brady lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brady tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Brady back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brady.
Wood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wood is trying to push Brady away but Brady has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brady drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brady is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Brady seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brady prevents Wood from improving his position.
Wood is staying active underneath Brady, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brady passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brady throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wood because Brady loaded up on that one.
Brady sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brady controlling the position easily from mount.
Wood wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brady.
Wood tries to reverse the position but Brady maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is still trying to improve position.
Wood holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brady tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brady controlling the pace for now.
Brady punching from mount but Wood doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wood throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Brady trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brady throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brady throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wood because Brady loaded up on that one.
Brady thowing shots but they're missing.
Brady tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wood is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wood avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brady.
Brady throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brady lands with some strikes.
Brady 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.
Brady controlling the pace for now.
We've been informed that Wood has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brady throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wood is squirming around, avoiding Brady's attempts to control the action.
Brady throws some wild stikes that Wood manages to avoid easily.
Brady controlling from mount.
Brady wants to control the pace but Wood is squirming around nicely.
Brady controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brady.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady looking to ground and pound but Wood is blocking nicely.
Wood throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Brady looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Brady there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brady throws some wild stikes that Wood manages to avoid easily.
Brady trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brady controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brady looking to control but Wood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wood tries to hold on but Brady postures up.
Brady landing strikes from the mount and Wood is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brady on the side of the head.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Wood.

It looks like Renshu Brady has been cut.
Brady swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wood, as that shot connected.
A big right from Brady misses.
Wood scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Brady does it's job there.
Brady takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brady throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Brady.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Brady moves away and avoids it.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Brady.
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Brady finds it's target.
Wood is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady moves in close and cracks Wood with a massive right hand! Wood, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Brady!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renshu Brady!
Renshu Brady is the new light heavyweight champion!
Renshu Brady was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Omar Al Boleahi (ranked 3175 p4p, 338 weight class) and Joe Castro (ranked 2789 p4p, 308 weight class). Castro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Win. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Al Boleahi
vs
Castro

179 cm
25
157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Al Boleahi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Castro!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Al Boleahi.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Al Boleahi working away.
Al Boleahi working the strikes but Castro uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Al Boleahi there.
Al Boleahi drops an elbow to the side of Castro's head.
Al Boleahi scores with a big shot! Castro's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Castro! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Al Boleahi!
Omar Al Boleahi is the new lightweight champion!
Joe Castro was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm gonna shake this off and get back to winning.'.