AWC S01 RD1 A PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Furious Panda (ranked 4967 p4p, 469 weight class) and Gerhard Smakatron (ranked 5074 p4p, 474 weight class). Gerhard Smakatron will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Panda
vs
Smakatron

150 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furious Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerhard Smakatron!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Panda tries to clinch up
and Panda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panda wants to clinch up but Smakatron keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Smakatron misses.
Smakatron lands with a nice body punch.
Panda tries to clinch up but Smakatron circles away and keeps his distance.
Smakatron looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Panda closes the distance and clinches up with Smakatron, looking for a takedown. Panda pushes Smakatron against the cage but Smakatron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smakatron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Panda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smakatron napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Panda controlling the position.
Smakatron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Panda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smakatron is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Smakatron taking a bit of punishment here - Panda scoring with strikes.
Panda advances to mount.
Smakatron is wriggling around trying to escape.
Panda working Smakatron over with strikes here.
Smakatron is looking to get to half guard.
Panda controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Panda is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Smakatron to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Smakatron shrugs it off.
Panda controlling from mount.
Smakatron tries to reverse the position but Panda maintains control.
Smakatron is trying to reverse the position but instead Panda has taken his back - oops!

Smakatron fending off the submission attempt from Panda.
Panda keeps control of the position as Smakatron tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Panda tightening his grip on Smakatron, looking for the choke.

Panda working for a choke but Smakatron is defending well.
Panda biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smakatron looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Panda is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Panda tightening his grip on Smakatron, looking for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Furious Panda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Panda darts in trying to clinch
and Smakatron counters with a left to the body.
Panda tries for a takedown but Smakatron circles away easily
and Smakatron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panda with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smakatron counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Furious Panda has been cut.
Smakatron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smakatron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Smakatron counter with a right hand.
Panda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smakatron to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda throws a leg kick but Smakatron sees it coming and moves out of range.

Panda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Panda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smakatron is looking for a sweep.
Smakatron is trying to control Panda's posture but Panda avoids it.
Panda tries to advance to mount but Smakatron denies him.
Panda content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda is putting a hurting on Smakatron here, landing some big shots from side control.

Panda has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Panda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smakatron throws a shot to the body.
Panda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smakatron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda walks into a left hand.
Panda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smakatron lands a really nice looking cross but Panda seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Panda
and Smakatron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Panda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smakatron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smakatron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smakatron tests Panda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Furious Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furious Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Smakatron does it's job there.
Smakatron is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smakatron lands a front kick.

Smakatron gets caught flat footed, as Panda shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smakatron wants to control the position but Panda says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smakatron can do anything to dispel that myth.
Panda prevents Smakatron from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Panda there.
Smakatron wants to improve his position but Panda is controlling well.
Panda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerhard Smakatron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Furious Panda's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Smakatron jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Panda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smakatron.
Smakatron has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Panda throws a head kick that misses
letting Smakatron counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Panda.
Smakatron scores with a sloppy right hand. Panda should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Panda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Panda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Panda is looking to advance position but Smakatron won't allow it.
Smakatron is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smakatron is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Panda is staying active.
Smakatron has hold of Panda's hands but Panda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smakatron is trying to maintain the position but Panda is very close to passing his half guard.
Panda prevents Smakatron from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Panda there.
Panda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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.

Panda decides to stand and escape the position.
Smakatron slaps away a takedown attempt from Panda, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Panda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smakatron is holding on to half guard well.
Panda controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smakatron is looking to control Panda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smakatron avoid being mounted?
Smakatron is trying to get back to full guard.
Panda controlling the pace.
Panda lands strikes from half guard.
Panda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

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

Panda escapes and gets back to his feet.
Smakatron punishes Panda's body with a nice straight punch.
Panda closes the distance and clinches up with Smakatron, looking for a takedown. Panda pushes Smakatron against the cage but Smakatron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furious Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda misses with a takedown attempt - Smakatron sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smakatron let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Panda is looking to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good exchange - Smakatron coming out on top.
Panda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smakatron is fending him off so far but Panda persists. Nope, Smakatron circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smakatron! But no joy.
Panda fails with an attempt to clinch.

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 Furious Panda.
I think Panda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Furious Panda!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Baroza (ranked 5072 p4p, 396 weight class) and Daffy Duck (ranked 4064 p4p, 351 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baroza
vs
Duck

191 cm
25
269 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Baroza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daffy Duck!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duck has managed to clinch.
Baroza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baroza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duck's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duck blocks a body shot from Baroza.
Baroza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Francisco Baroza has been cut.
Baroza avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Baroza tries to work over Duck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroza.
Baroza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baroza could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Baroza misses with the head strike.
Duck looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baroza blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroza blocks an elbow strike.
Duck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baroza blocks an elbow strike.
Duck misses with an elbow strike.
Baroza dodges an elbow strike from Duck.

Baroza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baroza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baroza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Baroza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baroza working aggressively here.
Duck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baroza's defenses.

Francisco Baroza's cut is getting worse.
Baroza digs a right hand underneath Duck's ribcage. Duck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baroza misses with a body punch.
Baroza misses with a body punch.
Baroza avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
Duck misses with an elbow over the top.
Duck throws an elbow but it misses.
Baroza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baroza lands an uppercut.
Baroza avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
Baroza throws a punch but it's blocked by Duck.
Baroza struggles to land a body shot inside as Duck controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroza working aggressively here.
Baroza avoids the elbow strike from Duck, against the cage.
Duck blocks a body shot from Baroza.
Duck lands an elbow just above Baroza 's eye.
Baroza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baroza misses with a punch to the body.
Baroza tries to throw a body punch but Duck avoids it by throwing Baroza back against the cage.
Baroza misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroza.
Baroza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duck's elbow.
Baroza misses with a punch on the inside.
Baroza trying to stall but Duck improves his position.
Baroza dodges an elbow strike from Duck.
Baroza tries to work over Duck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duck blocks a body shot from Baroza.
Baroza avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
Duck misses with an elbow strike.
Baroza lands with a short shot to the head.
Baroza blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Baroza blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duck.
Duck misses with an elbow strike.
Duck misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duck throws an elbow that misses.
Duck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Francisco Baroza's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Baroza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baroza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baroza swings wildly with an uppercut but Duck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baroza struggles to land a body shot inside as Duck controls his hands.
Duck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baroza's defenses.

Jeez, Francisco Baroza's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Duck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baroza has a couple of punches blocked by Duck.
Nice elbow from Duck.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Francisco Baroza's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daffy Duck!
A relieved looking Daffy Duck thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 6006 p4p, 516 weight class) and Quanah Parker (ranked 3675 p4p, 398 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Diaz
vs
Parker

169 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quanah Parker!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Parker to get to half guard.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Parker is very close to passing his half guard.
Parker trying to pass the guard but Diaz defending well.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Parker has control of the leg.
Parker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Parker wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is not content to let Parker control the position.
Parker trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Parker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz looking to control.
Parker stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Parker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Parker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.

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

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.

Parker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz trying to move into half guard but instead Parker has managed to sweep!

Parker trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Diaz is looking for a triangle but Parker pushes his legs off easily.

Diaz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Parker has passed into half guard!
Parker moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Parker politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Parker prefers to stall for the moment though.

Parker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.

Parker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
Diaz is pressing down on Parker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Diaz has his feet on Parker's thighs here. He's pushed Parker off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Parker screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Diaz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Glover (ranked 5071 p4p, 395 weight class) and Markku Innanen (ranked 3511 p4p, 314 weight class). Glover comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Don't Tread on Me. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Glover
vs
Innanen

193 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

196 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Markku Innanen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover throws out a leg kick but Innanen moves out of range and Glover only half commits.
Glover definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Innanen throws a big shot that misses.
Glover digs a good hook to Innanen's body.
Innanen throws a right hand that Glover ducks under and follows up with a left that Glover also avoids with ease.
Innanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Innanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Glover is just out of range.
Innanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Glover.
Glover throws a hook but Innanen avoids it easily.

Glover darts in and clinches Innanen up against the cage.
Innanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Dick Glover has been cut.
Nice elbow from Innanen.
Glover swings wildly with an uppercut but Innanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Innanen is looking to control Glover's arms but Glover gets an underhook and turns him. Now Innanen has his back to the cage.
Glover makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Innanen works on Glover's body with a couple of short punches.
Innanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glovers head.
Innanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Innanen.
Innanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glover takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Innanen on the inside.
Innanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Innanen pushes Glover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Innanen.
Innanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Glover or not.
Innanen scores with a hook to the body.
Glover is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Innanen.
Innanen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Innanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Glover takes an elbow to the temple.
Glover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Innanen lands an elbow inside that Glover shrugs off.

Dick Glover's cut is getting worse.
Innanen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Innanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Innanen lands with a right to the head.
Innanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Innanen.
A short right from Innanen on the inside.
Innanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Innanen lands a left hand.
Innanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innanen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Innanen has Glover pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Innanen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Glover tries to work over Innanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Innanen lands an elbow inside that Glover shrugs off.
Innanen has Glover pushed against the cage.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover is working Innanen over against the cage.
Innanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Innanen's elbow.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Innanen lands an elbow just above Glover 's eye.

Dick Glover's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Glover goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Innanen scores with a hook to the body.
Innanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glover's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Innanen.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Innanen controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Innanen.
Innanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Innanen.
Innanen cracks Glover with a nice body shot.
Innanen lands a left hand.
Glover takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Innanen on the inside.
A body shot lands from Innanen.
Innanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Innanen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Glover.
Innanen lands an elbow that stopped Glover in his tracks for a moment.
Innanen lands an elbow inside that Glover shrugs off.

Jeez, Dick Glover's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Stalling in the clinch from Innanen.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Innanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Glover's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dick Glover's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Markku Innanen!
Dick Glover spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm going back to porn. I prefer to be the one doing the fuckin''.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zane Alexander (ranked 3138 p4p, 355 weight class) and Kake Randelin (ranked 4912 p4p, 466 weight class). Kake Randelin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Alexander
vs
Randelin

187 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zane Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Randelin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randelin cracks Alexander with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Randelin scores with a one two! Alexander had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Alexander moves into the clinch.
A short right from Randelin.

Randelin breaks the clinch.
Alexander definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alexander fails with a takedown attempt.
Randelin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alexander on the side of the head.
A left lands for Randelin.
Alexander looks up at the clock. Bad move! Randelin lands a right hand from hell, dropping Alexander. Randelin pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kake Randelin!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamza Demirovic (ranked 3625 p4p, 393 weight class) and Yadeep Singh (ranked 3984 p4p, 418 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Demirovic
vs
Singh

191 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamza Demirovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yadeep Singh!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Demirovic throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Singh misses with a looping left.
It looked like Demirovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Demirovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Singh has time to react.
Singh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good leg kick by Singh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Demirovic lands with a hook. Singh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A leg kick checked by Demirovic.
Singh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Demirovic has closed the distance and engaged Singh in a clinch.
Singh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Singh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Singh blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Singh on the inside.
Demirovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demirovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demirovic throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Demirovic as the two fighters clinch.

Singh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh lands with a nice combination. Demirovic backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Hamza Demirovic has been cut.
A jab lands there for Demirovic.

Demirovic rushes Singh and presses him up against the cage.
Demirovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Demirovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Demirovic can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Demirovic fails to land.
Singh lands a left hand.
Singh blocking some punches.
Demirovic dodges an elbow strike from Singh.
Singh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Demirovic tries to throw a body punch but Singh avoids it by throwing Demirovic back against the cage.
Demirovic tries to work over Singh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demirovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Singh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Singh misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demirovic misses with a punch to the body.
Demirovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
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!
Demirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh is trying to break the clinch but Demirovic has him pressed against the cage.
Singh scores with a hook to the body.
Demirovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Singh controls his hands.
Demirovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Singh trying to land knees to the body.
Singh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Demirovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Singh.
Demirovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demirovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demirovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh blocks an uppercut.
Demirovic misses with a body punch.
Demirovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Demirovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demirovic keeps control of Singh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Demirovic misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh is trying to break the clinch but Demirovic is controlling him.
Demirovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Singh is trying to break free.
Demirovic blocking some punches.

Singh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Singh misses with an uppercut
and Demirovic counters with a stiff right hand.

Demirovic drives through and clinches with Singh against the cage.
Singh is looking to break free of the clinch but Demirovic has double underhooks.
Demirovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Singh manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Singh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Demirovic clinches.
Singh misses with a punch on the inside.
Singh misses with a body punch.
Singh misses with some punches.
Demirovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Singh blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh is trying to break the clinch but Demirovic is controlling him.
Singh misses with a punch on the inside.
Demirovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demirovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Singh tries to work over Demirovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demirovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.

Singh manages to break the clinch.
Demirovic lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Demirovic counters with a left to the body.
Demirovic connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Demirovic. That snapped Singh's head back.
Demirovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Singh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Demirovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Singh.
Demirovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Demirovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamza Demirovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamza Demirovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Demirovic scores with a hook.
Yadeep Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.

Demirovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Singh, pushing him back against the cage.
Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demirovic is working Singh over against the cage.
Demirovic prevents Singh from breaking the clinch.
Demirovic tries to throw a body punch but Singh avoids it by throwing Demirovic back against the cage.
Demirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh lands a nice uppercut.
Singh is trying to force a seperation but Demirovic has the dominant position.
Demirovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Singh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Demirovic lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demirovic digs a right hand underneath Singh's ribcage. Singh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Demirovic.
Demirovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demirovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Hamza Demirovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demirovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Singh takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demirovic.
Singh is trying to stall.
Demirovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
A short left from Demirovic.
A nice left hand lands by Singh.
Demirovic tries a body shot but Singh blocks it.
Demirovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Demirovic tries a body shot but Singh blocks it.
Singh wants to break free but Demirovic has control.
Demirovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Demirovic tries to work over Singh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demirovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Singh's efforts to push away.
Demirovic lands with a light punch inside.
Demirovic misses with a punch to the body.
Demirovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singh wants to get back to striking at distance but Demirovic won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh prevents a body shot from Demirovic.
Demirovic tries to work over Singh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demirovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demirovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Singh working aggressively here.
Demirovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Singh.
Singh tries to work over Demirovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Demirovic prevents Singh from breaking the clinch.
Demirovic misses with a body punch.
Demirovic scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Demirovic fails to land.
Demirovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Singh blocks a body shot from Demirovic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Demirovic.

Singh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demirovic lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh drops his hands momentarily and Demirovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hamza Demirovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demirovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Demirovic tries to clinch up.
Demirovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Singh gets tackled into the cage by Demirovic. Demirovic maintains the clinch.
Demirovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Singh controls his hands.
Demirovic gets through Singh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Singh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demirovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Singh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Demirovic working aggressively here.
Demirovic throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Singh.
Demirovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Singh taking a breather.
Demirovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Singh backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Singh as the two fighters clinch.
Demirovic can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Demirovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Demirovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Singh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Demirovic misses with the head strike.
Singh lands a left hand.
Demirovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demirovic has Singh pressed against the cage, preventing Singh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Demirovic.
Singh is looking to break free of the clinch but Demirovic has double underhooks.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Singh.
Demirovic has a couple of punches blocked by Singh.
Singh tries to work over Demirovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demirovic tries to throw a body punch but Singh avoids it by throwing Demirovic back against the cage.
Singh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demirovic has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamza Demirovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hamza Demirovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demirovic.
Singh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Singh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Demirovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Singh's head.

Demirovic gets a clinch.
Demirovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Demirovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demirovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Singh.
A shot in the inside from Demirovic.
Demirovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Demirovic.
Demirovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demirovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demirovic scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demirovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
Demirovic misses with a punch to the body.
Singh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demirovic has Singh pressed against the cage, preventing Singh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Demirovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Demirovic lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh working hard to break the clinch.
Demirovic is leaning against Singh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Demirovic gets through Singh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Demirovic.
A short right from Demirovic.
Demirovic throws a head punch that misses.
Singh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Singh blocking some punches.
Demirovic throws a head punch that misses.
Singh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Demirovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Demirovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demirovic lands a nice uppercut.
Demirovic tries a body shot but Singh blocks it.
Demirovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demirovic lands a left hand.
Demirovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Demirovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh blocks a body shot from Demirovic.
Demirovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singh blocks an uppercut.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Singh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demirovic avoids it.
Demirovic lands with a left to the head.
Singh blocks a body shot from Demirovic.
Demirovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demirovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singh's elbow.
Singh is looking to break free of the clinch but Demirovic has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demirovic.
Demirovic lands with a right to the head.
Demirovic misses with a body punch.
Demirovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demirovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh is trying to push Demirovic away but Demirovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Demirovic fails to land.
Demirovic misses with a body punch.
Singh blocks a body shot from Demirovic.
A short left from Demirovic.
Singh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demirovic cracks Singh with a nice body shot.
Singh misses with a body punch.
Demirovic lands a body shot.
Demirovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Demirovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Demirovic lands a body punch.
Demirovic working aggressively here.
Demirovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demirovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Demirovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Singh controls his hands.
Demirovic has a couple of punches blocked by Singh.
Demirovic misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh takes a shot to the head.
Demirovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Singh.
Demirovic misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demirovic lands a left hand.
Singh wants to break free but Demirovic has control.
Demirovic digs a right hand underneath Singh's ribcage. Singh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Demirovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Singh or not.
Demirovic scores with a shot to the side of Singh's head.
Demirovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
Demirovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Yadeep Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demirovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demirovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Demirovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Demirovic scores with a shot to the side of Singh's head.

Singh is rocked!
Demirovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demirovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hamza Demirovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Demirovic 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamza Demirovic!
After the fight, Hamza Demirovic was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yaurod Atidibil (ranked 3273 p4p, 374 weight class) and Jesse Ristinen (ranked 4968 p4p, 481 weight class). Yaurod Atidibil has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Atidibil
vs
Ristinen

188 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yaurod Atidibil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Ristinen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ristinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Atidibil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Atidibil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Atidibil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ristinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Ristinen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ristinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atidibil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ristinen closes the distance looking to clinch

and Atidibil counters with a crisp one two that drops Ristinen! Atidibil thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ristinen to his feet! Ristinen is in big trouble!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atidibil punishes Ristinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Atidibil misses with a hook.
Ristinen with the counter takedown but Atidibil avoids it easily.
Ristinen misses with a shot to the body
and Atidibil counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ristinen wants to clinch.
Ristinen looks to clinch
and Atidibil counters with a nice uppercut.
Atidibil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ristinen with the counter takedown but Atidibil avoids it easily.
Atidibil throws a hook to the side of Ristinen's head but Ristinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ristinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Atidibil makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Atidibil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ristinen is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ristinen. Atidibil does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Atidibil misses the target.
Ristinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atidibil.
And Ristinen tries to counter it with a takedown but Atidibil pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Atidibil misses with a hook.
Ristinen misses with a body shot.
Atidibil misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Atidibil scores with a nice head shot.
Ristinen shoots in but Atidibil avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Atidibil.
Atidibil seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Atidibil throws a looping overhand right but Ristinen ducks down to avoid it.
Ristinen is looking to clinch.
Atidibil bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Atidibil throws a hook but Ristinen avoids it easily.
Ristinen swings for the body but Atidibil moves out of range.
Ristinen slips a jab from Atidibil.
Ristinen throws a body punch but Atidibil moves out of range.
Atidibil is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ristinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ristinen dodges the punch combination from Atidibil.
A big left from Ristinen misses.
Atidibil circles away from the clinch attempt

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

Ristinen is rocked!

It looks like Jesse Ristinen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atidibil throws a right and a left that Ristinen avoids nicely.
Atidibil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ristinen moves away.

Atidibil drops Ristinen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ristinen looks back up at him and smiles so Atidibil waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaurod Atidibil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Ristinen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Atidibil throws a body shot but no joy.
Ristinen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ristinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atidibil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ristinen with the counter takedown but Atidibil avoids it easily.
Atidibil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ristinen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Atidibil defends it well.
Atidibil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ristinen is looking to clinch.
Atidibil misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ristinen moves into the clinch.

Ristinen jumps guard.

Ristinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Atidibil stays in close to Ristinen's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atidibil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ristinen is keeping the position for now.
Ristinen working a defensive guard but Atidibil manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ristinen tries to improve position but can't.
Atidibil wants to stand but Ristinen is controlling his arm.
Ristinen wants to control but Atidibil postures up.
Atidibil taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ristinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Atidibil tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Ristinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Atidibil controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ristinen is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ristinen can't do much from the bottom here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Atidibil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ristinen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Atidibil digs a good hook to Ristinen's body.
Ristinen slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Atidibil there.
Ristinen throws an off balance right hand
and Atidibil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ristinen counters with a shoot takedown. Atidibil fights it but they end up in guard.
Ristinen trying to control but Atidibil is working from the bottom.

Ristinen drops back looking for a leg! Atidibil is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Atidibil manages to kick Ristinen off! Ristinen jumps back into Atidibil's guard.
Ristinen won't allow Atidibil to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ristinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Atidibil is keeping the position for now.
Atidibil is pulling down on Ristinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Ristinen, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaurod Atidibil dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Ristinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Atidibil moves out of range of the strikes.
Atidibil thows a left - swing and a miss!

Ristinen clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Atidibil.
Ristinen is trying to break the clinch but Atidibil has him pressed against the cage.

Atidibil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Atidibil misses.
Atidibil throws a combination that misses

and Ristinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ristinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Ristinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Atidibil sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ristinen trying to control from half guard but Atidibil is working away.
Atidibil knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ristinen on the ground.
Atidibil is looking for a sweep. Ristinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Ristinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Atidibil is looking for a sweep. Ristinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ristinen tries to pass to full mount but Atidibil defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Atidibil is looking for a sweep. Ristinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atidibil is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Ristinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Atidibil tries to roll over but Ristinen keeps him under control.

Ristinen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Atidibil defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil wants to get back to full guard.
Ristinen trying to pass the guard but Atidibil defending well.
Atidibil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ristinen is working away from the top position though.

Ristinen is working for a submission of some sort.
Atidibil is staying active underneath Ristinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Atidibil is doing well to control the position and prevent Ristinen from advancing to side control.
Jesse Ristinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Ristinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ristinen trying to control from half guard but Atidibil is working away.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Atidibil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ristinen on the side of the head.
Atidibil is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ristinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atidibil misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesse Ristinen.
I think Atidibil has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaurod Atidibil!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willy Do (ranked 2984 p4p, 348 weight class) and Kybeau Ren (ranked 4891 p4p, 478 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Do
vs
Ren

179 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kybeau Ren!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do wants to clinch.
Ren wants to slow Do down by chopping away at his legs.
Do waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ren.
Ren feints the counter takedown.

Ren rushes Do and presses him up against the cage.
Ren avoids a wild elbow strike from Do.
Do is looking to control Ren's arms but Ren gets an underhook and turns him. Now Do has his back to the cage.
Do pushes off an throws an elbow but Ren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Do is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Do.
Ren blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ren avoids it.
Do prevents the takedown attempt.
Ren leaning against his opponent.
Ren tries to pull guard but Do won't allow it.
Do misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Do on the inside.

Ren successfully pulls guard.
Ren controlling the position.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Ren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ren is looking to sweep but instead, Do has passed into half guard.
Ren wants to control but Do is keeping busy.
Ren keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Ren actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ren wants to control but Do is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Do prevents Ren from improving his position.
Ren is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
Willy Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ren clinches up with Do and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do looking to stall.
Ren trying to land knees to the body.
Do trying to stall but Ren improves his position.
The referee calls for Do to work.
Ren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ren blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ren successfully pulls guard.
Do preventing the sweep.
Ren pulls Do in to control the position.
Ren wants to hit a switch here but Do passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ren there!
Ren is squirming around, avoiding Do's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ren tries to lock up and control but Do gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ren can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ren is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ren is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ren sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Willy Do will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Do takes a swing at Ren's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Ren misses.
Do tries to clinch but Ren is having none of it.
Do tries to clinch but Ren is having none of it.
Ren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Do looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ren slips a straight right by Do.

Ren clinches up against the cage.
Ren tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ren is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Do gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ren blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ren tries to score a body lock takedown but Do shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ren is trying to drag Do to the mat but Do just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Willy Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kybeau Ren.
Still in the clinch, Do scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ren fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ren avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do misses with some punches.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Do prevents Ren from breaking the clinch.
Ren is trying to pull guard but Do has him pressed against the cage.
Ren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Do keeps control of Ren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Do lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Do is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ren is keeping busy.
Do stalls.
Ren misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Do.
Ren looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ren takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Do is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ren can do to turn this around?
Do wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Do is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Do misses with a short punch on the inside.
Do throws a head punch that misses.
Do swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ren tries for a takedown but Do manages to get underhooks.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ren is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ren tries to break free but Do pushes him back against the cage.
Ren stalling in the clinch but Do improves position.
Ren changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Do fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Do tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Do swings for the body but Ren moves out of range.
Ren moves away from the strike by Do.
Ren avoids the body shot from Do.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do slaps away a takedown attempt from Ren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Do tries to clinch there but Ren circles away.
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Ren's shoulder, as Ren tries to avoid the shot.
Ren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ren shoots for a double leg takedown but Do sprawls well. He's pushed Ren's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Do misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Do looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ren is looking for the big counter here.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Do misses with a hook.
Ren flicks out a counter leg kick but Do steps away.
Do connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Kybeau Ren has been cut.
Do tries to clinch there but Ren circles away.
Do cracks Ren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kybeau Ren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to clinch but Ren moves out of range.
Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willy Do is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Do tries to avoid it but Ren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Do to the ground. Do escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Do misses its target.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch but Ren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Do throws a body shot but no joy.
Do tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Do tries to clinch up but Ren circles away and keeps his distance.
Ren tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Do fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ren misses with a low kick.
Do throws a poor cross that misses

and Ren counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ren is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Do prevents Ren from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Do dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kybeau Ren's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ren keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ren.
Do tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ren's elbow.
Ren is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Do misses with some punches.
Do stalling against the cage.
Ren tries to pull guard but Do won't allow it.
Ren has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Do after a bit of a struggle.
Willy Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kybeau Ren.
Do tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ren is looking for a takedown.
Ren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Willy Do has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ren wants to take the fight to the mat but Do manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Do lands an elbow just above Ren 's eye.
Do lands an uppercut.
Do working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ren is looking for a takedown.
Ren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do swings wildly with an uppercut but Ren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ren backwards.
Do has a couple of punches blocked by Ren.
Do lands a damaging elbow.
Ren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.
Do lands a shoulder strike.
Ren tries to break the clinch but Do is controlling the position.
Do lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That has opened up Kybeau Ren's cut even more.
A head punch on the inside from Do fails to land.
Do lands a shoulder strike.
Do lands a nice knee to the body.
Ren dodges an elbow strike from Do.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ren working hard to break the clinch.
Do misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Do fails to land.
Do slowing the pace effectively.
Do works on Ren's body with a couple of short punches.

Ren jumps guard.
Do preventing the sweep.
Do is looking to stand up but Ren won't let him.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Ren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ren wants to sweep here but Do controlling him for the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch but Ren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ren shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Do sprawls well. Do wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ren gets slowly back to his feet.
Do wants to clinch up but Ren keeps it at a distance.
Do wants to clinch.
Willy Do is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Do tries to clinch there but Ren circles away.
Do wants to clinch up but Ren keeps it at a distance.
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ren misses with a takedown attempt
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
Ren misses with a takedown attempt
and Do counters with a straight right hand.
Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ren throws a big counter head kick but Do avoids it with no problem.
Do swings widly with a right hand
and Ren counters with a three punch combo that has Do backing up. Do nods at Ren to acknowledge the strikes.
Ren defending well as Do loads up on a big left hand.

Do rushes Ren and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ren has had enough of the clinch but Do keeps him there for the moment.
Do fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ren is trying to pull guard but Do has him pressed against the cage.
Kybeau Ren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willy Do is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Do lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ren.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Do showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Do, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Do!