EFL6:135 Grand Prix Tourney R1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Senor Skeletor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Raleigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Skeletor
vs
Raleigh

170 cm
19
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Senor Skeletor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aron Raleigh!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skeletor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Skeletor stuffs the takedown attempt from Raleigh. Raleigh gets slowly back to his feet.
Raleigh throws a sloppy head kick and Skeletor moves out of range easily.
Skeletor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Raleigh.

Skeletor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Skeletor not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Skeletor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Raleigh sees it coming and defends easily.
Skeletor 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.
Raleigh throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Raleigh is trying to control but can't.
Skeletor not doing much here.
Raleigh is refusing to be controlled, as Skeletor sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raleigh is trying to control but can't.
Raleigh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Raleigh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skeletor looking to pass the guard.
Raleigh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skeletor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Raleigh has Skeletor pulled in close to control his posture.
Raleigh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Skeletor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Skeletor connects with a couple of short punches.
Raleigh throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Raleigh keeping moving, preventing Skeletor from controlling successfully.
Raleigh is looking to sweep but instead, Skeletor has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeletor controlling the action here.
Raleigh tries to roll over but Skeletor keeps him under control.
Raleigh trying to control here.
Raleigh pushes Skeletor off but Skeletor dives into side control.
Skeletor scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skeletor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Raleigh is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Raleigh is trying to improve his position.
Skeletor tries to move into full mount but can't pass Raleigh's legs.
Skeletor working the head with strikes.

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

Skeletor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Raleigh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Skeletor is breathing heavily.
Skeletor cracks Raleigh with a big right hand but Raleigh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raleigh struggling a bit here.
Skeletor working the ground and pound.

Skeletor tries for a kimura but Raleigh is defending well.
Skeletor looks up at the clock and then as Raleigh takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Skeletor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Raleigh struggling a bit here.

Skeletor swings around for an armbar but Raleigh sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Skeletor's guard.
Raleigh postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raleigh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raleigh looks to land a left hand but Skeletor moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Skeletor.
Raleigh misses with a head kick.
Raleigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skeletor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Raleigh takes a body punch but keeps moving.

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

Skeletor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Skeletor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raleigh is keeping the position for now.
Skeletor 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.
Skeletor wants to control from the top but Raleigh keeps moving.

Raleigh isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Skeletor stacks Raleigh on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Skeletor!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raleigh throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raleigh can't do much from the bottom here.

Skeletor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Raleigh has escaped the position, nice work there.
Skeletor is working Raleigh over with some ground and pound from side control.
Skeletor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Raleigh down.
Raleigh is trying to get back to half guard.
Raleigh can't do much from the bottom here.
Skeletor working the ground and pound from side control.
Raleigh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeletor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Raleigh down.
Skeletor looks up at the clock and then as Raleigh takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Skeletor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Raleigh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Skeletor is working Raleigh over with some ground and pound from side control.
Skeletor working the head with strikes.
Skeletor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here.
Skeletor lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skeletor is looking to take a break and control but Raleigh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Skeletor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raleigh is trying to get back to his feet.
Raleigh tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Raleigh trying to remain calm as Skeletor controls from the top position.

Raleigh wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Skeletor has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Raleigh's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Raleigh is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Skeletor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Senor Skeletor!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Midnight Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellik Painter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Midnight Beast had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Ellik Painter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Beast
vs
Painter

162 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Midnight Beast!
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, Ellik Painter!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Painter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Painter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beast shoots in but no luck this time.
Beast throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Painter's waist but Painter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beast off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Painter misses with a hook. Beast ducked under it nicely.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Painter wants to improve his position but Beast is controlling well.
Painter has his hands clasped together around Beast's back. He's all about the action.

Beast is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Painter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beast.
Painter keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Beast is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Painter sees it coming and defends easily.
Painter controlling the position well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Painter is trying to maintain the position but Beast is very close to passing his half guard.
Painter is holding on to half guard well.
Beast wants to pass to mount but Painter is defending the position.
Painter is trying to get back to full guard.

Beast is working for a submission of some sort.

Beast is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Painter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beast.
Beast is breathing heavily.
Painter is trying to stand back up but Beast is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Painter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beast won't allow Painter to get back to his feet.

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

Beast drops back looking for a leg! Painter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Painter manages to kick Beast off! Beast jumps back into Painter's guard.
Beast being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Painter wriggles free and stands up.
Painter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Painter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beast gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Painter.

Beast is rocked!
Midnight Beast is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Painter flashes Beast a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Beast's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Beast crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Painter punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ellik Painter!

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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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morris Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Smith
vs
Day

187 cm
22
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Smith!
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, Morris Day!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Day is defended easily by Smith.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Day tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith looks to land a combination but Day avoids it well.
Day shoots in but no luck this time.
Day is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Day shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Day's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Randy Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morris Day.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Day is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Day on that attempt.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Day.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Day keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Morris Day has been cut.
Day looks gassed!
Day fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Day looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Day looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Day tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith works over Day's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day is looking for a sweep.
Smith trying to control the position but Day is working away.

Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Day knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith wants to control but Day is keeping him busy.
Day is trying to buck Smith off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith taking a breather here.
Day is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.

Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Day is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day is looking to reverse the position.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.

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

Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Day is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morris Day's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Day tries to clinch up.
Day throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randy Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Day shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Day tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Day tries to clinch up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Day is breathing heavily.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Day. Day gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day shoots in but no luck this time.
Randy Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morris Day.
Day shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Day backing up. Day nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Day avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Day sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Day doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Day doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Day misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Day shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Day tries to clinch up.
Randy Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Day fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Day is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Day throws a head kick that misses.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Day saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Day.
Day wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Day backing up. Day nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Day is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Day.
Day fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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

Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Day did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Day wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randy Smith!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Moyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moyles
vs
Crack

165 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Crocodile Steak and Ale House
Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Chris Moyles!
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 Crack!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moyles throws a right and a left that both miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crack.
Moyles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moyles closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Harry Crack has been cut.
Moyles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Crack is rocked!
Crack lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crack misses with a head kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Crack! Moyles is out on his feet! Crack rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Moyles is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Moyles is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Crack!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lowell Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stanley
vs
Johnson

177 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Lowell Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bo Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stanley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stanley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lowell Stanley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Johnson.
Stanley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stanley is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Stanley circles away and we're back to standing.
Bo Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanley tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.

Johnson is rocked!
Stanley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Stanley finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stanley but Stanley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Stanley. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson looks gassed!

Stanley lands a left and a right that send Johnson crashing to the mat, dazed. Stanley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stanley is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Johnson hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lowell Stanley!

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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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Bonello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and B Faker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonello comes to the cage accompanied by let the bodies hit the floor. Jose Bonello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bonello
vs
Faker

165 cm
22
143 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Bonello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, B Faker!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Faker.
Bonello is looking for a sweep.
Faker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonello keeps working.
Bonello trying his best to control but Faker has mounted him.
Bonello tries to hold on but Faker postures up.
Bonello is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faker takes Bonello's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Bonello is in trouble.
Bonello holding both Faker 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bonello tries to escape but Faker has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bonello is working hard here to advance position.

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

Faker is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bonello defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bonello manages to reverse the position and now he's in Faker's guard. Nice work there by Bonello.
Faker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Faker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bonello controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonello is looking to stand up but Faker won't let him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Faker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bonello controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Faker wants to sweep here but Bonello controlling him for the moment.
Bonello looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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.
Faker working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

B Faker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bonello looks to land a combination but Faker avoids it well.
Bonello throws a right hand that Faker ducks under and follows up with a left that Faker also avoids with ease.
Faker shoots in for a takedown but Bonello shows good takedown defense.
Bonello misses with a few strikes there.
Bonello misses with a body shot.
Bonello misses with a two punch combination.

Faker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bonello to the mat! Bonello manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bonello is on top in guard.
Bonello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faker is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faker wants to sweep but no luck.
Bonello wants to stand but Faker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Faker tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bonello 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.
Bonello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faker swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonello throws a nice looking combination but Faker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faker staying out of range there.
Bonello tries to bum rush Faker with a series of wild strikes but Faker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonello slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonello swings for the body but Faker moves out of range.
Faker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Faker tries for a takedown but Bonello sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Faker slips a jab from Bonello.
Bonello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jose Bonello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faker ducks under a wild hook from Bonello.
Faker moves forwards but Bonello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Faker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonello.
Bonello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Faker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jose Bonello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of B Faker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Faker ducks under a wild hook from Bonello.
Faker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Faker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Faker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonello tries to break the clinch but Faker is controlling the position.
Bonello is looking to break free of the clinch but Faker has double underhooks.
Bonello is looking to break free of the clinch but Faker has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonello prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Bonello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faker is working for takedown but Bonello is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bonello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Bonello dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bonello is looking to land body kicks.
Faker takes one to the side of the head.
Bonello misses with a double jab.
Bonello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Faker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Faker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bonello tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Faker stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bonello works over Faker's head and body with a nice combination.

Faker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faker is looking to take a break and control but Bonello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Faker is looking to pass Bonello's guard but actually Bonello recovers to full guard.
Faker looking to pass the guard.

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.
Bonello is controlling Faker's posture.
Bonello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bonello will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bonello striking off his back but it's not causing Faker any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonello wants to get back to his feet but Faker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bonello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bonello misses with a two punch combination.
Faker ducks under a wild hook from Bonello.

Faker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bonello did well to prevent Faker getting side control.
Bonello throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Faker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bonello scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Faker manages to mount him!
Bonello tries to improve his position but instead Faker has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faker is landing with strikes from the back.
Faker throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Bonello rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bonello is trying to maintain the position but Faker is very close to passing his half guard.
Bonello desperately trying to maintain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
B Faker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Faker 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... B Faker!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soudouku Hanze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateo Velez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanze comes to the cage accompanied by ask a ninja. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hanze
vs
Velez

186 cm
23
242 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

197 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soudouku Hanze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mateo Velez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Velez checks it well.
Velez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Hanze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Velez, pushing him back against the cage.
Hanze working Velez over with knees to the body.
Velez looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanze lands an elbow that stopped Velez in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Mateo Velez has been cut.
Hanze lands a nice knee to the body.
Hanze landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Velez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanze landing knees to the body.
Hanze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hanze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Velez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanze lands a damaging elbow.
Hanze lands an elbow just above Velez 's eye.
Hanze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Mateo Velez's cut even more.
Velez is working for takedown but Hanze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Velez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velez's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hanze obliges.
Hanze is struggling to control the position.
Hanze scores a nice knee to the body.
Hanze landing knees to the head.
Hanze working Velez over with knees to the body.
Hanze dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hanze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velez's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velez is trying to break the clinch but Hanze has him pressed against the cage.
Hanze connects with a knee to the head.
Hanze stalling the fight.
Hanze connects with a knee to the head.
Hanze scores with a knee to the head.
Velez has Hanze pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hanze manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Soudouku Hanze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Velez.
Hanze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hanze lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanze gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Velez.
Hanze with a knee to the head.
Velez tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanze avoids the damage to the body.
Hanze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hanze with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velez is working for takedown but Hanze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hanze with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hanze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanze blocks an elbow strike.
Come on Hanze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hanze blocks a body shot from Velez.
Hanze lands a nice knee to the body.

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.
Hanze scores a nice knee to the body.
Hanze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velez's defenses.
Hanze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velez is working for takedown but Hanze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Hanze.
Hanze is pressed up against the cage. Velez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanze down to the mat. Hanze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Hanze has managed to clinch.
Velez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hanze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanze lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanze lands a right hand.
Hanze lands a knee to the body.
Velez is working for takedown but Hanze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hanze stops a takedown attempt from Velez.
Velez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hanze just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hanze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hanze - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Velez scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanze with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velez being controlled against the cage.
Hanze scores a nice knee to the body.
Velez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hanze is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Velez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Hanze.
Velez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanze blocks an elbow strike from Velez.
Velez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanze.
Hanze lands a damaging elbow.
Hanze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velez working hard to break the clinch.
Hanze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velez's face.
Velez can't break the clinch.
Hanze with a knee to the head.
Velez looking to throw knees to the head but Hanze is blocking nicely.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanze scores with a knee to the head.
Hanze manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Hanze.
Hanze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Velez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Velez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Velez wants a takedown but no success here.
Hanze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velez's defenses.
Hanze landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hanze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Velez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hanze walks away with a smile on his face. Velez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hanze has managed to clinch.
Velez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velez throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hanze's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanze.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hanze obliges.
Hanze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanze lands an elbow just above Velez 's eye.
Hanze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanze looking to throw knees to the head but Velez is blocking nicely.
Hanze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hanze taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Velez as Hanze tries to tie him up.
Velez throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soudouku Hanze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateo Velez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hanze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velez.
Velez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Hanze darts in and clinches Velez up against the cage.
Velez is trying to break the clinch but Hanze has him pressed against the cage.
Velez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soudouku Hanze has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Hanze.
Hanze lands a knee to the body.
Hanze connects with a knee to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hanze here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stalling in the clinch from Hanze.
Hanze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Velez trying to land knees to the body.
Hanze taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Hanze.
Hanze lands a damaging elbow.
Hanze connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanze lands a good knee to the midsection. Velez won't want to take too many of those.
Hanze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Velez takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Velez is trying to break the clinch but Hanze has him pressed against the cage.
Velez misses with an elbow strike.
Hanze with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hanze taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Hanze.
Velez goes for a takedown attempt but Hanze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Velez misses with a low kick.

Hanze takes the fight into the clinch.
Velez looking for a takedown.
Hanze crunches a lovely knee into Velez's ribcage.
Hanze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanze. Velez does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hanze rushes Velez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hanze's brow.
Hanze crunches a lovely knee into Velez's ribcage.
Hanze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velez can do to turn this around?
Hanze landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Velez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanze with a knee to the head.
Velez throws a head punch that misses.
Velez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velez's defenses.
Hanze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanze lands a knee to the body.
Velez misses with an elbow over the top.
Velez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanze scores with a knee to the head.
Hanze stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hanze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Velez wants a takedown.
Soudouku Hanze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Velez.
Velez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanze landing knees to the head.
Hanze avoids a wild elbow strike from Velez.
Hanze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Velez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Hanze.
Velez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.
Hanze lands a nice knee to the body.
Velez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hanze lands an elbow inside that Velez shrugs off.
Velez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Hanze.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hanze obliges.
Velez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hanze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hanze lands an elbow just above Velez 's eye.
Hanze with a knee to the head.
Hanze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanze lands a knee to the head.
Hanze lands a damaging elbow.
Hanze has Velez pressed against the cage.
Hanze swings wildly with an uppercut but Velez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velez is working for takedown but Hanze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hanze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Velez trying to land knees to the body.
Hanze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Hanze.
Velez is trying to break free.
Hanze scores with a knee to the head.
Hanze with a knee to the head.
Hanze using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Velez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velez misses with some punches.
Velez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hanze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velez's face.
Hanze stops a takedown attempt from Velez.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hanze - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Velez tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanze shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Velez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hanze tries a body shot but Velez blocks it.
Hanze is struggling to control the position.
Velez throws an elbow that misses.
Hanze scores with a knee to the head.
Hanze is trying to stall.
Hanze lands a knee to the head.
Velez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hanze prevents it.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanze displaying some good clinch control by pressing Velez up against the cage.
Hanze lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hanze's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soudouku Hanze dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mateo Velez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hanze has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanze avoids a wild elbow strike from Velez.
Hanze misses with a knee strike.
Velez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanze.
Hanze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hanze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velez's defenses.
Hanze manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Velez throws an elbow that misses.
Hanze gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Velez.
Velez misses with a knee strike.
Hanze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hanze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hanze crunches a lovely knee into Velez's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hanze.
Velez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanze with a knee to the head.
Hanze avoiding damage.
Hanze avoids a wild elbow strike from Velez.
Velez tries a body shot but Hanze blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanze connects with a knee to the head.
Hanze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velez blocks an uppercut.
Hanze using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hanze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hanze has Velez pressed against the cage, preventing Velez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Velez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanze connects with a knee to the head.
Hanze lands an elbow just above Velez 's eye.
Velez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hanze lands a damaging elbow.
Velez pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanze leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Velez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hanze slows down the pace here.
Velez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanze.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.
Hanze lands a good knee to the midsection. Velez won't want to take too many of those.
Hanze keeps control of Velez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hanze prevents the takedown attempt.
Velez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hanze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanze lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hanze lands an elbow that stopped Velez in his tracks for a moment.
Hanze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Velez's efforts to push away.
Hanze lands an elbow just above Velez 's eye.
Knees to the body from Hanze.
Velez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanze lands a knee to the head.
Hanze misses with a knee strike.
Velez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hanze fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soudouku Hanze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Velez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Velez.
Hanze waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Velez.
Velez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soudouku Hanze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hanze pushes Velez up against the cage in a clinch.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanze dodges an elbow strike from Velez.
Knees to the body from Hanze.
Hanze lands an elbow just above Velez 's eye.
Hanze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanze just leaning against Velez, taking a breather.
Hanze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hanze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Velez.
Velez tries a body shot but Hanze blocks it.
Hanze lands an elbow that stopped Velez in his tracks for a moment.
Hanze has a couple of punches blocked by Velez.
Hanze lands an elbow just above Velez 's eye.
Hanze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanze lands an elbow inside that Velez shrugs off.
Hanze lands a knee to the body.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanze lands an elbow that stopped Velez in his tracks for a moment.
Velez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanze avoids it.
Hanze using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hanze avoiding damage as Velez throws knees to the body.
Hanze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velez's face.
Hanze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hanze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Velez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanze lands an elbow inside.
Hanze lands an elbow inside that Velez shrugs off.
Hanze avoids the elbow strike from Velez, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanze avoiding damage as Velez throws knees to the body.
Hanze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velez's defenses.
Hanze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanze is struggling to control the position.
Velez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Velez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Velez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Velez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanze gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hanze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velez's face.
Velez has Hanze pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hanze manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.
Hanze blocking some punches.
Velez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanze has Velez pushed against the cage.
Hanze blocks an elbow strike from Velez.
Mateo Velez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velez jumps guard but Hanze stands there with Velez around his waist. Velez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hanze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soudouku Hanze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanze 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soudouku Hanze!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Undah Takah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jizzle Bunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Candy Paint - Ken Tuck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Takah
vs
Bunz

200 cm
22
269 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
257 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Convicted Trap House

Natural Nutrition
[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Undah Takah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jizzle Bunz!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Takah sprawls well. Takah wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bunz gets slowly back to his feet.
Takah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Undah Takah has been cut.
Takah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunz.
Bunz slips a jab and a cross from Takah.
Takah is looking to clinch but Bunz is avoiding it.
Bunz lands the left hand.
Bunz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunz.
Jizzle Bunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bunz.
Takah avoids the head kick by Bunz.
Bunz wants to clinch up but Takah keeps it at a distance.
Takah throws a nice looking combination but Bunz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunz delivers a nice body kick.
Takah is breathing heavily.
Takah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Bunz engages and cracks Takah with a massive lead left hook - Takah tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Bunz is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jizzle Bunz! Jizzle Bunz retains his heavyweight title!