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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Booze Hound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Kagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hound
vs
Kagawa

175 cm
22
145 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

173 cm
22
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Booze Hound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinji Kagawa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kagawa throws a series of strikes that have Hound backpedaling.
Hound darts in trying to clinch
letting Kagawa counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hound looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kagawa lands a nice shot that snaps Hound's head back.
Kagawa throws a nice looking combination but Hound bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hound just misses with a punch to the body.
Hound tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kagawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hound somewhat.
Kagawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kagawa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kagawa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kagawa not doing much here.

Kagawa seems to be working for a kimura but Hound defends the submission attempt.
Kagawa wants to take a breather but Hound is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hound is looking to control Kagawa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hound avoid being mounted?
Kagawa trying to advance position but Hound counters by regaining guard.
Hound on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hound tries to get out of the position.
Hound wants to stand and escape but Kagawa is having none of it.
Kagawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kagawa pushes down on Hound's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hound has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kagawa is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound is looking for a sweep. Kagawa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kagawa is looking to advance position but Hound won't allow it.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hound is in trouble now - Kagawa has advanced to mount!
Hound is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hound is just holding on here. Kagawa manages to take his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hound thows a leg kick but Kagawa checks it
and Kagawa counters with a nice body shot.
Kagawa lands a high kick!
Kagawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Booze Hound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagawa throws a series of punches but Hound avoids them all with ease.
Kagawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hound uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Kagawa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kagawa lands a head kick!
Kagawa connects with a right hand. Hound shakes it off.
Hound changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kagawa tries to avoid it but Hound manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kagawa to the ground. Kagawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hound shoots in for a double leg but Kagawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagawa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Hound is rocked!
Hound tries to clinch but Kagawa moves out of range.
Oh Hound is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hound shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Booze Hound. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kagawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hound.
Hound seems to have got his legs back now.
Hound will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Kagawa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kagawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Booze Hound is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hound with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kagawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hound slips a jab and a cross from Kagawa.
Hound shoots and misses
and Kagawa counters with a left to the body.
Hound stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kagawa.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hound. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kagawa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kagawa duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hound throws a series of punches but Kagawa moves out of range.
Shinji Kagawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kagawa punishes Hound's body with a nice straight punch.
Hound takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hound shoots in but no luck this time.
Good standup being displayed there by Kagawa as he connects with a hook.
Kagawa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kagawa duly obliges.
Kagawa lands a body shot.
Kagawa works Hound's body with a nice hook.
Hound misses with a takedown
letting Kagawa counter with a right hand.
Kagawa lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kagawa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hound thinking.
Hound has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hound takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hound has his takedown stuffed
and Kagawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Kagawa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hound doesn't seem phased though.

Hound moves into the clinch successfully.

Kagawa manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Kagawa finds it's target.

Kagawa scores with a takedown into Hound's guard.
Kagawa wants to control from the top but Hound keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kagawa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hound trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hound walks into a stiff left hand from Kagawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinji Kagawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hound wants to clinch.
Kagawa punishes Hound's body with a nice straight punch.
Kagawa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hound.
Hound misses with a takedown
and Kagawa counters with a nice body shot.
Hound shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kagawa pinned against the cage. Kagawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Booze Hound. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hound tries for a takedown but Kagawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kagawa connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kagawa circles away.

Kagawa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hound napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kagawa works to advance to full mount. Hound defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kagawa forces the positional change into back control.

Kagawa looking for the choke from the back.
Shinji Kagawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kagawa struggling to keep hold of the position.

Kagawa is persistently looking for the submission but Hound is defending it well.
Hound is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hound preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kagawa.

Kagawa looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hound fending off the submission attempt from Kagawa.

Hound defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kagawa's arms.
Kagawa is trying to stick to Hound's back but Hound is turning into Kagawa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kagawa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa is controlling Hound's posture.
Kagawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hound manages to get himself to full guard.
Shinji Kagawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hound trying to keep a closed guard but Kagawa is proving a slippery customer.
Booze Hound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hound working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kagawa has passed into half guard!

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinji Kagawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kagawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinji Kagawa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggie Pac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Simba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pac
vs
Simba

225 cm
28
270 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

196 cm
23
245 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biggie Pac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prince Simba!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pac tries to work over Simba's front leg with a kick but Simba checks it.
Pac has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Prince Simba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simba lands a head shot.
Simba throws a hook to the side of Pac's head but Pac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pac has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Simba finds it's way round the side to connect with Pac's head.
Simba misses with a hook. Pac ducked under it nicely.
Pac moves forwards but Simba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Simba scores with a jab to the head.
Simba misses with a straight left.
Simba lands an overhand right.
Simba misses the jab.
Simba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Simba misses with a body shot.
Pac throws the kick towards the body but Simba avoids it.
Simba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Pac.
Simba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pac doesn't seem bothered though.
Simba throws a leg kick but Pac sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simba fails to land with a series of punches.
Pac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pac throws a right and a left that Simba avoids nicely.
Simba misses the shot to the body.
Simba lands with a hook. Pac tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Simba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Simba moves out of range as Pac throws a body kick.
Simba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pac misses with a body kick.
Pac connects with a solid leg kick.
Simba misses with an uppercut.
Pac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Simba tries to score with a low kick but Pac moves his leg out of the way.
Simba throws a lazy right hand but Pac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simba looks to land a right hand but Pac moved out of range.
Simba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pac at a distance.
Simba scores with a jab to the body.
Simba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simba misses with the combination.
Pac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Simba blocks a head kick by Pac.
Some wild striking there from Simba.
Simba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pac was well out of range. Poor timing from Simba.
Pac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simba circles away quickly and effectively.
Pac defending well as Simba loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pac lands a leg kick that knocks Simba off balance momentarily.
Pac looks for the body kick but Simba saw that one coming.
Simba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Simba throws the left hand but Pac avoids the punch easily.
Simba avoids the head kick by Pac.
Simba misses with a looping right.
Simba misses with a looping right.
Simba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pac manages to avoid it.
Simba looks to land a combination but Pac avoids it well.
Pac avoids the body shot from Simba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pac defending well as Simba loads up on a big left hand.
Pac walks into a left hand.
Pac really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pac takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Simba swinging wildly here.
Simba avoids the body shot from Pac.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pac. That's going to slow Simba down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pac on the side of the head.
Pac moves out of range of the strikes.
Simba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simba connects with the punch.
Pac lands a head kick. Simba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Simba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pac. Pac circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Prince Simba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A swing and a miss from Simba.
Pac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simba.
Simba swinging wildly here.
Simba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pac was well out of range. Poor timing from Simba.
Simba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Simba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pac needs to keep his hands up - Simba had a free shot at his head there.
Simba connects with a looping right hand.
Pac dodges the punch combination from Simba.
Simba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simba connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Simba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pac scores with a nice head shot.
Pac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simba was well out of range. Poor timing from Pac.
Simba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from Pac misses.
Pac with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Simba to score with a decent uppercut.
Simba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Simba there.
Pac slips a jab and a cross from Simba.
Simba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Simba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donk. Simba catches Pac right on the button with a cross.
Simba digs a good body shot into Pac's ribs.
Pac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pac lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pac moves out of range of the strikes.
Pac throws a low kick, looking for Simba's leg but Simba calmly moves out of range.
Simba scores with a jab. Pac acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Simba misses.
Simba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Simba is breathing heavily.
Pac's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Simba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pac scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Simba. Those never looked like landing.
Simba misses with a straight left.
Simba lands the left hand.
Pac looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Simba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pac.
Pac keeps Simba at a distance using the push kick.
Simba misses with a body shot.
Pac scores with a nice body kick.
Pac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pac lands with a kick to the temple. Simba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Biggie Pac is winning the standup battle so far.
Simba avoids the body shot from Pac.
Pac tries a head kick but it misses.
Simba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Simba throws a series of strikes that have Pac backpedaling.
Pac connects with a right hand. Simba shakes it off.
Simba throws a jab but it's blocked by Pac.
Simba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Biggie Pac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pac has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simba misses with a two punch combination.
Simba looks to land a left hand but Pac moved out of range nicely.
Simba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pac.
Pac throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simba misses with a looping right.
Pac throws a combination. Simba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Simba connects with a jab.
Simba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Simba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pac.
Pac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pac is looking to wear down Simba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Simba avoids the head kick by Pac.
Pac misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pac throws a body punch but Simba moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Simba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pac.
Simba throws a leg kick but Pac checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biggie Pac dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pac staying out of range there.
Simba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Simba blocks a low kick nicely.
Pac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Simba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pac wants to slow Simba down by chopping away at his legs.
Pac misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. Simba catches Pac right on the button with a cross.
Simba misses with a lunging right hand
and Pac counters with a right hand to the body.
Pac fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Simba checks it well.
Pac throws the kick towards the body but Simba avoids it.
Simba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pac defending well as Simba loads up on a big left hand.
Pac slips a straight right by Simba.
Pac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pac jabs Simba right on the nose. Simba blinks but takes it well.
Simba takes a swing at Pac's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simba!
Simba lands a glancing blow to the side of Pac's head.
Pac throws out a powerful jab.
Pac just misses with a punch to the body.
Pac throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simba throws a poor cross that misses
and Pac counters with a nice leg kick.
Pac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simba.
Nice cross by Simba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simba throws a lazy uppercut
and Pac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Simba's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pac throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Simba swings for the body but Pac moves out of range.
Simba checks a leg kick.
Pac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simba.
Simba throws a lazy right hand but Pac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simba looks to throw the jab but Pac is out of range.
Simba lands a nice hook to Pac's body. Pac takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simba misses with a body shot.
Pac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pac takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Simba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pac.
Simba checks a low kick from Pac.
A head kick misses from Pac.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pac scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pac throws a quick inside leg kick.
Simba lands an overhand right.
Pac misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pac misses with a head kick.
Simba works Pac's body with a nice hook.
Simba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Simba misses.
Pac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simba.
Pac walks into a left hand.
Pac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simba throws out the jab.
Simba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pac circles away quickly and effectively.
Simba misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pac looks to land a right hand but Simba moved out of range.
Nice cross by Simba.
Pac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Simba misses with a hook.
Simba misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Simba.
A head kick misses from Pac.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Simba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right-left combo lands from Simba.
Pac moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pac's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Simba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pac scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Simba misses
and Pac counters with a series of strikes. Simba will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Biggie Pac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pac 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biggie Pac!

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 Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khali Kumtomanee has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kumtomanee
vs
Walter

200 cm
28
155 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

173 cm
26
154 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Walter!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter shoots in looking for a takedown. Kumtomanee tries to sprawl out of it but Walter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kumtomanee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walter fails to land the takedown.
Khali Kumtomanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Walter.

Kumtomanee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walter tries for a takedown but Kumtomanee manages to get underhooks.
Kumtomanee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walter tries to score a body lock takedown but Kumtomanee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kumtomanee prevents the takedown attempt.
Walter looks gassed!
Walter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kumtomanee prevents it.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walter's defenses.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but Walter blocks it.
Kumtomanee is pressed up against the cage. Walter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kumtomanee down to the mat. Kumtomanee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kumtomanee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walter.
Walter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kumtomanee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kumtomanee rushes Walter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walter blocks the elbow strike.
Walter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kumtomanee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kumtomanee working Walter over with knees to the body.
Kumtomanee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Peter Walter has been cut.
Kumtomanee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walters head.
Walter wants a takedown.
Kumtomanee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walter's face.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
Walter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walter can't get the takedown.
Kumtomanee scores a nice knee to the body.

Kumtomanee is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Walter can't fight it off and eventually Kumtomanee manages to take the fight to the floor. Walter looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Walter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kumtomanee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kumtomanee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kumtomanee scoring with some ground and pound.
Kumtomanee distracts Walter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kumtomanee scoring with punches to the head and body.

Walter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kumtomanee defends it easily.
Kumtomanee throwing strikes from guard but Walter blocks nicely.
Kumtomanee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Walter's guard.
Kumtomanee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kumtomanee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Walter wants to control but Kumtomanee is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kumtomanee in particular looking to stall.
Kumtomanee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Walter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Walter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kumtomanee winds up and cracks Walter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee winds up and cracks Walter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Walter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Walter actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kumtomanee lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Kumtomanee seems content to control.
Kumtomanee works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kumtomanee lands with some strikes.
Kumtomanee with good strikes from the mount here!
Walter tries to reverse the position but Kumtomanee maintains control.
Kumtomanee raining down shots from the mount!
Kumtomanee looking to control but Walter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kumtomanee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter tries to reverse the position but Kumtomanee maintains control.
Kumtomanee looking to control but Walter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khali Kumtomanee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Walter's cut.
That's time! Kumtomanee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Walter shoots in and drives through. Kumtomanee sprawls well.
Walter misses with a takedown attempt - Kumtomanee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kumtomanee is looking to clinch but Walter is avoiding it.
Walter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kumtomanee is fending him off so far but Walter persists. Nope, Kumtomanee circles away and we're back to standing.
Khali Kumtomanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Walter.

Kumtomanee clinches with his opponent.
Kumtomanee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walter can do to turn this around?
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Walter shrugs off.
Kumtomanee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Walter wants a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kumtomanee misses with a knee to the head.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Kumtomanee lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kumtomanee.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands a nice knee to the body.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Khali Kumtomanee has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Kumtomanee has picked Walter up - he's going for a ride! Kumtomanee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kumtomanee trying to control from Walter's half guard. Walter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kumtomanee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khali Kumtomanee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kumtomanee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kumtomanee works over Walter with some ground and pound from guard.
Kumtomanee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kumtomanee scoring with some ground and pound.
Kumtomanee passes into half guard.
Kumtomanee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumtomanee is trying to control the action in half guard but Walter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Walter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kumtomanee pulls his head out easily.

Walter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kumtomanee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Walter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kumtomanee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kumtomanee lands a nice short elbow.

Kumtomanee is looking for a kimura here.
Kumtomanee thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Walter to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walter has his foot on Kumtomanee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kumtomanee works his way back into a safe position though.
Kumtomanee cracks Walter with a solid left hand.
Kumtomanee tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Kumtomanee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kumtomanee wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Walter controls Kumtomanee momentarily but Kumtomanee frees himself.
Kumtomanee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kumtomanee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kumtomanee trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walter working for a triangle but Kumtomanee defends it easily.
Kumtomanee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Walter has momentary wrist control but Kumtomanee slips an elbow through the middle.

Kumtomanee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kumtomanee has managed to get both his arms back between Walter's legs - danger averted.
Kumtomanee pushes down on Walter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Walter actively working from the bottom here.
Kumtomanee works his way into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kumtomanee cracks Walter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khali Kumtomanee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Walter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kumtomanee moves into range and clinches up with Walter.
Kumtomanee lands a damaging elbow.
Walter managing to block the knees to the body from Kumtomanee.
Walter is working for takedown but Kumtomanee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kumtomanee working Walter over with knees to the body.
Walter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kumtomanee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Walter takes an elbow to the temple.
Walter wants a takedown.
Khali Kumtomanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Walter.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the head.
Kumtomanee lands a damaging elbow.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kumtomanee fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Walter tries to keep at a distance but Kumtomanee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumtomanee lands a good knee to the midsection. Walter won't want to take too many of those.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside.
Walter avoids the elbow strike from Kumtomanee, against the cage.
Kumtomanee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walter's face.
Kumtomanee working Walter over with knees to the body.

Kumtomanee wants the takedown. Walter is fighting it off but Kumtomanee persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Walter's guard against the cage.
Kumtomanee trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kumtomanee lands a couple of elbows.
Kumtomanee advances to half guard.

Walter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kumtomanee is trying to control the action in half guard but Walter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kumtomanee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kumtomanee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Walter looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter has hold of Kumtomanee's hands but Kumtomanee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walter is looking to control Kumtomanee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walter avoid being mounted?
Kumtomanee is looking to take a break and control but Walter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kumtomanee working the head and body with strikes.
Kumtomanee is looking to take a break and control but Walter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kumtomanee stalling away here and it's allowed Walter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Walter wants to sweep here but Kumtomanee controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walter is looking for a triangle but Kumtomanee pushes his legs off easily.
Kumtomanee wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Kumtomanee is in close to Walter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kumtomanee passes Walter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Walter has his hands clasped together around Kumtomanee's back. He's all about the action.

Walter looking for submissions off his back.
Kumtomanee working over Walter with some ground and pound. Walter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Walter wants to control but Kumtomanee is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kumtomanee trying to control the pace.

Walter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kumtomanee is controlling the pace.
Kumtomanee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peter Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kumtomanee lands with a punch from half guard.
Kumtomanee moves nicely into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khali Kumtomanee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kumtomanee 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khali Kumtomanee!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kangas Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Try and Catch Me. Miguel Torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Torres
vs
Khan

175 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
23
144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kangas Khan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Torres throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Torres defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Torres is out of range and Khan settles back down.
Torres moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torres works over Khan's head and body with a nice combination.
Khan throws a one two combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torres, right into the meat.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan misses with the combination.
Torres scores with a sloppy right hand. Khan should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khan darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.
Khan pushes Torres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres takes a shot to the head.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Torres has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Torres keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Khan is trying to push Torres away but Torres has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Torres keeps him there for the moment.
Khan prevents Torres from breaking the clinch.

Khan breaks from the clinch.
Torres connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torres scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Torres needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torres.
Khan avoids the body shot from Torres.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Khan moves into range and clinches up with Torres.
Torres is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Torres tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Khan.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Torres displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.

Khan rushes Torres and presses him up against the cage.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kangas Khan dominated that 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.

Khan misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Kangas Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khan.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Torres throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miguel Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Torres counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khan takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khan drives through and clinches with Torres against the cage.
Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Torres letting Khan take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Torres is controlling him.
Torres wants a takedown.
Torres jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khan walks away with a smile on his face. Torres gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan misses with the combination.
Torres lands with a slapping head kick.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Torres connects with a body shot.

Khan has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the cage.
Khan keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
Khan presses Torres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Torres jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khan walks away with a smile on his face. Torres gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Torres seems unphased.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Torres misses with the combination.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torres.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Torres back to the cage. Khan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Oooooh!!! Khan has knocked Torres down with a huge combo! Khan steps away and waves a wobbly Torres back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Torres is rocked!
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Khan clinches up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torres tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khan smiles and moves away.
Torres is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kangas Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Torres tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Khan drives through and clinches with Torres against the cage.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Khan.
Khan lands a body punch.

Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Khan closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan stops a takedown attempt from Torres.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Torres tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Torres tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khan just stands there and leans against the cage.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan avoids the head kick by Torres.
Torres walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khan instigates a clinch.
Khan stalling.
Torres tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Torres tries to pull guard but Khan won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan presses Torres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Khan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Torres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.

Khan moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Torres's ribcage. Torres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khan digs a right hand into Torres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torres's gas tank.
Torres jumps guard but Khan stands there with Torres around his waist. Torres gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torres is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Khan works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches.
Miguel Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torres tries to pull guard but Khan holds him up against the cage and eventually Torres drops back down to his feet.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Torres has the dominant position.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Khan works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kangas Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khan 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kangas Khan!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank The Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Blade's choice of entrance music: Orphan Tears ft. Wax. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Aldo
vs
The Blade

170 cm
28
145 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
141 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank The Blade!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by The Blade.
The Blade misses with a series of wild punches.
The Blade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on The Blade's shoulder, as The Blade tries to avoid the shot.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but The Blade is just out of range.
Aldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Blade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on The Blade's shoulder, as The Blade tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from The Blade. Those never looked like landing.
The Blade is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for The Blade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo moves out of range as The Blade throws a body kick.
Aldo avoids the head kick by The Blade.
The Blade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Aldo.
Aldo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aldo lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is putting a hurting on The Blade here, landing some big shots from side control.
Aldo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The Blade is looking to get back to his feet here but Aldo is keeping cool and he's managed to take The Blade's back.
Aldo throws strikes from the back but The Blade rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by The Blade.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Blade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Blade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aldo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Blade's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aldo thows a huge punch but The Blade dodges it nicely.
The Blade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aldo.
The Blade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aldo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Blade is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Blade on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Blade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aldo.
Aldo throwing shots but The Blade is blocking nicely.
Aldo slips a nice elbow through The Blade's hands, connecting with The Blade's forehead.
Aldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aldo content to control rather than advance.
Aldo thows a huge punch but The Blade dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Blade is not content to let Aldo control the position.
Aldo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aldo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The Blade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Blade connects with a solid leg kick.
The Blade throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aldo.
A jab from Aldo does it's job there.
The Blade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aldo to score with a decent uppercut.
The Blade lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Blade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
The Blade throws a low kick but Aldo moves out of range easily.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as The Blade blocks the low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo throws a hook but The Blade avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws the left hand but The Blade avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Aldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo misses with the combination.
Aldo lands a jab to the head.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Blade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Blade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Blade throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Blade tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
The Blade slips a jab from Aldo.
A combination from The Blade does no damage.
The Blade fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from The Blade misses.
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Blade misses with a low kick.
Frank The Blade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aldo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The Blade throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Blade moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Blade blocks a leg kick.
The Blade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Blade.
The Blade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Aldo as he checks the leg kick.
Frank The Blade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Blade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Blade moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
The Blade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frank The Blade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Aldo throws a series of strikes that have The Blade backpedaling.
Aldo misses with the combination.
The Blade tried to score with a low kick but Aldo checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses the jab.
Aldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Blade.
Aldo throws a low kick, looking for The Blade's leg but The Blade calmly moves out of range.
The Blade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from The Blade.
Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Blade.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Blade checks a leg kick.
The Blade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Aldo as he checks the leg kick.
The Blade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick from The Blade.
The Blade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Blade looks for the body kick but Aldo saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Blade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aldo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Blade swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
The Blade misses with a few strikes there.
The Blade slips under a jab.
The Blade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo fails with the takedown.
The Blade misses the shot to the body.
The Blade throws a chopping leg kick but Aldo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Blade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aldo thows a leg kick but The Blade checks it
and The Blade counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aldo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Blade misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Blade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Blade throws a sloppy head kick
and The Blade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Blade slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aldo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aldo connects with a looping right hand.
Aldo looks to throw the jab but The Blade is out of range.
The Blade's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aldo under the eye.
The Blade throws out a leg kick but Aldo moves out of range and The Blade only half commits.
Aldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Blade scores with a leg kick.

The Blade rushes Aldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo taking a breather.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo stalling in the clinch but The Blade improves position.
Aldo wants to break free but The Blade has control.

Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Aldo throws a big shot that misses.
The Blade misses with a leg kick.
The Blade keeps Aldo at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo throws a poor cross that misses
and The Blade counters with a body kick.
Aldo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Blade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo misses with a straight right.
The Blade wants to slow Aldo down by chopping away at his legs.
The Blade throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Blade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Blade.
A combination from The Blade does no damage.
Aldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Blade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Blade scores with a shot to the body.
The Blade takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Blade throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from The Blade.
Aldo misses with a looping left.
The Blade misses with a two punch combination.
The Blade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aldo tries to bum rush The Blade with a series of wild strikes but The Blade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Aldo coming out on top.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Blade.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Blade moves into the clinch.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Aldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aldo misses with the head strike.
The Blade tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Blade defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but The Blade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

The Blade forces Aldo back against the cage and clinches.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but The Blade is controlling him.
The Blade has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Blade.
The Blade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
The Blade looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
The Blade has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but The Blade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo avoiding damage as The Blade throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Blade using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
The Blade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
Aldo tries to stall but The Blade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Blade crunches a lovely knee into Aldo's ribcage.
The Blade trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Blade connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aldo's face.
Aldo tries to break the clinch but The Blade is controlling the position.
The Blade digs a right hand into Aldo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aldo's gas tank.
Aldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Blade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from The Blade.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Blade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and The Blade counters with a low kick, right behind Aldo 's knee.
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by The Blade.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank The Blade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Blade has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank The Blade!
A very excited looking Frank The Blade made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine comes to the cage accompanied by Tennessee wing walk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Raine
vs
Bennett

177 cm
26
182 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

177 cm
29
176 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine misses with a two punch combination.
Bennett takes one to the chin there.
Raine misses with a left hand
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
Nice defenses there by Raine.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Raine.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Raine lands an overhand right.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raine.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
Raine darts in trying to clinch
and Bennett counters with a left to the body.
Raine scores with a jab.
Raine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raine throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Raine rushes Bennett and presses him up against the cage.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
Bennett dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bennett blocks an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
Bennett avoids a wild elbow strike from Raine.
Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Bennett shrugs off.

It looks like Matt Bennett has been cut.
Bennett working hard to break the clinch.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
Bennett is looking to break free of the clinch but Raine has double underhooks.
Raine has Bennett pressed against the cage, preventing Bennett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett blocks the elbow strike.
Raine landing knees to the head.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
Bennett avoiding damage as Raine throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raine.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bennett blocks an elbow strike.
Bennett avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Raine is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett blocks an elbow strike.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bennett's brow.
Bennett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees to the body from Raine.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Bennett takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Raine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Bennett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Raine tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raine tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
Raine tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Raine.

Raine pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raine has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine lands a nice knee to the body.
Bennett dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine trying to land knees to the body.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Bennett in his tracks for a moment.
Raine lands an elbow just above Bennett 's eye.
Bennett dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Bennett shrugs off.
Bennett avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Raine lands a nice knee to the body.
Bennett avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bennett's brow.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Bennett in his tracks for a moment.
Raine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett takes an elbow to the temple.
Raine pushes off an throws an elbow but Bennett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Raine has Bennett pressed against the cage, preventing Bennett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennett managing to block the knees to the body from Raine.
Raine crunches a lovely knee into Bennett's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine lands an elbow just above Bennett 's eye.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine connects with a knee to the head.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine landing knees to the body.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Bennett can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
Raine lands an elbow just above Bennett 's eye.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Bennett in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Matt Bennett's cut even more.
Raine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aldo Raine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bennett blocks an elbow strike from Raine.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Bennett in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Raine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Bennett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raine rather than just go for the knockout.
Raine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raine swivels and escapes.
Raine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raine wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Raine does a little dance to reset his feet.

Raine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine landing knees to the head.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Bennett shrugs off.

The cut above Matt Bennett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Bennett shrugs off.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bennett avoids a wild elbow strike from Raine.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Bennett in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bennett's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Matt Bennett's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
Bennett blocks the elbow strike.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
Raine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Bennett takes an elbow to the temple.
Bennett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bennett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Raine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aldo Raine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Bennett.

Raine clinches up with Bennett and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine is working for takedown but Bennett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine pushes off an throws an elbow but Bennett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.

Raine lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bennett wants to control the action here but instead Raine manages to pass to full mount!
Bennett tries to hold on but Raine pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Raine is staying active.
Raine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bennett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Matt Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Raine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raine 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Raine!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazahiro Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Malurky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malurky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm On a Boat. Dan Malurky will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Murakami
vs
Malurky

174 cm
23
167 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
162 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazahiro Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Malurky!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malurky digs a good body shot into Murakami's ribs.
Murakami wants to clinch
and Malurky counters with a series of strikes. Murakami will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murakami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malurky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Malurky does no damage.
Murakami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murakami has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malurky finds it's way round the side to connect with Murakami's head.

Murakami is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murakami slips a jab from Malurky.
Oh Murakami is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Murakami.
Malurky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malurky drops Murakami with a naaaaasty hook - Murakami is in real trouble here! Malurky dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Malurky!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by The Specials - A Message To You Rudy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marley
vs
Dillard

178 cm
24
135 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

170 cm
27
146 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Malicious Intent Fight Gear
London eXchange - Laundry / Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Dillard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Marley as he connects with a hook.
Dillard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Dillard with a poor takedown
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillard tries for a takedown but Marley circles away easily
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Dillard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marley wants to get back to his feet.
Marley is looking to control Dillard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marley avoid being mounted?

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

Dillard is looking for a kimura but Marley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dillard to get the leverage.
Marley is trying to stand up here but Dillard is controlling him well.
Marley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dillard on the ground.
Dillard prevents Marley from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marley pushes Dillard off looking to stand but Dillard dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillard trying to control the pace.
Dillard stops Marley from getting back to his feet.
Marley wants to get back to full guard.
Marley looks like he's trying to stand up.

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

Dillard is working for a kimura but Marley is defending it quite comfortably.
Dillard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillard is just content to waste time from the top position. Marley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dillard trying to control the position from guard on top but Marley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marley controlling the position.
Marley wants to get back to his feet but Dillard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marley can't keep his opponent in guard - Dillard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Dillard is working for a submission of some sort.
Marley is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dillard seems to be working for a kimura but Marley defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillard is looking to stall here but Marley recovers full guard.
Dillard looking to pass the guard.
Marley wants to sweep here but Dillard controlling him for the moment.
Marley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dillard is controlling him.

Dillard drops back looking for a leg! Marley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marley manages to kick Dillard off! Dillard jumps back into Marley's guard.
Marley is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dillard 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.
Marley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dillard is controlling him.
Dillard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dillard trying to control the position from guard on top but Marley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dillard doesn't manage to clinch there - Marley circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Dillard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dillard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dillard drops his hands momentarily and Marley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marley moves away from the strike by Dillard.
Dillard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dillard throws a right hand that Marley ducks under and follows up with a left that Marley also avoids with ease.
Dillard throws a right hand that misses
and Marley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dillard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dillard checks it well.
Nice cross by Marley.
Marley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Dillard is breathing heavily.
Marley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Dillard shoots in and bounces Marley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marley wants to stand and escape but Dillard is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillard working a defensive guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley wants to get up but he can't break Dillard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dillard wants to sweep here but Marley controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillard is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Marley gets to his feet. Dillard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Marley looks to land a left hand but Dillard moved out of range nicely.
Dillard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Dillard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marley on his heels. He'll look to pass Marley's guard now, I'm sure.
Dillard tries to free his leg and advance position but Marley is retaining full guard.

Dillard 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.
Dillard prevents Marley from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillard pushing down on Marley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kirk Dillard has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dillard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dillard is thwarting Marley's attempts to control the position.

Dillard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dillard is looking to advance position but Marley won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillard stops Marley from getting back to his feet.

Marley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dillard doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Marley counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Marley dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Marley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dillard doesn't seem bothered though.
Dillard shoots in looking for a takedown. Marley tries to sprawl out of it but Dillard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.

Dillard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Marley tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Dillard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marley, who protects the arm well.
Marley wants to get back to his feet.
Dillard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley is looking to regain half guard here but Dillard keeps moving and retains side control.

Dillard is trying to get an arm triangle but Marley is defending well.
Marley is looking for a sweep.
Marley wants to get back to his feet but Dillard drags him back down.
Dillard trying to control the position but Marley is working away.

Dillard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marley wants to control but Dillard postures up.
Marley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dillard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Marley has one foot on Dillard's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dillard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Dillard ducks down to avoid it.
Rudy Marley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dillard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley is trying to stand.

Dillard is working for a submission of some sort.
Marley wants to get back to his feet.
Dillard trying to control the action but Marley is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley is trying to stand.
Dillard is looking to take a break and control but Marley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marley is trying to stand back up but Dillard is controlling him
Dillard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marley keeps working.
Dillard wants to pass to mount but Marley is defending the position.
Marley is trying to stand up here but Dillard is controlling him well.

Dillard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marley trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillard wants to take a breather but Marley is having none of it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kirk Dillard!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch Rapp has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hull
vs
Rapp

210 cm
23
270 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

194 cm
24
270 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Rapp!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rapp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hull tries to land a leg kick but Rapp saw it coming and moves away.
Rapp wants to clinch up but Hull keeps it at a distance.
Hull slips a jab from Rapp.

Rapp drives through and clinches with Hull against the cage.
Rapp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hull avoids it.
Rapp throws an elbow that misses.
Rapp throws an elbow but it misses.
Rapp misses with the head strike.
Rapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hull.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rapp throws an elbow but misses.
Rapp lands an elbow inside.
Rapp lands a right hand.
Rapp throws an elbow but it misses.
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!
Rapp throws an elbow that misses.
Rapp keeps control of Hull as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hull manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapp throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Rapp as he connects with a hook.

Hull tries to keep at a distance but Rapp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rapp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hull's defenses.
Hull blocks a body shot from Rapp.
Rapp throws an elbow that misses.
Rapp pushes off an throws an elbow but Hull leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rapp lands a body punch.
Rapp tries a body shot but Hull blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rapp.
Hull wants to break free but Rapp has control.
Hull dodges an elbow strike from Rapp.
Rapp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hull backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rapp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rapp lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapp lands an elbow inside.
Rapp pushes off an throws an elbow but Hull leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rapp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hull blocks an elbow strike.
Hull dodges an elbow strike from Rapp.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rapp.
Rapp misses with a body punch.
Rapp lands an uppercut.
Hull has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rapp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rapp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hull avoids a wild elbow strike from Rapp.
A head punch on the inside from Rapp fails to land.
Rapp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hulls head.
Hull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rapp tests Hull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rapp misses with an uppercut. Hull saw that one coming.
Hull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rapp throws a looping overhand right but Hull ducks down to avoid it.
Rapp scores with a jab. Hull acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rapp throws out a loose jab but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rapp throws a lazy right hand but Hull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rapp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rapp tries to clinch up.
A cross from Rapp lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rapp lands a right hook to the body.

Hull tries to keep at a distance but Rapp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rapp throws an elbow that misses.
Rapp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rapp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rapp trying to land knees to the body.
Rapp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hull avoids the elbow strike from Rapp, against the cage.
Rapp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rapp lands an elbow inside that Hull shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rapp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hull's brow.
Hull wants to break free but Rapp has control.
Rapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Rapp 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.

Rapp throws a looping overhand right but Hull ducks down to avoid it.
Hull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rapp misses with a looping left.
Hull throws a solid leg kick but Rapp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hull.
Rapp might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rapp misses with a lunging right hand
and Hull counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rapp takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rapp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rapp looks to land a combination but Hull avoids it well.
Rapp misses with the combination.
A big right from Rapp misses.
Hull delivers a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rapp misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Hull.
Hull moves away from the strike by Rapp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapp misses with a few strikes there.
Hull moves away from the strike by Rapp.
Mitch Rapp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hull throws the kick towards the body but Rapp avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Rapp blocks the leg kick.
Hull on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hull moves away from the strike by Rapp.
Rapp misses with a body shot.
Hull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rapp misses with a few strikes there.
Rapp moves out of range as Hull throws a body kick.
Hull throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rapp's head.
Rapp misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Hull.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rapp does no damage.
Hull scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hull moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hull defending well as Rapp loads up on a big left hand.
Hull throws a front kick that sends Rapp stumbling back into the cage.
Rapp is breathing heavily.
Rapp misses the jab.
Rapp throws out a loose jab but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rapp wants to clinch up but Hull keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Hull.
Hull lands a high kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hull.
A big left from Rapp misses.
Hull pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rapp is out of range and Hull settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hull.
Rapp cracks Hull with a good jab.
Hull swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rapp tries to clinch but Hull moves out of range.
Rapp connects with the punch.
Rapp misses with a straight right.
Rapp has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hull.
Rapp closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hull counters with a solid body kick.
Hull moves away from the strike by Rapp.
Hull throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rapp.
Rapp misses with a two punch combination.
Crunch! Hull slams his shin into Rapp's torso.
Hull tries to land a leg kick but Rapp saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapp throws a looping overhand right but Hull ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Rapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hull pushes Rapp away with a front kick.
Hull connects with a leg kick. Rapp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hull thumps Rapp with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Rapp.
Hull slips under a jab from Rapp.
Hull thuds his shin into the meat of Rapp's side.
Rapp on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mitch Rapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hull.
Hull throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hull lands a leg kick that knocks Rapp off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hull dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hull was well out of range. Poor timing from Rapp.
The fighters circling - Rapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hull. That's going to slow Rapp down.
Rapp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Rapp misses.
Rapp throws a big shot that misses.
Rapp throws a hook but Hull avoids it easily.
Rapp thows a body shot but no joy.
Rapp throws out a loose jab but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hull dodges the punch combination from Rapp.
Hull throws a head kick that misses.
Hull throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rapp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hull throws out a leg kick but Rapp moves out of range and Hull only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapp throws a lazy uppercut
and Hull counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rapp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hull throws a low kick but Rapp avoids it.
Hull blocks a jab.
Hull defending well as Rapp loads up on a big left hand.
Hull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hull keeps Rapp at a distance using the push kick.
Hull throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rapp is looking to clinch.
Hull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rapp throws out the jab.
Rapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hull motions for Rapp to come forward. Hull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rapp.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull misses with a body kick.
Hull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rapp.
Hull lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Rapp.
Rapp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hull counters with a head kick.
Hull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rapp throws an overhand right that lands on Hull's shoulder, as Hull tries to avoid the shot.
Rapp avoids the head kick by Hull.
A head kick misses from Hull.
Rapp wants to clinch up but Hull keeps it at a distance.

Rapp clinches up with Hull and pushes him back against the cage.
Hull blocks the elbow strike.
Mitch Rapp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hull takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull is trying to break free.
Rapp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hull is trying to force a seperation but Rapp has the dominant position.
Rapp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hull's defenses.

Hull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rapp throws a hook to the side of Hull's head but Hull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rapp tries to clinch up.
Rapp tries to clinch but Hull is having none of it.
Rapp looks to land a left hand but Hull moved out of range nicely.
Hull connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rapp misses with the combination.
Rapp is looking to clinch but Hull is avoiding it.
Hull throws a wild body kick that Rapp sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hull throws a low kick but Rapp avoids it.
Rapp fails to land with a series of punches.
Hull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rapp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rapp is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Rapp misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hull lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rapp is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hull slips a straight right by Rapp.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hull showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hull has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hull!
Mike Hull is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Mike Hull thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Inglish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Repomies
vs
Inglish

178 cm
22
144 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

166 cm
22
140 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Inglish!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Inglish takes the fight into the clinch.
Repomies is stalling here.
Inglish is working Repomies over against the cage.
Repomies gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Inglish.
Inglish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Repomies lands an elbow that stopped Inglish in his tracks for a moment.
Inglish misses with some punches.
Repomies trying to stall but Inglish improves his position.
Repomies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inglish tries to throw a body punch but Repomies avoids it by throwing Inglish back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Repomies taking a breather.
Inglish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Repomies tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglish avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Repomies looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Inglish misses with the head strike.
Repomies lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Repomies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglish misses with a punch on the inside.
Inglish working aggressively here.
Repomies displaying some good clinch control by pressing Inglish up against the cage.
Inglish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Repomies is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Inglish is keeping busy.
Repomies can't find room to land a body shot as Inglish controls the action.
Inglish throws a head punch that misses.
Repomies blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Inglish fails to land.
Repomies pushes off an throws an elbow but Inglish leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Repomies has Inglish pushed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Inglish.
Repomies is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Inglish.
Repomies blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies avoiding damage.
Repomies throws an elbow that misses.
Inglish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Repomies.
Inglish throws a head punch that misses.
Inglish swings wildly with an uppercut but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Repomies.
Repomies blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inglish.

Repomies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Repomies blocks the body kick.
A big right from Inglish misses.

Repomies moves into range and clinches up with Inglish.
Repomies misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inglish.
Inglish swings wildly with an uppercut but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inglish throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Inglish as Repomies tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Repomies throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Repomies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Inglish lands a body punch in the clinch.
Inglish avoids the elbow strike from Repomies, against the cage.
Inglish avoids a wild elbow strike from Repomies.
Inglish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Repomies blocks an uppercut.
Inglish working aggressively here.
Inglish is working Repomies over against the cage.
Inglish lands an uppercut.
Repomies misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inglish.
Inglish working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inglish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inglish.
Inglish tries to throw a body punch but Repomies avoids it by throwing Inglish back against the cage.
Inglish blocks an elbow strike.
Inglish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Repomies throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Inglish.
Inglish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Inglish.
Inglish misses with some punches.
Inglish throws a punch but it's blocked by Repomies.
Inglish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Repomies stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inglish misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Inglish misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Inglish dominated that round.
That's time! Repomies's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Inglish clinches up with Repomies and pushes him back against the cage.
Inglish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Repomies has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Inglish lands a left hand that snaps the head of Repomies backwards.
A short right from Inglish on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Repomies.
With the fighters up against the cage, Repomies throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Repomies.
Repomies misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inglish.
A head punch on the inside from Inglish fails to land.
Inglish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Repomies wants to stall.
Repomies blocks an uppercut.
Inglish working aggressively here.
Inglish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Repomies blocks an uppercut.
Inglish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Repomies just leaning against Inglish, taking a breather.
Inglish lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies stalling in the clinch but Inglish improves position.
Repomies throws an elbow that misses.
Inglish can't find room to land a body shot as Repomies controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Inglish.
Inglish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inglish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Repomies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inglish lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Inglish scores with a nice hook to the head.
Repomies tries to land knees in the clinch but Inglish avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inglish.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Inglish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Inglish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Repomies throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inglish blocks it with crossed arms.
Inglish scores with a nice hook to the head.

Repomies is rocked!
Inglish lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Repomies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chuck Inglish seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Repomies wants to stall.
Inglish throws a big uppercut that drops Repomies! More strikes from Inglish and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Repomies lies dazed against the cage as Inglish celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Inglish!
Chuck Inglish is the new bantamweight champion!

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