KoF:IW Golden Claws XXX PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ichigo Todayashi (ranked 3402 p4p, 24460 weight class) and Blinko Felly (ranked 154 p4p, 310 weight class). Ichigo Todayashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Todayashi
vs
Felly

173 cm
26
138
3 - 4 - 0

174 cm
20
144
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichigo Todayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blinko Felly!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Felly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todayashi manages to avoid it.
Felly lands a nice looking body shot.
Felly scores with a sloppy right hand. Todayashi should have avoided that one.
Felly missing with a left hand there. Todayashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todayashi jabs Felly right on the nose. Felly blinks but takes it well.
Todayashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Felly misses with a body shot.
Todayashi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid leg kick lands there for Todayashi.
Felly tests Todayashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Felly works Todayashi's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot by Felly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todayashi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Felly lands a really nice looking cross but Todayashi seems unphased.
Todayashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Felly.
Felly connects with a nice looking jab.
Felly throws out a loose jab but Todayashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good exchange - Felly coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Todayashi drops his hands momentarily and Felly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Felly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Felly lands a jab to the nose.
Felly connects with the punch.
Todayashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Felly.
Todayashi swinging wildly here.
Felly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Todayashi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Felly misses with a hook. Todayashi ducked under it nicely.
Todayashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Todayashi misses with a takedown attempt - Felly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've been told by Todayashi's head coaches at Advanced Fitness Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Felly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Felly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Todayashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Felly tests Todayashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blinko Felly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todayashi tries to move into range but Felly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felly moves out of range as Todayashi throws a body kick.
Felly feints the counter takedown.
Felly lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Todayashi.
Todayashi cracks Felly with an open hand slap.
Felly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Felly lands a body shot.
Todayashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Blinko Felly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felly lands with a nice body punch.
Felly cracks Todayashi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Todayashi misses with a head kick.
Todayashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Felly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Todayashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Felly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todayashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Felly.
Felly cracks Todayashi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felly connects with a crisp jab.
Felly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab from Felly.
Todayashi scores with a hook.
Todayashi throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Blinko Felly has been cut.

Todayashi closes the distance and pushes Felly back into the cage.
A short right from Todayashi.
Felly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Todayashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Felly takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todayashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Todayashi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Todayashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Todayashi misses with a wild combination.
Felly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Todayashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Felly - just one landing.
Felly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Felly misses with a lunging right hand

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

Todayashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Felly. That snapped Todayashi's head back.
Todayashi lands a body shot.
Felly thuds his right hand into Todayashi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Todayashi takes one on the button.
Felly ducks right into an uppercut from Todayashi.
Jab from Felly.
Todayashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Todayashi connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Todayashi.
Todayashi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Felly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todayashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Todayashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blinko Felly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blinko Felly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Todayashi scores with a nice body kick.
Todayashi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Felly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Felly is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Felly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Todayashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Felly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Todayashi shoots in for a takedown but Felly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Felly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Felly.
Todayashi throws a leg kick but Felly moved away.
Felly tests Todayashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Todayashi forces Felly back against the cage and clinches.
Todayashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Todayashi - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Felly tries to pull guard but Todayashi won't allow it.
Felly tries to pull guard but Todayashi holds him up against the cage and eventually Felly drops back down to his feet.

Todayashi tightens his grip and picks Felly up, before dumping him to the ground. Felly manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Felly pushes a forearm under Todayashi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Todayashi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blinko Felly!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kelly (ranked 4275 p4p, 6438 weight class) and Big Mouth (ranked 196 p4p, 257 weight class). Mouth has chosen Dominick as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Kelly
vs
Mouth

168 cm
26
145
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
130
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mouth closes the distance and pushes Kelly back into the cage.
Kelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Mouth manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kelly wants a takedown.
Mouth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.

Mouth breaks the clinch.

Mouth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mouth told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Mouth can't break the clinch.
Kelly is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kelly gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mouth regains guard.
Kelly cracks Mouth with a solid left hand.
Kelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kelly postures up in Mouth's guard and throws a big left but Mouth blocks it.
Kelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly stands up over Mouth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Mouth has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kelly off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Mouth.

Mouth darts in and clinches Kelly up against the cage.
Kelly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mouth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mouth manages to break the clinch.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mouth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Mouth darts in and clinches Kelly up against the cage.
Mouth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mouth missing with knees to the body.
Kelly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mouth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mouth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Mouth breaks the clinch.

Mouth forces Kelly back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has Mouth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mouth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kelly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mouth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelly is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mouth is defending well.
Mouth trying to stall but Kelly improves his position.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Mouth gets underhooks to prevent Kelly's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mouth.

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

Mouth pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Mouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mouth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kelly.
Mouth is trying to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling him.
Mouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Mouth breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mouth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mouth misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly throwing a counter right hand but Mouth manages to avoid it.

Mouth takes the fight into the clinch.
Mouth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kelly is trying to drag Mouth to the mat but Mouth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mouth is pressed up against the cage. Kelly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mouth down to the mat. Mouth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Mouth scores with a four punch combination!
Mouth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Kelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mouth throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kelly eats them both and turns towards Mouth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mouth misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mouth lands a front kick.
Mouth lands a jab-cross combination.
Mouth throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kelly.
Mouth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Kelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mouth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Mouth has managed to clinch.
Mouth prevents a takedown attempt there.

Mouth manages to break the clinch.
Mouth throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mouth!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Mouth 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.

Mouth moves into the clinch.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Mouth manages to get underhooks.

Mouth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mouth. Kelly shrugs it off though.

Mouth moves into the clinch.
Kelly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mouth gets underhooks to prevent Kelly's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mouth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mouth looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mouth cracks Kelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Mouth.
Kelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Mouth rushes Kelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mouth is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mouth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Michael Kelly has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mouth is defending well.
Mouth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kelly.

Mouth manages to break the clinch.
Kelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mouth throws a one two combo.
Kelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mouth scores with a head kick.
Mouth throws a nice looking combination but Kelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Mouth closes the distance and pushes Kelly back into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kelly wants a takedown.
Mouth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mouth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mouth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mouth manages to break the clinch.
Big Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mouth clinches with his opponent.

Mouth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mouth throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly throwing a counter right hand but Mouth manages to avoid it.

Mouth darts in and clinches Kelly up against the cage.
Mouth stalling in the clinch.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Mouth breaks from the clinch.
Mouth looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Mouth tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Mouth gets a clinch.
Kelly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mouth pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Mouth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mouth moves into the clinch successfully.
Kelly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mouth after a bit of a struggle.

Mouth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mouth lands a front kick.
A solid body kick from Mouth.

Mouth darts in and clinches Kelly up against the cage.
Mouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

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

Mouth drives through and clinches with Kelly against the cage.

Kelly tightens his grip and picks Mouth up, before dumping him to the ground. Mouth manages to land in guard.
Kelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Kelly postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mouth is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kelly, into his guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouth wants to stand but Kelly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouth is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Mouth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Kelly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mouth misses with the combination.
Kelly throwing a counter right hand but Mouth manages to avoid it.
Mouth throws a nice head kick!
A left and a right from Mouth both land. Nice combination.

Mouth instigates a clinch.
Mouth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kelly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mouth prevents it.
Mouth is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mouth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mouth jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Mouth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Mouth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mouth throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Kelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mouth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mouth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mouth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mouth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mouth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kelly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mouth pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Mouth breaks from the clinch.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Mouth misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mouth throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly is looking to counter punch.

Mouth gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mouth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mouth misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Mouth misses with a head kick.
Kelly throwing a counter right hand but Mouth manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mouth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Kelly tries to keep at a distance but Mouth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mouth can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mouth.
Mouth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mouth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mouth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big Mouth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelly looking for a takedown.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Kelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mouth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mouth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mouth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kelly's face.
Mouth scores with a knee to the head.
Mouth can't break the clinch.
Mouth lands a knee to the head.
Kelly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mouth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Mouth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mouth closes the distance and pushes Kelly back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Mouth manages to get underhooks.
Mouth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelly.
Michael Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Big Mouth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Mouth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mouth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Mouth!
Big Mouth looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'A big thanks on King of Fighters: Iron Wolf for the offer to fight here tonight . Also thanks to the fans for the big support, it helped me to win here tonight !Thanks to all of you ! Wonderful public, wonderful fans ! I will come back here to do even better !'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hammer (ranked 5893 p4p, 3973 weight class) and Hakeem Sterling (ranked 558 p4p, 433 weight class). Johnny Hammer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hammer
vs
Sterling

180 cm
22
165
3 - 4 - 0

165 cm
25
155
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hakeem Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sterling looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hammer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hammer looks for the body kick but Sterling saw that one coming.
Hammer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sterling steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hammer.
Hammer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hammer throws a wild body kick that Sterling sees coming a mile off.
We've been told by Hammer's head coaches at Cozad MMA New York that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sterling avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hammer.
Hammer throws the kick towards the body but Sterling avoids it.
Sterling blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sterling looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hammer is looking to land body kicks.
Hammer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hammer throws a wild body kick that Sterling sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sterling crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hammer - the referee stops the clock and Sterling gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hammer. Sterling manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hammer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Sterling responds with a good body kick, but Hammer manages to step out the way in time.
Hammer tries to land a front kick but Sterling steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hammer is looking to land body kicks.
Johnny Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hammer.
Hammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sterling moves out of range as Hammer throws a body kick.
Sterling steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hammer.
Hammer looks to land a body kick but Sterling moved away.
Hammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sterling moves out of range as Hammer throws a body kick.
Hammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hammer looks for the body kick but Sterling saw that one coming.
Hammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sterling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hammer looks for the body kick but Sterling saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling moves out of range of the body kick from Hammer.
Hammer looks for the body kick but Sterling saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hammer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hammer.
Sterling tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hammer looks to land a body kick but Sterling moved away.
Hammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hammer misses with a kick to the body.
Hammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sterling with the counter takedown but Hammer avoids it easily.
Hammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hammer gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Sterling counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Hammer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammer breaks the clinch.
Sterling blocks the body kick.

Sterling shoots in and gets a takedown into Hammer's guard.

Sterling drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sterling jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Sterling is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but Sterling is having none of it.
Sterling slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Sterling decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hammer to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling moves out of range of the body kick.
Hammer throws the kick towards the body but Sterling avoids it.
Sterling blocks the body kick.
Sterling tries to counter with a clinch but Hammer shakes him off and moves away.
Johnny Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer throws a push kick but Sterling slaps the foot to one side.
Sterling tries to counter with a clinch but Hammer shakes him off and moves away.
Hammer throws a body kick that misses

and Sterling counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sterling is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hammer is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hakeem Sterling!
Johnny Hammer was interviewed post fight and said 'I just want to thank my sponsors, my fans and my family for the unwavering support.'.

C
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 Jane Malley (ranked 6915 p4p, 3279 weight class) and Son Goku (ranked 622 p4p, 361 weight class). Goku has chosen Makafushigi Adventure as his entrance music. 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.

Malley
vs
Goku

190 cm
20
165
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
168
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jane Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Son Goku!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goku swings widly with a right hand
and Malley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Malley moves into the clinch.
Goku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Malley.
A nice left hand lands by Goku.
Malley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gokus head.
Malley has a couple of punches blocked by Goku.
A head punch on the inside from Malley fails to land.
Goku blocks an uppercut.
Goku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malley throws a punch but it's blocked by Goku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goku.
Malley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Malley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Malley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malley lands an uppercut.
Malley throws a head punch that misses.
Goku tries a body shot but Malley blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goku is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley gets through Goku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goku.
Malley lands a shot to the body.
Goku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malley misses with a punch on the inside.
Goku tries to throw a body punch but Malley avoids it by throwing Goku back against the cage.
Malley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goku stalling in the clinch but Malley improves position.
Goku is trying to maintain a safe position but Malley gets an underhook and turns Goku into the cage.
Goku misses with a body punch.
Goku struggles to land a body shot inside as Malley controls his hands.
Malley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malley gets through Goku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malley misses with the head strike.
Goku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goku swings wildly with an uppercut but Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goku is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Malley to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malley gets through Goku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goku drops down looking for an ankle pick but Malley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jane Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Son Goku.
Goku tries to clinch but Malley is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Malley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goku throws a body punch but Malley moves out of range.

Goku gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Goku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malley keeping moving, preventing Goku from controlling successfully.
Malley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley keeping full guard, as Goku tries to pass.
Malley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goku trying to control but Malley is working from the bottom.
Goku is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Goku wants to control from the top but Malley keeps moving.
Malley keeping full guard, as Goku tries to pass.
Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malley throws a chopping leg kick but Goku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Son Goku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goku with a hook.
Goku misses with a left hand
and Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malley throws a hook but Goku avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jane Malley 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.

Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goku.
As Goku backs away, Malley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Goku pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malley is out of range and Goku settles back down.
Malley is looking for a counter combo.
Goku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goku lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Goku finds it's way through Malley's defenses.
Malley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goku tries to clinch but Malley is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Goku misses.
Goku swings for the body but Malley moves out of range.

Goku darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku wants to pass the guard but Malley is defending well.
Goku not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malley keeps working.
Malley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goku is working away from the top position though.
Goku not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goku tries to pass the half guard into mount. Malley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Goku passes to full mount!
Goku punching from mount but Malley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Goku content just to control the position here.
Goku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Malley is looking to escape.
Son Goku has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley is working to get back to half guard.
Goku trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Goku can't control as he wanted to and Malley manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Malley wants to get back to full guard.
Malley is trying to stand back up but Goku is controlling him
Goku trying to control the action but Malley is working from the bottom.
Goku trying to control from Malley's half guard. Malley has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Goku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley keeping moving, preventing Goku from controlling successfully.
Malley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Goku passes into half guard.
Goku not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goku looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Son Goku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Malley looks to throw the jab but Goku is out of range.
Goku doesn't manage to clinch there - Malley circles away.
Goku scores with a nice strike.
Malley misses with a looping left.
Goku looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Goku tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Malley defends well and Goku ends up having to push Malley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Malley tries to counter by clinching up but Goku breaks away and moves out of range.
Goku dives in and grabs Malley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Malley pushes down on Goku's head and hops out.
An attempted straight right counter from Malley misses the target.

Malley tries to keep at a distance but Goku has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goku controlling the action here for a moment.
Malley misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku has Malley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Malley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jane Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Son Goku.
A short left from Malley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goku.
Malley blocks an uppercut.
Goku tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goku fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goku fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Malley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goku is trying to pull guard but Malley has him pressed against the cage.
Goku misses with some punches.
Malley lands with a right to the head.
Goku looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Goku just leaning against Malley, taking a breather.
Malley has a couple of punches blocked by Goku.
Jane Malley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goku.
Goku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Goku blocking some punches.
Goku works on Malley's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goku.
Malley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malley swings wildly with an uppercut but Goku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malley swings wildly with an uppercut but Goku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malley's elbow.
Malley blocking some punches.
Goku has a couple of punches blocked by Malley.
Malley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malley working aggressively here.
Malley lands a nice uppercut.
Malley has a couple of punches blocked by Goku.
Malley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku throws a head punch that misses.
Malley lands a right hand.
Goku prevents a body shot from Malley.
Goku goes for a takedown attempt but Malley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Goku lands with a nice body punch.
Goku shoots and misses

and Malley counters with a nice right hand that sends Goku toppling to the canvas! Goku scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Malley finish him?!
Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malley.
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!
Goku dives in and grabs Malley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Malley pushes down on Goku's head and hops out.
A quick step to the side and Malley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goku.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goku lands a lovely overhand right.
Malley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goku can do to turn this around?
Goku tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Malley defends well and Goku ends up having to push Malley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Goku with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Goku is rocked!
Goku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goku is still on wobbly legs! Can Malley finish him?
Malley looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Malley backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Goku's temple! It sends Goku violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Malley celebrates and the doctors try to help Goku!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Jane Malley!
During a confident post fight interview, Jane Malley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Son Goku spoke after the fight, saying 'I can't believe it, I thought I had trained very hard in the other world, but I was wrong. I didn't think there was anyone who had the same strength as me.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Drnold (ranked 1584 p4p, 3781 weight class) and Tian Wang (ranked 186 p4p, 415 weight class). Wang has chosen Ain't no Grave as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drnold
vs
Wang

172 cm
29
156
5 - 6 - 0

183 cm
21
170
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Hardcore Alchemy
CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - 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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Drnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tian Wang!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drnold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wang swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drnold cracks Wang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Wang misses.
Drnold misses with a wild body shot.
Wang dodges the punch combination from Drnold.
Drnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Drnold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wang jabs Drnold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drnold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Wang.
Drnold misses with a looping left.
Drnold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been informed that Wang 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.
Drnold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drnold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Drnold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang scores with a jab. Drnold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drnold on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drnold just misses with a punch to the body.
Drnold throws a hook to the side of Wang's head but Wang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Drnold misses with a hook
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sam Drnold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drnold 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.
Drnold missing with a left hand there. Wang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drnold misses with a body shot.
Drnold lands a jab to Wang's midsection.
Drnold swings widly with a right hand
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Wang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Wang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wang. Drnold does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drnold. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but Drnold is just out of range.
Drnold misses the body punch
and Wang counters with a left and a right that stings Drnold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drnold misses with a body shot.
Wang lands a really nice looking cross but Drnold seems unphased.
Wang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by Wang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Drnold misses its intended target.
Wang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drnold.
Drnold fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drnold misses with a wild body shot.
Drnold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang lands with a cross.
A big left from Wang misses.
Drnold looks to throw the jab but Wang is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Wang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drnold misses with a body shot.
Drnold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Drnold.
Wang thinks about the counter body kick.
Wang blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Wang.
Wang scores with a jab. Drnold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wang dodges the punch combination from Drnold.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wang! But no joy.
Wang with a nice calf kick.
Drnold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drnold is looking to wear down Wang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drnold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Wang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Drnold slips under a jab.
Drnold swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
Drnold misses with a body shot.
Drnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Wang lands with a cross.
A jab from Drnold misses.
Drnold takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Drnold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wang takes a swing at Drnold's ribcage but misses.
Wang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wang misses with a straight left.
Drnold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wang.
Wang is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Drnold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Wang defending well as Drnold loads up on a big left hand.
Drnold swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
Wang looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang lands with an overhand left.
Drnold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drnold misses with a wild body shot.
Wang lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Drnold is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wang's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drnold.
A swing and a miss from Drnold.
Wang misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Drnold misses the target.
Wang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drnold in his tracks.
Wang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drnold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drnold takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Wang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drnold had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Drnold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
The fighters circling - Drnold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drnold.
Drnold misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wang misses with an uppercut. Drnold saw that one coming.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Drnold.
Drnold lands a jab to Wang's midsection.
Wang digs a good hook to Drnold's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tian Wang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wang avoids the body shot from Drnold.
Drnold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drnold takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Wang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drnold to score with a decent uppercut.
Wang throws an overhand right that lands on Drnold's shoulder, as Drnold tries to avoid the shot.
Drnold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut lands for Wang. That snapped Drnold's head back.
Wang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drnold.
Wang lands a head shot.
Drnold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drnold scores with a shot to the body.
Wang avoids the body shot from Drnold.
Drnold is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drnold stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drnold moves out of range of the body kick from Wang.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Drnold.
Drnold just misses with a punch to the body.
Drnold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Drnold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wang finds it's way round the side to connect with Drnold's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drnold blocks a jab.
Drnold tries to move into range but Wang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wang misses with a straight right.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drnold throws a shot to the body.
Wang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drnold darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tian Wang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drnold lands a glancing blow to the side of Wang's head.
Drnold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wang moves away.
Wang misses with an uppercut.
Wang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wang moves out of range of the strikes.
Drnold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wang dips to his left and cracks Drnold with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drnold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drnold swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
Wang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wang throws a low kick but Drnold avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drnold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Drnold scores with a body shot.
Wang lands a body shot.
Drnold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drnold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drnold takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Drnold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wang scores with a one two! Drnold had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Drnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Drnold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Drnold throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range.
Drnold throws a jab when Wang was well out of range.
Wang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drnold.
Wang connects with a jab.
Wang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drnold.
A counter left hand to the body from Drnold misses its target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Wang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drnold on the side of the head.
Drnold misses with a body shot.
Wang catches Drnold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Drnold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but Drnold is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drnold. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drnold digs a good body shot into Wang's ribs.
Drnold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Wang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drnold clobbers Wang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drnold misses with an uppercut. Wang saw that one coming.
Drnold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drnold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wang lands a nice hook to Drnold's body. Drnold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drnold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drnold scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drnold. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drnold throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range.
Drnold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wang lands with an uppercut that bounces Drnold off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wang.
Drnold misses with a looping left.
Wang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drnold on the side of the head.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drnold loads up on a big right hand but Wang slips the punch.
Drnold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
A counter left hand to the body from Drnold misses its target.
Drnold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Drnold misses with a shot to the body
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Wang throws an overhand right that lands on Drnold's shoulder, as Drnold tries to avoid the shot.
Wang tests Drnold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Drnold misses the target.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drnold manages to avoid it.
Wang avoids the body shot from Drnold.
Drnold misses with a wild body shot.
Drnold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tian Wang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wang scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters circling - Drnold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wang misses with an uppercut.
Wang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drnold.
Drnold just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Wang finds it's way through Drnold's defenses.
Drnold lands a head shot.
Drnold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drnold misses with a left hand
enabling Wang to counter with a crisp jab.
Drnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Wang swings for the body but Drnold moves out of range.
Wang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drnold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drnold is looking to counter punch.
Wang throws a body kick that misses.
Wang throws a jab but it's blocked by Drnold.
Wang cracks Drnold with a good jab.
Drnold is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but Drnold is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drnold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Drnold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drnold slips under a jab from Wang.
Drnold moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Drnold throws a big counter combination but Wang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wang moves away.
It seemed like Wang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drnold just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drnold. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wang tries to clinch but Drnold moves out of range.
Drnold walks into a stiff left hand from Wang.
Drnold takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Drnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Wang throws a good cross that connects.
Wang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drnold was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
Wang looks to land a right hand but Drnold moved out of range.

Wang forces Drnold back against the cage and clinches.
Wang tries a body shot but Drnold blocks it.
Wang misses with some punches.
Wang lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drnold.
A head punch on the inside from Wang fails to land.
Wang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drnold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!

Drnold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wang moves out of range as Drnold strikes.
A jab from Wang misses.
Drnold takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Wang misses with a straight right.
Drnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Wang throws a body punch but Drnold moves out of range.
Drnold just misses with a punch to the body.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drnold scores with a body shot.
Drnold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drnold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drnold lands a right hook to the body.
Drnold throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wang counters with an outside leg kick.
Donk. Wang catches Drnold right on the button with a cross.
Drnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Drnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Wang wants to land a leg kick but Drnold is out of range.
Drnold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
Drnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Wang lands a jab to Drnold's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang avoids the body shot from Drnold.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wang! But no joy.
Drnold throws a hook but Wang avoids it easily.
Drnold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sam Drnold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Wang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wang closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Wang has managed to clinch.
Wang gets through Drnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wang keeps control of Drnold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wang lands with a right to the head.
Wang lands a body punch.
Wang has a couple of punches blocked by Drnold.
Drnold struggles to land a body shot inside as Wang controls his hands.
Drnold misses with the head strike.
Drnold misses with the head strike.
Drnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Wang.
Drnold takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tian Wang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tian Wang!
Tian Wang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 2664 p4p, 1971 weight class) and Gen Tenryu (ranked 354 p4p, 277 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Oquendo
vs
Tenryu

185 cm
20
190
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
189
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cuervo Oquendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquendo throws an overhand right that lands on Tenryu's shoulder, as Tenryu tries to avoid the shot.
Tenryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oquendo misses with a combination
enabling Tenryu to counter with a crisp jab.
Tenryu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Oquendo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Oquendo cracks Tenryu with a good jab.
Tenryu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oquendo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oquendo throws a right hand that misses
and Tenryu counters with a nice uppercut.
Oquendo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oquendo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tenryu doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Oquendo misses.
Oquendo connects with a crisp jab.
Tenryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oquendo misses with a series of wild punches.
Oquendo punishes Tenryu's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu takes one to the side of the head.
Tenryu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oquendo.
Tenryu tries to counter with a clinch but Oquendo shakes him off and moves away.
Tenryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oquendo lands a right hook to the body.
Oquendo swings for the body but Tenryu moves out of range.
Oquendo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tenryu wants to counter with a clinch but Oquendo pushes him away.

Tenryu darts in and clinches Oquendo up against the cage.
Tenryu tries a body shot but Oquendo blocks it.

Oquendo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tenryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oquendo.
Oquendo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oquendo throws the left hand but Tenryu avoids the punch easily.

Tenryu instigates a clinch.
Tenryu scores with a shoulder strike.
Oquendo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oquendo manages to break the clinch.
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!
Oquendo connects with the punch.
A left and a right from Oquendo both land. Nice combination.
Oquendo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tenryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oquendo.
Oquendo clobbers Tenryu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oquendo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tenryu wants to clinch.
Oquendo lands with a cross.
Oquendo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo digs a right hand into Tenryu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tenryu's gas tank.
Oquendo blocks a body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oquendo's elbow.
Oquendo throws a head punch that misses.
Tenryu throws a head punch that misses.
Oquendo is trying to break the clinch but Tenryu is controlling him.
A short right from Oquendo.
A shot in the inside from Oquendo.
A nice left hand lands by Tenryu.
A short uppercut from Tenryu.
Oquendo throws a head punch that misses.
Tenryu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oquendo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oquendo can't find room to land a body shot as Tenryu controls the action.
Tenryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oquendo has had enough of the clinch but Tenryu keeps him there for the moment.
Tenryu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Oquendo avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
Oquendo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oquendo working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a head punch that misses.
Tenryu stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oquendo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenryu controls his hands.
Tenryu stalling against the cage.
Tenryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oquendo or not.
Tenryu lands a body shot.
Oquendo being controlled against the cage.
Oquendo scores with a shot to the side of Tenryu's head.
The referee calls for Tenryu to work.
Oquendo lands a left hand.

Oquendo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oquendo fails to land with a series of punches.
Tenryu slips a straight right by Oquendo.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oquendo misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oquendo throws a shot to the body.
Oquendo throws an overhand right that lands on Tenryu's shoulder, as Tenryu tries to avoid the shot.
Tenryu looks to land a left hand but Oquendo moved out of range nicely.
Tenryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oquendo misses with a body shot.
Oquendo misses with a right hand

and Tenryu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tenryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oquendo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oquendo.
Tenryu misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tenryu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tenryu.
Oquendo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tenryu can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oquendo tries to circle away but Tenryu has him pinned against the cage.
Tenryu is pushing Oquendo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oquendo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oquendo lands a shoulder strike.
Tenryu misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu lands a shot to the body.
Oquendo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tenryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oquendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oquendo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tenryu's elbow.
Tenryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gen Tenryu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tenryu stalling the fight.
Tenryu prevents Oquendo from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Oquendo on the inside.
Tenryu controlling the action here for a moment.
Oquendo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oquendo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tenryu prevents Oquendo from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tenryu lands a left hand.
Tenryu misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo is trying to force a seperation but Tenryu has the dominant position.
Tenryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tenryu lands with a short shot to the head.
Tenryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tenryu taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.
Tenryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oquendo tries to work over Tenryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tenryu holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Oquendo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tenryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tenryu! But no joy.
Tenryu tries to clinch up but Oquendo circles away and keeps his distance.
Oquendo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oquendo misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Tenryu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oquendo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oquendo looks to land a left hand but Tenryu moved out of range nicely.
Tenryu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo misses with an uppercut

and Tenryu counters by moving into the clinch.
Oquendo throws a head punch that misses.
Oquendo tries a body shot but Tenryu blocks it.
Oquendo gets through Tenryu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oquendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oquendo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oquendo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oquendo lands a right hand.
Oquendo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tenryu.
Tenryu pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tenryu fails to land.
Tenryu lands a body punch.

Oquendo breaks the clinch.
Tenryu moves out of range as Oquendo strikes.
Tenryu tries to counter with a clinch but Oquendo shakes him off and moves away.
Oquendo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tenryu.
Oquendo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oquendo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tenryu.
Oquendo scores with a decent looking hook.
Oquendo jabs Tenryu right on the nose. Tenryu blinks but takes it well.
Oquendo throws a lazy right hand but Tenryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tenryu throws a lazy right hand but Oquendo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oquendo loads up on a big right hand but Tenryu slips the punch.
Oquendo loads up on a big right hand but Tenryu slips the punch.
Oquendo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tenryu misses with a body shot
and Oquendo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Oquendo misses
and Tenryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oquendo misses with an uppercut
and Tenryu counters with a nice uppercut.
Oquendo missing with a left hand there. Tenryu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tenryu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cuervo Oquendo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Oquendo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tenryus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oquendo.
Tenryu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oquendo lands a nice shot that snaps Tenryu's head back.
Tenryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tenryu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oquendo to score with a decent uppercut.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Oquendo.
Oquendo scores with a nice strike.
Tenryu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oquendo misses with a right hand
and Oquendo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oquendo throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Tenryu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Oquendo. Those never looked like landing.
Tenryu throws out a counter right but Oquendo avoids it with no problem.
Tenryu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oquendo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo throws out a loose jab but Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquendo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tenryu.
Tenryu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tenryu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oquendo.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Oquendo.
Oquendo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oquendo throws a hook but Tenryu blocks it.
Oquendo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Oquendo.
Tenryu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tenryu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oquendo throws a series of punches but Tenryu avoids them all with ease.
Oquendo misses with a straight right.
Tenryu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oquendo throws a hook but Tenryu avoids it easily.
Tenryu wants to counter the offense by Oquendo and move into the clinch position.
Oquendo throws a lazy right hand but Tenryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oquendo sets himself, and Tenryu steps forward looking for the clinch! Oquendo avoids it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oquendo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oquendo with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Oquendo misses its intended target.
Tenryu tries to counter with a clinch but Oquendo shakes him off and moves away.
Oquendo misses with a hook
and Tenryu counters with a straight right hand.
Oquendo moves out of range as Tenryu strikes.
Oquendo swings widly with a right hand
and Tenryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oquendo misses with a hook. Tenryu ducked under it nicely.
Tenryu tries to counter with a clinch but Oquendo shakes him off and moves away.
Tenryu looks to land a right hand but Oquendo moved out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Oquendo breaks from the clinch.
Tenryu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tenryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tenryu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oquendo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a body punch but Tenryu moves out of range.
Tenryu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Oquendo.
Oquendo moves out of range of the strikes.
Tenryu misses the jab.
Tenryu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Oquendo misses its intended target.
Tenryu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oquendo throws out the jab.
Tenryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oquendo.
Tenryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tenryu wants to counter with a clinch but Oquendo pushes him away.
Gen Tenryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheers as Tenryu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oquendo doesn't seem phased though.
Tenryu digs a good body shot into Oquendo's ribs.
Cuervo Oquendo is winning the standup battle so far.
Oquendo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oquendo lands a jab to the nose.
Tenryu clobbers Oquendo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tenryu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oquendo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oquendo throws a combination. Tenryu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oquendo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oquendo missing with a left hand there. Tenryu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tenryu wants to counter the offense by Oquendo and move into the clinch position.
Oquendo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tenryu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tenryu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Oquendo.
Oquendo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oquendo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good shot there by Oquendo.
Tenryu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a big shot that misses.
Cuervo Oquendo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oquendo throws a shot from downtown. Tenryu moves away and avoids it.
Oquendo sets himself, and Tenryu steps forward looking for the clinch! Oquendo avoids it this time.
Oquendo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cuervo Oquendo!

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FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garry Almeida (ranked 2328 p4p, 2565 weight class) and James Kent (ranked 257 p4p, 278 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kent's choice of entrance music: Humans are such easy prey. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Almeida
vs
Kent

180 cm
26
155
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
21
161
2 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Fast

Savage Fightwear
Iron Wolf Discount Supplements (Q159/$100, Laundry

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garry Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Kent!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt - Kent sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kent. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kent lands a lovely overhand right.
BOOM! Kent lands a beautiful left hook that drops Almeida. Almeida tries to recover but Kent is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Almeida lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Kent!
After winning the bout, James Kent thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Yarborough (ranked 1668 p4p, 670 weight class) and Carter Wright (ranked 223 p4p, 91 weight class). Yarborough comes to the cage accompanied by Derezzed. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Yarborough
vs
Wright

185 cm
21
190
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
185
4 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Shadow Warrior Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Wright!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarborough lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright's corner calls for a 1-2. Wright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Yarborough swats away the attempt to clinch by Wright.
A quick step to the side and Yarborough tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.

It looks like Carter Wright has been cut.
Wright throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yarborough lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright tries to clinch but Yarborough is having none of it.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright misses with a hook
and Yarborough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yarborough counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yarborough connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wright. Wright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yarborough moves away.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yarborough misses with a hook
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Wright.
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yarborough moves out of range as Wright throws a body kick.
Yarborough does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yarborough swings widly with a right hand
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yarborough misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright misses with an uppercut
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yarborough.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yarborough is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Yarborough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yarborough catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yarborough counters with a nice body kick.
Yarborough throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright is looking for the big counter here.
Yarborough throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yarborough bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright's head backwards.
Yarborough scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright swinging wildly here.
Yarborough appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yarborough lands a head shot.

That has opened up Carter Wright's cut even more.
A big right from Wright misses.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.

Wright has closed the distance and engaged Yarborough in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Yarborough.
Wright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wright lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yarborough or not.
Yarborough misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Yarborough dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Yarborough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yarborough misses with a hook
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Yarborough misses with a left hand
and Wright finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Wright moves into the clinch successfully.
Yarborough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yarborough tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Yarborough back against the cage.
Yarborough has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yarborough.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Wright misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Yarborough lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wright.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Wright.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
Yarborough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Yarborough avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Yarborough misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Yarborough.
A short left from Yarborough.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright lands a shot to the body.
Yarborough takes a shot to the head.
Yarborough lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wright lands an uppercut.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Yarborough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yarborough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yarborough blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yarborough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Yarborough tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Yarborough back against the cage.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
Yarborough is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Yarborough throws a head punch that misses.
Yarborough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
Wright lands with a short shot to the head.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Yarborough tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Yarborough lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
A right handed body shot lands from Yarborough.
Yarborough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wright blocks a body shot from Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
Wright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wright lands a body shot.
Yarborough tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Yarborough back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yarborough.
Wright prevents a body shot from Yarborough.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Yarborough controls his hands.
Wright lands a body shot.
Yarborough misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yarborough.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yarborough's elbow.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yarborough's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
Wright digs a right hand into Yarborough's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yarborough's gas tank.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
Wright lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yarborough.
Nice body punch from Wright.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Wright.
Wright scores with a shot to the side of Yarborough's head.
Wright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Yarborough controls his hands.
Wright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wright pushes Yarborough back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Yarborough's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright tries to clinch up
and Yarborough counters with a nice body shot.
Wright catches Yarborough with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yarborough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yarborough counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
Yarborough throws a lazy body kick
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Yarborough saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Wright moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Wright appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Yarborough fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

James Yarborough's cut is getting worse.
Wright 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.
Wright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Yarborough counters with a right hand to the body.
Yarborough throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yarborough.
Yarborough with the inside leg kick.
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!
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Wright.

Yarborough tries to keep at a distance but Wright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Wright.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Wright.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright pushes Yarborough back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yarborough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Yarborough blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
A short left from Yarborough.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yarborough blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yarborough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright lands a shot to the body.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
Wright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Yarborough blocks a body shot from Wright.

Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright punishes Yarborough's body with a nice straight punch.
James Yarborough is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wright throws a series of punches but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is looking to clinch.
Yarborough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yarborough slips a jab from Wright.
Yarborough looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yarborough will feel that in the morning.
Wright with a nice cross.

James Yarborough's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wright lunges at Yarborough with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yarborough's hand.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Wright really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Both fighters circling a little - Yarborough finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yarborough lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yarborough throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Wright doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yarborough walks into a straight right hand from Wright.
Wright digs a good body shot into Yarborough's ribs.
A head kick misses from Wright.
It looked like Yarborough wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Yarborough tried to counter with a leg kick but Wright avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yarborough connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a looping right.
And Yarborough counters with a quick kick to the body but Wright blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Yarborough. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Yarborough. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yarborough.
Wright takes one on the button.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Wright follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wright looks to land a combination but Yarborough avoids it well.
A jab from Wright misses.

Wright feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Yarborough sprawling to the canvas! Yarborough rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wright finish him?!

Yarborough is rocked!

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!
Wright drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Yarborough right on the button. Yarborough goes down! Wright follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wright gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carter Wright! Carter Wright retains his middleweight title!
Carter Wright thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musan Zaintashara (ranked 1172 p4p, 1996 weight class) and Archibald Atckinson (ranked 159 p4p, 281 weight class). Zaintashara comes to the cage accompanied by The Art of War. Atckinson has chosen can't be touced as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Zaintashara
vs
Atckinson

188 cm
21
185
7 - 1 - 1

185 cm
22
198
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

PWNAGE
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Musan Zaintashara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Archibald Atckinson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Atckinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaintashara tries to work over Atckinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Atckinson breaks the clinch.

Atckinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Zaintashara avoids a wild elbow strike from Atckinson.

Zaintashara jumps guard.

Atckinson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Zaintashara to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Atckinson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Zaintashara pulls down on the head and he's put Atckinson to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Musan Zaintashara!
Musan Zaintashara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.