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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rukter Demenok (ranked 5813 p4p, 123 weight class) and Alemao Sitsongrit (ranked 5060 p4p, 114 weight class). Rukter Demenok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Demenok
vs
Sitsongrit

168 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alemao Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demenok stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Demenok's calf.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that Demenok semi-blocks.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that Demenok semi-blocks.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demenok.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Demenok crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Demenok gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Demenok manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Demenok checks it well.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Demenok has managed to clinch.
Demenok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Demenok avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
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!
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Demenok.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Demenok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Demenok managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
Demenok landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with an elbow over the top.
Demenok dodges an elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
Demenok lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Demenok is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Demenok.
Demenok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
A body shot lands from Demenok.
A short right from Demenok on the inside.
Demenok blocks an elbow strike.
Demenok avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
Demenok manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Demenok.
Sitsongrit looks winded!
A short uppercut from Demenok.
Demenok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Sitsongrit is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demenok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit is still on wobbly legs! Can Demenok finish him?
Nice body punch from Demenok - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Demenok works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demenok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Demenok is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Demenok lands a big right hand that drops Sitsongrit! The killer instinct kicks in and Demenok finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Demenok!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rukter Demenok!
Rukter Demenok managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, UnderGround Clothing Co., into his post fight interview.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Che Von Cru (ranked 6444 p4p, 133 weight class) and Gusein Magomaev (ranked 6238 p4p, 130 weight class). Che Von Cru has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Von Cru
vs
Magomaev

191 cm
20
209 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Che Von Cru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gusein Magomaev !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cru misses the shot to the body.
Cru looks to land a combination but Magomaev avoids it well.

Cru looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Magomaev !
Magomaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magomaev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Magomaev gets full guard.
Magomaev is looking to sweep but instead, Cru has passed into half guard.
Cru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomaev keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaev trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Magomaev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomaev tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaev sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cru is keen to just control but Magomaev is a slippery customer.

Cru is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Magomaev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cru.
Magomaev moves into full guard.
Cru looking to pass the guard.
Cru wants to control from the top but Magomaev keeps moving.
Magomaev seems keen to control Cru's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Magomaev wants to sweep here but Cru controlling him for the moment.
Magomaev trying to control the position here.
Magomaev trying to keep a closed guard but Cru is proving a slippery customer.
Cru stopping the sweep attempt from Magomaev .
Cru is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gusein Magomaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cru connects with a body shot that sends Magomaev 's belly button to the back.
Che Von Cru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomaev looks to land a combination but Cru avoids it well.
Cru seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Magomaev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cru.
A big right from Cru misses.
Magomaev staying out of range there.
Cru connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magomaev . Magomaev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Magomaev swings for the body but Cru moves out of range.
Cru bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magomaev 's head backwards.
Cru slips under a jab from Magomaev .
Magomaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomaev moves forwards but Cru connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cru throws a big shot that misses.
Cru connects with the punch.
Cru throws a hook to the side of Magomaev 's head but Magomaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magomaev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cru.
A big left from Cru misses.
Jab, jab by Magomaev - just one landing.
Cru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cru connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magomaev 's hands.
Magomaev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cru lands a jab to Magomaev 's midsection.
Cru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Magomaev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magomaev misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Cru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Magomaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cru manages to avoid it.
Magomaev takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Cru misses.
A nice side step and Magomaev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Magomaev connects with a right hand. Cru shakes it off.
Cru cracks a nice hook into Magomaev 's ribs.
Cru lands with a shot to the body.
Cru smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Cru.
Cru changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magomaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cru.
Cru looks to throw the jab but Magomaev is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cru connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Che Von Cru is winning the standup battle so far.
Cru throws a lazy right hand but Magomaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cru lands an overhand right.
Cru with a jab.
Magomaev ducks under a wild hook from Cru.
A jab from Magomaev misses.
Cru is looking to counter punch.
Magomaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cru moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cru missing with a left hand there. Magomaev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cru lands a nice looking body shot.
Magomaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cru scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magomaev in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomaev throws a right hand that misses
and Cru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magomaev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Magomaev blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Magomaev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Magomaev in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Magomaev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cru connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magomaev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Magomaev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cru throws the left hand but Magomaev avoids the punch easily.
Magomaev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magomaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cru was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomaev .
Cru avoids the body shot from Magomaev .
It looked like Cru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magomaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomaev moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru misses with an uppercut
and Magomaev counters with a nice uppercut.
Cru cracks Magomaev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomaev can do to turn this around?
Magomaev throws a body punch but Cru moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Cru lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magomaev doesn't seem phased though.
Magomaev misses with a straight left.
Magomaev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magomaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cru.
Magomaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cru misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Magomaev . No joy for Cru on that attempt.
Magomaev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magomaev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cru is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Magomaev moves away from the strike by Cru.
Magomaev cracks Cru with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Cru is just out of range.
Cru throws a hook but Magomaev blocks it.
It seemed like Magomaev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Cru scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Magomaev looks to land a right hand but Cru moved out of range.
Magomaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Cru is just out of range.
Cru with a jab.
Magomaev throws a lazy right hand but Cru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cru scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magomaev in his tracks.
Cru scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Cru lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magomaev doesn't seem phased though.
Cru gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Magomaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Che Von Cru dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cru lands a body shot.
Cru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomaev manages to avoid it.
Cru slips under a jab.
Cru lunges at Magomaev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magomaev 's hand.
Cru lands a nice shot to the body.
Cru blocks a jab.
Cru attempts a counter takedown but Magomaev avoids it well and moves away.
Magomaev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cru counters with a straight right hand.
Magomaev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magomaev ducks right into an uppercut from Cru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cru.
Magomaev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cru with a body shot.
Cru shoots in looking for a takedown. Magomaev tries to sprawl out of it but Cru keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magomaev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Cru.
Cru bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magomaev 's head backwards.
Magomaev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Magomaev blocks a jab.
Magomaev throws an off balance right hand
and Cru counters with a straight right hand.
Magomaev throws a series of punches but Cru moves out of range.
Cru fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Che Von Cru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Magomaev .
Magomaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cru throws out the jab.
Magomaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Magomaev . Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomaev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cru scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cru scores with a jab to the body.
Magomaev misses the jab.
Magomaev misses the jab.
Cru was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magomaev .
Nice straight punches there by Cru. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cru.
Cru changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cru connects with a looping right hand.
Che Von Cru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cru throws out the jab.
Magomaev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cru lands a glancing blow to the side of Magomaev 's head.
Magomaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cru throws out the jab.
Magomaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cru.
Magomaev throws out a counter right but Cru avoids it with no problem.
Magomaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cru throws a looping overhand right but Magomaev ducks down to avoid it.
Gusein Magomaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cru misses with a takedown attempt - Magomaev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cru moves away from the strike by Magomaev .
Cru lands a right hook to the body.
Cru cracks Magomaev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Magomaev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cru.
Cru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru lands with a good body shot.
Cru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomaev .
The crowd cheers as Cru lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magomaev doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cru scores with a nice head shot.
Cru misses with a hook to the body
and Magomaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cru smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cru cracks a nice hook into Magomaev 's ribs.
Cru ducks under a wild hook from Magomaev .
It looked like Cru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magomaev tries to bum rush Cru with a series of wild strikes but Cru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magomaev looks to land a left hand but Cru moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Cru.
Cru throws a good cross that connects.

And that's the end of the fight!
Che Von Cru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cru 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Che Von Cru!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Broklyn Red (ranked 4757 p4p, 101 weight class) and Hero Shima (ranked 4756 p4p, 102 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Red
vs
Shima

168 cm
17
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
17
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Broklyn Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Shima!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Shima tries to get set, Red tries to push him back and clinch up but Shima manages to avoid the attempt.
Shima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Red shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shima is trying to defend but Red finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Red throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shima trying to control here.
Red wants to stand up but Shima has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Red.
Red is thwarting Shima's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima is looking for a sweep. Red is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Red is pressing down on Shima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shima is holding on for now.
Shima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Red.
Shima tries to get to full guard but Red has control of the leg.
Shima wants to control but Red is keeping busy.
Red thows a huge punch but Shima dodges it nicely.
Red tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shima knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Red controlling the pace.

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

Shima tries to sprawl but Red drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Shima wants to stand back up but Red manages to pass into side control.
Shima looking for a sweep but Red has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Red controlling his opponent.
Red is looking to stand but Shima has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Shima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Red is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Shima to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Shima shrugs it off.
Red tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Red looking to ground and pound but Shima is blocking nicely.
Red moves to the back position.
Red keeps control of the position easily here as Shima tries to buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Red has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Red missing with strikes.

Shima is having to fend off submission attempts from Red, who is looking to sink in the choke. Red doesn't have the hooks in though and Shima manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Red controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Broklyn Red dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Red throws a leg kick
and Shima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Red shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shima is trying to control the position but Red postures up.
Red wants to get up but he can't break Shima's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Red stays in close to Shima's body and controls the position.
Red passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red wants to get back to his feet.
Red content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Red sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shima defending well though.

Red is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shima doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Red.
Red thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shima's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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

Red fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shima to the ground. Red is now in Shima's guard.
Shima being controlled here, momentarily.

Red drops back looking for a leg! Shima is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shima manages to kick Red off! Red jumps back into Shima's guard.
Shima 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Shima trying to keep a closed guard but Red is proving a slippery customer.
Broklyn Red overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Red sitting in guard here, content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Red might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Red would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shima closes the distance and clinches up with Red, looking for a takedown. Shima pushes Red against the cage but Red circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shima or perhaps it was just good defense by Red, which made it look bad.
Red is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shima can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck for Shima with that takedown attempt.
Broklyn Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hero Shima.

Red closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shima has had enough of the clinch but Red keeps him there for the moment.

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

Red closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shima's guard.
Shima wants to hit a switch here but Red passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shima there!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Red takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Broklyn Red dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shima doesn't manage to clinch there - Red circles away.
Shima connects with a leg kick. Red looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Red drives through and clinches with Shima against the cage.
Shima tries to break the clinch but Red is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Red fails to land.
Shima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Red lands a takedown into guard.
Shima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Red.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Red has passed into side control.
Red wants to stand but Shima is controlling his arm.
Shima tries to buck Red off but Red is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A control attempt from Shima but he's now mounted!

Red goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Shima turns into him and now he's in Red's guard.
Red pulls Shima in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima wants to pass the guard but Red is keeping the position.
Red is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Red not doing much here.
Red passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shima!
Red controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Red has hold of Shima's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shima manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shima blocking the ground and pound.
Red controlling his opponent.

Red jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shima manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shima tries to improve position but can't.

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.
Red is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Red has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Shima!
Red looking to finish with strikes here!
Red looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Broklyn Red showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Red, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Broklyn Red!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Benavidez (ranked 3998 p4p, 408 weight class) and Nathan Summers (ranked 3230 p4p, 358 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.

Benavidez
vs
Summers

180 cm
31
197 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

185 cm
44
192 lbs
25 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Benavidez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Summers!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benavidez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Summers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benavidez tries to land a body kick
and Summers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Summers fails to land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by Benavidez.
Benavidez scoring well with a low kick there.
Benavidez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benavidez slips under a jab from Summers.
Summers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benavidez thows a leg kick but Summers checks it

and Summers counters with a crisp one two that drops Benavidez! Summers thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Benavidez to his feet! Benavidez is in big trouble!

Benavidez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Benavidez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Summers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Summers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benavidez at a distance.
Summers lands a nice shot to the body.
Summers connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Benavidez covering up! Summers comes in with a big uppercut and Benavidez goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nathan Summers!
A relieved looking Nathan Summers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.