BAC 15 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Jeston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brach Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for George Jeston has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jeston
vs
Lesnar

189 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Jeston!
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, Brach Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeston slips a jab from Lesnar.
Jeston is looking to clinch.
Lesnar waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jeston.
Lesnar moves away from the strike by Jeston.
Jeston moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Jeston could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lesnar misses with a body shot.
Jeston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Jeston.
Jeston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesnar.
Lesnar shoots in but Jeston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeston manages to avoid it.
Jeston misses with the combination.
A solid body kick from Jeston.
Brach Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeston is just out of range.
Jeston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jeston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lesnar thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Lesnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jeston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jeston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lesnar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jeston rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeston tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jeston does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Jeston.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Jeston.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jeston!
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Jeston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesnar misses with a combination
and Jeston counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jeston is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Jeston.

Jeston darts in and clinches Lesnar up against the cage.
Lesnar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jeston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jeston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lesnar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lesnar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jeston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
George Jeston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brach Lesnar.
No joy there for Lesnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesnar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jeston.
Lesnar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lesnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jeston counters with a two punch combo.
Jeston swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jeston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lesnar misses the body punch
and Jeston counters with a big head kick but Lesnar shrugs it off.
Lesnar drops Jeston with a left and a right! Oh, Jeston is hurt - Lesnar dives into side control looking to finish!

Jeston is rocked!

It looks like George Jeston has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeston can't do much from the bottom here.
Oh Jeston is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lesnar lands a strong strike to the head of Jeston. That's dazed him! Lesnar looking to finish here. Jeston is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Lesnar lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brach Lesnar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cumin Getsum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Price
vs
Getsum

160 cm
19
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Torero Clothing Inc.

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Price!
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, Cumin Getsum!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Getsum as he jumps to the side.
Price tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Getsum swivels and escapes.
Getsum shoots for a double leg takedown but Price sprawls well. He's pushed Getsum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Price fails with an attempt to clinch.
Price tries to clinch but Getsum is having none of it.
Price tries to clinch but Getsum is having none of it.
Price throws a series of strikes that have Getsum backpedaling.
Getsum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Price pinned against the cage. Price gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Getsum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price shoots in for a double leg but Getsum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Getsum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Price tries to clinch but Getsum is having none of it.
Price tries to clinch there but Getsum circles away.

Getsum shoots in and bounces Price off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Getsum throws a big right hand that misses.

Getsum postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Price is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Getsum, into his guard.
Price might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Price stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Getsum swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Getsum is on top in guard.
Price preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Getsum sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Price's guard.
Price is trying to get back to full guard.
Getsum looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Price is defending against the submission attempts here by Getsum.
Price is trying to get back to 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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Getsum is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Price to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

Getsum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Price trying to control but Getsum is working from the bottom.
Price pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Getsum is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Getsum had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Price is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Getsum Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Price's back instead.
Price is really stuck here.
Price is working hard here to advance position.

Price preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Getsum.
I really don't envy Price right now.
Price breaks Getsum's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Getsum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Price gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Price drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Price jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Price wanted to stand there but Getsum had control of the position.
Getsum 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.
Price wants to get up but he can't break Getsum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Getsum is working an open guard so Price takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Getsum circles away.
Price shoots for a double leg takedown but Getsum sprawls well. He's pushed Price's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cumin Getsum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Getsum looks for a takedown but Price sprawls well.
Getsum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Price will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up but Getsum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Price shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Getsum pinned against the cage. Getsum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Price moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Getsum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Getsum passes Price's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Getsum is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Price is looking to improve his position.
Getsum is breathing heavily.

Price looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Getsum is trying to work for a kimura but Price is defending well.
Price wants to get back to full guard.
Getsum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Getsum thows a huge punch but Price dodges it nicely.

Price is defending against the submission attempts here by Getsum.
Price wants to get back to his feet.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Price shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Getsum as he jumps to the side.
Getsum with a poor takedown
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Price looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Getsum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Price as he jumps to the side.
Price tries to clinch there but Getsum circles away.
Getsum stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Price gets caught flat footed, as Getsum shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Getsum drops back, looking for a kneebar! Price looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Price looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Price!
Getsum is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Getsum manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Getsum is looking for a kimura but Price is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Getsum to get the leverage.
Getsum is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Getsum goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Price is on top in guard.
Price wants to control from the top but Getsum keeps moving.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cumin Getsum!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2nd Round KO. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fox
vs
Ivar

182 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Poweful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

TFP Graphics
Hell's Balls Fightwear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Fox!
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, Alexander Ivar !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fox shoots in looking for a takedown. Ivar tries to sprawl out of it but Fox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ivar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fox shoots for a takedown but Ivar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fox shoots in and drives through. Ivar sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox fails with the takedown.
Ivar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fox momentarily.
A head kick from Ivar lands but Fox takes it in his stride.
Fox shoots in for a double leg but Ivar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fox shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivar sprawls well. He's pushed Fox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fox.

Fox scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ivar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fox in the domination position with Ivar hanging on.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fox works his way into side control.
Ivar struggling a bit here.

Fox is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ivar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ivar tries to buck Fox off but Fox is having none of it.

Fox wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ivar , who protects the arm well.
Fox tries to advance to mount but Ivar denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ivar 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Fox goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ivar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fox's guard! Nice work there by Ivar !
Ivar advances position into side control!
Fox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ivar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fox gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ivar is looking to take a break and control but Fox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fox is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ivar decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ivar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fox will feel that in the morning.
Fox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fox fails with a takedown attempt.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Fox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ivar swivels and escapes.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ivar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexander Ivar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fox throws a lazy body kick
and Ivar counters with a nice body shot.
Fox with a poor takedown
and Ivar counters with a big head kick but Fox shrugs it off.
Fox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ivar counters with a head kick. That will keep Fox thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Fox is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox walks into a jab.
Oh Fox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fox misses with a combination
and Ivar counters with a two punch combo.
Ivar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ivar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to de liver by Ivar . Beautiful body shot.
Fox seems to have got his legs back now.
Fox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ivar swivels and escapes.
Fox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ivar counters with a head kick. That will keep Fox thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ivar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Ivar to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ivar counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox fails with the takedown
and Ivar counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ivar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fox really felt that one!
Fox has his takedown stuffed
and Ivar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Justin Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fox fails with the takedown
and Ivar counters with a three punch combo that has Fox backing up. Fox nods at Ivar to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox with a poor takedown
and Ivar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ivar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Fox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ivar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ivar lands a front kick.
A punch combination from Ivar misses.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ivar counters with a two punch combo.

Ivar gets caught flat footed, as Fox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ivar wants to stand and escape but Fox is having none of it.
Ivar is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivar can't keep his opponent in guard - Fox advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Fox is trying to work for a kimura but Ivar is defending well.
Fox tries to pass to full mount but Ivar defends it.
Ivar wants to control but Fox is keeping busy.

Fox is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ivar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ivar is trying to stand back up but Fox is controlling him

Fox wants to work for an arm triangle but Ivar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivar wants to control but Fox is keeping busy.

Fox is working for a submission of some sort.

Fox is trying to work for a kimura but Ivar is defending well.

Ivar pushes Fox off and gets back to his feet.
Ivar lands with a slapping head kick.
Ivar looks to land a combination. Fox sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alexander Ivar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Ivar . No joy for Fox on that attempt.
Fox has his takedown stuffed
letting Ivar counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ivar counters with a good low kick that Fox was not able to check.
Fox takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ivar lands with a nice combination. Fox backs away looking to recover.
Fox misses with a combination
and Ivar counters with a straight right hand.
Ivar scores with a jab to the body.
Fox throws a lazy head kick
and Ivar counters with a good low kick that Fox was not able to check.
Fox misses with a takedown attempt
and Ivar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ivar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Ivar counters with a left and a right that stings Fox.
Fox with a poor takedown
letting Ivar counter with a right hand.
Fox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Justin Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fox looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ivar !

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justin Fox!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Fat Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uno comes into a darkened arena with his song building. L.L Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fat Cop
vs
Uno

182 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
188 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Fat Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Uno!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Uno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Fat Cop working for a triangle but Uno defends it easily.

Uno stands up and waves to Fat Cop to follow him.

Uno clinches with his opponent.
Uno prevents the takedown attempt.

Uno manages to pull guard.
Uno keeping full guard, as Fat Cop tries to pass.
Fat Cop stopping the sweep attempt from Uno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fat Cop wants to pass the guard but Uno is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fat Cop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Uno counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fat Cop gets the takedown into side control.
Uno is looking for a sweep.

Fat Cop tries for a kimura but Uno is defending well.

Fat Cop is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Uno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Uno striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Uno is looking to regain half guard here but Fat Cop keeps moving and retains side control.
Uno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fat Cop tries for a kimura but Uno is defending well.

Fat Cop tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fat Cop has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Uno gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Uno is trying to get back to full guard.
Uno is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fat Cop's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fat Cop's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fat Cop breaks Uno's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fat Cop advances position into side control!

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

Fat Cop goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Uno rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fat Cop's guard! Nice work there by Uno!
Uno preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fat Cop looking for a guillotine here but Uno defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Fat Cop dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Uno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fat Cop.
Fat Cop fails with the takedown

and Uno counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Uno seems to be looking for submissions.
Fat Cop wants to improve his position but Uno is controlling well.

Fat Cop is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Uno pulls his head out easily.
Fat Cop gets back to full guard.
Uno must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fat Cop isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Uno stacks Fat Cop on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Uno!
Fat Cop is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Uno's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Uno performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fat Cop works his way to full guard. Good work.
Uno is breathing heavily.

Fat Cop is looking for a triangle but Uno pushes his legs off easily.
Uno chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fat Cop manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Fat Cop is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Uno is surviving well by controlling Fat Cop's body position as best he can.
Uno manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fat Cop wants to pass to mount but Uno is defending the position.

Fat Cop is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fat Cop is working for a kimura but Uno is defending it quite comfortably.
Fat Cop passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Uno!
Fat Cop moves to back control.

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.
Fat Cop is hanging on to Uno's back as he tries to escape.

Fat Cop is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fat Cop keeps control of the position as Uno tries to break free.

Fat Cop is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Uno has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Fat Cop has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Uno taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Fat Cop doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mirko Fat Cop!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gatzby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gatzby
vs
Snuka

190 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Torero Clothing Inc.

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Gatzby!
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, James Snuka!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatzby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snuka manages to avoid it.
James Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatzby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gatzby stuffs the takedown attempt from Snuka. Snuka gets slowly back to his feet.
Gatzby misses with an uppercut. Snuka saw that one coming.

Snuka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gatzby!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatzby is wriggling around trying to escape.
Snuka thowing shots but they're missing.
Snuka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gatzby is looking to improve his position but Snuka isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka landing strikes from the mount and Gatzby is in trouble!

It looks like James Gatzby has been cut.
Gatzby sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gatzby throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Snuka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gatzby wants to get back to full guard.
Gatzby is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snuka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snuka's back!
Snuka tries to escape the position.
Gatzby not allowing Snuka to control his hands.
Snuka tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Snuka preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gatzby.
Gatzby controlling well, preventing Snuka from escaping the position.

Snuka showing good submission defense here.

Gatzby looking for the choke from the back.
Snuka controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatzby landing with strikes.
Gatzby has Snuka flattened out and is raining down punches.
Gatzby loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Snuka hold on?
Gatzby scores with strikes from the back.
Snuka wants to escape the position.
Gatzby lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Gatzby.
Gatzby is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Snuka up.
Gatzby lands a shot to the head.
Gatzby has Snuka flattened out and is raining down punches.
Snuka wants to control his opponent's hands but Gatzby gets his hands free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Snuka right now.
Gatzby trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Gatzby scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snuka trying to control the position but Gatzby manages to sink in the hooks.
Gatzby has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Snuka.
Snuka trying to control but not successfully.
Gatzby is punishing Snuka with strikes - can he finish him?!
Gatzby is working the ground and pound. Can Snuka escape?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gatzby is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Snuka defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The referee is taking a good look at Snuka as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Gatzby!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Gatzby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Gatzby'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.

Snuka looks to throw the jab but Gatzby is out of range.
Gatzby looks to land a right hand but Snuka moved out of range.
Snuka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatzby.
Gatzby takes a swing at Snuka's ribcage but misses.
Gatzby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snuka but Snuka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Snuka with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gatzby counters with a single leg into guard. Snuka didn't expect that.
Gatzby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gatzby postures up in Snuka's guard and throws a big left but Snuka blocks it.
Gatzby postures up.
Snuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James Gatzby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatzby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Snuka's head.
Snuka can't keep his opponent in guard - Gatzby advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gatzby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snuka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gatzby.
Snuka tries to get to full guard but Gatzby has control of the leg.
Gatzby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snuka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gatzby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gatzby is keen to just control but Snuka is a slippery customer.

That's two 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.
Gatzby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Snuka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gatzby lands strikes from half guard.
Snuka is trying to get back to full guard.
Snuka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gatzby.
Gatzby working the head and body with strikes.
Snuka misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatzby is trying to control the action in half guard but Snuka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gatzby wants to pass to mount but Snuka is defending the position.
Snuka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gatzby thows a huge punch but Snuka dodges it nicely.

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.
Snuka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gatzby counters with a shoot takedown. Snuka fights it but they end up in guard.
Gatzby chips away with some ground and pound.
Gatzby controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gatzby sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Snuka's guard.
Gatzby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snuka defending well though.
Gatzby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Snuka with the active half guard here but Gatzby passes nicely into side control.
Snuka is breathing heavily.
Gatzby in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatzby is putting a hurting on Snuka here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gatzby 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.
Gatzby lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snuka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gatzby creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gatzby working the head with strikes.
Snuka struggling a bit here.
Gatzby working the ground and pound.
Snuka is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatzby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gatzby wants to control but Snuka is keeping him busy.
Gatzby passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Snuka!
Snuka taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Gatzby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Gatzby's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Snuka tries to bum rush Gatzby with a series of wild strikes but Gatzby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snuka tries to clinch there but Gatzby circles away.
Gatzby shoots in and drives through. Snuka sprawls well.
Snuka tries to clinch up.
Snuka moves in looking to clinch but Gatzby pushes him off.
Gatzby throws a sloppy head kick and Snuka moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka misses with a takedown attempt - Gatzby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Snuka connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka tries to clinch up.
Gatzby throws a solid leg kick but Snuka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gatzby.
Snuka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gatzby counters with a takedown into side control.
Snuka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatzby lands a nice forearm strike.
Gatzby slows the pace down.
Gatzby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snuka keeps working.
Snuka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gatzby working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatzby cracks Snuka with a big right hand but Snuka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gatzby working the ground and pound.
Snuka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gatzby.
Gatzby working the head and body with strikes.
Gatzby scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatzby cracks Snuka with a big elbow.
Gatzby trying to control the position but Snuka is working away.
Snuka is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Gatzby seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatzby working the ground and pound.
Gatzby scores with a couple of short elbows.
Snuka is looking to regain half guard here but Gatzby keeps moving and retains side control.
Gatzby taking a breather here.
Snuka can't do much from the bottom here.
Snuka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gatzby landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Snuka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
James Snuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Snuka is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatzby grinds an elbow into Snuka's temple.
Snuka is still in real trouble! Can Gatzby finish him?
A lull in the action here.
Gatzby working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Snuka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Snuka seems to have recovered his senses.
Gatzby tries to move to mount but Snuka blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatzby scoring with punches from side control.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Gatzby!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kana Tsugihara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Thompson
vs
Tsugihara

182 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Thompson!
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, Kana Tsugihara!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsugihara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kana Tsugihara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Thompson lands.

Tsugihara instigates a clinch.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson moves in close and cracks Tsugihara with a massive right hand! Tsugihara, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Thompson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Calvin Thompson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Escarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire. Escarino has chosen RATM-- Guerrilla Radio as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Ross
vs
Escarino

180 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
22
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear
MMA's Best Nutrition

TFP Graphics
Hell's Balls Fightwear

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Escarino!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escarino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ross. Ross circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Ross is rocked!

It looks like Shane Ross has been cut.
Ross shoots in looking for a takedown. Escarino tries to sprawl out of it but Ross keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escarino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oh Ross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escarino.

Ross scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Escarino regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Escarino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ross is controlling him.
Ross seems to have got his legs back now.
Escarino can't keep his opponent in guard - Ross advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Escarino's head.
Ross 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.
Ross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ross thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ross defending well as Escarino loads up on a big left hand.
Escarino waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ross.
Escarino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ross shoots for a takedown but Escarino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ross scores with a nice body kick.
Escarino misses with a low kick as Ross jumps back.
Escarino is looking to chop away at Ross's legs.

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.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escarino.
Ross scores with a nice head shot.
Escarino thows a body shot but no joy.
Dan Escarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escarino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escarino throws a right and a left that Ross avoids nicely.

Ross shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Escarino is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Ross connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ross throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Escarino because Ross loaded up on that one.
Ross thowing shots but they're missing.
Escarino avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escarino is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ross misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ross throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ross unloads with some shots from mount but Escarino bucks and avoids them well.
Escarino holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ross tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ross misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Ross there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Escarino blocking the ground and pound.

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.
Escarino really wants to buck Ross off and get back to his feet.
Escarino looks gassed!
Ross looking to ground and pound but Escarino is blocking nicely.
Ross pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Escarino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ross lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross won't let Escarino get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Escarino in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Ross looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Poor strikes thrown by Ross there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Ross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Ross's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Escarino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ross.
Escarino throws a lazy right hand but Ross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A choreographed right hand from Escarino misses the target.
Ross moves out of range of the strikes.
Escarino throws a hook but Ross avoids it easily.
Escarino wants to land a leg kick but Ross is out of range.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Escarino.
Jab from Escarino.
Escarino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ross can pounce on him.
Ross moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Escarino catches Ross right on the button with a cross.

Ross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escarino is breathing heavily.
Escarino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ross has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Escarino is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Escarino prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escarino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ross has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Escarino is trying to keep an underhook but Ross manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Escarino is trying to stand.
Ross working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Escarino scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ross manages to mount him!
A nice elbow there by Ross.
Ross lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ross landing strikes from the mount.
Escarino holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ross tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ross scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Escarino?
Ross with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ross avoids the attempt from Escarino to control.
Shane Ross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ross putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escarino in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Escarino is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Escarino wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ross.
Ross lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Ross.
Ross misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escarino avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ross.
Ross fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Escarino can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ross throwing strikes here but Escarino is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ross lands a big elbow.
Ross lands a big shot there that rocks Escarino but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ross pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Ross connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross looking to finish with strikes here!
Ross is landing with some decent strikes but Escarino is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Ross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Ross'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. This is the final round!

Escarino throws a right hand that Ross ducks under and follows up with a left that Ross also avoids with ease.

Ross takes the fight into the clinch.
Escarino is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Escarino tries to break the clinch but Ross is controlling the position.
Escarino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ross has him pressed against the cage.

Ross has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Escarino regains guard immediately.
Ross distracts Escarino with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ross passes into half guard.
Ross lands with a punch from half guard.
Escarino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Escarino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Ross is looking for a kimura but Escarino is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ross to get the leverage.

Ross is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Escarino is trying to stand up here but Ross is controlling him well.
Ross working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Escarino's thigh. Escarino counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Escarino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

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.
Ross is in close to Escarino's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Escarino wants to stand up but Ross is controlling him.
Ross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Ross postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Escarino is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ross, into his guard.
Ross manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Escarino manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escarino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dan Escarino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ross stands up over Escarino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Escarino can't keep his opponent in guard - Ross advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ross drops an elbow to the side of Escarino's head.
Nice strikes from Ross there.
Ross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Escarino's head.

Escarino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Ross!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey De Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico comes to the cage accompanied by The Fight Song. De Andreas has chosen Free Bird by Leonard Skynard as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rico
vs
De Andreas

170 cm
22
147 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Demonic Drugs

Lightning Fight Gear
Lightning Fight Gear

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey De Andreas!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andreas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rico is fending him off so far but De Andreas persists. Nope, Rico circles away and we're back to standing.
Rico cracks a nice hook into De Andreas's ribs.
De Andreas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rico scores with a jab to the body.
De Andreas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rico moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Andreas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Rico.
De Andreas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rico.

Rico shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rico showed some decent athleticism there.
Rico takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rico looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Rico decides to stand and escape the position.
De Andreas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rico counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rico.
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!

De Andreas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Andreas looks gassed!
Rico throwing strikes from guard but De Andreas blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico scoring with some ground and pound.
Rico wanted to stand there but De Andreas had control of the position.

Rico stands up from De Andreas's guard - Rico perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rico misses with a few strikes there.

Rico has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rico manages to break the clinch.
De Andreas throws a right and a left that Rico avoids nicely.
De Andreas walks into a jab.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but De Andreas is just out of range.
De Andreas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rico counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas looks to land a combination but Rico avoids it well.

Rico fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Andreas sprawls well initially but Rico persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Rico there.
Rico is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

De Andreas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Rico decides to stand up.
De Andreas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Andreas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rico backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Andreas doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rico counters with a shoot takedown. De Andreas fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico won't allow De Andreas to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Andreas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rico doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rico manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rico's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but De Andreas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

De Andreas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Andreas keeping moving, preventing Rico from controlling successfully.
Rico content to stall in guard here.

De Andreas has his feet on Rico's thighs here. He's pushed Rico off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rico screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey De Andreas!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maritn Boudreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Trauma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudreaux's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Prince. Maritn Boudreaux had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Boudreaux
vs
Trauma

175 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maritn Boudreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Trauma!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trauma swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux tries to clinch there but Trauma circles away.
Trauma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch but Trauma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up but Trauma circles away and keeps his distance.
Boudreaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trauma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boudreaux. Boudreaux obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up but Trauma circles away and keeps his distance.
Tom Trauma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trauma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

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

Trauma pushes Boudreaux off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A choreographed right hand from Trauma misses the target.
Trauma misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreaux lands with a slapping head kick.
Trauma circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux lands a high kick to the side of Trauma's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Boudreaux dives into guard, looking to finish.

Trauma is rocked!
Boudreaux wants to control from the top but Trauma keeps moving.
Trauma is still in real trouble! Can Boudreaux finish him?
Boudreaux sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boudreaux tries to free his leg and advance position but Trauma is retaining full guard.
Trauma seems to have recovered his senses.
Trauma controls Boudreaux momentarily but Boudreaux frees himself.
Boudreaux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trauma is keeping the position for now.
Trauma manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boudreaux manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trauma tries to free his leg and advance position but Boudreaux is retaining full guard.

Boudreaux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boudreaux trying to control the position.
Boudreaux 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.
Trauma slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boudreaux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trauma.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trauma is stalling in the full guard.
Boudreaux has Trauma pulled in close to control his posture.
Boudreaux throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Boudreaux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trauma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boudreaux wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Boudreaux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trauma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trauma sitting in guard here, content to control.
Trauma postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Trauma stuffs the takedown attempt from Boudreaux. Boudreaux gets slowly back to his feet.
Boudreaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boudreaux fails with a takedown attempt.
Trauma throws a series of punches but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Trauma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trauma swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux throws a sloppy head kick and Trauma moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trauma shoots in but no luck this time.
Boudreaux closes the distance and clinches up with Trauma, looking for a takedown. Boudreaux pushes Trauma against the cage but Trauma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maritn Boudreaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boudreaux tries to clinch there but Trauma circles away.
Boudreaux lands with a slapping head kick.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Trauma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch but Trauma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boudreaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trauma takes a kick to the side of the head.
Trauma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boudreaux checks it well.
Trauma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donk. Boudreaux catches Trauma right on the button with a cross.

Trauma is rocked!
Boudreaux throws the kick towards the body but Trauma avoids it.
Boudreaux shoots in and drives through. Trauma sprawls well.
Trauma shoots in but Boudreaux avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boudreaux wants to clinch.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up but Trauma circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trauma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boudreaux looks for a takedown but Trauma sprawls well.
Boudreaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boudreaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maritn Boudreaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Trauma fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boudreaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boudreaux wants to clinch.
Trauma throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudreaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boudreaux clinches.
Trauma avoiding damage as Boudreaux throws knees to the body.
Trauma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boudreaux prevents the takedown attempt.
Boudreaux with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Trauma pulls guard.
Boudreaux tries to free his leg and advance position but Trauma is retaining full guard.
Trauma is breathing heavily.
Boudreaux is working hard here to advance position.
Boudreaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Trauma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trauma working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boudreaux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trauma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Boudreaux looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Boudreaux is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Trauma pulls his head out easily.
Trauma keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maritn Boudreaux dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from Boudreaux misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux is looking to clinch but Trauma is avoiding it.
Boudreaux shoots in but Trauma avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Trauma shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Trauma was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Trauma controlling his opponent.
Boudreaux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boudreaux tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trauma controlling the pace for now.

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.
Boudreaux wants to hold on but Trauma pushes him away.
Trauma controlling from the full mount.
Boudreaux tries to hold on but Trauma postures up.
Trauma tries to control but Boudreaux wriggling away.
Trauma content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boudreaux tries to hold on but Trauma pushes him away.
Boudreaux is looking to improve his position but Trauma isn't that keen on the idea.
Boudreaux is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boudreaux tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trauma looking to control but Boudreaux is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boudreaux is desperately trying to improve his position but Trauma has a good base and remains in mount.
Boudreaux tries to lock up and control but Trauma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Trauma sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boudreaux flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Trauma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boudreaux has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maritn Boudreaux!