Bada Bada Vs Kimo Kanoa (1) PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Shilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BIZZ NESS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BIZZ NESS is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Shilt
vs
NESS

220 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

198 cm
25
267 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Shilt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BIZZ NESS!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shilt throws a series of punches but NESS moves out of range.
Shilt throws a right and a left that NESS avoids nicely.
Nice shot by Shilt.

It looks like BIZZ NESS has been cut.
Shilt stuffs the takedown attempt from NESS. NESS gets slowly back to his feet.
NESS tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shilt swivels and escapes.

Shilt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

NESS drops back, looking for a kneebar! Shilt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Shilt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Shilt!
Shilt is trying to ground and pound but NESS uses the momentary lack of control by Shilt to regain half guard.
Shilt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
NESS gets full guard.
Shilt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shilt stands up over NESS, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shilt trying to control but NESS is working from the bottom.
Shilt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shilt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shilt thows a big elbow that misses.

Shilt stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Shilt misses with a head kick.
Shilt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alan Shilt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
NESS looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shilt misses with a double jab.
Shilt fails to land with a series of punches.
NESS shoots in looking for a takedown. Shilt tries to sprawl out of it but NESS keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shilt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alan Shilt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BIZZ NESS.
Shilt throws a series of punches but NESS moves out of range.
NESS dodges the punch combination from Shilt.
Shilt throws a nice looking combination but NESS bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shilt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shilt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That has opened up BIZZ NESS's cut even more.
Shilt lands with a kick to the temple. NESS shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice uppercut lands for Shilt. That snapped NESS's head back.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Shilt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shilt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shilt looks to land a combination but NESS avoids it well.
Shilt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shilt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Shilt misses.
Alan Shilt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
NESS changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shilt tries to avoid it but NESS manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shilt to the ground. Shilt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
NESS shoots in for a takedown but Shilt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
NESS fails with the takedown.
NESS shoots in for a double leg but Shilt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shilt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shilt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Shilt gets caught flat footed, as NESS shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shilt is wriggling around but NESS manages to pass to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
NESS is thwarting Shilt's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
NESS stops Shilt from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Shilt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BIZZ NESS's cut.
That's time! Shilt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shilt looks to land a combination but NESS avoids it well.
NESS shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shilt sprawls well. Shilt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. NESS gets slowly back to his feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shilt here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from NESS is defended easily by Shilt.
Nice jab there from Shilt.
Shilt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

The cut above BIZZ NESS's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shilt lands with a nice combination. NESS backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shilt swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shilt, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shilt.

BIZZ NESS's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at BIZZ NESS's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alan Shilt!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narcaleptic Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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!

Brooks
vs
Arlovski

191 cm
24
255 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

219 cm
18
206 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Heavy Weight Nutrition(ACME) All Supps only $10 ti

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narcaleptic Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a right and a left that Arlovski avoids nicely.
Arlovski throws a one two combo.
Arlovski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brooks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Arlovski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arlovski doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arlovski moves out of range of the strikes.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
Arlovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arlovski stuns Brooks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arlovski moves away.
Arlovski lands a jab-cross combination.
A left and a right from Arlovski both land. Nice combination.
Arlovski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Arlovski moves out of range.
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arlovski moves away.
Arlovski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arlovski throws a left and a right that both miss

and Arlovski is countered with a crisp right hand from Brooks that sends him to the canvas! Brooks follows him to the mat into side control.

It looks like Narcaleptic Arlovski has been cut.
Arlovski is not content to let Brooks control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Arlovski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brooks misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Arlovski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Brooks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brooks tries to score with some ground and pound. Arlovski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brooks controlling the position from side mount.
Brooks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Brooks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brooks trying to control the action but Arlovski is working from the bottom.
Arlovski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to get to full guard but Arlovski has control of the leg.

Arlovski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brooks has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brooks wants to control but Arlovski is keeping busy.

That's four 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.

Arlovski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brooks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Arlovski.
Arlovski prevents Brooks from improving his position.

Arlovski seems to be looking for submissions.

Arlovski is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Narcaleptic Arlovski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Arlovski lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Arlovski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brooks.
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlovski throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.
Arlovski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brooks stuns Arlovski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arlovski.
Brooks misses with a hook. Arlovski ducked under it nicely.
Brooks drops Arlovski with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Arlovski! Brooks dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Brooks!

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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between mo fo yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Diesal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

fo yo
vs
Diesal

200 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mo fo yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Diesal!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesal leaves yo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
yo slips under a jab.
Diesal throws the left hand but yo avoids the punch easily.
yo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diesal but Diesal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
yo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
yo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mo fo yo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
yo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diesal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten yo somewhat.
yo fails to land the takedown.
Diesal misses with the combination.
yo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diesal's waist but Diesal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing yo off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesal scores with a three punch combo!
Diesal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
yo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diesal is fending him off so far but yo persists. Nope, Diesal circles away and we're back to standing.
yo moves forwards but Diesal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
yo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diesal circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesal throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Diesal misses the target.
Diesal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but yo manages to avoid it.

yo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

yo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diesal wants to improve his position but yo is controlling well.
Diesal moves into full guard.
yo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
yo stopping the sweep attempt from Diesal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diesal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
yo wants to control from the top but Diesal keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
yo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diesal's waist but Diesal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing yo off to one side.
yo shoots in but Diesal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diesal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yo shoots in but no luck this time.
yo is breathing heavily.
yo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diesal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesal throws an overhand right that drops yo like a sack of potatoes! Diesal dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Diesal!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Greeven has chosen Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dick van Greeven enters the cage!

Blaze
vs
van Greeven

193 cm
22
250 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

205 cm
26
284 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

van Greeven gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blaze to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blaze with a flurry of punches that miss.

Blaze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blaze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if van Greeven can do anything to dispel that myth.
van Greeven has control of Blaze's left arm, preventing Blaze from doing any damage.
van Greeven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaze tries to free his leg and advance position but van Greeven is retaining full guard.
Blaze advances to half guard.
van Greeven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
van Greeven on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Blaze is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, van Greeven has managed to free his arm - good work.

Blaze is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Blaze moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, van Greeven has worked his arm free - good work by van Greeven!

Blaze swings around for an armbar but van Greeven sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Blaze's guard.
van Greeven is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
van Greeven must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blaze wants to sweep here but van Greeven controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
van Greeven is pushing down on Blaze's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blaze is fighting to maintain full guard but van Greeven has managed to sneak the leg through.
van Greeven scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blaze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
van Greeven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
van Greeven looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blaze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
van Greeven is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
van Greeven lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
van Greeven scores with a couple of good head shots there.
van Greeven with the ground and pound from mount.
van Greeven lands with some strikes.
van Greeven with shots to the head and body - Blaze looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! van Greeven connects with a massive shot to the dome!
van Greeven lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
van Greeven with shots to the head and body - Blaze looks very uncomfortable down there.
Blaze tries to hold on but van Greeven postures up.
The referee warns Blaze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven is in the full mount, landing strikes.
van Greeven with the ground and pound from mount.
van Greeven fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blaze is looking to get to half guard.
van Greeven lands a heavy elbow.
van Greeven breaks from Blaze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
van Greeven landing punches.
van Greeven lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van Greeven prevents Blaze from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by van Greeven.
Blaze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
van Greeven putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is trying to escape the mount.
van Greeven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blaze is trying desperately to improve position.
van Greeven looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
van Greeven lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blaze hang on?
Blaze tries to get back to half guard but can't.

van Greeven has hold of Blaze's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Blaze manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
van Greeven lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze working to try and regain half guard.
van Greeven working Blaze over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick van Greeven 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.

Blaze shoots for a double leg takedown but van Greeven sprawls well. He's pushed Blaze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Blaze bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Blaze tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blaze has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
van Greeven wants to control but Blaze postures up.

Blaze is trying to get an arm triangle but van Greeven is defending well.

Blaze is trying to get an arm triangle but van Greeven is defending well.
van Greeven is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blaze swings around for an armbar but van Greeven sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Blaze's guard.
van Greeven chips away with some ground and pound.
van Greeven landing with the ground and pound.
van Greeven tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaze is retaining full guard.
Blaze has momentary wrist control but van Greeven slips an elbow through the middle.
van Greeven trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from van Greeven.
Blaze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
van Greeven tries to stand but Blaze is controlling from the bottom.

Blaze has his foot on van Greeven's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. van Greeven works his way back into a safe position though.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
van Greeven really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blaze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

van Greeven avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
van Greeven working some strikes from top position.
Blaze has momentary wrist control but van Greeven slips an elbow through the middle.
van Greeven is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
van Greeven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blaze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
van Greeven with a flurry of punches that miss.

Blaze looking for subs off his back but van Greeven has passed one foot through into half guard.
van Greeven working Blaze over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from van Greeven.
Dick van Greeven has got the better of the ground game so far.

Blaze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but van Greeven pulls his head out easily.
van Greeven winds up and cracks Blaze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
van Greeven moves nicely into side control.
Blaze manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Blaze is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Blaze is working for a kimura but van Greeven is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven is trying to get back to full guard.

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

Blaze is looking for a kimura but van Greeven is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blaze to get the leverage.
van Greeven works his way to full guard. Good work.
van Greeven manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blaze manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick van Greeven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

van Greeven looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blaze!
Blaze taking shots to the head.
Blaze flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
van Greeven is landing with some decent strikes but Blaze is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
van Greeven landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
van Greeven wants to control the pace but Blaze is squirming around nicely.
Blaze tries to reverse the position but van Greeven maintains control.
van Greeven lands a big elbow.
Blaze is desperately trying to improve his position but van Greeven has a good base and remains in mount.
Blaze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
van Greeven with shots to the head and body - Blaze looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven prevents Blaze from getting the reversal.
van Greeven lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blaze is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blaze tries to hold on but van Greeven pushes him away.
van Greeven putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
van Greeven with shots to the head and body - Blaze looks very uncomfortable down there.
Blaze is bucking up trying to escape but van Greeven cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blaze tries to hold on but van Greeven postures up.
Blaze taking shots to the head.
Blaze is looking to improve his position but van Greeven isn't that keen on the idea.
van Greeven putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
van Greeven scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Well,Blaze is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven working Blaze over with strikes.
van Greeven throwing shots but Blaze is blocking nicely.
Blaze is trying to maintain the position but van Greeven is very close to passing his half guard.
Blaze has hold of van Greeven's hands but van Greeven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blaze trying to control but van Greeven postures up.
Blaze is looking to improve his position.

van Greeven is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blaze defends it well.

Blaze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
van Greeven prevents Blaze from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Blaze gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows van Greeven to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blaze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
van Greeven landing some decent shots from guard.

Blaze working for a triangle but van Greeven defends it easily.

Blaze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
van Greeven working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to sweep here but van Greeven controlling him for the moment.
Blaze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Blaze has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but van Greeven can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
van Greeven landing some decent shots from guard.

Blaze is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and van Greeven defends well.

van Greeven thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Greeven keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blaze's head.

Blaze is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and van Greeven defends well.
Al Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick van Greeven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick van Greeven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well van Greeven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Dick van Greeven!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Dick van Greeven!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Dick van Greeven!

Dick van Greeven wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bada Bada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Kanoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bada comes into the arena with The Prodigy Warriors Dance blaring out of the sound system. Bada Bada had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bada
vs
Kanoa

179 cm
25
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bada Bada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Kanoa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kanoa ducks under a wild hook from Bada.
Bada looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bada throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kanoa was covering up waiting for the punch and Bada finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bada throws a strike but Kanoa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kanoa wants to control from the top but Bada keeps moving.
Kanoa stopping the sweep attempt from Bada.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bada is working hard here to advance position.
Kanoa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kanoa defends well.
Kanoa wants to stand but Bada has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kanoa tries to free his leg and advance position but Bada is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kanoa misses with an uppercut. Bada saw that one coming.
Bada misses with a two punch combination.
Bada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kanoa.
Bada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kanoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bada throws a looping overhand right but Kanoa ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Kanoa misses its intended target.
Bada has his takedown stuffed
and Kanoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kanoa sizes up Bada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bada misses with a straight left.
Bada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kanoa avoids the body shot from Bada.
Bada ducks under a wild hook from Kanoa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bada throws a lazy right hand but Kanoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bada lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kanoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bada takes a swing at Kanoa's ribcage but misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kanoa.

It looks like Bada Bada has been cut.
Kimo Kanoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanoa staying out of range there.
Kanoa delivers a nice body kick.
Bada slips a straight right by Kanoa.
Kanoa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kanoa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanoa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kanoa scores with a three punch combo!
Bada throws a combination that misses
and Kanoa counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bada fails to land with a series of punches.
Bada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Kanoa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bada throws a lazy head kick
letting Kanoa counter with a right hand.
Kanoa thows a body shot but no joy.
Bada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bada misses with a body shot.
Kanoa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kanoa connects with a solid leg kick.
Kanoa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bada counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanoa is looking to chop away at Bada's legs.
Bada lands the left hand.
Kanoa misses with a hook. Bada ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kimo Kanoa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bada Bada's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanoa throws out the jab.
Kanoa misses with a two punch combination.
Bada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanoa.
Bada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanoa tests Bada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kanoa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bada circles away quickly and effectively.
Bada misses with a double jab
and Kanoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanoa.
Bada works Kanoa's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanoa misses the target.
Bada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bada.
Bada misses with a body shot.
Kanoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Bada is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bada misses the target.
Bada misses the shot to the body.
Kanoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kanoa ducks under a wild hook from Bada.
Bada throws a shot from downtown. Kanoa moves away and avoids it.
Kanoa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bada misses with a series of wild punches.
Kanoa lands a nice shot that snaps Bada's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bada.
Bada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanoa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kanoa cracks Bada with an open hand slap.
Bada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kanoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Bada closes the distance and clinches up with Kanoa, looking for a takedown. Bada pushes Kanoa against the cage but Kanoa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kanoa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bada misses with a looping left.
Bada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kanoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kanoa circles away quickly and effectively.
Kanoa scores with a body shot.
Bada ducks under a wild hook from Kanoa.
Kimo Kanoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bada misses with a hook. Kanoa ducked under it nicely.
Kanoa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kanoa scores with a one two! Bada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bada.
Kanoa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bada.
Bada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kanoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Bada misses.
Kanoa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kanoa misses with a series of wild punches.
Kanoa swinging wildly here.
Bada Bada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanoa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa throws a hook to the side of Bada's head but Bada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kanoa stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bada Bada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanoa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanoa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bada.
Kanoa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kanoa slips under a jab.
Kanoa slips under a jab from Bada.
Bada with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kanoa counters with a nice uppercut.
Bada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kanoa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bada slips a jab from Kanoa.
Bada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kanoa clobbers Bada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimo Kanoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bada Bada's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kanoa thuds his right hand into Bada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kanoa digs a good body shot into Bada's ribs.
Kanoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Kanoa finds it's way through Bada's defenses.
Bada misses with a takedown
and Kanoa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kanoa blocks a jab.
Kanoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bada.
Kanoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bada.
Kanoa lands with an uppercut that bounces Bada off the cage and back into rage.
Kanoa scores with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Bada.
Kanoa misses with a body shot.
Bada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanoa.
Bada shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kanoa but Kanoa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kanoa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bada has time to react.
A jab from Bada misses.
Bada has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bada misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bada Bada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanoa lands a jab to the nose.
Kanoa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Bada is rocked!
Kanoa cracks Bada with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bada falls to his knees and Kanoa doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimo Kanoa!