SFC25: Bone VS Rum! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is all the lights. George Suzuki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rampage Jackson's chin.

Jackson
vs
Suzuki

160 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
147 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Suzuki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Suzuki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Suzuki's legs - danger averted.
Suzuki keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Suzuki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Suzuki won't let him.
Suzuki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Suzuki looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jackson wants to stand but Suzuki is controlling the position.
Jackson is trying to keep Suzuki in close.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suzuki is one step ahead there.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suzuki on the ground.
Jackson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Suzuki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suzuki lands a nice short elbow.
Suzuki controlling the action here.
Suzuki is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Suzuki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson is breathing heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by George Suzuki.
Suzuki closes the distance looking to clinch

so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Suzuki is adopting a defensive guard.

Suzuki is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Suzuki breaks the clinch.

Suzuki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Suzuki lands in his opponent's guard.
Suzuki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Suzuki pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suzuki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suzuki controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Suzuki will probably get the nod.
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.

Suzuki stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Suzuki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suzuki forces his way into half guard.
Suzuki trying to control the pace.
Suzuki working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suzuki works his way into full mount!
Suzuki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jackson hang on?

Jackson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Suzuki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Suzuki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson has given up his back. Will we see Suzuki going for some submissions?

Suzuki is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Jackson won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Suzuki off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). George Suzuki!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes into the arena with Bat Counrty by Avenged Sevenfold blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griffin
vs
Guy

195 cm
20
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Guy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Guy counters with a body kick that stops Griffin in his tracks momentarily.
Griffin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Griffin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guy throws a head kick that Griffin semi-blocks.
Guy digs a good body shot into Griffin's ribs.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin misses with a lunging right hand
and Guy counters with a body kick.
Griffin punishes Guy's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy tries to move into range but Griffin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a hook
and Guy counters with a two punch combo.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin connects with a crisp jab.
Guy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
Guy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guy looks gassed!
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
Griffin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin scores with a punch to the head.
Griffin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Griffin moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Guy! Griffin continues to tee off on Guy, landing with a left and a right! Griffin connects with a right hand that leaves Guy sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Griffin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shane Griffin!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hardy Montez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiel Flay (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.

Montez
vs
Flay

190 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
World class MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hardy Montez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiel Flay!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montez blocks the body kick.
Flay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Flay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montez.
Montez swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flay, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Montez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Montez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick from Flay lands but Montez takes it in his stride.

It looks like Hardy Montez has been cut.
A solid body kick from Flay.
Flay slips under a jab from Montez.
Flay throws a sloppy head kick and Montez moves out of range easily.
Montez moves out of range of the leg kick from Flay.
A slapping body kick lands there for Flay.
Montez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flay ducks right into an uppercut from Montez.
Montez throws a lazy uppercut
and Flay counters with a slapping leg kick.
Flay throws a poor cross that misses
and Montez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flay misses with a hook. Montez ducked under it nicely.
Flay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Montez misses with a body shot.
Montez throws a lazy right hand but Flay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Montez misses with an uppercut. Flay saw that one coming.
Flay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flay throws the kick towards the body but Montez avoids it.
Flay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montez's sensitive parts.
Flay swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay looks to land a body kick but Montez moved away.
Montez blocks a head kick by Flay.
A telegraphed right hand from Flay misses the target.
Flay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flay throws a sloppy body shot
and Montez counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiel Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flay takes one on the button.
Montez lands with a good body shot.
Montez swings for the body but Flay moves out of range.
Flay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montez blocks a head kick by Flay.
A head kick misses from Flay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez blocks a head kick by Flay.
Flay ducks under a wild hook from Montez.
Flay cracks the inside of Montez's front leg.
Montez misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Flay.
Montez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Flay. That one must have hurt.
Flay needs to keep his hands up - Montez had a free shot at his head there.
Flay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flay throws the kick towards the body but Montez avoids it.
Flay ducks under a wild hook from Montez.
A lazy left from Montez finds it's target.
Montez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Montez blocks the body kick.
Flay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Montez duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montez ducks under a wild hook from Flay.
Montez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Flay tries a head kick but it misses.
Flay scores with a head kick. Montez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Flay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flay misses with a head kick.
Montez works Flay's body with a nice hook.
Montez avoids the head kick by Flay.
An inside leg kick lands from Flay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiel Flay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hardy Montez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Flay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Montez. Those never looked like landing.
Flay throws a body punch but Montez moves out of range.
Flay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montez throws out the jab.
Flay throws a solid leg kick but Montez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flay.
Montez fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Montez. That snapped Flay's head back.
Montez connects with a body shot that sends Flay's belly button to the back.
Flay blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Flay.
Flay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kiel Flay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montez was well out of range. Poor timing from Flay.
Montez avoids the head kick by Flay.
Flay misses with a kick to the body
and Montez counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flay moves away from the strike by Montez.
Montez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flay fakes the leg kick and cracks Montez in the body.
Montez lands a nice looking body shot.
Flay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flay throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Flay moves away from the strike by Montez.
Flay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montez looks to score with a jab to the body but Flay is just out of range.
Montez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flay takes a swing at Montez's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Montez.
Flay throws a head kick that Montez semi-blocks.
Flay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montez.
Montez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flay.
Flay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Montez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flay doesn't seem bothered though.
Montez loads up on a big right hand but Flay slips the punch.
Flay scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Montez blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flay wants to land a leg kick but Montez is out of range.
Flay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montez misses with a hook. Flay ducked under it nicely.
Flay throws a head kick but Montez moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Flay in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Montez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Flay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Montez swats away the attempt to clinch by Flay.
Montez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montez scores with the left hand. Flay knows he should have avoided that one.
Flay throws a nice head kick!
Flay misses with a hook
and Montez counters with a one-two to the body.
Flay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montez.
Montez thows a body shot but no joy.
Montez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Montez blocks a low kick nicely.
Flay throws a head kick that misses.
Flay fakes the leg kick and cracks Montez in the body.
Montez thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flay scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montez misses with a right hand
and Flay counters with an inside leg kick.
Flay throws a sloppy head kick and Montez moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slapping leg kick lands for Flay.
Flay throws an off balance right hand
letting Montez counter with a right hand.
Flay moves out of range as Montez strikes.

Flay takes the fight into the clinch.
Montez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flay lands an elbow inside that Montez shrugs off.
Flay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flay.
Montez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Flay.

Hardy Montez's cut is getting worse.
Flay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Montez up against the cage.
Montez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flays head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flay.
Flay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Montez's defenses.
Flay can't find room to land a body shot as Montez controls the action.
A short right from Flay.
Flay lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay crunches a lovely knee into Montez's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montez misses with a body punch.
Flay lands an elbow just above Montez 's eye.

Hardy Montez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice elbow from Flay.
Flay lands an elbow that stopped Montez in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, Hardy Montez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hardy Montez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kiel Flay!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Forester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forester's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roar by Treat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Forester
vs
Halo

168 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Forester!
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, Cristiano Halo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forester loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Halo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Forester misses with a hook
and Halo counters with a body kick.
Forester misses with a combination
and Halo counters with an outside leg kick.
Edward Forester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Forester throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Halo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forester misses with a lunging right hand
and Halo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Forester is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Forester checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a body punch but Forester moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Forester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Forester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Forester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forester misses with a lunging right hand
and Halo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Halo.
Nice sprawl there from Forester as Halo shoots in.
Forester misses with a right hand
and Halo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forester misses with a lunging right hand
and Halo counters with a good low kick that Forester was not able to check.
Halo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Forester throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
Halo tries to land a front kick but Forester steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Forester punishes Halo's body with a nice straight punch.
Forester misses with a body shot.
Halo throws a leg kick which misses Forester's front leg but catches the back leg as Forester tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Forester defends it nicely.
Forester checks a leg kick.
Forester moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
Forester lands with a shot to the body.
Halo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forester blocks the body kick.
Halo misses with a takedown attempt
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edward Forester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristiano Halo.
Forester shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Halo eats them both and turns towards Forester to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Forester cracks Halo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Halo falls backwards against the cage. Forester follows up with more strikes that drop Halo to his knees. Forester keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Halo! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Forester!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Harty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patcharin Rattana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patcharin Rattana will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Harty
vs
Rattana

195 cm
26
265 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

220 cm
26
265 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Harty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patcharin Rattana!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rattana slips a jab and a cross from Harty.
Rattana closes the distance looking to clinch

and Harty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Harty drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Harty as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Rattana screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Harty! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jack Harty!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between josh Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Martyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martyn has chosen Live For The Moment as his entrance music. josh Reed had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Reed
vs
Martyn

190 cm
24
219 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

191 cm
27
205 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, josh Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Martyn!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reed misses with a combination

and Martyn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martyn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reed is looking to stand up but Martyn isn't so interested in that idea.
Martyn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martyn pushes down on Reed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Reed is trying to stand up here but Martyn is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Martyn there.
Martyn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reed tries to get out of the position.
Reed wants to stand back up but Martyn manages to pass into side control.
Martyn throws an elbow but Reed slips to the side and avoids it well.

Martyn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martyn trying to control the position but Reed is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Martyn is controlling him well.
Martyn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reed is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Reed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martyn on the ground.
Reed trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Martyn trying to control the action but Reed is working from the bottom.
Reed pushes Martyn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Martyn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
An elbow from Martyn crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Martyn tries for a kimura but Reed is defending well.

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.
Reed wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reed keeps working.
Reed is trying to buck Martyn off.

Martyn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Reed explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Reed looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reed is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Martyn reverses the position - he's now on top in Reed's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martyn is controlling him.
Reed is breathing heavily.
Martyn trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Martyn advances position into side control!
Reed is trying to buck Martyn off.
Reed tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Reed covering up well under a series of strikes from Martyn.

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.

Martyn looking for the choke from the back.
Reed prevents Martyn from getting a body triangle.
Martyn misses with a punch to the head.
Reed is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Martyn. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Martyn looking for the RNC.

Martyn is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Reed defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Reed is trying to get back to his feet but Martyn has full control of the position and if anything, Reed has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Martyn dominated that round.
That's time! Reed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Martyn enables Reed to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martyn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Martyn trying to keep a closed guard but Reed is proving a slippery customer.
Reed prevents Martyn from getting back to his feet.
Reed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martyn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reed passes into half guard.
Reed 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.
Martyn is breathing heavily.
Reed stops Martyn from getting back to his feet.
Reed working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martyn has hold of Reed's hands but Reed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reed 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.
Reed wants to pass the guard but Martyn is defending well.
Reed is nestled in close to Martyn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reed working over Martyn with some ground and pound. Martyn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Reed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martyn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martyn taking some punishment here, with Reed in his half guard.
Reed moves nicely into side control.
Reed working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Reed lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Reed scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Martyn to see if he's OK.
Reed looks up at the clock and then as Martyn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reed smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Martyn down.
Martyn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Reed scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Martyn to see if he's OK.
Martyn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Reed tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Reed prevents Martyn from escaping the position.
Martyn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reed looks up at the clock and then as Martyn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reed smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Martyn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed scoring with punches from side control.
Reed landing a few strikes.
Reed is chipping away with strikes.
Martyn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Martyn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reed cracks Martyn with a big elbow.
Reed creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reed working the ground and pound from side control.
Martyn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Reed.
Reed is pressing down on Martyn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martyn is holding on for now.
Reed prevents Martyn from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed slips a nice elbow through Martyn's hands, connecting with Martyn's forehead.
Reed uses his free foot to push down on Martyn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Martyn.
Reed with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Reed connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reed lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Reed lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Martyn hang on?
Reed is landing with some decent strikes but Martyn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Martyn is in all sorts of trouble here.
You get the feeling that Martyn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reed lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Martyn hang on?
Reed landing strikes from the mount.
Martyn wants to control but Reed is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

josh Reed dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Reed closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Martyn quickly recovers to half guard.
Martyn won't allow Reed to pass to mount.
Martyn is trying to control but can't.
Martyn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reed throwing shots but Martyn is blocking nicely.
Reed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reed blocks the strikes from Martyn.
Reed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Martyn pushes Reed off looking to stand but Reed dives back in and keeps control.
Martyn won't allow Reed to pass to mount.
Reed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
josh Reed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martyn wants to get back to full guard.
Reed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed trying to pass the guard but Martyn defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed prevents Martyn from standing back up.
Reed is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Reed there.
Reed is nestled in close to Martyn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reed is looking to advance position but Martyn won't allow it.
Reed drops an elbow to the side of Martyn's head.
Martyn tries to kick Reed off but Reed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Reed lands with a punch from half guard.
Reed works his way into full mount!
Reed raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed landing strikes from the mount.
Martyn is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Martyn wants to control but Reed is having none of it.
Reed lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Martyn hang on?
Martyn is trying to stand.
Reed landing shots from mount.
Reed won't let Martyn get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Reed lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Martyn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reed fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Reed raining down hammerfists from mount.
Martyn wants to control but Reed is having none of it.
Reed dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martyn tries to lock up and control but Reed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reed working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reed fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Reed looking to finish Martyn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martyn!
Martyn is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Reed lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Martyn taking shots to the head.
Martyn tries to hold on but Reed pushes him away.
Martyn is working to get back to half guard.
Reed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reed looking to finish Martyn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martyn!
Reed is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reed lands a big shot there that rocks Martyn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Reed landing punches.
Reed landing punches.
Reed punishing his opponent with strikes.
Reed raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Reed connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Martyn is looking to get to half guard.
Reed looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
josh Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reed 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... josh Reed!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thuggish Ruggish Bone. 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.

Bone
vs
Rum

191 cm
28
206 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
220 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krayzie Bone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Rum!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rum connects with a jab.
Bone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rum.
No joy there for Rum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rum swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Rum misses with a right hand
and Rum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rum tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Rum swings widly with a right hand
and Bone counters with a two punch combo.
Rum lands with a right hand.
Rum connects with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Bone misses.
Rum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bone circles away quickly and effectively.
Rum misses with a looping left.
Rum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bone's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum throws a shot from downtown. Bone moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Rum misses.
Rum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bone looks to land a combination but Rum avoids it well.
A big right from Bone misses.
Rum misses with a wild body shot.
Rum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rum throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bone counters with a crisp one two that drops Rum! Bone thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rum to his feet! Rum is in big trouble!

Rum is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bone catches Rum with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Rum forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Krayzie Bone!
Krayzie Bone retains his light heavyweight title!