QFC Tournament 1014 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between El Chapo Guzman (ranked 4692 p4p, 3030 weight class) and Asiago Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Guzman
vs
Dillon

185 cm
20
160
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
144
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Chapo Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asiago Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon shoots in looking for a takedown. Guzman tries to sprawl out of it but Dillon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guzman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Guzman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dillon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dillon trying to control the position from guard on top but Guzman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillon advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dillon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Guzman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Guzman dodges the ground and pound from Dillon.
Dillon is looking to take a break and control but Guzman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guzman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dillon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guzman tries to kick Dillon off but Dillon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Guzman has one foot on Dillon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Guzman darts in and clinches Dillon up against the cage.
Dillon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guzman avoids it.
Dillon goes for a takedown attempt but Guzman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guzman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dillon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dillon is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dillon swats away the attempt to clinch by Guzman.
As Guzman backs off Dillon throws a huge counter combo but Guzman manages to avoid it all.
Dillon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guzman is looking to clinch but Dillon is avoiding it.
Dillon throws a right and a left that Guzman avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throws a low kick but Guzman moves out of range easily.
Dillon swats away the attempt to clinch by Guzman.
Dillon wants to counter the offense by Guzman and move into the clinch position.
Dillon shoots for a double leg takedown but Guzman sprawls well. He's pushed Dillon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
El Chapo Guzman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asiago Dillon.
Dillon swats away the attempt to clinch by Guzman.

Guzman has closed the distance and engaged Dillon in a clinch.
Dillon trying to control the position but instead, Guzman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dillon into the cage.
Dillon tries for a takedown but Guzman manages to get underhooks.
Dillon jumps guard but Guzman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dillon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guzman is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman tries to score a body lock takedown but Dillon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Guzman looking for a takedown.
Guzman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dillon is defending well for now.
Dillon takes an elbow to the temple.

Guzman breaks the clinch.
Dillon darts in looking for a takedown but Guzman gets double underhooks and turns Dillon into the cage.

Dillon tries to keep at a distance but Guzman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guzman fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Guzman manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guzman tries to clinch but Dillon moves away
and Dillon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dillon shoots in for a takedown but Guzman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Dillon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Guzman to the ground. Dillon is now in Guzman's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that El Chapo Guzman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Guzman doesn't manage to clinch there - Dillon circles away.
Dillon misses with a takedown
and Guzman counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillon with a poor takedown
and Guzman counters with a two punch combo.
Dillon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dillon wants it to stay on the feet.

Dillon clinches up against the cage.
Guzman lands a knee to the head.

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

Guzman moves into the clinch.
Guzman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dillon to keep the fight standing.
Guzman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dillon avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.

Guzman manages to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guzman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dillon controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon tries to free his leg and advance position but Guzman is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillon postures up.
Guzman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dillon can do to turn this around?
Dillon trying to control the position from guard on top but Guzman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Guzman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dillon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

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

Guzman pushes Dillon off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dillon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Guzman counters with a two punch combo.
No luck for Guzman with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Chapo Guzman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillon tries a head kick but it misses.
Dillon misses with a head kick.
Dillon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Chapo Guzman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guzman tries to clinch there but Dillon circles away.
Dillon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Guzman but Guzman pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dillon moves into the clinch.
Dillon managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Dillon avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dillon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guzman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Guzman looks for a takedown but Dillon sprawls well.
Guzman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guzman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dillon counters with a series of strikes. Guzman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guzman looks to land a combination but Dillon avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Guzman.

Dillon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dillon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Guzman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dillon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Guzman tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dillon presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dillon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Guzman hang on?
Guzman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dillon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Guzman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Chapo Guzman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Dillon throws a sloppy head kick and Guzman moves out of range easily.
Dillon fails with a takedown attempt.
Guzman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guzman stuffs the takedown attempt from Dillon. Dillon gets slowly back to his feet.

Guzman has closed the distance and engaged Dillon in a clinch.

Guzman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman closes the distance and clinches up with Dillon, looking for a takedown. Guzman pushes Dillon against the cage but Dillon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dillon dives in for a single leg takedown but Guzman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Guzman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
El Chapo Guzman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asiago Dillon.
Dillon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guzman moves in looking to clinch but Dillon pushes him off.
Guzman misses with a takedown
and Dillon counters with a big head kick but Guzman shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guzman forces Dillon back against the cage and clinches.

Guzman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Guzman darts in and clinches Dillon up against the cage.
Guzman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dillon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Guzman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guzman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dillon.
Dillon wants to break the clinch but can't.

Guzman breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dillon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dillon showed some decent athleticism there.

Guzman kicks Dillon off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guzman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guzman wants it to stay on the feet.

Guzman closes the distance and clinches.

Guzman manages to break the clinch.
Guzman moves in looking to clinch but Dillon pushes him off.
Dillon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Guzman darts in and clinches Dillon up against the cage.

Dillon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Guzman regains guard.

Guzman is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dillon presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guzman lands an elbow inside that Dillon shrugs off.
Guzman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dillons head.
Dillon tries to pull guard but Guzman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Guzman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Guzman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dillon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Guzman scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Guzman.

Guzman breaks the clinch.
Guzman doesn't manage to clinch there - Dillon circles away.

Guzman clinches up against the cage.
Dillon wants to take the fight to the mat but Guzman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guzman pulls guard effortlessly.
El Chapo Guzman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guzman is trying to keep Dillon in close.
Dillon throws an elbow that misses. Guzman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dillon's guard. Nice move by Guzman!

Dillon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guzman is looking to work some ground and pound but Dillon has wrist control.

Guzman gets to his feet - Dillon follows without any prompting.

Guzman closes the distance and clinches.
Asiago Dillon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Chapo Guzman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guzman lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Chapo Guzman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guzman 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for El Chapo Guzman!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for El Chapo Guzman!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for El Chapo Guzman!

El Chapo Guzman wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amos Blanco (ranked 4667 p4p, 4687 weight class) and Eyyy Man (ranked 554 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Blanco
vs
Man

180 cm
18
170
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amos Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eyyy Man!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco swings for the body but Man moves out of range.

Man tries to keep at a distance but Blanco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Blanco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blanco lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Man.
Blanco lands a nice elbow.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top.
Blanco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Blanco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Blanco lands a damaging elbow.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco.
Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man lands a left hand.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Blanco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blanco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Blanco misses with an elbow strike.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco.
Blanco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blanco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanco.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blanco.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blanco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amos Blanco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man blocks an elbow strike from Blanco.
Blanco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man lands a left hand.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Blanco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Man 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.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man blocks an elbow strike.
Blanco lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Blanco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Amos Blanco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blanco missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man avoiding damage as Blanco throws knees to the body.
Blanco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blanco lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blanco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blancos head.
Blanco blocking some punches.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Blanco misses with an elbow strike.
Blanco connects with a knee to the head.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blanco throws an elbow but misses.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Blanco blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blanco missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
Blanco misses with an elbow over the top.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man gets through Blanco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blanco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Blanco, against the cage.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man working aggressively here.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man gets through Blanco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blanco misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eyyy Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Man moves into the clinch.
Blanco lands a nice elbow.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Blanco missing with knees to the body.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blanco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man misses with the head strike.
Blanco crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man dodges an elbow strike from Blanco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man lands an uppercut.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man lands a left hand.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Blanco lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Blanco trying to land knees to the body.
Man misses with the head strike.
Blanco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Blanco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanco throws an elbow but it misses.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Blanco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blanco throws an elbow but misses.
Blanco pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blanco throws an elbow that misses.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Blanco tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Blanco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blanco throws an elbow but misses.
Blanco missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man lands a nice uppercut.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Eyyy Man!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Eyyy Man!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Eyyy Man!

Eyyy Man wins by unanimous decision!
Amos Blanco spoke after the fight, saying 'I will come back strong'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Blue Blazer (ranked 4448 p4p, 4510 weight class) and Dzintars Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzintars Reaper has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Blazer
vs
Reaper

180 cm
23
175
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
170
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Blue Blazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dzintars Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazer stuffs the takedown attempt from Reaper. Reaper gets slowly back to his feet.

Blazer gets tackled into the cage by Reaper. Reaper maintains the clinch.

Reaper pulls guard.
Blazer looking to sit in guard and control but Reaper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Reaper passes Blazer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reaper prevents Blazer from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Reaper passes to side control.
Blazer is looking for a sweep.
Reaper lands a nice forearm strike.
Blazer tries to bench press Reaper off him but Reaper keeps the position.
Reaper grinds an elbow into Blazer's temple.

Reaper is working to tighten his grip on Blazer's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Blazer has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Reaper is really squeezing tight and eventually Blazer passes out! Reaper breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dzintars Reaper!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xin Chan (ranked 4454 p4p, 4576 weight class) and Generic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chan
vs
Man

183 cm
23
177
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
170
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xin Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Generic Man!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Man takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chan cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Man on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Man defending against the ground and pound.
Chan is chipping away with strikes.
Chan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Man takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan tries to advance to mount but Man denies him.
Chan working the ground and pound.
Chan lands a nice forearm strike.

Man is rocked!
Man is looking for a sweep.
Chan scores with punches from side control.
Man is still in real trouble! Can Chan finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan controlling the position from side mount.
Man takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chan crunches a massive hammerfist down on Man - he's out! Chan Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Xin Chan!