Fall Brawl PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Balhussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nelson's choice of entrance music: 'Let the Bodies hit the floor'. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Balhussen
vs
Nelson

214 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

189 cm
20
269 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jurgen Balhussen!
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, Todd Nelson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nelson has managed to clinch.
Nelson throws an elbow but it misses.
Balhussen scores with a shoulder strike.
Nelson prevents Balhussen from breaking the clinch.
Nelson prevents Balhussen from breaking the clinch.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.

Balhussen drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balhussen looking for a sweep. Not yet Balhussen, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balhussen controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Balhussen pushes Nelson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nelson looks gassed!
Balhussen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nelson is out of range and Balhussen settles back down.

Balhussen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Balhussen tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Balhussen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Balhussen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Balhussen passes Nelson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Balhussen passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Balhussen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Balhussen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Balhussen looking to finish Nelson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nelson!
Balhussen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balhussen controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balhussen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Balhussen lands a heavy elbow.
Balhussen controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Nelson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Balhussen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Balhussen moves into the clinch.
Balhussen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nelson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Balhussen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Balhussen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Balhussen jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Balhussen around his waist. Balhussen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Balhussen breaks from the clinch.
Nelson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balhussen misses with the combination.

Balhussen scores with a takedown into Nelson's guard.

Nelson is working an open guard so Balhussen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson with a poor takedown

and Balhussen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Balhussen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Balhussen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Balhussen throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
Balhussen swinging wilding here.
Balhussen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jurgen Balhussen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balhussen has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balhussen.
Nelson tries to clinch up

and Balhussen moves into the clinch.
Nelson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Balhussen tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Balhussen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Balhussen blocks an elbow strike.
Balhussen is trying to break free.
Balhussen has Nelson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nelson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Balhussen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Balhussen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nelson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Balhussen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Balhussen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Balhussen wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.

Balhussen gets to his feet. Nelson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balhussen is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Balhussen to work.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Balhussen.

Balhussen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Balhussen manages to end up in side control.
Nelson regains half guard, as Balhussen was trying to land strikes.
Nelson is trying to stand up here but Balhussen is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Balhussen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

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

Balhussen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Balhussen decides to return to a standing position.

Balhussen moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson can't break the clinch.

Balhussen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nelson regains guard immediately.
Balhussen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balhussen throws a strike but Nelson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Balhussen pulls Nelson in close to prevent any damage.

That's two 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.

Balhussen is working an open guard so Nelson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Balhussen closes the distance and clinches.
Balhussen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balhussen is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.

Balhussen decides to pull guard.
Balhussen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nelson!
Jurgen Balhussen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balhussen controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balhussen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Todd Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Balhussen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Balhussen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nelson hang on?

And that's the end of the fight!
Jurgen Balhussen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balhussen, 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 for Jurgen Balhussen!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Jurgen Balhussen!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Jurgen Balhussen!

Jurgen Balhussen wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haven Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilcox comes to the cage accompanied by Low Man's Lyric by Metallica. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wilcox
vs
Tyson

189 cm
19
235 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Renegade Extreme 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Wilcox!
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, Haven Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Wilcox or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
Wilcox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Wilcox closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wilcox lands in his opponent's guard.
Tyson wants to sweep here but Wilcox controlling him for the moment.
Wilcox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tyson working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Wilcox from controlling successfully.
Tyson working a defensive guard here.

Tyson looking for a guillotine here but Wilcox defends easily.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tyson trying to mount his opponent but Wilcox defends it.
Wilcox is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Tyson tries to pass to full mount but Wilcox defends it.
Tyson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox tries to kick Tyson off but Tyson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Tyson is looking for a kimura but Wilcox is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tyson to get the leverage.
Tyson looks gassed!
Wilcox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilcox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Wilcox persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Wilcox. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wilcox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wilcox scores with a couple of short elbows.

Wilcox stands up.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Wilcox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson fails with the takedown
and Wilcox counters with a nice body shot.
Wilcox with a poor takedown

and Tyson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wilcox!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilcox sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
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!
Wilcox flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Tyson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wilcox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tyson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wilcox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson with a poor takedown

and Wilcox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tyson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wilcox gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wilcox tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyson smiles and moves away.

Wilcox drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tyson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Wilcox trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilcox looking to pass the guard.
Wilcox trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilcox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tyson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

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.
Wilcox sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Wilcox from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wilcox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tyson counters by clinching up.
Tyson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wilcox is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mark Wilcox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haven Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tyson just stands there and leans against the cage.

Wilcox successfully pulls guard.

Wilcox pushes Tyson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mark Wilcox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilcox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilcox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilcox scores with a leg kick.

Wilcox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Wilcox looking to isolate an arm here. Tyson doesn't see it coming and as Wilcox extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Wilcox!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Wilcox!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (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.

Horse
vs
Johnson

190 cm
22
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
23
270 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crazy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Horse.
Dwayne Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Horse down.

Horse is rocked!
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Horse down.
Oh Horse is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horse is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Horse seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson working the ground and pound but Horse is defending the strikes.
Johnson trying to control the position but Horse is working away.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Horse is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse is working hard here to advance position.
Horse is not content to let Johnson control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Horse trying to control here.
Johnson wants to stand up but Horse is controlling the position.

Johnson decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Horse tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Horse is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Horse is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Horse hang on?
Johnson looking to control but Horse is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Horse is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.
Horse is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson looking to control but Horse is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Horse tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson trying to control but Horse is having none of it.

Johnson has hold of Horse's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Horse manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson landing strikes.
Horse has control of an arm but Johnson manages to advance to Johnson's back!
Horse tries to escape but Johnson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Horse is keeping busy.
Good control from Johnson.
Johnson not allowing Horse to control his hands.
Horse prevents Johnson from getting a body triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Johnson.
You can see the frustration on Horse's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Horse trying to control the hands but Johnson won't let him.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Johnson controlling the positon.

Horse is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Horse.
Johnson wants to control the position but Horse frees himself and scrambles - Johnson manages to regain control in side control.
Dwayne Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson grinds an elbow into Horse's temple.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Horse is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Johnson stalls from top position.
Horse trying to control but Johnson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with punches from the back.
Horse tries to roll but Johnson sticks to his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is landing with strikes from the back.
Horse staying busy and making it hard for Johnson to control.
Johnson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Horse hold on?!

Horse defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Johnson's arms.
Horse takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to control Horse but Horse is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Johnson controlling from the back.
Horse trying to control the hands but Johnson breaks the grip.
Johnson punishes Horse with strikes from the back mount.
Johnson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Horse trying to control the hands but Johnson won't let him.
Johnson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson throws a hook but Horse avoids it easily.
Horse tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Horse with a poor takedown

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Horse is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Horse's head.
Horse looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Johnson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Horse on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is thwarting Horse's attempts to control the position.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Horse on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Horse taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Horse wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Horse is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dwayne Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horse shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Horse fights it but they end up in guard.

Johnson stands up from Horse's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Horse misses with a takedown attempt

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Horse fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Horse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson passes Horse's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling the pace.

Johnson stands up out of the half guard.
Crazy Horse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Horse's guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Horse working a defensive guard but Johnson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Johnson moves into full mount!
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Horse's face.

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

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

Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Dwayne Johnson!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Dwayne Johnson!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Dwayne Johnson!

Dwayne Johnson wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Gordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Kessler looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kessler
vs
Gordan

190 cm
20
292 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

198 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Kessler!
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, Jay Gordan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordan avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kessler drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gordan wants to control but Kessler postures up.
Gordan parries the strikes from Kessler easily there. Kessler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gordan to escape.
Kessler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gordan on the ground.
Kessler working away.
Kessler misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gordan wants to control but Kessler postures up.
Gordan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kessler is staying active.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Gordan.
Gordan throws a leg kick which misses Kessler's front leg but catches the back leg as Kessler tries to avoid it.
Dan Kessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordan misses with a combination

and Kessler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kessler.
Kessler stalling.
Gordan can't get the takedown.
Kessler jumps guard but Gordan stands there with Kessler around his waist. Kessler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Kessler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown but Gordan shows good takedown defense.
Jay Gordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kessler is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kessler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gordan clobbers Kessler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gordan drops Kessler with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kessler! Gordan dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gordan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

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

Foreman
vs
Bill

188 cm
23
290 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dill Bill!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Foreman.

It looks like Dill Bill has been cut.
Bill steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Foreman. That one must have hurt.
Bill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Foreman.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bill misses with some punches.
Foreman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Foreman is looking to break free of the clinch but Bill has double underhooks.

Foreman manages to break the clinch.
Foreman throws a right and a left that Bill avoids nicely.

Foreman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foreman controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill is trying desperately to improve position.
Foreman lands a nice shot to the head.
Bill bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Foreman keeping moving, preventing Bill from controlling successfully.

Foreman pushes Bill off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foreman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foreman throws a nice looking combination but Bill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill tries to clinch
and Foreman counters with a two punch combo.
Foreman throws a right and a left that Bill avoids nicely.
Bill misses with a looping right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Foreman!

Foreman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bill sprawls well initially but Foreman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bill wants to get back to full guard.

Foreman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bill is looking to control Foreman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bill avoid being mounted?
Bill wants to improve his position but Foreman is controlling well.
Bill trying to control but Foreman postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bill wants to improve his position but Foreman is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreman not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Foreman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Foreman!
Bill fails with a takedown attempt.
Foreman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bill throws a leg kick but Foreman moved away.

Foreman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bill!
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Bill working to try and regain half guard.
Foreman landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Bill that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bill is trying to escape the mount.
Bill manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Foreman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dill Bill's cut.
That's time! Foreman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Foreman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foreman lands a jab-cross combination.
Bill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
George Foreman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foreman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Foreman has managed to clinch.

Bill breaks the clinch.
Bill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foreman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Foreman scores with a takedown into Bill's guard.
Bill trying to control the position.
Foreman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Foreman tries to stand but Bill is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Foreman stands and steps away. Bill gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Foreman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That has opened up Dill Bill's cut even more.
Foreman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bill.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Foreman counters with a two punch combo.

Foreman has Bill up against the cage in a clinch.
Foreman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foreman is trying to break the clinch but Bill has him pressed against the cage.
Foreman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Foreman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Foreman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill throws a leg kick but Foreman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foreman misses with a few strikes there.
Bill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foreman's waist but Foreman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bill off to one side.
George Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dill Bill.
Bill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Foreman swivels and escapes.
Foreman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Foreman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Foreman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bill on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Foreman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bill's head.
Bill controls Foreman momentarily but Foreman frees himself.
Bill being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman won't allow Bill to get back to his feet.
Foreman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Foreman postures up and lands a big shot to Bill's brow.
Foreman distracts Bill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Bill is working an open guard so Foreman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foreman.

Foreman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Foreman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bill is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bill is looking to reverse the position.
Bill taking a bit of punishment here - Foreman scoring with strikes.

Foreman stands up.
Bill tries to clinch there but Foreman circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Foreman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bill on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Foreman!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Foreman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dill Bill's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Foreman moves into range and clinches up with Bill.

Bill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bill doesn't manage to clinch there - Foreman circles away.
Bill moves out of range of the body kick from Foreman.
A punch combination from Foreman misses.
Bill shoots in looking for a takedown. Foreman tries to sprawl out of it but Bill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foreman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
George Foreman is winning the standup battle so far.
Bill is looking to land body kicks.
Foreman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bill can do to turn this around?
Bill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Foreman swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Foreman shoots in and bounces Bill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Foreman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Foreman stands up from Bill's guard - Foreman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bill has a takedown stuffed.
Bill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Foreman but Foreman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
George Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dill Bill.
Bill shoots in but Foreman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Bill or perhaps it was just good defense by Foreman which made him look bad.
Foreman motions for Bill to come forward. Foreman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws a nice looking combination but Bill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Foreman clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Foreman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bill.
Bill fails to pull guard.
Foreman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bill is looking to control Foreman's arms but Foreman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bill has his back to the cage.
Bill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foreman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bill backwards.
Bill misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Foreman - that landed with a thud.

Foreman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Foreman content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Foreman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bill is keeping the position for now.
Foreman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Foreman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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.
Bill striking from the bottom.
Bill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Foreman is trying to control but can't.
Bill tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Foreman.
Bill wants to take a breather but Foreman is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Foreman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Foreman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dill Bill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foreman lands a heavy elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for George Foreman!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for George Foreman!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for George Foreman!

George Foreman wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fingers McTwist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punkus Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Beautiful Girls as his entrance music. Fingers McTwist could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Punkus Brown's chin.

McTwist
vs
Brown

180 cm
20
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

190 cm
20
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fingers McTwist!
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, Punkus Brown!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTwist stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
McTwist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but McTwist persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.

Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there.
Brown wants to stand up but McTwist has a hold of him and won't allow it.
McTwist wants to sweep but Brown has passed to side control!
McTwist can't do much from the bottom here.

Brown has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

McTwist shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McTwist wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown wants to stand up but McTwist is controlling him.
McTwist has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position.
McTwist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McTwist passes Brown's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McTwist stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Brown won't allow McTwist to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTwist not doing much here.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

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.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown looks gassed!
McTwist trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
McTwist is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brown wants to control but McTwist is having none of it.
McTwist scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?
Brown tries to lock up and control but McTwist gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McTwist with the ground and pound from mount.
McTwist is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McTwist with a couple of short strikes.
McTwist with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
McTwist in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McTwist unloading with bombs!

Brown is rocked!
Brown really wants to buck McTwist off and get back to his feet.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can McTwist finish him?
McTwist controlling the pace for now.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
McTwist lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTwist in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McTwist landing punches.
Brown is in a horrible position here. McTwist smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McTwist is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McTwist landing shots from mount.
McTwist working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! McTwist connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McTwist lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTwist content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McTwist closes the distance looking for a takedown. Brown stuffs it but McTwist still has hold of him. McTwist picks Brown up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. McTwist slams Brown to the floor and that's really hurt Brown - he doesn't know where he is! McTwist throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fingers McTwist!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Schwarzeneggar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Issacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Issacs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Schwarzeneggar
vs
Issacs

192 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

202 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arnold Schwarzeneggar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Issacs!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schwarzeneggar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Issacs's guard.
Issacs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwarzeneggar is one step ahead there.
Issacs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schwarzeneggar is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzeneggar tries to lock up and control but Issacs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schwarzeneggar can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Issacs.

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

Issacs wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schwarzeneggar, who protects the arm well.
Schwarzeneggar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Issacs off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneggar doesn't have the hooks in and Issacs manages to turn into his guard.
Issacs wants to control from the top but Schwarzeneggar keeps moving.
Issacs is stalling in the full guard.
Issacs tries to free his leg and advance position but Schwarzeneggar is retaining full guard.
Schwarzeneggar pulls Issacs in close to prevent any damage.
Issacs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwarzeneggar is keeping the position for now.
Issacs looks gassed!
Schwarzeneggar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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.

Schwarzeneggar has an active guard here but Issacs has managed to pass into half guard.
Schwarzeneggar trying to control but Issacs postures up.
Issacs wants to free his trapped foot but Schwarzeneggar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Issacs is trying to control the action in half guard but Schwarzeneggar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Issacs tries to pass to full mount but Schwarzeneggar defends it.

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

Schwarzeneggar gets the takedown into side control.

Schwarzeneggar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Issacs is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Schwarzeneggar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneggar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schwarzeneggar lands with some strikes.
Schwarzeneggar controlling his opponent.
Schwarzeneggar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Issacs is trying to reverse the position but instead Schwarzeneggar has taken his back - oops!
Issacs holding both Schwarzeneggar 's hands and preventing any damage.

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.
Schwarzeneggar is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Issacs staying busy and making it hard for Schwarzeneggar to control.
Schwarzeneggar biding his time, looking for the opening.
Issacs rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Schwarzeneggar slips a nice elbow through Issacs's hands, connecting with Issacs's forehead.
Schwarzeneggar prevents Issacs from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Schwarzeneggar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Schwarzeneggar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

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

Schwarzeneggar has Issacs pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Schwarzeneggar pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Issacs tumbling to the mat - Schwarzeneggar dives into Issacs's guard.

Schwarzeneggar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Schwarzeneggar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Schwarzeneggar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Arnold Schwarzeneggar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schwarzeneggar wants to clinch up but Issacs keeps it at a distance.
Schwarzeneggar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Issacs as he avoids it easily.

Issacs drives through and clinches with Schwarzeneggar against the cage.

Schwarzeneggar manages to break the clinch.
Issacs fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Issacs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schwarzeneggar looking for a takedown.

Schwarzeneggar pulls guard successfully.
Issacs wanted to stand there but Schwarzeneggar had control of the position.

Issacs has gone for a leg lock! Schwarzeneggar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Issacs's guard.

Issacs working for a triangle but Schwarzeneggar defends it easily.

Issacs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arnold Schwarzeneggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Schwarzeneggar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneggar trying to control but Issacs is working from the bottom.
Issacs wants to stand and escape but Schwarzeneggar is having none of it.
Schwarzeneggar slips nicely into half guard.
Schwarzeneggar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Issacs is refusing to be controlled, as Schwarzeneggar sits in half guard.
Schwarzeneggar is really struggling to control Issacs but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Issacs wants to get back to full guard.
Issacs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schwarzeneggar trying to pass the guard but Issacs defending well.
Issacs gets full guard.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Issacs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Schwarzeneggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Issacs shoots for a takedown but Schwarzeneggar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schwarzeneggar is looking to clinch but Issacs is avoiding it.
Schwarzeneggar tries to clinch there but Issacs circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schwarzeneggar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Schwarzeneggar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Issacs!
Issacs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Issacs is in a horrible position here. Schwarzeneggar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Schwarzeneggar is landing with some decent strikes but Issacs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Issacs is looking to get to half guard.
Schwarzeneggar punishing his opponent with strikes.

Schwarzeneggar swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Issacs is now in Schwarzeneggar's guard. A big mistake from Schwarzeneggar there, giving up the dominant position!
Issacs wants to pass the guard but Schwarzeneggar is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Schwarzeneggar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schwarzeneggar.
Schwarzeneggar with a poor takedown

and Issacs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schwarzeneggar won't be happy with that.
Schwarzeneggar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Issacs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Issacs stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Issacs misses with a two punch combination.

Schwarzeneggar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Schwarzeneggar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Issacs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schwarzeneggar lands a big shot there that rocks Issacs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Issacs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Schwarzeneggar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Issacs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Issacs is trying desperately to improve position.

Schwarzeneggar looking for a guillotine from mount but Issacs is having none of it.
Issacs is squirming around, avoiding Schwarzeneggar's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Schwarzeneggar connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Schwarzeneggar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Issacs gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schwarzeneggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Issacs is looking to control Schwarzeneggar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Issacs avoid being mounted?
Issacs gets full guard.
Issacs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Issacs prevents Schwarzeneggar from improving his position.
Schwarzeneggar is refusing to be controlled, as Issacs sits in half guard.
Issacs is pressing down on Schwarzeneggar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schwarzeneggar is holding on for now.
Schwarzeneggar trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Issacs is trying to take his opponent's back.

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

Issacs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Schwarzeneggar gets back to half guard.
Issacs is pressing down on Schwarzeneggar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schwarzeneggar is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schwarzeneggar is pressing down on Issacs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Schwarzeneggar keeping moving, preventing Issacs from controlling successfully.
Schwarzeneggar trying to control the position.
Issacs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwarzeneggar is keeping the position for now.
Schwarzeneggar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Issacs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Schwarzeneggar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Issacs has Schwarzeneggar in his guard.
Schwarzeneggar looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Issacs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schwarzeneggar 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Arnold Schwarzeneggar!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Arnold Schwarzeneggar!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Arnold Schwarzeneggar!

Arnold Schwarzeneggar wins by unanimous decision!
Arnold Schwarzeneggar is the new super heavyweight champion!

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Story kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Chase the Ace. Yvel has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said To Knock You Out as his entrance music. Gilbert Yvel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Story
vs
Yvel

183 cm
23
235 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
235 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Story!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gilbert Yvel !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Story gets the takedown into side control.
Story throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Story looks up at the clock and then as Yvel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Story smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Story working the ground and pound.
Yvel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Story.
Story 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.
Yvel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Story.
Story misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Story is chipping away with strikes.
Story in side control lands a decent elbow.
Story working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Story is working Yvel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yvel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Story. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Story throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yvel is trying to control Story's posture but Story avoids it.

Story is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yvel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Story sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yvel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Yvel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Story passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yvel !
BOOM! Story connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Story lands a heavy elbow.
Story thowing shots but they're missing.
Yvel is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story unloading with bombs!
Story is landing with some decent strikes but Yvel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Story postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yvel looks a forlorn figure.
Story is breathing heavily.
Story 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.
Story unloads with some shots from mount but Yvel bucks and avoids them well.
Story cracks Yvel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Story prevents Yvel from getting the reversal.
Story lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Story throwing strikes but Yvel bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Yvel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yvel 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Story chips away with some ground and pound.

Yvel pushes Story off and scrambles back to his feet.
Story fails with a takedown attempt.
Story wants to clinch.

Yvel has managed to clinch.
Yvel looking to throw knees to the head but Story is blocking nicely.
Yvel prevents the takedown attempt.
Yvel tries to stall but Story uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story tries for a takedown but Yvel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Story. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Story feints and as Yvel raises his hands in defense, Story changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Story throws and elbow that misses. Yvel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Story's guard. Nice move by Yvel !
Yvel won't allow Story to sweep him here.
Yvel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yvel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Story is proving hard to escape from.
Story manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yvel is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Story dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Story feints and as Yvel raises his hands in defense, Story changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Story thows a big elbow that misses.
Story with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yvel controls Story momentarily but Story frees himself.
Yvel wants to sweep here but Story controlling him for the moment.
Story pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yvel is keeping the position for now.
Yvel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Story postures up and lands a big shot to Yvel 's brow.
Story in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Story misses the jab.
A big left from Story misses.
Yvel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Story throws out a loose jab but Yvel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilbert Yvel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yvel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Story misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yvel doesn't manage to clinch there - Story circles away.

Story moves into range and clinches up with Yvel .

Story gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Story postures up in Yvel 's guard and throws a big left but Yvel blocks it.
Yvel keeping full guard, as Story tries to pass.
Story scoring with some ground and pound.
Story trying to move into half guard but instead Yvel has managed to sweep!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries to stand but Story is controlling from the bottom.
Story trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Story striking off his back but it's not causing Yvel any problems.
Story wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Story tries for a takedown but Yvel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yvel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Story is trying to trip Yvel . He has hold of a leg but Yvel is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Story persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Phil Story overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Story throws a big right hand that misses.
Story throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story postures up in Yvel 's guard and throws a big left but Yvel blocks it.
Yvel trying to keep a closed guard but Story is proving a slippery customer.
Story with a nice head shot there.
Story tries to free his leg and advance position but Yvel is retaining full guard.
Story works over Yvel with some ground and pound from guard.
Story looking to pass the guard.

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

Yvel moves into range and clinches up with Story.

Story turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Story lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Story asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Story grinds an elbow into Yvel 's temple.
Yvel is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Story working the head with strikes.
Yvel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Story working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Story working the ground and pound but Yvel is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Story dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Story closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Story lands in his opponent's guard.
Story throwing strikes from guard but Yvel blocks nicely.
Yvel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Story is looking to work some ground and pound but Yvel has wrist control.
Story is working Yvel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yvel is trying to control the position but Story postures up.
Story throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Story lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Story shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Story showed some decent athleticism there.
Story not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Story tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yvel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Story is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Story thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yvel 's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story works his way into side control.
Yvel dodges the ground and pound from Story.
Yvel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Story throws a strike aimed at the side of Yvel 's head but Yvel avoids it well.
Yvel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Story.
Story cracks Yvel with a big elbow.
Yvel regains half guard, as Story was trying to land strikes.
Story not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

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

Story drives through and clinches with Yvel against the cage.
Yvel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yvel misses with a knee to the head.
Story tries for a takedown but Yvel manages to get underhooks.
Yvel is trying to maintain a safe position but Story gets an underhook and turns Yvel into the cage.
Yvel prevents Story from breaking the clinch.
Story prevents Yvel from breaking the clinch.

Story tightens his grip and picks Yvel up, before dumping him to the ground. Yvel manages to land in guard.
Story is looking to work some ground and pound but Yvel has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Story advances position into side control!
Yvel parries the strikes from Story easily there. Story is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yvel to escape.
Story misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Yvel is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Story throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yvel parries the strikes from Story easily there. Story is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yvel to escape.
Yvel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Story postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gilbert Yvel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Story throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Yvel works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Story showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Story, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Phil Story!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Phil Story!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Phil Story!

Phil Story wins by unanimous decision!
Phil Story is the new heavyweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
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