ECF 18: Them Apples PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Makke Hakala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Obrien will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hakala
vs
Obrien

190 cm
27
190 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

189 cm
28
195 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite 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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Makke Hakala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Obrien!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Obrien counters with a two punch combo.
Hakala with a lazy takedown attempt
and Obrien counters with a series of strikes. Hakala will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hakala doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Obrien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Makke Hakala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hakala is breathing heavily.
Hakala with a lazy takedown attempt

and Obrien counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hakala!
Obrien content just to control the position here.

Obrien looking to secure an arm triangle but Hakala defends it well.
Obrien in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien controlling the pace for now.
Hakala taking shots to the head.
Obrien content just to control the position here.
Obrien thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Obrien controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Obrien might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mike Obrien has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hakala misses with a takedown attempt

and Obrien counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Obrien works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Obrien trying to control but Hakala is working from the bottom.
Hakala can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Obrien controls the pace.

Obrien thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Obrien trying to control but Hakala is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien advances position into side control!
Hakala is not content to let Obrien control the position.
Obrien passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hakala!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obrien content just to control the position here.
Obrien connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Obrien lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hakala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hakala misses with a left hand

and Obrien counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Obrien thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hakala's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hakala on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Obrien trying to pass the guard but Hakala defending well.

Obrien stands up out of the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Obrien dives in and scores a takedown into Hakala's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakala keeping full guard, as Obrien tries to pass.
Obrien pushes down on Hakala's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien stalling.
Obrien thows a huge punch but Hakala dodges it nicely.

Obrien seems to be looking for submissions.
Obrien is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hakala!

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.
Obrien fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Obrien tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mike Obrien has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hakala on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hakala tries to get out of the position.
Obrien is landing with some decent strikes but Hakala is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien landing strikes from the mount.
Hakala is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Obrien looking to secure an arm triangle but Hakala defends it well.
Obrien connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien looking to control and managing it successfully.
Obrien landing strikes, looking to finish!
Obrien can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hakala is looking to escape.
Obrien tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Obrien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Hakala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Obrien.

Obrien clinches with his opponent.

Obrien breaks the clinch.
Hakala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Obrien counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Obrien trying to control but Hakala is working from the bottom.
Obrien showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Obrien looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien trying to control but Hakala is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Mike Obrien has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Obrien gets the takedown into side control.
Obrien looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hakala is avoiding damage well.

Obrien decides to stand back up.

Obrien closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Obrien lands in his opponent's guard.

Obrien decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hakala, up you get!
Makke Hakala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien throws a combination. Hakala tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Obrien shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obrien trying to control the action but Hakala is working from the bottom.

Obrien escapes and gets back to his feet.

Obrien shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hakala's guard.
Obrien stopping the sweep attempt from Hakala.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hakala keeping moving, preventing Obrien from controlling successfully.
Hakala can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Obrien controls the pace.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Obrien advances position into side control!
Obrien controlling the position.
Makke Hakala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Obrien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 24:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 24:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Obrien!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eikichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Onizuka
vs
Svenson

183 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
22
198 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eikichi Onizuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Onizuka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Svenson throws a lazy uppercut

and Onizuka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Svenson!
Svenson tries to hold on but Onizuka postures up.
Svenson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Svenson regains half guard.
Onizuka throws a strike but Svenson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Onizuka is looking to work some ground and pound but Svenson has wrist control.
Svenson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Svenson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Onizuka!
Svenson unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Onizuka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Svenson looking to finish with strikes here!
Svenson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Onizuka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Still in half guard, Svenson seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Onizuka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Svenson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Svenson is controlling the pace.
Svenson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Onizuka!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka tries to hold on but Svenson pushes him away.
Svenson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Svenson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Svenson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svenson misses with a head shot.
Onizuka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Svenson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Svenson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four 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.
Onizuka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Svenson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Svenson controlling from the full mount.
Onizuka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Svenson on the ground.
Svenson thowing shots but they're missing.
Onizuka tries to hold on but Svenson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Svenson throws an off balance right hand
and Onizuka counters with a straight right hand.
Svenson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Eikichi Onizuka has been cut.
Svenson looks to land a right hand but Onizuka moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Svenson!
Svenson misses with an uppercut

and Onizuka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Onizuka.
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!
Svenson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Svenson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Lars Svenson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Svenson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Svenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Svenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Onizuka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Onizuka shoots in for a takedown but Svenson shows good takedown defense.
Lars Svenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onizuka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Svenson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice uppercut lands for Svenson. That snapped Onizuka's head back.
Onizuka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Svenson circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svenson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Onizuka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svenson scores with a jab.
Lars Svenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Svenson finds it's way through Onizuka's defenses.

Onizuka is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenson is looking to slow Onizuka down with leg kicks.
Svenson slaps away a takedown attempt from Onizuka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eikichi Onizuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onizuka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Onizuka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Onizuka is looking to clinch.
Onizuka seems to have got his legs back now.
Svenson scores with a nice head shot.

Svenson bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Onizuka! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Svenson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Svenson passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson controlling the action here.
Svenson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Onizuka defending well though.

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.
Svenson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Onizuka's head.
Svenson is pressing down on Onizuka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Onizuka is holding on for now.
Svenson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Lars Svenson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Svenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svenson slaps away a takedown attempt from Onizuka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Svenson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Svenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eikichi Onizuka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Svenson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Svenson.
Onizuka is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Svenson Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Onizuka is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lars Svenson!

C
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 Julian Bashir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beanie (Mack B****). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bashir
vs
Grant

182 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

182 cm
27
159 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwight Grant!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grant.
Grant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bashir counters with a straight right hand.
Julian Bashir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwight Grant.
Bashir lands a lovely overhand right.
Dwight Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bashir closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Grant! Bashir dives in looking to finish! Grant is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Bashir!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alysian Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karalis comes to the cage accompanied by Drunkship Of Lanterns by The Mars Volta. Jay Walker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Karalis
vs
Walker

170 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
169 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alysian Karalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Walker!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Karalis moved out of range nicely.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Walker misses with an uppercut

and Karalis counters with a shoot takedown. Walker fights it but they end up in guard.
Karalis throws a strike but Walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karalis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karalis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Karalis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Karalis blocks nicely.
Karalis trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karalis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis is trying to keep Walker in close.
Karalis has his hands on Walker's head, controlling the position.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Walker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Karalis trying to control the position.
Walker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karalis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Karalis wants to sweep but no luck.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Karalis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Walker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Karalis wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karalis keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walker won't allow Karalis to sweep him here.
Karalis is looking to sweep but instead, Walker has passed into half guard.
Walker working Karalis over with strikes.
Walker trying to control the pace.
Walker trying to control from half guard but Karalis is working away.
Karalis is pressing down on Walker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Karalis has momentary wrist control but Walker slips an elbow through the middle.
Walker wants to control from the top but Karalis keeps moving.
Walker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karalis's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control but Karalis is working from the bottom.
Karalis working a defensive guard here.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karalis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alysian Karalis just wasn't active enough.
Nice takedown defense from Walker. No joy for Karalis on that attempt.
Karalis moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Karalis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karalis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Walker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Karalis walks into a jab.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karalis is out of range.
Walker misses with a leg kick

and Karalis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karalis.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karalis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker with a jab.
Karalis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
Walker misses with a right hand
and Karalis counters with a left and a right that stings Walker.
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karalis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Walker tests Karalis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karalis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker throws a jab when Karalis was well out of range.
Jay Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karalis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker misses with a combination
and Karalis counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walker, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Walker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karalis wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Karalis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karalis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.
Karalis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Walker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Karalis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walker's guard.
Karalis preventing the sweep.
Walker pulls Karalis in to control the position.
Karalis wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis throws a strike but Walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karalis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karalis working a defensive guard here.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karalis trying to keep a closed guard but Walker is proving a slippery customer.
Karalis keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karalis ducks under a wild hook from Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
and Karalis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karalis slips a jab from Walker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Karalis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Karalis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Walker keeps control of Karalis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karalis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karalis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Karalis scores with a nice short uppercut.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Karalis. No joy for Walker on that attempt.
Alysian Karalis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker takes a swing at Karalis's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Walker.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Karalis moves out of range easily.
Karalis misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a lazy uppercut

and Karalis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karalis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Karalis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Walker has Karalis pulled in close to control his posture.
Karalis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karalis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
Karalis wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alysian Karalis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A jab from Walker misses.
Walker throws a lazy uppercut

and Karalis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karalis throws a strike but Walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karalis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Karalis is keeping the position.
Walker advances position into side control!
Walker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Karalis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Walker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karalis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Karalis struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalis is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Karalis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Walker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Karalis to see if he's OK.
Walker working the ground and pound from side control.
Karalis tries to improve position but can't.
Karalis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Walker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Walker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karalis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walker wants to control but Karalis is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Walker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karalis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Karalis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karalis wants to sweep but no luck.
Karalis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Karalis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Walker is standing up over Karalis. Karalis looks to escape but Walker dives into side control.
Walker takes a little break here. Karalis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Walker has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Karalis is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Walker yanks on the arm and Karalis is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Walker.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Walker!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Casio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Freeman's choice of entrance music: Can't Tell Me Nothing. Huey Freeman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Casio
vs
Freeman

199 cm
22
284 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
260 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Casio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Freeman takes the fight into the clinch.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.
Casio lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Huey Freeman has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Casio.
A frustrated look appears on Freeman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Freeman takes an elbow to the temple.
Casio misses with an elbow strike.
Casio working Freeman over with knees to the body.
Freeman looks gassed!

Casio pulls guard effortlessly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casio is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Freeman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Casio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Freeman's guard.
Casio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Casio gets to his feet. Freeman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice jab there from Casio.

That has opened up Huey Freeman's cut even more.
Freeman misses with a combination
and Casio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Freemans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Freeman throws a combination that misses
and Casio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casio manages to avoid it.
Casio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Freeman forces Casio back against the cage and clinches.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.

Freeman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Casio regains guard.

Casio has his feet on Freeman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Freeman misses with a combination
and Casio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Freeman closes the distance and clinches.
Casio lands with a right to the head.

The cut above Huey Freeman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Casio is trying to trip Freeman. He has hold of a leg but Freeman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Casio persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freeman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Casio slips nicely into half guard.
Casio is keen to just control but Freeman is a slippery customer.
Casio throwing shots but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Casio throws a strike but Freeman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Casio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Freeman's head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Casio!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dsdsds Sdsdsd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Reich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dsdsds Sdsdsd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gustav Reich's chin.

Sdsdsd
vs
Reich

200 cm
30
250 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

195 cm
23
290 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dsdsds Sdsdsd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustav Reich!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sdsdsd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sdsdsd jabbing away but nothing is landing.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sdsdsd enables Reich to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sdsdsd manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Reich is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sdsdsd wants to get back to his feet but Reich passes into half guard.
Sdsdsd tries to kick Reich off but Reich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Reich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sdsdsd doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reich.

Reich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Reich.

Reich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sdsdsd defends it well.

Sdsdsd has one foot on Reich's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sdsdsd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sdsdsd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sdsdsd pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sdsdsd throws a left and a right that both miss

and Reich counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sdsdsd!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sdsdsd is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Reich is trying to take his opponent's back.
Sdsdsd's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Reich looking for a guillotine from mount but Sdsdsd is having none of it.
Sdsdsd wants to get back to his feet.

Reich looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sdsdsd tries to buck Reich off but he can't manage it.

Reich looking to secure an arm triangle but Sdsdsd defends it well.
Sdsdsd is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sdsdsd wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sdsdsd stops Reich from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Sdsdsd really wants to buck Reich off and get back to his feet.
Reich looking to finish Sdsdsd with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sdsdsd!
Sdsdsd is trying to stand but he's just given Reich his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sdsdsd is breathing heavily.

Reich working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sdsdsd is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Sdsdsd hold on?!

Reich has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Sdsdsd preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Reich.

Reich has his opponent's back but Sdsdsd is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Reich.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sdsdsd cracks a nice hook into Reich's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Sdsdsd.
Reich blocks a head kick by Sdsdsd.
Reich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Reich is rocked!
Sdsdsd sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Reich's defenses. It connects perfectly with Reich's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dsdsds Sdsdsd!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finbar Calamitius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Brandon Jacobs has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brandon Jacobs seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jacobs
vs
Calamitius

193 cm
25
264 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

199 cm
22
240 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finbar Calamitius!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calamitius tries to clinch but Jacobs moves away

and Jacobs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jacobs.
Jacobs won't allow Calamitius to get back to his feet.
Jacobs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calamitius is keeping the position for now.
Jacobs is working hard here to advance position.
Jacobs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Calamitius wants to stand but Jacobs is controlling the position.
Calamitius is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jacobs slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Calamitius doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobs circles away.
Horrible takedown by Jacobs or perhaps it was just good defense by Calamitius which made him look bad.
Finbar Calamitius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt - Calamitius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calamitius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calamitius leaves Jacobs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Calamitius drives through and clinches with Jacobs against the cage.
Calamitius landing knees to the body.
Jacobs wants a takedown but no success here.
Jacobs wants a takedown but no success here.
Calamitius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Calamitius lands an elbow just above Jacobs 's eye.

It looks like Brandon Jacobs has been cut.
Nice elbow from Calamitius.
Jacobs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head.

Brandon Jacobs's cut is getting worse.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Calamitius scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Calamitius.
Calamitius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Calamitius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jacobs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Calamitius working Jacobs over with knees to the body.
Calamitius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Calamitius utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Calamitius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jacobs's face.

Brandon Jacobs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Calamitius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jacobs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Calamitius fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Calamitius tries to clinch up.

Calamitius clinches up with Jacobs and pushes him back against the cage.
Calamitius landing knees to the head.
Jacobs wants to get back to striking at distance but Calamitius won't allow it.
Calamitius lands a good knee to the midsection. Jacobs won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calamitius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Calamitius lands an elbow that stopped Jacobs in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, Brandon Jacobs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head.
Calamitius lands an elbow inside.
Calamitius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Finbar Calamitius!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Trent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Trent has chosen Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andrew Trent will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ang
vs
Trent

178 cm
26
184 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

196 cm
25
178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Ang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Trent!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trent is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ang with good strikes from the mount here!
Ang unloads with some shots from mount but Trent bucks and avoids them well.
Trent is trying desperately to improve position.

Ang looking for a guillotine from mount but Trent is having none of it.
Ang prevents Trent from getting the reversal.
Trent gets back to half guard.
Trent avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trent is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ang's back!
Well, with Trent on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ang is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Trent is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ang defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Ang preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Trent.

Trent is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ang is defending well though. Trent let's go of the attempt for now.

Trent looking to break Ang's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ang remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Trent will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ang is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Trent is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ang breaks Trent's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ang trying to control the position from guard on top but Trent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Trent is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ang is aware though and is defending well.
Ang wants to pass the guard but Trent is keeping the position.
Ang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trent is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ang stopping the sweep attempt from Trent.
Ang throws a strike but Trent rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trent stands and throws Ang's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Trent is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ang is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ang tries to bench press Trent off him but Trent keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Trent misses with a body punch

and Ang counters with a shoot takedown. Trent fights it but they end up in guard.
Ang throws a big right hand that misses.
Trent looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ang is one step ahead there.

Ang is sitting in close to Trent's body. Trent has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ang is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ang is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Trent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andrew Trent!
Andrew Trent is the new welterweight champion!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willis Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy van Persi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Persi has chosen Wolfsheim as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Alves
vs
van Persi

165 cm
23
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
183 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willis Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy van Persi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves swings widly with a right hand
and van Persi counters with an outside leg kick.
Alves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves throws a lazy uppercut
and van Persi counters with a thumping low kick.
Alves throws an off balance right hand
and van Persi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alves misses with a right hand
and van Persi counters with a nice body kick.
Alves throws a poor cross that misses
and van Persi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alves's knee momentarily.
van Persi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alves throws a poor cross that misses
and van Persi counters with a body kick.
van Persi connects with an inside leg kick.

Alves gets caught flat footed, as van Persi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
van Persi wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
van Persi looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
van Persi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

van Persi has gone for a leg lock! Alves slips out almost immediately though and dives into van Persi's guard.

van Persi looking for subs off his back but Alves has passed one foot through into half guard.
Alves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
van Persi gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but van Persi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves looking to pass the guard.

van Persi has his foot on Alves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alves works his way back into a safe position though.
Alves passes van Persi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
van Persi wants to improve his position but Alves is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

van Persi with the active half guard here but Alves passes nicely into side control.
van Persi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alves is looking to take a break and control but van Persi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
van Persi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

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.
van Persi seems a little lost for a moment, as Alves dominates the positioning.
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but van Persi keeps working.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
van Persi tries to improve position but can't.
Alves takes a little break here. van Persi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
van Persi looks to move to half guard but instead Alves has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy van Persi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract van Persi.
Alves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and van Persi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves misses with an uppercut
and van Persi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
van Persi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
van Persi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
van Persi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alves finds it's way round the side to connect with van Persi's head.
van Persi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alves swings widly with a right hand
and van Persi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alves misses with a hook to the body

and van Persi counters with a single leg into guard. Alves didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves keeping moving, preventing van Persi from controlling successfully.
Alves is pulling down on van Persi's head. It's preventing any offense from van Persi, at least for the moment.
Alves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Persi wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
van Persi tries to reverse the position but Alves maintains control.
Alves avoids the attempt from van Persi to control.
Alves trying to control but he's not successful this time.

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.
van Persi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alves punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alves avoids the attempt from van Persi to control.
van Persi is looking to improve his position but Alves isn't that keen on the idea.
Alves avoids the attempt from van Persi to control.
Alves with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. van Persi looks a forlorn figure.
van Persi wants to control but Alves is having none of it.
van Persi working to try and regain half guard.
Alves wants to control the pace but van Persi is squirming around nicely.
van Persi is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four 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.
Alves lands a big elbow.
Alves controlling the position easily from mount.
van Persi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
van Persi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willis Alves dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

van Persi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
van Persi slips under a jab.
Alves swings for the body but van Persi moves out of range.
Alves throws a jab when van Persi was well out of range.
Alves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and van Persi counters with a nice uppercut.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and van Persi counters with a head kick.
Alves misses with a hook
and van Persi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alves's knee momentarily.
Alves throws a series of punches but van Persi avoids them all with ease.
van Persi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves throws a lazy uppercut
enabling van Persi to counter with a crisp jab.
Alves misses with a body shot

and van Persi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by van Persi.
van Persi wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
van Persi trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
van Persi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
van Persi trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Roy van Persi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Alves swings widly with a right hand
and van Persi counters with a straight right hand.
Willis Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Persi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
van Persi lands with a thumping leg kick.

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.
van Persi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alves throws a poor cross that misses

and van Persi counters with a shoot takedown. Alves fights it but they end up in guard.
Alves looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
van Persi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
van Persi looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
van Persi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Persi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

van Persi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Alves is on top in guard.

van Persi working for submissions but it's allowed Alves to get to half guard.

van Persi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alves pulls his head out easily.
van Persi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
van Persi works his way to full guard. Good work.

van Persi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alves wants to control from the top but van Persi keeps moving.
van Persi working a defensive guard but Alves passes into half guard.
Alves takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alves is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy van Persi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Clones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Dewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dewing has chosen Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clones Jr
vs
Dewing

187 cm
21
213 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

200 cm
28
205 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Clones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Dewing!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dewing avoids the body shot from Clones Jr.
Dewing staying out of range there.
Clones Jr swings for the body but Dewing moves out of range.
Clones Jr misses the body punch

and Dewing counters with a nice double leg into side control. Clones Jr won't be happy with that.
Clones Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clones Jr regains half guard.
Clones Jr is not content to let Dewing control the position.

Dewing stands up from half guard.
Clones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dewing moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clones Jr swings for the body but Dewing moves out of range.
Dewing drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clones Jr takes a swing at Dewing's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Clones Jr misses.
Don Clones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clones Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Dewing's shoulder, as Dewing tries to avoid the shot.

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.
Clones Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Dewing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr with a hook.
Clones Jr throws a shot to the body.
Clones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clones Jr. Dewing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clones Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Dewing, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dewing gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr feints a jab promting Dewing to slip. Clones Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dewing slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like CJ Dewing has been cut.
Dewing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dewing shoots and misses
and Clones Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Dewing is rocked!
A big left from Clones Jr misses.
Dewing is still on wobbly legs! Can Clones Jr finish him?
Clones Jr throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr works Dewing's body with a nice hook.
Dewing seems to have recovered his senses.
Dewing looks gassed!
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!
Clones Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Clones Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dewing looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clones Jr lands a jab to the head.
Dewing slips a straight right by Clones Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Dewing.
A combination from Clones Jr does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Clones Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CJ Dewing's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Clones Jr misses with a straight right.
Clones Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Dewing feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Clones Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clones Jr throws some wild stikes that Dewing manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewing tries to reverse the position but Clones Jr maintains control.
Clones Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dewing is looking to improve his position but Clones Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
Dewing is squirming around, avoiding Clones Jr's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clones Jr unloads with some shots from mount but Dewing bucks and avoids them well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Clones Jr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dewing holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Clones Jr tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr looking to finish with strikes here!
Dewing tries to hold on but Clones Jr postures up.
Clones Jr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four 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.
Dewing tries to reverse the position but Clones Jr maintains control.
Clones Jr misses with a head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clones Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Clones Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on CJ Dewing's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Clones Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dewing avoids the elbow strike from Clones Jr, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Clones Jr.
Dewing lands with a left to the head.
Dewing tries to work over Clones Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clones Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Clones Jr is trying to break free.

Clones Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clones Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dewing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dewing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clones Jr as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dewing.
Clones Jr stuns Dewing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clones Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dewing sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Clones Jr clinches with his opponent.

Clones Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Don Clones Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Clones Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clones Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clones Jr. Dewing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clones Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
CJ Dewing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewing shoots in but no luck this time.
Don Clones Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Dewing.
Clones Jr wants to clinch.
Dewing tries to clinch up.
Clones Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dewing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clones Jr but Clones Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Don Clones Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clones Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Clones Jr tries to clinch
and Dewing counters with a straight right hand.
Clones Jr misses with a shot to the body

and Dewing counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clones Jr is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewing keeping moving, preventing Clones Jr from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clones Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewing keeping moving, preventing Clones Jr from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Clones Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clones Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Clones Jr!