Gladius Fight Night 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shareef Aswad (ranked 4105 p4p, 381 weight class) and Sam Van Roosmalen (ranked 3605 p4p, 351 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Aswad
vs
Van Roosmalen

165 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shareef Aswad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Van Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roosmalen lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aswad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aswad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Roosmalen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aswad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aswad tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Van Roosmalen. Beautiful body shot.
Van Roosmalen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aswad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Roosmalen lands a jab to the nose.
Aswad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aswad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Roosmalen sprawls well. Van Roosmalen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aswad gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Roosmalen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Roosmalen throws a right and a left that Aswad avoids nicely.
Van Roosmalen lands an overhand right.
Van Roosmalen keeps Aswad at a distance using the push kick.
Aswad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Roosmalen but Van Roosmalen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shareef Aswad. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Aswad with that takedown attempt.
Aswad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Roosmalen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aswad takes one to the side of the head.
Van Roosmalen lands with a nice body kick.
Van Roosmalen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen cracks Aswad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Roosmalen throws out a powerful jab.
Aswad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van Roosmalen defends well and Aswad ends up having to push Van Roosmalen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Aswad shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roosmalen pushes Aswad off looking to stand but Aswad dives back in and keeps control.

Aswad seems to be working for a kimura but Van Roosmalen defends the submission attempt.
Aswad has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aswad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Roosmalen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Aswad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Van Roosmalen is not content to let Aswad control the position.

Van Roosmalen is defending against the submission attempts here by Aswad.

Aswad is trying to work for a kimura but Van Roosmalen is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aswad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've been informed that Van Roosmalen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Aswad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Aswad prevents Van Roosmalen from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shareef Aswad!
Shareef Aswad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Stewart (ranked 4224 p4p, 403 weight class) and Chris SanKing (ranked 3564 p4p, 354 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Stewart
vs
SanKing

185 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noah Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris SanKing!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SanKing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stewart swings for the body but SanKing moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from SanKing! But no joy.
SanKing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stewart.
Nice defenses there by Stewart.
Stewart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
SanKing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
SanKing wants to counter with a clinch but Stewart pushes him away.

SanKing clinches up against the cage.
SanKing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stewart avoids it.
SanKing keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

SanKing drops Stewart with a big knee straight up the middle! Stewart is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Noah Stewart has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart swinging wildly here.
SanKing throws a body punch but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! SanKing gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Stewart is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris SanKing!
Chris SanKing decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 7356 p4p, 642 weight class) and Bas Gracie (ranked 7607 p4p, 658 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.

Misahawa
vs
Gracie

183 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenichi Misahawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bas Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie wants to clinch.
Misahawa throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Misahawa connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Bas Gracie has been cut.
A jab from Misahawa finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
We've been informed that Gracie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Misahawa.

Misahawa drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Misahawa has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.

Misahawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Misahawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws a fast counter high kick but Misahawa manages to duck under it in time.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Misahawa.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Misahawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misahawa looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Misahawa dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Misahawa prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Misahawa controlling the action here for a moment.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Misahawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misahawa lands a body punch.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Misahawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Misahawa blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Misahawa's brow.
Misahawa effectively controlling the action here.
Misahawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misahawa's elbow.
Gracie presses Misahawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gracie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Misahawa is defending well for now.
Gracie lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misahawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Misahawa blocks an elbow strike.
Misahawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Misahawa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.

Misahawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Misahawa avoids it well.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Misahawa lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie tries to clinch but Misahawa is having none of it.
Gracie tries to clinch but Misahawa moves out of range.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Misahawa is avoiding it.
Misahawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Misahawa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie throws a head kick but Misahawa moves out of range.
Misahawa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie throws a head kick but Misahawa moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a double jab

and Misahawa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Misahawa.

Misahawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Misahawa keeps it at a distance.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Misahawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch but Misahawa is having none of it.
Misahawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Misahawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenichi Misahawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bas Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Misahawa throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Misahawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Misahawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Misahawa is avoiding it.
Gracie tries to clinch but Misahawa moves out of range.
As Gracie tries to get set, Misahawa tries to push him back and clinch up but Gracie manages to avoid the attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Misahawa has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Misahawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick

and Misahawa counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Misahawa is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Misahawa.

Misahawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Misahawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Misahawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Misahawa throws a good cross that connects.
Kenichi Misahawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Misahawa.
Misahawa throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Misahawa moves into the clinch.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Misahawa blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gracie throws an elbow but misses.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Misahawa avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Misahawa.
Misahawa blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Misahawa avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Misahawa avoids it.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.

Misahawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misahawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Misahawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Misahawa.
Gracie wants to clinch.

Gracie instigates a clinch.
Misahawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Misahawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Misahawa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Misahawa.

Misahawa breaks from the clinch.
Gracie lands a head kick. Misahawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice combination there by Misahawa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misahawa misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Misahawa backing up. Misahawa nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Misahawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.

Misahawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Misahawa blocks an elbow strike.
Misahawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Misahawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Knees to the body from Misahawa.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Misahawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Misahawa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Misahawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenichi Misahawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bas Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie tries to clinch but Misahawa is having none of it.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Misahawa circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Misahawa pushes him off.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie closes the distance but Misahawa moves to the side
and Misahawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Kenichi Misahawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Misahawa clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Misahawa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Misahawa manages to break the clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch but Misahawa is having none of it.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Misahawa misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Misahawa. Those never looked like landing.
Misahawa misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Misahawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Misahawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Misahawa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Misahawa backs off Gracie throws a huge counter combo but Misahawa manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Misahawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Misahawa takes the fight into the clinch.
Misahawa looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Misahawa managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.
Gracie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Misahawa.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Misahawa avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Misahawa on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Misahawa as the two fighters clinch.
Misahawa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Misahawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Misahawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misahawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Misahawa misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa misses with a double jab.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Misahawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Misahawa keeps it at a distance.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Misahawa keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss

and Misahawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Misahawa controlling the action here for a moment.
Misahawa prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Misahawa avoids it.
Misahawa leaning against his opponent.
Misahawa blocking some punches.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Misahawa backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
Misahawa prevents a body shot from Gracie.

Misahawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Misahawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Misahawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Misahawa throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Misahawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Misahawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Misahawa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to clinch but Misahawa moves out of range.
Misahawa throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch but Misahawa is having none of it.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bas Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenichi Misahawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenichi Misahawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Misahawa 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenichi Misahawa!
Kenichi Misahawa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Nasukawa (ranked 2927 p4p, 365 weight class) and Hennison Scourge (ranked 2735 p4p, 339 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nasukawa
vs
Scourge

183 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuki Nasukawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hennison Scourge!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scourge throws out a loose jab but Nasukawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scourge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nasukawa pinned against the cage. Nasukawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nasukawa fakes the leg kick and cracks Scourge in the body.
Nasukawa cracks a nice hook into Scourge's ribs.
Scourge looks winded!

Nasukawa lands a big uppercut and Scourge crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Scourge looks OK. Nasukawa waves Scourge back to his feet!

Scourge is rocked!

It looks like Hennison Scourge has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasukawa knocks out Scourge with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Nasukawa before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Nasukawa picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuki Nasukawa!
A very excited looking Yuki Nasukawa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Allen (ranked 3563 p4p, 432 weight class) and Kali Turner (ranked 4659 p4p, 513 weight class). Kali Turner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Allen's chin.

Allen
vs
Turner

191 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kali Turner!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Allen.
Allen misses with a body kick.
Turner has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Turner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen throws a head kick that Turner semi-blocks.
Allen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Allen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Allen connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Allen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner throws a series of strikes that have Allen backpedaling.
Allen lands a head kick!

It looks like Kali Turner has been cut.
Allen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turner jabs Allen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Allen circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Turner drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Allen follows Turner to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Allen!
In defeat, Kali Turner stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck that nigga'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Agripa (ranked 2273 p4p, 242 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 4794 p4p, 422 weight class). Jules Winnfield has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcos Agripa's chin.

Agripa
vs
Winnfield

165 cm
25
148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
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EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Agripa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agripa throws a body shot but no joy.
Winnfield shapes to counter with a head kick.
Winnfield goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Agripa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agripa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Agripa avoids a kick to the body.
Winnfield looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winnfield motions for Agripa to come forward. Winnfield throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Agripa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Winnfield throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Agripa counters with a shoot takedown. Winnfield fights it but they end up in guard.
Winnfield wants to get back to his feet but Agripa passes into half guard.

Winnfield wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winnfield is in trouble now - Agripa has advanced to mount!
Agripa content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Agripa looking for a guillotine from mount but Winnfield is having none of it.

Agripa is working for a guillotine from mount but Winnfield frees his head quite easily.
Winnfield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Agripa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Agripa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Winnfield manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Winnfield is letting Agripa control him for a moment.
Winnfield tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Agripa patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Winnfield is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Winnfield is trying to defend against the choke here but Agripa has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Agripa Tightens the hold and Winnfield taps out furiously! Agripa displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcos Agripa!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Orion (ranked 7029 p4p, 520 weight class) and Augusto Claudio (ranked 4969 p4p, 450 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Orion
vs
Claudio

169 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Augusto Claudio!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Claudio misses its intended target.
Orion went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Claudio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Claudio misses.
Orion throws a hook but Claudio avoids it easily.
Orion tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claudio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orion.
Orion is looking to clinch.
Claudio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orion's corner calls for a 1-2. Orion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Claudio takes a swing at Orion's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Orion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudio shoots in for a double leg but Orion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Orion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Claudio doesn't seem bothered though.
Orion feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Claudios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Orion is looking to clinch.
Claudio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Claudio misses with a straight left.
Orion throws a series of punches but Claudio moves out of range.
Claudio slips a jab and a cross from Orion.
Orion moves in looking to clinch but Claudio pushes him off.
Orion throws a head kick that misses.
Orion lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Claudio throws a hook to the side of Orion's head but Orion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orion.
Orion throws a head kick that misses

and Claudio counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claudio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orion keeps working.
Orion prevents Claudio from moving into mount.

Claudio in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Orion is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Augusto Claudio!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Taylor (ranked 5328 p4p, 462 weight class) and Loki Devlin (ranked 3468 p4p, 363 weight class). Taylor's entrance music is Bad Reputation. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Taylor
vs
Devlin

175 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buddy Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Loki Devlin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Taylor is looking to slow Devlin down with leg kicks.
Devlin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taylor tries to clinch but Devlin moves away
and Devlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Devlin digs a good hook to Taylor's body.
Devlin misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.

Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Devlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Taylor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Devlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Taylor tries to stall but Devlin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Devlin.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Devlin has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor tries a body shot but Devlin blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Devlin or not.
Devlin taking a breather.
Devlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Devlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Devlin scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
Devlin lands a left hand.
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Devlin manages to break the clinch.
Devlin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taylor can pounce on him.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Devlin is avoiding it.
Devlin throws a low kick but Taylor moves out of range easily.
Devlin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Devlin drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.

Devlin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devlin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Devlin's head.
Taylor connects with the punch.

Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Devlin has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Devlin misses with some punches.
Devlin blocking some punches.
Devlin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Devlin avoids it well.
Devlin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Devlin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taylor can pounce on him.
Devlin throws a shot to the body.
Devlin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Devlin misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Devlin.
Devlin throws a big counter head kick but Taylor avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected.
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Devlin's head backwards.
Buddy Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Devlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.

Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Devlin.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Devlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Devlin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Devlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Devlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Devlin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Devlin misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Devlin's defenses.
Devlin slips a straight right by Taylor.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Devlin throws a big counter head kick but Taylor avoids it with no problem.
We've been informed that Devlin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Devlin throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Devlin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Taylor has Devlin up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Devlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Devlin backwards.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor is trying to force a seperation but Devlin has the dominant position.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Devlin.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Devlin tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor tries to circle away but Devlin has him pinned against the cage.
Taylor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Devlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Devlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Devlin can do to turn this around?
Devlin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Buddy Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Devlin lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
Devlin throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Taylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Devlin.
Devlin misses with a low kick as Taylor jumps back.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Devlin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Devlin loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Devlin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Devlin moves into the clinch.
Devlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devlin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Taylor is defending well.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Devlin.
Taylor works on Devlin's body with a couple of short punches.
Devlin wants to take the fight to the mat but Taylor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Buddy Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loki Devlin.
Devlin lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin misses with a short punch on the inside.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Devlin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Devlin shoots and misses
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Devlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Devlin moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Devlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Devlin walks into a jab.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devlin unleashes a big counter combination but Taylor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Devlin on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Devlin clinches with his opponent.
Devlin letting Taylor take a breather here.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Devlin has double underhooks.
Devlin has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Devlin takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Devlin on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Devlin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Devlin.
Taylor tries a body shot but Devlin blocks it.
Devlin misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Devlin.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Devlin misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Taylor.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Devlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Devlin digs a right hand underneath Taylor's ribcage. Taylor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Devlin presses Taylor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Devlin's elbow.
Devlin lands a body punch.
Taylor wants to stall.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Devlin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin misses with a body punch.
Devlin tries to stall but Taylor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Devlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Devlin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.

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

Devlin clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Devlin.
Devlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Devlin.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Devlin lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Devlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Devlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped Devlin's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devlin throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Devlin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taylor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Devlin misses with a wild body shot.
Devlin lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Devlin's head but Devlin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Devlin.
A telegraphed right hand from Devlin misses the target.
Taylor checks a low kick from Devlin.
Devlin takes one to the side of the head.
Taylor tries to clinch but Devlin moves out of range.
Taylor moves out of range as Devlin strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Devlin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor's head backwards.
Buddy Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Devlin digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.
Devlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Buddy Taylor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Devlin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taylor can pounce on him.
Devlin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taylor checks it well.
Taylor throws a big counter combination but Devlin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Devlin throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Devlin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Devlin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Devlin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Devlin. Devlin maintains the clinch.
Buddy Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taylor works on Devlin's body with a couple of short punches.
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Devlin slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Devlin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taylor or not.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Devlin's ribcage. Devlin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Devlin as Taylor tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin wants to stall.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Devlin lands with a right to the head.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Devlin controls the action.
A hook to the body from Taylor.

Devlin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Devlin moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Devlin misses the target.
Devlin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taylor.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Devlin.
Taylor moves out of range as Devlin strikes.
Devlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devlin lands with a right hand.
Devlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Devlin. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Devlin moved out of range nicely.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Taylor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Devlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.

Taylor has managed to clinch.
Devlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Devlin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor working aggressively here.

Devlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Devlin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a body kick that misses.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and Devlin counters with a left to the body.

Taylor pushes Devlin up against the cage in a clinch.
Devlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Devlin is controlling him.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Devlin blocks an uppercut.

Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Devlin swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Devlin eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taylor lands with a cross.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Devlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Taylor throws a hook but Devlin blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Devlin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taylor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Devlin instigates a clinch.
Devlin blocking some punches.
Loki Devlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Devlin scores with a nice hook to the head.

Devlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Devlin moves away.

Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Devlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Devlin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buddy Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Devlin is pushing Taylor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Devlin misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Taylor!
A relieved looking Buddy Taylor 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
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Carillo Fuantes (ranked 4250 p4p, 416 weight class) and Niko Bellic (ranked 3580 p4p, 370 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.

Carillo Fuantes
vs
Bellic

171 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vicente Carillo Fuantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niko Bellic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carillo Fuantes missing with a left hand there. Bellic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bellic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carillo Fuantes to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Niko Bellic has been cut.
Vicente Carillo Fuantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carillo Fuantes ducks under a wild hook from Bellic.
Bellic throws a shot to the body.
Bellic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carillo Fuantes backs up against the cage.
Bellic blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bellic.
Bellic misses with a body shot.
Bellic lands a head kick. Carillo Fuantes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carillo Fuantes misses the jab.
Bellic throws a hook but Carillo Fuantes avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Carillo Fuantes as he connects with a hook.

Bellic is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellic lands a head kick!
Bellic is still on wobbly legs! Can Carillo Fuantes finish him?
Bellic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carillo Fuantes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bellic.
Bellic seems to have recovered his senses.
Carillo Fuantes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bellic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Carillo Fuantes lands a big uppercut and Bellic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bellic looks OK. Carillo Fuantes waves Bellic back to his feet!
Carillo Fuantes cracks Bellic with a left hook right on the temple and Bellic goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Carillo Fuantes lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Bellic is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vicente Carillo Fuantes!
During a confident post fight interview, Vicente Carillo Fuantes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.