SSSD 43: Luciano/Shewmaker PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid James (ranked 5834 p4p, 24224 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 562 p4p, 582 weight class). Kid James has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

James
vs
Drago

178 cm
26
245
2 - 3 - 0

196 cm
19
261
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kid James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Drago as he connects with a hook.
James moves out of range as Drago throws a body kick.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

James shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than James was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drago tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but James wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Drago is trying to control James's posture but James avoids it.
Drago is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Drago tries to get back to half guard but can't.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drago keeps working.
James prevents Drago from escaping the position.
Drago keeping his opponent close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

James stands up and beckons Drago to his feet.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Drago scores with a four punch combination!
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drago!
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
James shoots in and drives through. Drago sprawls well.
Drago works the jab nicely.
Drago is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
James appears to be looking for a big counter.
James seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Good exchange - Drago coming out on top.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from James misses.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

James clinches.
Drago working hard to break the clinch.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James blocking some punches.
James can't get the takedown.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drago is trying to break free.
Drago tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James wants a takedown but no success here.

Drago breaks from the clinch.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
James is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Drago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drago.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago lands a lovely overhand right.
James takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drago.
James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As James backs off Drago throws a huge counter combo but James manages to avoid it all.
Drago scores with a hook.

James is rocked!
James walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Drago swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Drago!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Says (ranked 5309 p4p, 6106 weight class) and DK Vippus (ranked 406 p4p, 442 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Says
vs
Vippus

179 cm
19
155
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
150
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Says!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DK Vippus!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vippus lands a glancing blow to the side of Says's head.

It looks like Simon Says has been cut.
Vippus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Says sprawls well. Says wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vippus gets slowly back to his feet.
Says comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vippus's coach down at Hotrod Express MMA Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vippus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vippus shoots for a double leg takedown but Says sprawls well. He's pushed Vippus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Says fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Says's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vippus under the eye.
Vippus lands a leg kick that knocks Says off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Says jabs Vippus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
DK Vippus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vippus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Says counters with a one-two to the body.

Vippus is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vippus misses with a leg kick
and Says counters with a huge right that knocks Vippus out cold! Says is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Says!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Shaw (ranked 5188 p4p, 24429 weight class) and Baby Hulk (ranked 523 p4p, 611 weight class). Baby Hulk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Shaw
vs
Hulk

225 cm
25
256
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
20
264
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Baby Hulk!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hulk gets a double leg takedown into Shaw's guard.
Shaw seems keen to control Hulk's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shaw looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hulk throws a big right hand that misses.
Shaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shaw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hulk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shaw looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hulk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk wants to control from the top but Shaw keeps moving.

Shaw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hulk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shaw trying to keep a closed guard but Hulk is proving a slippery customer.
Shaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Hulk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hulk trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hulk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hulk trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hulk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hulk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hulk trying to control but Shaw is working from the bottom.
Hulk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hulk darts in looking for a takedown but Shaw gets double underhooks and turns Hulk into the cage.
Shaw attempts a counter takedown but Hulk avoids it well and moves away.

Shaw feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shaw scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Shaw distracts Hulk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hulk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shaw is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shaw's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Shaw cracks Hulk with a solid left hand.
Shaw content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shaw wants to stand but Hulk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hulk has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shaw has passed into side control.

Shaw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hulk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shaw working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Shaw dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hulk fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hulk but Hulk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shaw stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shaw wants it to stay on the feet.
Hulk fails with a takedown attempt.
Kevin Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baby Hulk.
Shaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hulk tries to avoid it but Shaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hulk to the ground. Hulk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hulk moves out of range of the body kick from Shaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Hulk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Shaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hulk holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk is in trouble now - Shaw has advanced to mount!
Shaw raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hulk tries to lock up and control but Shaw gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shaw unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hulk wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Shaw celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Shaw!
After winning the bout, Kevin Shaw 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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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe De Rossi (ranked 5041 p4p, 4171 weight class) and Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov (ranked 525 p4p, 481 weight class). Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Giuseppe De Rossi's chin.

De Rossi
vs
Nurmagomedov

182 cm
19
165
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
155
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

SMESH Nutrition 160Q

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, Giuseppe De Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nurmagomedov dodges an elbow strike from De Rossi.
Our sources have told us that De Rossi has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A knee to the head by De Rossi.

It looks like Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov has been cut.

De Rossi lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing De Rossi from controlling successfully.

Nurmagomedov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Rossi is aware though and is defending well.
Nurmagomedov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nurmagomedov striking off his back but it's not causing De Rossi any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi preventing the sweep.

Nurmagomedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Nurmagomedov has his feet on De Rossi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Rossi clinches.
Nurmagomedov wants a takedown but no success here.
De Rossi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a takedown.
De Rossi taking a breather.

Nurmagomedov has clasped his hands together around De Rossi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
De Rossi wants to control but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Nurmagomedov has hold of De Rossi's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! De Rossi tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Nurmagomedov cranks the arm and De Rossi screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from De Rossi, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Alhamdullilah, send me location.'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Tarantino (ranked 3470 p4p, 24366 weight class) and Helmit Crabs (ranked 427 p4p, 628 weight class). Helmit Crabs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tarantino
vs
Crabs

180 cm
19
168
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
170
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scottie Tarantino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helmit Crabs!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crabs tries a head kick but it misses.
Crabs looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Tarantino shoots in and gets a takedown into Crabs's guard.
Tarantino passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tarantino working the ground and pound.
Tarantino working the ground and pound from side control.
Tarantino lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Crabs down.
Tarantino advances nicely into full mount.
BOOM! Tarantino connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crabs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Crabs is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarantino landing strikes, looking to finish!
Crabs is still in real trouble! Can Tarantino finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Tarantino! Crabs is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scottie Tarantino!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Bentham (ranked 3104 p4p, 4060 weight class) and Derrick Mcgregor (ranked 294 p4p, 359 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bentham
vs
Mcgregor

183 cm
24
159
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
23
155
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $120 160q Rec&St

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Bentham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Mcgregor !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bentham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bentham looks for the body kick but Mcgregor saw that one coming.
Bentham keeps Mcgregor at a distance using the push kick.
We've been informed that Mcgregor 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.
Mcgregor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bentham slips a jab and a cross from Mcgregor .
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bentham. Mcgregor shrugs it off though.

Bentham clinches.
Bentham prevents Mcgregor from breaking the clinch.
Bentham landing knees to the body.
Mcgregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcgregor has a couple of punches blocked by Bentham.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcgregor looks winded!
Bentham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bentham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bentham obliges.
Bentham lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgregor won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Bentham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bentham.
Bentham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgregor 's face.
Bentham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcgregor s head.
Bentham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bentham lands a nice knee to the body.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
Bentham with a knee to the head.

Mcgregor is rocked!
Bentham digs a right hand into Mcgregor 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcgregor 's gas tank.
Mcgregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Bentham finish him?
Bentham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mcgregor seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
I was talking to Bentham's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bentham lands a body shot.
Bentham landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bentham.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bentham.
Mcgregor working aggressively here.
Bentham lands a nice knee to the body.
Bentham landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bentham.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
Bentham scores with a knee to the head.
Bentham scores a nice knee to the body.
Bentham crunches a lovely knee into Mcgregor 's ribcage.
Bentham scores a nice knee to the body.
Bentham landing knees to the body.
Bentham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mcgregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bentham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bentham lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgregor won't want to take too many of those.
Bentham working Mcgregor over with knees to the body.
Bentham landing knees to the head.
Bentham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcgregor s head.
Bentham lands a nice knee to the body.
Bentham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgregor 's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bentham.
Bentham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgregor 's face.
A short right from Bentham.
Mcgregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bentham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Bentham.
Mcgregor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bentham pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mcgregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bentham gets through Mcgregor 's defenses to land a nice 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!
Bentham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bentham connects with a knee to the head.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bentham working Mcgregor over with knees to the body.
Mcgregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bentham landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bentham obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bentham obliges.
Mcgregor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bentham lands a knee to the body.
Bentham scores a nice knee to the body.
Bentham crunches a lovely knee into Mcgregor 's ribcage.
Bentham lands a knee to the body.
Mcgregor 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bentham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
Mcgregor has a couple of punches blocked by Bentham.
Bentham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgregor 's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bentham is trying to trip Mcgregor . He has hold of a leg but Mcgregor is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bentham persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bentham looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bentham sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mcgregor 's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Bentham dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mcgregor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bentham - the referee stops the clock and Mcgregor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bentham. Mcgregor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Bentham rushes Mcgregor and presses him up against the cage.
Mcgregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Bentham has double underhooks.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bentham lands a nice knee to the body.
Bentham lands a knee to the body.
Bentham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bentham lands a nice knee to the body.
Bentham lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgregor won't want to take too many of those.
Bentham is working Mcgregor over against the cage.
Mcgregor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bentham connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bentham working Mcgregor over with knees to the body.
Mcgregor is breathing heavily.
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bentham lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcgregor backwards.
Knees to the body from Bentham.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bentham.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bentham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bentham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
Bentham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mcgregor misses with the head strike.
Mcgregor tries to circle away but Bentham has him pinned against the cage.
Bentham landing knees to the body.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bentham lands a right hand.
Bentham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bentham with a knee to the head.
Mcgregor is trying to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling him.
Bentham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bentham lands a nice knee to the body.
Bentham scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentham with a knee to the head.
Bentham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bentham blocking some punches.
Bentham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bentham scores with a knee to the head.
Mcgregor misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcgregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcgregor is trying to push Bentham away but Bentham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mcgregor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bentham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bentham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgregor can do to turn this around?
Mcgregor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jeremy Bentham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bentham.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bentham.
Bentham is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mcgregor is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor wants to break free but Bentham has control.
Bentham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mcgregor is trying to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling him.
Mcgregor is trying to break free.
Mcgregor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bentham tries to score a body lock takedown but Mcgregor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Bentham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bentham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgregor 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcgregor throws a head punch that misses.
Mcgregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bentham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
Mcgregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Bentham has double underhooks.
Bentham working Mcgregor over with knees to the body.
Mcgregor is trying to push Bentham away but Bentham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bentham blocking some punches.
Bentham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bentham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcgregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcgregor 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bentham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bentham.
Bentham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bentham has Mcgregor pressed against the cage, preventing Mcgregor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bentham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bentham lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgregor won't want to take too many of those.
Bentham with a knee to the head.
Bentham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgregor 's face.
Mcgregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgregor is trying to force a seperation but Bentham has the dominant position.
Mcgregor avoiding damage as Bentham throws knees to the body.
Bentham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mcgregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bentham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Bentham dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Bentham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mcgregor throws a series of punches but Bentham moves out of range.
It appears Bentham was looking to counter with a kick there.

Bentham pushes Mcgregor up against the cage in a clinch.
Bentham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcgregor is defending well for now.
Mcgregor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mcgregor avoiding damage as Bentham throws knees to the body.
Bentham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bentham.
Bentham scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bentham lands a knee to the body.
Bentham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bentham lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bentham working Mcgregor over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bentham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bentham lands a right hand.
Bentham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bentham lands an uppercut.
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bentham lands a knee to the body.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bentham connects with a knee to the head.
Mcgregor wants to break free but Bentham has control.
Bentham 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 battle for position here, against the cage.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bentham lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgregor won't want to take too many of those.
Mcgregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bentham working Mcgregor over with knees to the body.
Bentham landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bentham.
Bentham with a knee to the head.
Bentham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcgregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcgregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bentham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bentham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcgregor takes a shot to the head.
Jeremy Bentham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bentham landing knees to the head.
Mcgregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bentham.
A short body shot lands from Bentham as the two fighters clinch.
Bentham crunches a lovely knee into Mcgregor 's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bentham obliges.
Bentham lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentham landing knees to the head.
Bentham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bentham.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bentham.
Bentham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bentham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bentham lands a nice uppercut.
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bentham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcgregor looking to slow down the pace here.
Mcgregor is trying to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling him.
Bentham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgregor 's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bentham lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgregor won't want to take too many of those.
Bentham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgregor 's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bentham.
Bentham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bentham scores with a knee to the head.
Bentham with a knee to the head.
Mcgregor tries to score a body lock takedown but Bentham shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mcgregor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bentham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcgregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
Mcgregor is trying to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling him.
Bentham landing knees to the body.
Derrick Mcgregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcgregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bentham tries to score a body lock takedown but Mcgregor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bentham wants a takedown but no success here.
Mcgregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgregor misses with a punch on the inside.
Bentham blocks an elbow strike from Mcgregor .

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Bentham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bentham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Bentham!
Jeremy Bentham managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $120 160q Rec&St, into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Aspirin (ranked 3333 p4p, 4090 weight class) and Marcin Stefanowski (ranked 409 p4p, 479 weight class). Stefanowski has chosen Many Men (Wish Death) as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Aspirin
vs
Stefanowski

180 cm
27
182
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
178
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Aspirin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Stefanowski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefanowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aspirin as he jumps to the side.

Aspirin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stefanowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Aspirin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aspirin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Stefanowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Stefanowski looking for subs off his back but Aspirin has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aspirin working over Stefanowski with some ground and pound. Stefanowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stefanowski wants to improve his position but Aspirin is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspirin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aspirin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aspirin wants to pass the guard but Stefanowski is defending well.
Aspirin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Stefanowski actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Aspirin seems content to control.
Stefanowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aspirin scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stefanowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aspirin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aspirin distracts Stefanowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Stefanowski is looking for a triangle here but Aspirin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Aspirin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Aspirin scores with punches from side control.
Stefanowski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Stefanowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aspirin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stefanowski looks winded!
Aspirin controlling the position well.

Aspirin is defending against the submission attempts here by Stefanowski.

Stefanowski is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Aspirin still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Aspirin has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanowski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Aspirin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stefanowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Stefanowski tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Aspirin presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Aspirin landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aspirin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aspirin with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Marcin Stefanowski has been cut.
Stefanowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Aspirin scoring with strikes but Stefanowski is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aspirin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Aspirin breaks from Stefanowski's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Stefanowski is rocked!
Stefanowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Aspirin has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspirin unloading with bombs!
Stefanowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aspirin with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Aspirin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stefanowski is still in real trouble! Can Aspirin finish him?

That has opened up Marcin Stefanowski's cut even more.
Stefanowski regains half guard.
Stefanowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Stefanowski taking some punishment here, with Aspirin in his half guard.
Aspirin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aspirin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aspirin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stefanowski has hold of Aspirin's hands but Aspirin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Stefanowski actively working from the bottom here.
Aspirin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Aspirin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Stefanowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aspirin darts in looking for a takedown but Stefanowski gets double underhooks and turns Aspirin into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stefanowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aspirin's brow.

Stefanowski pulls guard.

Stefanowski is looking for a triangle here but Aspirin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Aspirin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stefanowski can do to turn this around?
Aspirin lands a few punches from side control.
Aspirin grinds an elbow into Stefanowski's temple.
Stefanowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Aspirin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aspirin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stefanowski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Aspirin slips a nice elbow through Stefanowski's hands, connecting with Stefanowski's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stefanowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stefanowski is breathing heavily.
Stefanowski taking some punishment here, with Aspirin in his half guard.
Aspirin winds up and cracks Stefanowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aspirin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aspirin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stefanowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aspirin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stefanowski keeping moving, preventing Aspirin from controlling successfully.
Aspirin lands a couple of elbows.
Aspirin scoring with punches to the head and body.

Stefanowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aspirin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aspirin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aspirin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspirin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aspirin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aspirin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aspirin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Aspirin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA St Petersburg inform us that Stefanowski has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Aspirin lands a couple of elbows.
Aspirin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aspirin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ben Aspirin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aspirin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aspirin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspirin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aspirin with a nice head shot there.
Aspirin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aspirin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Stefanowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aspirin distracts Stefanowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aspirin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aspirin landing with the ground and pound.
Aspirin wants to control from the top but Stefanowski keeps moving.
Aspirin scoring with some ground and pound.
Aspirin cracks Stefanowski with a solid left hand.
Aspirin wants to control from the top but Stefanowski keeps moving.
Aspirin is working Stefanowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspirin sitting in guard here, content to control.

Stefanowski isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Aspirin stacks Stefanowski on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Aspirin!
Stefanowski sneaks back into half guard.
Aspirin is nestled in close to Stefanowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Stefanowski looking for submissions off his back.
Aspirin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stefanowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aspirin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Stefanowski looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Aspirin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Stefanowski'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!

Aspirin fails to land the takedown.
Aspirin fails with a takedown attempt.
Stefanowski tries to clinch there but Aspirin circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aspirin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stefanowski!
Stefanowski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Aspirin connects with a decent elbow.
Aspirin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspirin trying to control the action but Stefanowski is working from the bottom.
Aspirin lands a nice forearm strike.
Stefanowski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Aspirin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Stefanowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aspirin pulls his head out easily.
Stefanowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aspirin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aspirin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aspirin not doing much here.

Stefanowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aspirin working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspirin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aspirin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aspirin drops an elbow to the side of Stefanowski's head.
Aspirin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Stefanowski has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Aspirin escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Aspirin!
Aspirin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stefanowski to see if he's OK.
Aspirin cracks Stefanowski with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aspirin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stefanowski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Aspirin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ben Aspirin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanowski looking for a sweep but Aspirin has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Aspirin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stefanowski regains half guard.
Aspirin controlling the action here.
Aspirin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stefanowski looking for submissions off his back.
Aspirin slows the pace down in half guard.

Stefanowski looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Aspirin pushes past his half guard into mount!
Marcin Stefanowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aspirin looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stefanowski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Aspirin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Aspirin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aspirin, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Aspirin!
After the fight, Ben Aspirin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Marcin Stefanowski stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well that's a bit tough, I want to apologize to those that I let down with this performance and I hope to have a turn around fight soon to bounce back Thanks for the support'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Brown (ranked 3297 p4p, 3426 weight class) and Feofilakt Markarian (ranked 392 p4p, 405 weight class). Jonathan Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Feofilakt Markarian's chin.

Brown
vs
Markarian

192 cm
19
224
4 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
245
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feofilakt Markarian!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.

Markarian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Markarian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Markarian prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Markarian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Markarian scores with a nice short uppercut.

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

Markarian moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Markarian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Markarian lands a nice uppercut.
Markarian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Markarian prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Markarian pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown takes a shot to 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!
Markarian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Markarian lands a left hand.
Markarian cracks Brown with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Markarian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Markarian lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Markarian.
Markarian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Jonathan Brown has been cut.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Markarian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Markarian blocks a body shot from Brown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Markarian.
Brown gets through Markarian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Markarian.
Markarian scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Markarian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Markarian - that landed with a thud.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Markarian prevents a body shot from Brown.
Markarian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Markarian scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markarian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.

Brown is rocked!
Markarian unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brown! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Markarian is unloading with more strikes now! Brown drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feofilakt Markarian!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Jax (ranked 2967 p4p, 3845 weight class) and Hua Wie (ranked 357 p4p, 451 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Randy Jax has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Randy Jax seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jax
vs
Wie

200 cm
25
265
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
250
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Jax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hua Wie!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jax uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jax slaps away a takedown attempt from Wie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Jax was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wie.
Jax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wie manages to avoid it.
Jax misses with the combination.
Jax misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wie fails to land the takedown.
Jax misses with a double jab.
Wie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jax clobbers Wie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've been told by Jax's head coaches at Deep waters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jax looks to land a combination but Wie avoids it well.
Jax swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wie shoots in looking for a takedown. Jax tries to sprawl out of it but Wie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jax manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Randy Jax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hua Wie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax batters Wie with a massive right followed by a huge left! Wie is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Jax lands a final crushing right hand to drop Wie to the mat with a gruesome thud! Jax is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randy Jax!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Luciano (ranked 1275 p4p, 1991 weight class) and Steven Shewmaker (ranked 172 p4p, 253 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Luciano
vs
Shewmaker

190 cm
21
215
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
27
270
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shewmaker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luciano swivels and escapes.
Shewmaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Shewmaker misses with a takedown attempt
and Luciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A cross from Luciano lands.

It looks like Steven Shewmaker has been cut.
Luciano has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ice Cream Parlour in the buildup to the fight.
Luciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Shewmaker should have avoided that one.
Shewmaker gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Luciano points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Shewmaker wakes up just in time to hear Luciano thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Luciano!