AMW 46 - Styles vs. John PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anson Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Los hermanos - Samba a dois. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Garcia
vs
Wheeler

170 cm
26
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anson Wheeler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wheeler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wheeler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Wheeler lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Marcelo Garcia has been cut.
Wheeler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wheeler.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Wheeler.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Wheeler.
Wheeler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Wheeler misses.
Wheeler lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Wheeler looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia loses concentration momentarily and Wheeler pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Garcia crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Wheeler finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anson Wheeler!

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Havington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Magian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Havington could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Magian's chin.

Havington
vs
Magian

225 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 Los Angeles, Ian Havington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Magian!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havington throws a poor cross that misses

and Magian counters with a left hand that sends Havington to the canvas!

It looks like Ian Havington has been cut.

Havington has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Magian doesn't defend quickly enough and Havington has managed to lock this one up! Can Magian escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Havington on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ian Havington!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jiro Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. This should be fireworks!

Chiba
vs
Easton

185 cm
26
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
194 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiro Chiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Easton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Easton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chiba. That did some damage!
Easton throws a low kick but Chiba avoids it.
Easton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiba manages to avoid it.
Easton tries to clinch up but Chiba circles away and keeps his distance.
Chiba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Easton scoring well with a low kick there.
Easton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chiba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chiba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Easton is looking to clinch.
Easton lands with a good body shot.
Easton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Easton misses with a head kick.
Easton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton blocks a head kick by Chiba.
A head kick misses from Easton.
Easton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Easton blocks a head kick by Chiba.
Easton takes a swing at Chiba's ribcage but misses.
Easton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Easton.
Chiba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Easton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chiba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Easton tries a low kick but Chiba avoids it.
Easton feints and then cracks Chiba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chiba down.
Easton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Easton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Easton.
Chiba keeps the fight on the outside.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Easton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chiba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chiba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chiba blocks a head kick by Easton.
Easton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chiba. That did some damage!
Chiba keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Chiba blocks the leg kick.
Easton connects with a high kick.

It looks like Jiro Chiba has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Easton swings for the body but Chiba moves out of range.
Easton lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Chiba misses.
Chiba throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton tries to close the distance and clinch but Chiba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Easton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brad Easton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiba throws a head kick that misses
and Easton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Chiba is rocked!
Easton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Chiba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chiba is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easton moves in looking to clinch but Chiba pushes him off.
Chiba seems to have got his legs back now.
Easton drops Chiba with a huge uppercut! Chiba drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Easton is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Easton!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Jungle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes to the cage accompanied by Bat Country - Avenge Sevenfold. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duke
vs
Jungle

195 cm
20
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
27
263 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Jungle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jungle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jungle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duke counters with a huge left! Jungle is in big trouble! He's backing up but Duke isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Jungle from any more damage. A dominating finish by Duke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Duke!

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C
B

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 Andre Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Young is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Young
vs
Faber

170 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

168 cm
26
138 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Young misses.
Faber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young circles away.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Faber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws a combination that misses

and Faber counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faber is controlling him.
Faber looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Faber is working an open guard so Young takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Urijah Faber has been cut.
Faber fails with a takedown attempt.
Faber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Faber needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Young drops Faber with a beautiful combination! Faber stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Young is looking for the KO!

Faber is rocked!

Young throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Faber tumbling to the canvas!
Faber is still in real trouble! Can Young finish him?
Young looking to pass the guard.
Young passes into half guard.
Faber seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Young thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faber's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is nestled in close to Faber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Young seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Faber is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andre Young!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Gabrielli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Gabrielli
vs
Morales

225 cm
28
300 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

195 cm
23
300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
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 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giuseppe Gabrielli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Morales!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gabrielli clinches up with Morales and pushes him back against the cage.
Morales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Gabrielli blocks it.
Morales missing with knees to the body.
Morales misses with a knee strike.
Gabrielli missing with knees to the body.
Morales misses with an elbow over the top.
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gabrielli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morales.
Morales pushes off an throws an elbow but Gabrielli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morales throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morales throws an elbow but it misses.
Gabrielli avoiding damage as Morales throws knees to the body.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gabrielli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gabrielli managing to block the knees to the body from Morales.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabrielli throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morales missing with knees to the body.
Morales looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gabrielli avoids a wild elbow strike from Morales.
Morales missing with knees to the body.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gabrielli avoids it.
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gabrielli pushes off an throws an elbow but Morales leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gabrielli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gabrielli avoids it.
Morales throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gabrielli dodges an elbow strike from Morales.
Morales misses with a knee to the head.
Gabrielli missing with knees to the body.
Morales misses with a knee to the head.
Morales looks gassed!
Morales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gabrielli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gabrielli's brow.
Morales blocks an elbow strike from Gabrielli.
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gabrielli blocks the elbow strike.
Gabrielli avoiding damage as Morales throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gabrielli's brow.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from Gabrielli.
Morales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morales blocks an elbow strike from Gabrielli.
Morales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabrielli.
Gabrielli managing to block the knees to the body from Morales.
Gabrielli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morales.

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.
Gabrielli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morales misses with an elbow over the top.
Gabrielli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gabrielli is defending well for now.
Gabrielli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Gabrielli blocks it.
Morales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gabrielli blocks it with crossed arms.
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gabrielli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gabrielli tries a knee to the head but Morales blocks it.
Gabrielli lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
Gabrielli lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Pablo Morales has been cut.
Gabrielli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morales missing with knees to the body.
Morales blocks an elbow strike.
Morales misses with a knee strike.
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gabrielli.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from Gabrielli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabrielli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gabrielli throws an elbow but it misses.
Gabrielli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gabrielli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morales avoids it.
Gabrielli with a knee to the head.
Gabrielli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gabrielli blocks it with crossed arms.
Gabrielli dodges an elbow strike from Morales.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gabrielli is defending well for now.
Gabrielli tries to land a knee to the head but Morales blocks with his arms.
Morales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gabrielli is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gabrielli misses with a knee to the head.
Morales avoids the elbow strike from Gabrielli, against the cage.
Gabrielli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morales's defenses.
Gabrielli trying to land knees to the body.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Gabrielli blocks it.
Morales missing with knees to the body.
Morales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gabrielli blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gabrielli throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gabrielli's brow.

That's four 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.
Morales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gabrielli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gabrielli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gabrielli lands a knee to the body.
Gabrielli missing with knees to the body.
Morales misses with a knee to the head.
Gabrielli tries a knee to the head but Morales blocks it.
Morales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gabrielli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gabrielli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gabrielli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morales's brow.
Gabrielli tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Gabrielli tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Morales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morales pushes off an throws an elbow but Gabrielli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gabrielli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gabrielli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gabrielli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gabrielli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gabrielli blocks an elbow strike from Morales.
Gabrielli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Gabrielli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Morales'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.

Morales gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morales throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gabrielli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Morales is predictable there

and Gabrielli counters by moving into the clinch.
Morales looking to throw knees to the head but Gabrielli is blocking nicely.
Gabrielli tries a knee to the head but Morales blocks it.
Gabrielli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gabrielli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gabrielli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from Gabrielli.
Morales looking to throw knees to the head but Gabrielli is blocking nicely.
Morales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morales avoiding damage as Gabrielli throws knees to the body.
Morales looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morales throws an elbow but it misses.
Morales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gabrielli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Gabrielli managing to block the knees to the body from Morales.
Gabrielli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gabrielli blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Gabrielli blocks it.
Gabrielli tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Morales pushes off an throws an elbow but Gabrielli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gabrielli throws an elbow but misses.
Gabrielli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gabrielli throws an elbow that misses.
Morales blocks the elbow strike.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Gabrielli avoids the damage to the body.
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gabrielli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morales.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but Gabrielli blocks with his arms.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gabrielli is defending well for now.
Gabrielli trying to land knees to the body.
Morales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gabrielli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morales blocks it with crossed arms.
Gabrielli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gabrielli trying to land knees to the body.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but Gabrielli blocks with his arms.
Morales avoids the elbow strike from Gabrielli, against the cage.

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.
Morales avoiding damage as Gabrielli throws knees to the body.
Gabrielli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gabrielli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morales's brow.
Morales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gabrielli tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gabrielli is defending well for now.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gabrielli is defending well for now.
Gabrielli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gabrielli misses with a knee strike.
Morales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morales trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gabrielli.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from Gabrielli.
Gabrielli throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gabrielli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morales is defending well for now.
Morales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gabrielli dodges an elbow strike from Morales.
Morales avoids a wild elbow strike from Gabrielli.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Gabrielli avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gabrielli avoiding damage as Morales throws knees to the body.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gabrielli avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gabrielli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morales's brow.
Gabrielli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gabrielli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morales.
Gabrielli managing to block the knees to the body from Morales.
Gabrielli throws an elbow but it misses.
Morales throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gabrielli's brow.
Morales throws an elbow but it misses.
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gabrielli with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Pablo Morales's cut even more.
Gabrielli missing with knees to the body.
Gabrielli landing knees to the head.
Morales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabrielli.
Gabrielli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morales blocks the elbow strike.
Gabrielli misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gabrielli crunches a lovely knee into Morales's ribcage.
Morales throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but Gabrielli blocks with his arms.
Morales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morales blocks an elbow strike.
Morales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morales blocks an elbow strike from Gabrielli.
Gabrielli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morales blocks it with crossed arms.
Gabrielli tries a knee to the head but Morales blocks it.
Nice elbow from Gabrielli.
Morales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from Gabrielli.
Gabrielli tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Gabrielli tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morales lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morales takes an elbow to the temple.
Morales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morales misses with an elbow strike.
Gabrielli avoiding damage as Morales throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morales throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gabrielli counters with a series of strikes. Morales will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morales throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morales on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabrielli is looking to slow Morales down with leg kicks.
Gabrielli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gabrielli duly obliges.

Gabrielli has managed to clinch.
Gabrielli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morales avoids a wild elbow strike from Gabrielli.
Morales misses with a knee strike.
Gabrielli managing to block the knees to the body from Morales.
Gabrielli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morales.
Gabrielli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morales throws an elbow but misses.
Morales blocks an elbow strike.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morales avoiding damage as Gabrielli throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales throws an elbow that misses.
Morales blocks the elbow strike.
Gabrielli tries a knee to the head but Morales blocks it.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Gabrielli avoids the damage to the body.
Morales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gabrielli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gabrielli creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morales throws an elbow but misses.
Morales avoiding damage as Gabrielli throws knees to the body.
Gabrielli blocks the elbow strike.
Morales blocks an elbow strike.
Gabrielli blocks the elbow strike.
Gabrielli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gabrielli blocks it with crossed arms.
Gabrielli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gabrielli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morales avoids it.
Gabrielli dodges an elbow strike from Morales.
Morales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gabrielli managing to block the knees to the body from Morales.
Giuseppe Gabrielli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Gabrielli scores with a knee to the head.
Morales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabrielli.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from Gabrielli.
Morales misses with a knee to the head.
Gabrielli throws an elbow but it misses.
Morales throws an elbow that misses.
Morales creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morales avoids a wild elbow strike from Gabrielli.
Morales missing with knees to the body.
Morales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabrielli.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Gabrielli avoids the damage to the body.
Gabrielli misses with a knee to the head.
Morales creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morales misses with an elbow over the top.
Gabrielli creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morales creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gabrielli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabrielli tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from Gabrielli.
Morales trying to land knees to the body.
Morales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but Gabrielli blocks with his arms.
Morales misses with a knee to the head.
Gabrielli tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gabrielli is defending well for now.
Gabrielli avoids the elbow strike from Morales, against the cage.
Gabrielli tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Morales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Gabrielli.
Morales blocks an elbow strike.
Morales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabrielli.
Gabrielli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gabrielli trying to land knees to the body.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Gabrielli blocks it.
Morales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gabrielli avoids it.
Gabrielli tries to land knees in the clinch but Morales avoids the damage to the body.
Morales misses with an elbow strike.
Gabrielli lands an elbow inside.
Pablo Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morales throws an elbow that misses.
Morales looking to throw knees to the head but Gabrielli is blocking nicely.
Gabrielli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morales.
Morales misses with an elbow over the top.
Morales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gabrielli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gabrielli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morales avoids it.
Gabrielli looking to throw knees to the head but Morales is blocking nicely.
Gabrielli trying to land knees to the body.
Gabrielli dodges an elbow strike from Morales.
Morales looking to throw knees to the head but Gabrielli is blocking nicely.
Gabrielli blocks the elbow strike.
Morales misses with an elbow over the top.
Gabrielli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morales avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Gabrielli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gabrielli 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Gabrielli!

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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashford Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Melendez
vs
Lincoln

188 cm
23
179 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashford Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with a few strikes there.
Lincoln misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lincoln fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Lincoln as Melendez shoots in.
Melendez fails with the takedown.
Lincoln lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melendez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lincoln throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melendez.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt
and Lincoln counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Melendez shoots for a takedown but Lincoln saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lincoln pinned against the cage. Lincoln gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lincoln changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lincoln misses with a few strikes there.
Lincoln swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lincoln makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lincoln misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez slips a jab and a cross from Lincoln.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lincoln.
Lincoln jabs Melendez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Melendez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lincoln comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lincoln looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lincoln connects with a looping right hand.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but Lincoln shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Lincoln.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lincoln as Melendez shoots in.
Melendez is breathing heavily.
Lincoln misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lincoln will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Melendez slips a jab and a cross from Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lincoln throws a series of punches but Melendez avoids them all with ease.
Lincoln will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lincoln jabs at Melendez's body.
Melendez with a poor takedown
and Lincoln counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashford Lincoln dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lincoln throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melendez.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Melendez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lincoln lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lincoln keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Melendez misses with a hook.
Lincoln throws a right and a left that Melendez avoids nicely.
Lincoln slaps away a takedown attempt from Melendez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Melendez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lincoln.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln looks to land a combination but Melendez avoids it well.
Lincoln fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lincoln waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melendez.
Lincoln misses with a two punch combination.
Lincoln lands a really nice looking cross but Melendez seems unphased.
Melendez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lincoln defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lincoln misses with the combination.
Ashford Lincoln is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez shoots and misses
and Lincoln counters with a two punch combo.

Melendez is rocked!
Ashford Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Lincoln has cracked Melendez with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Lincoln lands another huge swinging hook and Melendez tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Melendez, before Lincoln can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ashford Lincoln!

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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zinedine Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dresden Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys. This should be fireworks!

Zidane
vs
Carmichael

177 cm
21
163 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zinedine Zidane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dresden Carmichael!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidane throws a head kick that misses.
Zidane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Carmichael has managed to clinch.
Carmichael working Zidane over with knees to the body.
Zidane tries to break free but Carmichael pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carmichael.
Carmichael is pushing Zidane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carmichael scores with a shoulder strike.
Carmichael stalling against the cage.
Carmichael softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carmichael gets underhooks to prevent Zidane's takedown attempt.
Carmichael lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zidane tries to pull guard but Carmichael won't allow it.
Zidane tries to score a body lock takedown but Carmichael shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zinedine Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carmichael connects with a knee to the head.
Carmichael is pressed up against the cage. Zidane has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carmichael down to the mat. Carmichael avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carmichael moves into the clinch.
Carmichael putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zidane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zidane has had enough of the clinch but Carmichael keeps him there for the moment.
Carmichael works on Zidane's body with a couple of short punches.
Carmichael gets underhooks to prevent Zidane's takedown attempt.
Carmichael with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zidane is trying to drag Carmichael to the mat but Carmichael just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zidane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carmichael gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carmichael lands a shot to the body.
Zidane tries to pull guard but Carmichael won't allow it.
Carmichael lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Carmichael.
Carmichael lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zidane tries to break free but Carmichael pushes him back against the cage.
Carmichael landing knees to the head.
Carmichael lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael lands with a light punch inside.
Carmichael is working Zidane over against the cage.
Carmichael working Zidane over with knees to the body.
Zidane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carmichael is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Carmichael lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zidane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carmichael lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carmichael connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zidane's face.
Carmichael taking a breather.
Zidane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zidane tries to circle away but Carmichael has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Carmichael.
Zidane goes for a takedown attempt but Carmichael pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zidane has his takedown stuffed
enabling Carmichael to counter with a crisp jab.
Carmichael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zidane is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carmichael. That's going to slow Zidane down.
Carmichael scores with a body shot.
Zidane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carmichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carmichael lands a jab.

Carmichael gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carmichael connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zidane's face.
Zidane can't break the clinch.
Carmichael cracks Zidane with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Zidane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carmichael.
Carmichael lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carmichael.
Zidane has had enough of the clinch but Carmichael keeps him there for the moment.
Carmichael has Zidane pressed against the cage, preventing Zidane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carmichael lands a good knee to the midsection. Zidane won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zidane wants to break free but Carmichael has control.
Carmichael crunches a lovely knee into Zidane's ribcage.
Carmichael stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zidane tries to circle away but Carmichael has him pinned against the cage.
Zidane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carmichael smiles and moves away.

Zidane gets tackled into the cage by Carmichael. Carmichael maintains the clinch.
Carmichael softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zidane is looking to break free of the clinch but Carmichael has double underhooks.
Zidane is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carmichael pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carmichael scores with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Carmichael.
A shot in the inside from Carmichael.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dresden Carmichael dominated that round.
That's time! Zidane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Carmichael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zidane at a distance.
Nice body punch from Carmichael.
Zidane misses with a takedown attempt
and Carmichael counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carmichael connects with an inside leg kick.
Zinedine Zidane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Carmichael takes the fight into the clinch.
Carmichael leaning against his opponent.
Carmichael lands with a short shot to the head.
Carmichael connects with a knee to the head.
Carmichael pushes Zidane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carmichael lands with a light punch inside.
Carmichael lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Carmichael.
Carmichael lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carmichael presses Zidane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carmichael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zidane backwards.
Carmichael lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carmichael lands with a short shot to the head.
Carmichael lands a nice knee to the body.
Carmichael cracks Zidane with a nice body shot.
Zidane is trying to force a seperation but Carmichael has the dominant position.
Dresden Carmichael seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zidane has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carmichael avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carmichael lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zidane backwards.
Carmichael lands an uppercut.
Zidane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zinedine Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zidane is trying to force a seperation but Carmichael has the dominant position.
Carmichael gets through Zidane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zidane working hard to break the clinch.
Zidane has had enough of the clinch but Carmichael keeps him there for the moment.
Zidane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zidane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carmichael is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Carmichael lands a body shot.
Carmichael landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Carmichael on the inside.
Carmichael lands a knee to the head.
Carmichael lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zidane backwards.
Carmichael stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Carmichael.
Carmichael throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zidanes head.
A right hand to the body from Carmichael.
Carmichael lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Carmichael.
Nice body punch from Carmichael - that landed with a thud.
Zidane is working for takedown but Carmichael is calmly controlling the position for now.
A body shot lands from Carmichael.
Zidane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carmichael connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zidane's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael connects with a knee to the head.

Zidane is rocked!
Carmichael lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Zidane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carmichael lands a big right hand that drops Zidane! The killer instinct kicks in and Carmichael finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Carmichael!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dresden Carmichael!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Better Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Better Muller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Patterson
vs
Muller

186 cm
25
179 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Better Muller!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller digs a good hook to Patterson's body.
No joy there for Muller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patterson. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Patterson shoots in and bounces Muller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Patterson content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson stands and throws Muller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Patterson slows the pace down.
Muller tries to bench press Patterson off him but Patterson keeps the position.

Muller is wriggling around trying to escape but Patterson has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Muller taps out and Patterson picks up the big win! Great work there by Patterson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abe Patterson!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

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

Styles
vs
John

190 cm
21
272 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

210 cm
26
300 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Furious Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big John!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good shot there by John.
Styles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Styles throws a predictable looking body shot
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Styles throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab by John.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Styles. That snapped John's head back.
Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
Styles tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Styles misses the jab.
Styles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
John lands a right hook to the body.
Styles throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Styles's jab looks to have found its range, popping John under the eye.
Styles lands a nice shot to the body.
Styles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Styles misses with a body shot
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
Styles throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
John throws out a powerful jab.
Styles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John scores with a one two! Styles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Styles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Styles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
Styles throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John loads up on a big right hand but Styles slips the punch.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles swings widly with a right hand
letting John counter with a right hand.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Styles had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Styles misses with a left hand
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John with a jab.
Styles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Styles to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by John!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Big John!