NACF 11: Out Of Luck PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzalo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Green
vs
Perez

188 cm
19
204 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

King Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gonzalo Perez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez shoots in and drives through. Green sprawls well.
Perez shoots in and drives through. Green sprawls well.

Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perez is trying to control the position but Green postures up.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Perez is looking for a triangle but Green pushes his legs off easily.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Perez.
Perez controlling Green's posture.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Green trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Perez has his takedown stuffed

and Green counters with a shoot takedown. Perez fights it but they end up in guard.
Steve Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gonzalo Perez.
Green wants to pass the guard but Perez is keeping the position.
Green passes Perez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Green working the head and body with strikes.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Green!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duff Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Zakowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by New York, New York. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Williams
vs
Zakowski

187 cm
20
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duff Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Zakowski!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Zakowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duff Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zakowski lands a high kick!
Zakowski tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.

Williams rushes Zakowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zakowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zakowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Zakowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zakowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zakowski missing with knees to the body.
Zakowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Zakowski's takedown attempt.
Duff Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Zakowski.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zakowski.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zakowski prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Zakowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zakowski defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Zakowski moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Zakowski looks gassed!
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Zakowski is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakowski avoids the body shot from Williams.
Zakowski closes the distance looking to clinch

so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Williams tries to stand but Zakowski is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zakowski is working an open guard so Williams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zakowski.

Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zakowski's guard.

Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Zakowski fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams is looking to stand up but Zakowski won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Zakowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Zakowski won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Zakowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zakowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zakowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakowski tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams is looking to wear down Zakowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zakowski wants to clinch

and Williams counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Zakowski down! Williams is looking to finish but Zakowski is intelligently defending himself.

Zakowski is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Williams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zakowski, up you get!
Zakowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Zakowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Zakowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zakowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Zakowski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams tests Zakowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zakowski has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a left right combination that sends Zakowski crashing to the mat - Williams wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Zakowski out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duff Williams!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Iglesias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Khan
vs
Iglesias

180 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enrique Iglesias!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Iglesias pushes him off.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iglesias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iglesias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iglesias showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Iglesias circles away.
Iglesias throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Khan wants to clinch.

Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Iglesias fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Iglesias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Iglesias wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Iglesias wants to break free but Khan has control.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Iglesias letting Khan take a breather here.
Iglesias wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.

Iglesias ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Iglesias no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Iglesias working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khan.
Khan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Iglesias controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself.
Iglesias keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Khan prevents Iglesias from getting back to his feet.
Iglesias keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Khan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Iglesias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khan pinned against the cage. Khan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oliver Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Iglesias.
Iglesias looks gassed!

Khan pushes Iglesias up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Khan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Iglesias pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khan has Iglesias pressed against the cage.
Iglesias tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Iglesias takes a shot to the head.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Iglesias.
Khan is stalling here.
Khan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Iglesias pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iglesias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iglesias looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
Iglesias stuffs the takedown attempt from Khan. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Iglesias has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khan is working away from the top position though.
Iglesias slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Iglesias working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Iglesias holds on and takes a little breather.
Khan preventing the sweep.
Khan trying to control but Iglesias is working from the bottom.
Iglesias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Iglesias trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer.
Khan wants to control from the top but Iglesias keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khan stopping the sweep attempt from Iglesias.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Iglesias tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
Iglesias swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Iglesias tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliver Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Iglesias darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
Iglesias jumps guard but Khan stands there with Iglesias around his waist. Iglesias gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Iglesias wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khan prevents the takedown attempt.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iglesias tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Iglesias misses with a hook to the ribs.
Iglesias leaning against his opponent.
Iglesias tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khan smiles and moves away.
Khan lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Khan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Iglesias manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Iglesias seems to be looking for submissions.
Iglesias trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Iglesias working Khan over with strikes.
Khan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Khan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Khan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Iglesias postures up.
Khan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Khan tries for a takedown but Iglesias circles away easily
and Iglesias counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.
Khan wants to clinch
and Iglesias counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.

Khan darts in and clinches Iglesias up against the cage.
Iglesias is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan pushes Iglesias back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Khan.
A hook to the body from Khan.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iglesias is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khan is keeping busy.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.

Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Khan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Khan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Khan with a knee to the head.
Khan stalls.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Iglesias is rocked!
Khan cracks Iglesias with a nice body shot.
Iglesias is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Iglesias is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Khan stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Iglesias with a big uppercut! Iglesias tries to clinch up but Khan pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Iglesias to the mat! Iglesias covers up and Khan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oliver Khan!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Spikers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gracie
vs
Spikers

190 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Attliction Inc. - badass sold out last night....

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Spikers!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Spikers looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.

Gracie drives through and clinches with Spikers against the cage.
Spikers trying to land knees to the body.
Spikers tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Spikers takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Elvis Spikers has been cut.
Gracie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spikers wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spikers tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie stalls.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Spikers.
Gracie feints and then cracks Spikers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spikers down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spikers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
A knee to the head by Spikers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spikers is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Spikers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Spikers can't get the takedown.
Gracie holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Gracie pulls guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.

Spikers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spikers stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pulling down on Spikers's head. It's preventing any offense from Spikers, at least for the moment.
Spikers postures up.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spikers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spikers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Spikers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Gracie working for a triangle but Spikers defends it easily.
Spikers is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie is trying to hold Spikers in close to prevent damage but Spikers has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four 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.
Spikers tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg.
Spikers is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spikers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elvis Spikers's cut.
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.

Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spikers keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie swinging wilding here.
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.

Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gracie manages to break the clinch.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
Spikers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spikers wants to stall.
Gracie keeps control of Spikers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elvis Spikers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spikers misses with a straight right.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Spikers keeps it at a distance.

Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spikers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gracie with a knee to the head.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Spikers looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Spikers throws a lazy head kick

and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spikers's guard.
Gracie stops Spikers from standing up.
Gracie trying to control but Spikers is working from the bottom.
Gracie prevents Spikers from getting back to his feet.
Spikers keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Spikers keeps moving.
Gracie postures up in Spikers's guard and throws a big left but Spikers blocks it.
Gracie is working Spikers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Spikers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spikers's head.
Gracie passes Spikers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spikers defending well though.
Gracie working Spikers over with strikes.

Gracie stands up and beckons Spikers to join him on the feet.

Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spikers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie taking a breather.
Gracie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spikers trying to land knees to the body.
Spikers is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Gracie landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Spikers throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Spikers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Spikers is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Spikers is rocked!
Gracie lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Spikers crumples to the floor! Gracie milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Quinton Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bianco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bianco comes to the cage accompanied by My Own Prison. Ball has chosen Whats My Name as his entrance music. Joel Ball is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bianco
vs
Ball

185 cm
22
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
235 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

FIGHT19: FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Bianco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joel Ball!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ball scores with a shot to the body.
Ball throws a hook but Bianco blocks it.
Bianco fails with the takedown.
A good leg kick by Ball.
Ball avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Bianco does no damage.
Bianco tries to clinch but Ball moves out of range.
Bianco moves out of range of the strikes.

Ball closes the distance and clinches.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball fails to land with a series of punches.
Bianco throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ball makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ball avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bianco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bianco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ball counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bianco thinking.
Ball slips under a jab.
Bianco closes the distance and clinches up with Ball, looking for a takedown. Bianco pushes Ball against the cage but Ball circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Bianco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ball falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bianco counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bianco is predictable there
and Ball counters with a head kick. That will keep Bianco thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bianco throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ball counters with a good low kick that Bianco was not able to check.
Bianco is breathing heavily.
Bianco tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ball holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bianco is looking to control Ball's arms but Ball gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bianco has his back to the cage.
Bianco swings wildly with an uppercut but Ball uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ball breaks from the clinch.
Bianco misses with a takedown attempt
and Ball counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Bianco! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Ball!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Makano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Knight
vs
Makano

205 cm
22
282 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

CAGED GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Makano!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knight drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Makano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Makano keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.
Knight passes into half guard.
Makano tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.
Makano is staying active underneath Knight, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knight tries to pass to full mount but Makano defends it.
Makano flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Knight tries to pass to full mount but Makano defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makano can do anything to dispel that myth.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Knight bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Knight tries to move into full mount but can't pass Makano's legs.

Knight wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makano, who protects the arm well.

Knight working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knight tries for a kimura but Makano is defending well.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Makano parries the strikes from Knight easily there. Knight is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Makano to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makano tries to buck Knight off but Knight is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Makano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knight wants to control but Makano is keeping him busy.
Knight in the domination position with Makano hanging on.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Makano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Knight shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Knight showed some decent athleticism there.
Makano is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knight is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Makano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Knight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knight wants to control but Makano is keeping him busy.
Makano trying to control but Knight postures up.
Makano tries to kick Knight off but Knight keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Knight looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Makano is trying to get back to full guard.
Makano is controlling Knight's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Makano with a lazy takedown attempt

so Knight counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Makano is retaining full guard.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Makano keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Makano is keeping the position.

Knight thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Knight works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Knight is thwarting Makano's attempts to control the position.

Knight in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Makano tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Knight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Knight!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Gillberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kidd
vs
Gillberg

196 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Extremely Crazy MMA gear
Forbidden Apple

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremiah Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theo Gillberg!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kidd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kidd connects with a high kick.
Gillberg misses with an uppercut. Kidd saw that one coming.
Kidd scoring well with a low kick there.
Kidd throws a good cross that connects.
Kidd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kidd throws a nice head kick!

Gillberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Gillberg seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gillberg seems to be looking for submissions.
Kidd punching from the bottom.
Kidd throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kidd is looking to escape.

Gillberg is trying to work for a kimura but Kidd is defending well.

Gillberg seems to be working for a kimura but Kidd defends the submission attempt.
Kidd flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kidd regains full guard. Nicely done.

Gillberg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gillberg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gillberg looks gassed!
Gillberg being controlled here momentarily.
Gillberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kidd looking for a sweep. Not yet Kidd, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gillberg is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Kidd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kidd working for a triangle but Gillberg defends it easily.
Kidd can't keep his opponent in guard - Gillberg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Gillberg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gillberg is working for a submission of some sort.
Kidd is looking to improve his position.
Gillberg works his way into full mount!

Gillberg wants to finish this one by submission but Kidd is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gillberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gillberg throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kidd has his hands clasped together but Gillberg breaks the hold and Kidd is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Gillberg!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Theo Gillberg!