BFA 1-Domizkic vs Grech PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Doolan (ranked 3776 p4p, 5531 weight class) and Akira Kaneko (ranked 356 p4p, 431 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kaneko's choice of entrance music: You wa shock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doolan
vs
Kaneko

170 cm
25
142
1 - 0 - 1

178 cm
18
144
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Doolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Kaneko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaneko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doolan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doolan lands with a hook. Kaneko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kaneko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doolan pinned against the cage. Doolan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Doolan slaps away a takedown attempt from Kaneko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mickey Doolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Kaneko.
A left and a right from Doolan both land. Nice combination.
Doolan thuds his right hand into Kaneko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Kaneko is rocked!
Kaneko has his takedown stuffed
and Doolan counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaneko is still on wobbly legs! Can Doolan finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doolan stalks Kaneko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kaneko's face. Kaneko staggers backwards, shaken.
Akira Kaneko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Doolan as Kaneko shoots in.
We've been told by Doolan's head coaches at PSE Elite $100 (16coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kaneko darts in looking for a takedown but Doolan gets double underhooks and turns Kaneko into the cage.
Doolan cracks Kaneko with an open hand slap.
Doolan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kaneko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doolan as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaneko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doolan lands a hook that stumbles Kaneko back into the cage. Doolan follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Kaneko to the canvas! Doolan pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Kaneko has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mickey Doolan!
An intense looking Mickey Doolan took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Diddly diddly, potatoes!'.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Gary Ii (ranked 6039 p4p, 7000 weight class) and Gregory Grouper (ranked 582 p4p, 625 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gary Ii
vs
Grouper

191 cm
24
170
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
162
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Gary Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Grouper!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gary Ii moves in looking to clinch but Grouper pushes him off.
Grouper is looking for the big counter here.
Gary Ii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grouper defends it nicely.
Grouper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gary Ii fails with a takedown attempt.
Grouper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grouper avoids the body shot from Gary Ii.
Grouper changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gary Ii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Grouper counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Gary Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gary Ii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grouper walks away with a smile on his face. Gary Ii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gary Ii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grouper circles away quickly and effectively.
Grouper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gary Ii misses with a takedown

and Grouper moves into the clinch.

Gary Ii breaks the clinch.
Gary Ii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grouper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grouper throws out a counter right but Gary Ii avoids it with no problem.
Grouper stuffs the takedown attempt from Gary Ii. Gary Ii gets slowly back to his feet.
Grouper swats away the attempt to clinch by Gary Ii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grouper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grouper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gary Ii is breathing heavily.
Gary Ii gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Grouper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gary Ii taking a breather.
Gary Ii misses with a knee to the head.
Grouper prevents the takedown attempt.

Grouper gets control of Gary Ii's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grouper will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gary Ii being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grouper looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gary Ii is defending well. Grouper quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gary Ii has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Grouper celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gregory Grouper!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tykas Slasher (ranked 4145 p4p, 2059 weight class) and RInger Zinc (ranked 384 p4p, 225 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Slasher
vs
Zinc

170 cm
25
150
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
26
148
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tykas Slasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, RInger Zinc!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slasher throws a hook but Zinc blocks it.

Zinc clinches up against the cage.
Zinc stalling against the cage.
Zinc stalling.
Slasher blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Zinc.
Slasher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zinc blocking some punches.
Zinc lands a shoulder strike.
Zinc has Slasher pushed against the cage.
Zinc stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Zinc as the two fighters clinch.
Zinc blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zinc creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zinc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zinc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zinc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Slasher fails to land.
Zinc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slasher backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Zinc.
Zinc has Slasher pressed against the cage, preventing Slasher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zinc can't get the takedown.
Zinc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slasher backwards.
Zinc scores with a hook to the body.
Zinc has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Slasher seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zinc can turn it around.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Zinc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slasher backwards.
Zinc keeps control of Slasher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zinc lands a nice uppercut.
Zinc slowing the pace effectively.
Slasher misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zinc.
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!
Slasher is looking to break free of the clinch but Zinc has double underhooks.
Slasher looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Zinc.
Zinc lands with a left to the head.
Zinc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slasher's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zinc creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slasher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zinc can't find room to land a body shot as Slasher controls the action.
Slasher working aggressively here.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Zinc scores with a shoulder strike.
Zinc displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slasher up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slasher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinc takes a shot to the head.
Zinc taking a breather.
Zinc can't get the takedown.
Zinc gets through Slasher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slasher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zinc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zinc displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slasher up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Zinc's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Zinc tries for a takedown but Slasher manages to get underhooks.
Tykas Slasher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RInger Zinc.
Zinc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slasher is trying to force a seperation but Zinc has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Slasher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slasher lands with a right to the head.
Slasher prevents the takedown attempt.
Slasher lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zinc.
Zinc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slasher backwards.
Zinc is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Slasher tries a body shot but Zinc blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zinc - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Zinc.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slasher misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

RInger Zinc dominated that round.
That's time! Slasher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slow jab from Slasher misses its intended target.
Zinc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slasher takes a swing at Zinc's ribcage but misses.
Zinc moves in looking to clinch but Slasher pushes him off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zinc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slasher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Zinc 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zinc avoids the body shot from Slasher.
Zinc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zinc wants to clinch.

Zinc clinches up with Slasher and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slasher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Slasher.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Zinc has Slasher pressed against the cage.
Zinc lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slasher is looking to break free of the clinch but Zinc has double underhooks.
Zinc tries to throw a body punch but Slasher avoids it by throwing Zinc back against the cage.
Zinc lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zinc takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slasher.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Slasher lands a nice uppercut.
Slasher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slasher is pressed up against the cage. Zinc has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Slasher down to the mat. Slasher avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zinc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slasher.
Zinc walks into a straight right hand from Slasher.
Slasher circles away from the clinch attempt.
RInger Zinc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slasher swats away the attempt to clinch by Zinc.

Zinc gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zinc has Slasher pushed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Zinc.
Zinc lands a body punch.
Zinc is working Slasher over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zinc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
RInger Zinc seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zinc stalls.
Zinc has Slasher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slasher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slasher throws a punch but it's blocked by Zinc.
Zinc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zinc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zinc manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zinc is struggling to control the position.
Slasher gets underhooks to prevent Zinc's takedown attempt.
Tykas Slasher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RInger Zinc.
Zinc lands a hook that snaps the head of Slasher backwards.
Zinc has Slasher pressed against the cage, preventing Slasher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zinc lands a shoulder strike.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinc throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zinc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc is looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Slasher.
Zinc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Slasher.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Zinc is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Slasher is defending well.
Slasher lands an uppercut.
Zinc can't find room to land a body shot as Slasher controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zinc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Slasher.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Slasher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

RInger Zinc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Zinc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slasher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zinc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Zinc has closed the distance and engaged Slasher in a clinch.
Zinc lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slasher or not.
Zinc dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slasher prevents a takedown attempt there.

Slasher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinc is looking to clinch.
Zinc is looking to clinch.
Slasher takes a swing at Zinc's ribcage but misses.
Zinc is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slasher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Slasher misses its target.
Zinc tries to close the distance and clinch but Slasher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slasher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zinc's head.
Zinc looks to clinch
and Slasher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zinc takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Zinc is rocked!
Zinc tries to clinch up but Slasher circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Slasher.
Zinc is still on wobbly legs! Can Slasher finish him?
Zinc closes the distance but Slasher moves to the side
and Slasher counters with a huge left! Zinc is in big trouble! He's backing up but Slasher isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Zinc from any more damage. A dominating finish by Slasher!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tykas Slasher!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Betts (ranked 25743 p4p, 6155 weight class) and Giani Muscat (ranked 501 p4p, 453 weight class). Cameron Betts has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Betts
vs
Muscat

180 cm
18
145
0 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
145
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron Betts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Giani Muscat!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Betts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Betts showed some decent athleticism there.
Betts wants to control but Muscat is keeping him busy.
Muscat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Betts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Betts is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Betts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muscat trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betts is looking to take a break and control but Muscat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Betts trying to pass the guard but Muscat defending well.
Betts perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Betts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Betts throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Betts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muscat, pushing him back against the cage.

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

Betts moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Betts is fighting off a takedown attempt but Muscat is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Betts to the mat. Betts regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Muscat drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Betts dives on top into guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muscat is trying to control the position but Betts postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betts connects with a couple of short punches.
Betts sitting in guard here, content to control.
Betts postures up in Muscat's guard and throws a big left but Muscat blocks it.
Betts trying to control but Muscat is working from the bottom.
Betts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Muscat is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Muscat seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Betts trying to control the position from guard on top but Muscat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Muscat looking for a guillotine here but Betts defends easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Betts swings for the body but Muscat moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Betts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Betts trying to pass the guard but Muscat defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Betts 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.

Betts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Muscat to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Betts wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Muscat manages to pass to side control.

Muscat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Betts is pressing down on Muscat's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betts seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Muscat works over Betts with some ground and pound from guard.
Muscat throwing strikes from guard but Betts blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muscat is looking to work some ground and pound but Betts has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Betts pushes Muscat off and gets back to his feet.
Muscat misses with a looping left.

Betts fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Muscat to the ground. Betts is now in Muscat's guard.
Betts trying to control the position from guard on top but Muscat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cameron Betts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Betts looking to sit in guard and control but Muscat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Muscat lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betts looking to control.
Muscat works over Betts with some ground and pound from guard.
Muscat controls from within his opponent's guard.
Betts is trying to keep Muscat in close.
Muscat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Betts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Betts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Muscat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muscat connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muscat trying to control but Betts is working from the bottom.
Muscat looking to pass the guard.
Muscat is breathing heavily.
Muscat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Betts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Betts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Muscat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Betts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muscat can do to turn this around?
Muscat wants to control from the top but Betts keeps moving.

Muscat decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Betts, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betts connects with a leg kick.
Muscat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Muscat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Betts, pushing him back against the cage.
Betts holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Muscat has Betts pressed against the cage.

Muscat has hold of one of Betts's legs. Betts is fighting the takedown attempt but Muscat gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Betts manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betts gets underhooks to prevent Muscat's takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cameron Betts will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Betts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Muscat looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Betts working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Betts trying to control the position but Muscat is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Betts stands up and beckons Muscat to his feet.

Betts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Muscat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Muscat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Betts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Muscat wants to improve his position but instead Betts has moved into half guard.
Betts passes the guard and advances to mount!
Muscat wants to control but Betts is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betts wants to control the pace but Muscat is squirming around nicely.
Betts with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betts throwing strikes but Muscat recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Muscat is looking for a sweep. Betts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muscat is refusing to be controlled, as Betts sits in half guard.
Betts is looking to advance position but Muscat won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Betts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Betts trying to control the action but Muscat is working from the bottom.
Well, if Betts is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Betts looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Betts is pressing down on Muscat's thigh, looking to free his foot. Muscat is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Betts clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Betts scores with a takedown into Muscat's guard.
Muscat is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Betts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muscat is keeping the position for now.
Muscat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betts tries to stand but Muscat is controlling from the bottom.
Muscat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Betts is one step ahead there.
Muscat is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Betts drops back, looking for a kneebar! Muscat looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Muscat looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Muscat!

Muscat working the body and head with strikes.
Betts sneaks back into half guard.
Betts is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muscat lands strikes from half guard.
Muscat wants to control but Betts is keeping him busy.
Muscat seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Betts is trying to control but can't.
Betts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Betts wants to get back to full guard.
Muscat is looking to take a break and control but Betts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muscat takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Muscat prevents Betts from standing back up.
Betts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Betts trying to hold on to Muscat's head to control him but Muscat postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muscat is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Betts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Muscat lands with a punch from half guard.
Muscat trying to control from half guard but Betts is working away.

Betts looking for submissions off his back.

Muscat decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Betts shoots in and gets a takedown into Muscat's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betts trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muscat's guard.
Muscat looking for a sweep. Not yet Muscat, not yet.
Betts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Betts wants to pass the guard but Muscat is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Giani Muscat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Betts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Betts lands a takedown into guard.
Muscat wants to hit a sweep here but Betts passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Muscat there!
Betts misses with a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muscat tries to hold on but Betts postures up.
Muscat is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Betts trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muscat tries to lock up and control but Betts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Betts trying to control but Muscat is having none of it.
Muscat blocking the ground and pound.
Muscat wants to hold on but Betts pushes him away.
Betts looking to control but Muscat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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

Betts has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Muscat is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cameron Betts!
Cameron Betts is the new featherweight champion!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petr Amagov (ranked 4250 p4p, 6480 weight class) and Cole Lake (ranked 436 p4p, 550 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amagov
vs
Lake

174 cm
25
161
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
156
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Petr Amagov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cole Lake!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amagov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lake.
Amagov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lake.

Lake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Lake - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Amagov is working for takedown but Lake is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lake misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lake looks to throw a body kick

and Amagov counters with a single leg into guard. Lake didn't expect that.
Lake wants to get back to his feet but Amagov passes into half guard.
Lake looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Amagov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lake knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amagov wants to take a breather but Lake is having none of it.
Amagov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Amagov is trying to control the action in half guard but Lake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Amagov stops Lake from getting back to his feet.
Amagov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lake wants to hold on but Amagov pushes him away.

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.
Amagov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Amagov controlling the pace for now.
Amagov trying to control but Lake is having none of it.
Lake has given up his back here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake covers up after that shot from Amagov.
Amagov controlling from the back.

Amagov working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Lake is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Amagov has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Lake taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Petr Amagov!
Petr Amagov is the new lightweight champion!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meet Me (ranked 4215 p4p, 5350 weight class) and Jimmy Hitter (ranked 483 p4p, 544 weight class). Hitter has chosen Ave Marie as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Me
vs
Hitter

225 cm
25
179
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
180
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meet Me !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Hitter!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hitter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hitter tries to pass to full mount but Me defends it.
Hitter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hitter is thwarting Me 's attempts to control the position.
Me on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Me tries to get out of the position.
Me won't allow Hitter to pass to mount.
Hitter prevents Me from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Me is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Me is trying to control but Hitter manages to pass to mount!
Me really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Me tries to hold on but Hitter postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Me sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Me is looking to escape.
Me wants to control but Hitter is keeping busy.
Me wants to get back to full guard but Hitter has mounted him!
Me keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hitter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Hitter looking to secure an arm triangle but Me defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me is looking to improve his position but Hitter isn't that keen on the idea.
Hitter looking to finish with strikes here!
Me knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hitter on the ground.
Hitter throwing strikes here but Me is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hitter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hitter raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Me trying desperately to get to his feet.
Me can't escape the position.
Me blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hitter jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Me is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Me and Hitter has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Me is not content to let Hitter control the position.
Me takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Me struggling a bit here.
Me tries to improve position but can't.
Hitter in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Me is looking to reverse the position.

Hitter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Hitter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hitter is working Me over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Me struggling a bit here.
Me tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Hitter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Me stuffs the takedown attempt from Hitter. Hitter gets slowly back to his feet.

Me shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hitter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Me tries to advance to mount but Hitter denies him.
Me wants to stand but Hitter has his arm trapped.
Me scoring with punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Me tries to stand but Hitter is controlling his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter prevents Me from moving into mount.
Hitter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Me trying to control the pace.
Hitter tries to roll over but Me keeps him under control.
Hitter gets back to full guard.
Me stays in close to Hitter's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Me pushing down on Hitter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hitter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Me is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Me not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Me pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hitter is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Me throws a head kick but Hitter moves out of range.
Hitter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Me defends well and Hitter ends up having to push Me into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hitter shoots for a double leg takedown but Me sprawls well. He's pushed Hitter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Meet Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Hitter.
Me is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hitter goes for a double leg but Me avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Me continues to drive forward.
Hitter is breathing heavily.
Hitter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Me is fending him off so far but Hitter persists. Nope, Me circles away and we're back to standing.

Me 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.
Me has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Me slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hitter keeping full guard, as Me tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Hitter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Me gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hitter 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Me tries to bum rush Hitter with a series of wild strikes but Hitter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hitter fails with a takedown attempt.
Me throwing a counter right hand but Hitter manages to avoid it.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Me displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hitter.

Hitter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Me tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hitter is in Me 's guard.
Me 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Me trying to keep a closed guard but Hitter is proving a slippery customer.
Hitter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter stopping the sweep attempt from Me .

Me is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hitter defends well.
Hitter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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

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

Me passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hitter wants to improve his position but Me is controlling well.
Hitter is not content to let Me control the position.
Hitter manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Me stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hitter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hitter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Me passes Hitter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

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.
Hitter won't allow Me to pass to mount.

Me is looking to stall in half guard but Hitter is in no mood to hang around. He's locked up a Kimura from the bottom and has used it to sweep! He's held on to the kimura and is looking to finish here... will he get it... YES! Me taps out and the crowd goes crazy! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Hitter!
Jimmy Hitter is the new welterweight champion!
Jimmy Hitter decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Domizkic (ranked 5498 p4p, 4995 weight class) and Enrico Grech (ranked 588 p4p, 562 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Domizkic
vs
Grech

190 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 1

184 cm
18
185
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cruz Domizkic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Grech!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Domizkic has closed the distance and engaged Grech in a clinch.
Grech looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Domizkic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Domizkic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Domizkic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Domizkic kicks Grech off and gets to his feet.

Domizkic darts in and clinches Grech up against the cage.

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

Domizkic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grech did well to prevent Domizkic getting side control.
Grech tries to kick Domizkic off in order to stand up. Domizkic Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Domizkic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grech to see if he's OK.
Grech wants to control but Domizkic postures up.
Grech trying to remain calm as Domizkic controls from the top position.
Domizkic tries to move to mount but Grech blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Domizkic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Grech to his feet.

Domizkic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Domizkic lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Domizkic lands a nice short elbow.
Grech is trying to get back to full guard.
Domizkic controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domizkic passes to full mount!
Domizkic controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domizkic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grech for as long as he can get away with.
Domizkic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Domizkic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Domizkic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grech defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Domizkic.
Domizkic controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grech squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Domizkic scoring with strikes but Grech is staying in there.
Domizkic landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Domizkic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grech sprawls well initially but Domizkic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Grech is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Domizkic scores with a big shot! Grech's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Grech! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cruz Domizkic!
Cruz Domizkic is the new middleweight champion!