Mayhem PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punkus Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beautiful Girls. Wilcox has chosen Low Man's Lyric by Metallica as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Wilcox

190 cm
20
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
19
235 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Punkus Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Wilcox!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilcox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilcox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.

Brown feints and as Wilcox raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilcox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wilcox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown tries to stand but Wilcox is controlling from the bottom.

Wilcox looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown wants to stand but Wilcox has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilcox wanted to stand there but Brown had control of the position.
Brown is looking to stand up but Wilcox isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown is wriggling around but Wilcox manages to pass to half guard.

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.
Wilcox is tying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilcox prevents Brown from standing back up.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Wilcox wants to stand up but Brown is controlling the position.
Wilcox with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wilcox passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control Wilcox's posture but Wilcox avoids it.
Wilcox lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brown down.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown being controlled for a moment.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilcox decides to stand back up.

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.
Wilcox shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Wilcox wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Wilcox tries to clinch up.

Wilcox gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown has hold of Wilcox's hands but Wilcox slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilcox is controlling the pace.
Wilcox lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Horrible takedown by Wilcox or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Wilcox throws a leg kick that is checked

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Wilcox fights it but they end up in guard.
Wilcox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilcox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown wants to stand but Wilcox has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wilcox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Wilcox is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilcox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wilcox is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Wilcox has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wilcox with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brown is trying to stand back up but Wilcox is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilcox looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Wilcox is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Wilcox not doing much here.
Mark Wilcox has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilcox lands a nice short elbow.
Wilcox controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Wilcox there.
Wilcox frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wilcox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wilcox controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox landing strikes from the mount.

Wilcox wants to finish this one by submission but Brown is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wilcox.
Wilcox dominating with strikes here.
Wilcox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wilcox lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brown hang on?
Wilcox takes Brown's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Brown is in trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wilcox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilcox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilcox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Wilcox persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilcox waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Brown.

Wilcox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
Wilcox trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Wilcox tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Wilcox is stalling in the full guard.
Wilcox advances to half guard.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilcox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilcox.
Brown is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wilcox jumps into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilcox trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Wilcox looks up at the clock and then as Brown takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wilcox smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brown bucks up and tries to throw Wilcox off but instead Wilcox has got his back!
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown is trapped and Wilcox is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Wilcox is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Brown knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Brown for a finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Can Brown hold on?! Wilcox is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Punkus Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Wilcox is working for a rear naked choke. Brown is not defending it well and Wilcox has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Brown refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Brown's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Wilcox!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sabu Dreamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dreamer has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Dwayne Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dreamer
vs
Johnson

195 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
23
270 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabu Dreamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Dreamer is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dreamer!
Dreamer is breathing heavily.
Johnson trying to control but Dreamer is having none of it.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Dreamer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson working Dreamer over with strikes here.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Johnson tries to control but Dreamer wriggling away.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Dreamer looks very uncomfortable down there.

It looks like Sabu Dreamer has been cut.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dreamer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dreamer is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson tries to control but Dreamer wriggling away.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dreamer kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dwayne Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Dreamer is avoiding it.

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dreamer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dreamer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dreamer tries to get out of the position.
Johnson trying to control the position but Dreamer is working away.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dreamer keeps working.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's Dreamer get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dreamer keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dreamer's guard.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dreamer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sabu Dreamer'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.

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dreamer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dwayne Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dreamer some visible discomfort.
Johnson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to control but Dreamer is keeping him busy.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's Dreamer get back to his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch but Dreamer moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Dreamer's temple.
Johnson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dreamer is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Dreamer is in trouble!
Johnson breaks from Dreamer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson looking to control but Dreamer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson wants to control the pace but Dreamer is squirming around nicely.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dreamer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dreamer working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dreamer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson tries to control but Dreamer wriggling away.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dreamer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson trying to control but Dreamer is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dreamer looks a forlorn figure.
Dreamer is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
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.
The cut man is working on Sabu Dreamer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson trying to control but Dreamer is working from the bottom.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dwayne Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Johnson.

Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dreamer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreamer is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
Dreamer seems a little lost for a moment, as Johnson dominates the positioning.
Dreamer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson trying to control the position but Dreamer is working away.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreamer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson postures up.

Dreamer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Dreamer keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Dreamer keeps moving.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson cracks Dreamer with a solid left hand.

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.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.

Johnson is working for a kimura but Dreamer is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
Dreamer trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Johnson manages to pass to mount!
Sabu Dreamer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dwayne Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Dwayne Johnson!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Dwayne Johnson!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Dwayne Johnson!

Dwayne Johnson wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

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

Foreman
vs
Horse

188 cm
23
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
268 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman fails to land with a series of punches.
Horse misses with a few strikes there.
Foreman lands a slapping body shot.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
Horse tries to move into range but Foreman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Crazy Horse has been cut.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
Foreman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horse 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 Horse off to one side.
Horse avoids the head kick by Foreman.
Foreman looks to land a combination but Horse avoids it well.
Foreman lands a left and a right that sends Horse crashing to the canvas! Foreman dives into mount looking to finish!

Horse is rocked!
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!
Foreman looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Horse covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Foreman!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Balhussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Psycho by Puddle Of Mudd kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balhussen
vs
Taylor

214 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

200 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 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, Eddie Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balhussen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Balhussen avoids them all with ease.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Balhussen dodges the punch combination from Taylor.

Balhussen clinches with his opponent.

Balhussen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet.

Balhussen tries for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Balhussen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taylor taking punishment in the form of punches.
Taylor is being controlled here.
Taylor is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Balhussen asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Balhussen stands up and beckons Taylor to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Balhussen has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Balhussen is controlling the position.
Balhussen keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor gets underhooks to prevent Balhussen's takedown attempt.
Balhussen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.

Balhussen successfully pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Balhussen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Taylor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balhussen's head.
Balhussen wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balhussen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Taylor wants to stand but Balhussen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Taylor looks gassed!
Taylor throws and elbow that misses. Balhussen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taylor's guard. Nice move by Balhussen!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balhussen advances position into side control!
Balhussen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taylor some visible discomfort.
Balhussen advances to mount.
You get the feeling that Taylor really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balhussen controlling the pace for now.
Taylor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Balhussen content just to control the position here.
Taylor regains half guard.
Taylor looks like he's trying to stand up.

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.
Taylor scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Balhussen manages to mount him!

Balhussen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Balhussen controlling the pace for now.
Balhussen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Taylor wants to clinch

so Balhussen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Balhussen is controlling him.

Taylor is working an open guard so Balhussen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jurgen Balhussen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Balhussen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balhussen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Balhussen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Balhussen prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Balhussen trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Balhussen is having none of it.
Balhussen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Balhussen stands and steps away. Taylor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.

Balhussen shoots in and bounces Taylor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Balhussen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Balhussen circles away.

Balhussen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Taylor sprawls well initially but Balhussen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Taylor is trying to stand back up but Balhussen is controlling him
Balhussen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balhussen passes to side control.
Balhussen slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Taylor.
Taylor wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Taylor won't enjoy being in this position. Balhussen looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Taylor is tapping - it's over boys! Balhussen picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jurgen Balhussen!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Satchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by 'Let the Bodies hit the floor'. Todd Nelson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Nelson
vs
Satchel

189 cm
20
269 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Todd Nelson!
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, Harry Satchel!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satchel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nelson is fending him off so far but Satchel persists. Nope, Nelson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nelson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Satchel has a takedown stuffed.
Satchel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Satchel misses its intended target.
Satchel shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense.
Todd Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Satchel.

Nelson forces Satchel back against the cage and clinches.
Satchel takes an elbow to the temple.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satchel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Satchel breaks from the clinch.
Satchel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satchel keeps the fight on the outside.

Satchel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Satchel.
Nelson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Satchel.
A bit of stalling here from Satchel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satchel avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Satchel throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Satchel as Nelson tries to tie him up.

Satchel is trying to trip Nelson. He has hold of a leg but Nelson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Satchel persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Satchel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satchel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nelson wants to stand but Satchel is controlling the position.
Satchel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Satchel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satchel trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Satchel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Satchel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Satchel tries to pass.
Satchel throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satchel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Satchel won't allow Nelson to get back to his feet.
Satchel with a flurry of punches that miss.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nelson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nelson wants to clinch but Satchel slips to the side

and Satchel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Satchel.
Satchel throws and elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Satchel's guard. Nice move by Nelson!

Satchel is working an open guard so Nelson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nelson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Satchel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.

Satchel is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nelson can't fight it off and eventually Satchel manages to take the fight to the floor. Nelson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Satchel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Satchel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Nelson has his feet on Satchel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson tries to clinch but Satchel moves away

and Satchel moves into the clinch.
Nelson prevents a takedown attempt there.

Satchel is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nelson can't fight it off and eventually Satchel manages to take the fight to the floor. Nelson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Satchel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nelson as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Satchel or perhaps it was just good defense by Nelson which made him look bad.
Nelson tries to clinch

and Satchel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Satchel wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Satchel throws and elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Satchel's guard. Nice move by Nelson!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Satchel working for submissions but it's allowed Nelson to get to half guard.
Satchel strikes from the bottom but Nelson uses the opportunity to move to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Satchel.

Nelson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Todd Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson looks to clinch

and Satchel moves into the clinch.
Satchel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Satchel drags the fight down to the ground.
Harry Satchel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Satchel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satchel wants to stand but Nelson is controlling the position.

Nelson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Satchel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harry Satchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Satchel moves into the clinch successfully.
Satchel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Satchel avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses.
Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Satchel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satchel blocks an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson pushes off an throws an elbow but Satchel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satchel lands an uppercut.
Nelson has Satchel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Satchel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Satchel has Nelson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nelson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Todd Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Satchel.

Satchel breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Satchel works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Nelson wants to stand but Satchel is controlling the position.
Satchel is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Satchel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Satchel with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satchel throws a big right hand that misses.
Satchel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Nelson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Satchel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Satchel lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Satchel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Satchel lands a nice short elbow.
Satchel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Satchel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Satchel on that attempt.
Satchel doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.

Nelson has closed the distance and engaged Satchel in a clinch.
Nelson wants to stall.
Satchel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nelson pulls his leg out and moves away.

Satchel clinches up against the cage.
Satchel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
Todd Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Satchel.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Satchel clinches up with Nelson and pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Satchel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Satchel tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson stops a takedown attempt from Satchel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satchel blocks the elbow strike.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Satchel avoids the damage to the body.
Satchel avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Satchel.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Satchel shrugs off.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Satchel tries to score a body lock takedown but Nelson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nelson is working for takedown but Satchel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Satchel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
Nelson stuffs the takedown attempt from Satchel. Satchel gets slowly back to his feet.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Satchel circles away.

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

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.
Nelson works on Satchel's body with a couple of short punches.
Nelson pushes off an throws an elbow but Satchel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satchel prevents a takedown attempt there.

Satchel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nelson regains guard.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Nelson wriggles free and stands up.
Nelson tries to clinch up

and Satchel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Satchel thows a big elbow that misses.
Satchel throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satchel is trying to strike from the bottom but Nelson has passed into full mount.
Satchel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Nelson stands up from mount. Strange move.

Satchel pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Satchel goes for a takedown attempt but Nelson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Satchel shoots in but Nelson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Satchel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Todd Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Satchel wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Satchel wants to stand but Nelson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satchel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Satchel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Satchel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Harry Satchel!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Harry Satchel!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Harry Satchel!

Harry Satchel wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corporal Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Issacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders comes to the cage accompanied by "Indestructible" by Disturbed. This should be a great matchup!

Sanders
vs
Issacs

208 cm
23
290 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

202 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corporal Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Issacs!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt - Issacs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Sanders drives through with a takedown into guard.

Issacs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanders can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanders scoring with some ground and pound.

Issacs has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Issacs scores with strikes from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders staying busy and making it hard for Issacs to control.
Issacs avoiding Sanders 's attempts to control his hands.
Sanders breaks Issacs's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Issacs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanders can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Issacs looks gassed!
Sanders chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Issacs keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Sanders advances to half guard.
Issacs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanders passes Issacs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanders wants to free his trapped foot but Issacs is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Sanders is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Issacs doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanders.
Sanders seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Issacs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Issacs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Issacs had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sanders is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Issacs Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sanders's back instead.
Sanders tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sanders can't escape the position.
Issacs fails to move to back control.
Sanders regains half guard.
Sanders slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Issacs!
Issacs can't escape the position.
Sanders pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanders wants to control the pace but Issacs is squirming around nicely.
Sanders tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Sanders has hold of Issacs's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Issacs manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Issacs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanders lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Issacs hang on?
Issacs is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanders has a good base and remains in mount.
Issacs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Sanders is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Issacs can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sanders with shots to the head and body - Issacs looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Issacs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanders can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Issacs is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corporal Sanders 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.

Sanders misses with a wild combination.
Issacs with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sanders counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Issacs!

Sanders is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Issacs doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanders.
Issacs trying to control but Sanders postures up.

Sanders seems to be looking for submissions.
Issacs is looking to control Sanders's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Issacs avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders 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.
Issacs tries to roll over but Sanders keeps him under control.
Sanders wants to pass to mount but Issacs is defending the position.

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

Sanders moves into range and clinches up with Issacs.

Sanders turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Sanders stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Sanders pushes Issacs up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Issacs tries for a takedown but Sanders manages to get underhooks.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Issacs manages to get underhooks.
Issacs tries for a takedown but Sanders manages to get underhooks.
Corporal Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Issacs.

Issacs successfully pulls guard.
Corporal Sanders overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Issacs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Issacs is looking for a triangle but Sanders pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Issacs is on top in guard.

Issacs has gone for a leg lock! Sanders slips out almost immediately though and dives into Issacs's guard.
Sanders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Issacs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Issacs lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanders!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Issacs trying to control but Sanders is having none of it.
Sanders bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Issacs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Issacs keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Sanders lands a couple of digs.

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.
Sanders advances position into side control!
Issacs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Sanders tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Issacs tries to improve position but can't.
Sanders advances to full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders fails to move to back control.
Sanders looking to control but Issacs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corporal Sanders dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sanders with a poor takedown

and Issacs counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanders!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Issacs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanders is trying to escape the mount but Issacs keeps good control and instead manages to take Sanders's back.
Sanders staying busy and making it hard for Issacs to control.
Issacs doesn't have the hooks in and Sanders manages to turn into his guard.
Issacs 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.
Sanders passes Issacs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Issacs is looking to escape.

Issacs looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Sanders pushes past his half guard into mount!

Sanders looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Issacs is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanders with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanders avoids the attempt from Issacs to control.

Sanders has control of Issacs's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Issacs regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Issacs tries to reverse the position but Sanders maintains control.
Sanders landing shots from mount.

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.
A nice elbow there by Sanders.
Sanders lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanders landing punches.

Sanders looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sanders lands with some strikes.
Issacs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanders landing punches.
Issacs is looking to improve his position but Sanders isn't that keen on the idea.
Issacs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Issacs can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Issacs is trying to reverse the position but instead Sanders has taken his back - oops!

Sanders looking for the choke but no joy.
Sanders softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Issacs is in bad spot here.

Sanders looking for the choke from the back.

Sanders patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sanders tries to keep control of the position but Issacs is staying busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders controlling well, preventing Issacs from escaping the position.
Issacs breaks Sanders's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Issacs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Issacs trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Sanders bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Issacs's guard.

Issacs has his feet on Sanders's thighs here. He's pushed Sanders 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! Sanders screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alan Issacs!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fingers McTwist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by "Shattered Glass". 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.

Austin
vs
McTwist

187 cm
23
252 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
260 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fingers McTwist!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTwist throws a hook to the side of Austin's head but Austin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McTwist changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Austin tries to avoid it but McTwist manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Austin to the ground. Austin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McTwist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McTwist shoots in but Austin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McTwist changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Austin tries to avoid it but McTwist manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Austin to the ground. Austin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fingers McTwist.
McTwist fails in his attempt to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Austin.
Check out the look on Austin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
McTwist tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Austin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Austin wants to control but McTwist is keeping him busy.
Austin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Austin trying to control the position but McTwist is working away.
Austin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McTwist on the ground.
Austin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Austin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McTwist some visible discomfort.
Austin avoids the strikes from the bottom by McTwist.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin working away.
Austin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Austin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McTwist can do anything to dispel that myth.
Austin wants to stand but McTwist has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin is looking to stand up but McTwist won't let him.
McTwist throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
McTwist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McTwist trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Austin wants to control from the top but McTwist keeps moving.
McTwist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Austin wants to control from the top but McTwist keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Austin throws a one two combo.
McTwist misses with a takedown

and Austin counters with a single leg into guard. McTwist didn't expect that.
Austin is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin is in close to McTwist's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Austin trying to control but McTwist is working from the bottom.
McTwist pulls Austin in close to prevent any damage.
McTwist 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.
McTwist wants to stand and escape but Austin is having none of it.
Austin postures up and lands a big shot to McTwist's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTwist keeping full guard, as Austin tries to pass.
Austin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Austin works over McTwist with some ground and pound from guard.

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

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

McTwist manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Austin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McTwist to the mat! McTwist manages to get full guard.
Austin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

McTwist uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from McTwist as Austin shoots in.

Austin shoots in and bounces McTwist off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McTwist trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTwist is trying to control the position but Austin postures up.
Austin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Austin scoring with punches to the head and body.
McTwist tries to strike from the bottom.

McTwist pushes Austin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.
McTwist misses with a two punch combination.
Austin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin shoots in but no luck this time.
Austin looks for a takedown but McTwist sprawls well.

McTwist moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Austin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McTwist tries to avoid it but Austin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McTwist to the ground. McTwist escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

McTwist clinches up with Austin and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by McTwist.
McTwist landing knees to the body.
McTwist stalling.

McTwist successfully pulls guard.
McTwist manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Austin manages to get himself to full guard.

McTwist stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Austin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McTwist closes this distance looking for a takedown but Austin circles away.
McTwist shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense.
McTwist dodges the punch combination from Austin.
A punch combination from McTwist misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McTwist shoots in for a double leg but Austin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fingers McTwist.
McTwist tries to clinch but Austin moves out of range.

Austin feints and as McTwist raises his hands in defense, Austin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTwist throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Austin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McTwist is keeping the position for now.
McTwist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Austin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Austin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Austin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McTwist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McTwist is trying to keep Austin in close.
McTwist controlling Austin's posture.
Austin looking to sit in guard and control but McTwist gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Austin looking to control but McTwist passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McTwist in particular looking to stall.
McTwist's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Austin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin trying to control but McTwist postures up.
McTwist blocks the strikes from Austin.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McTwist in particular looking to stall.
Austin wants to improve his position but McTwist is controlling well.
McTwist moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Austin.

McTwist decides to stand back up.
McTwist fails with the takedown.
Austin shoots in and drives through. McTwist sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTwist swinging wilding here.

Austin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Austin lands in his opponent's guard.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but McTwist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steve Austin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McTwist working a defensive guard here.
McTwist is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Austin controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fingers McTwist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Austin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Austin throws a right and a left that McTwist avoids nicely.

McTwist gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Austin stops McTwist from standing up.
Austin scoring with punches to the head and body.
McTwist keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
McTwist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Austin's guard.
McTwist is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Austin wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McTwist cracks Austin with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McTwist controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McTwist trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
McTwist prevents Austin from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McTwist swats away the attempt to clinch by Austin.
McTwist changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Austin tries to avoid it but McTwist manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Austin to the ground. Austin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McTwist dodges the punch combination from Austin.

McTwist clinches with his opponent.

McTwist jumps guard.
Austin throwing strikes from guard but McTwist blocks nicely.

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.
Austin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McTwist has a closed guard, preventing Austin from standing up.
Austin thows a big elbow that misses.
McTwist has Austin pulled in close to control his posture.
Austin throwing strikes but missing.
Austin looking to sit in guard and control but McTwist gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McTwist landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Austin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McTwist escapes and throws Austin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Austin is trying to strike from the bottom but McTwist has passed into full mount.
McTwist wants to control the pace but Austin is squirming around nicely.
McTwist controlling the pace for now.
McTwist trying to control but Austin is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McTwist working Austin over with strikes here.
Austin is trying desperately to improve position.
McTwist lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Austin hang on?
Austin is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McTwist lands a heavy elbow.
Austin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fingers McTwist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McTwist has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Steve Austin!

Steve Austin wins by unanimous decision!
Steve Austin is the new heavyweight champion!

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Main event

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

Schwarzeneggar
vs
Knight

192 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

205 cm
23
282 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Knight!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneggar is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Schwarzeneggar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Schwarzeneggar has gone for a leg lock! Knight slips out almost immediately though and dives into Schwarzeneggar's guard.
Knight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knight trying to control but Schwarzeneggar is working from the bottom.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knight is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Knight postures up and lands a big shot to Schwarzeneggar's brow.
Schwarzeneggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knight manages to get himself to full guard.
Schwarzeneggar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schwarzeneggar trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Knight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schwarzeneggar!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight landing punches.
The referee warns Schwarzeneggar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Knight looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Schwarzeneggar tries to reverse the position but Knight maintains control.
Knight in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Schwarzeneggar taking shots to the head.
Knight scoring with strikes but Schwarzeneggar is staying in there.

Schwarzeneggar is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwarzeneggar taking shots to the head.
Oh Schwarzeneggar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Knight! Schwarzeneggar is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Knight!
James Knight is the new super heavyweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

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