Cor Scorpii PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tizoc Griffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Man
vs
Griffon

220 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

215 cm
19
260 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tizoc Griffon!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man slips a jab from Griffon.

Griffon scores a takedown into full mount!
Griffon tries to control but Man wriggling away.
Griffon raining down shots from the mount!
Griffon landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffon is landing with some decent strikes but Man is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Griffon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Griffon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Man is squirming around, avoiding Griffon's attempts to control the action.
Griffon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Man kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Griffon with good strikes from the mount here!
Man can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to control but Griffon is having none of it.
Griffon scoring with strikes but Man is staying in there.
Griffon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Griffon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Griffon controlling from the full mount.
Griffon trying to control but Man is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffon with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Griffon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Griffon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Griffon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffon raining down hammerfists from mount.
Griffon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Griffon wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.
Griffon avoids the attempt from Man to control.
Griffon lands a big shot there that rocks Man but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Griffon with the ground and pound from mount.
Griffon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Man?
Griffon controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Griffon connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Man is rocked!
Griffon lands with some strikes.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffon lands with some strikes.
Oh Man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man wants to control but Griffon is having none of it.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Man throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Man is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Griffon cracks Man with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Griffon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Griffon lands a big elbow - Man is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Man is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tizoc Griffon!
After the big win, Tizoc Griffon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HeavyWeight Designs and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shigeru Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Vuorinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vuorinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Teräsbetoni - Taivas lyö Tulta . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miyamoto
vs
Vuorinen

152 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shigeru Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarkko Vuorinen!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miyamoto throws a lazy head kick
and Vuorinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miyamoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vuorinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vuorinen scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Miyamoto misses
and Vuorinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vuorinen lands a nice hook to Miyamoto's body. Miyamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vuorinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miyamoto really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Vuorinen keeps Miyamoto at a distance using the push kick.
Vuorinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miyamoto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Miyamoto is breathing heavily.
Vuorinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miyamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuorinen works Miyamoto's body with a nice hook.
Vuorinen lands a two punch combo.
Vuorinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miyamoto at a distance.

Vuorinen instigates a clinch.
Vuorinen prevents the takedown attempt.
A right handed body shot lands from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Vuorinen.
A right handed body shot lands from Vuorinen.
Vuorinen scores with a shot to the side of Miyamoto's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuorinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vuorinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vuorinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Vuorinen.
A right hook to the body lands for Vuorinen.
Vuorinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vuorinen lands a damaging elbow.
Vuorinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Miyamoto up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vuorinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuorinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vuorinen tries to stall but Miyamoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vuorinen gets through Miyamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vuorinen controlling the action here for a moment.
Vuorinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miyamoto backwards.
Vuorinen lands with a left to the head.

Vuorinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vuorinen scores with a three punch combo!
Vuorinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miyamoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Vuorinen works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuorinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vuorinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vuorinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vuorinen scores with a one two! Miyamoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miyamoto tries to land a body kick
and Vuorinen counters with a series of strikes. Miyamoto will be more careful next time no doubt.

Miyamoto is rocked!
Vuorinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Miyamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Miyamoto got wobbled bad by a big combination! Vuorinen presses forward with punches and knees until Miyamoto stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Miyamoto closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarkko Vuorinen!
After the fight, Jarkko Vuorinen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gisli Rognvaldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan LeFloe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rognvaldsson
vs
LeFloe

160 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gisli Rognvaldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan LeFloe!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rognvaldsson fails with a takedown attempt.
LeFloe connects with a jab.

It looks like Gisli Rognvaldsson has been cut.
Rognvaldsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around LeFloe's waist but LeFloe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rognvaldsson off to one side.
LeFloe closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rognvaldsson! LeFloe dives in looking to finish! Rognvaldsson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan LeFloe!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Nutradinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garcia
vs
Nutradinov

180 cm
20
187 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

189 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oleg Nutradinov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutradinov avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Nutradinov loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nutradinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a combination
and Nutradinov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab lands there for Nutradinov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Nutradinov blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Nice straight punches there by Nutradinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nutradinov.
Nutradinov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Nutradinov swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Nutradinov scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.

Garcia is rocked!
Garcia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nutradinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Nutradinov takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nutradinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Robert Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Nutradinov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nutradinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Nutradinov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nutradinov cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia scores with a head kick. Nutradinov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nutradinov lands an overhand right.
Garcia lands with a slapping head kick.
Nutradinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Nutradinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nutradinov misses with a looping right.
Nutradinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Nice cross by Nutradinov.
Nutradinov slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia swings for the body but Nutradinov moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Nutradinov as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutradinov avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Nutradinov.
Garcia throws a head kick but Nutradinov moves out of range.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Nutradinov is avoiding it.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nutradinov walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Garcia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nutradinov counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nutradinov lands with a big left! Garcia is wobbled badly! Nutradinov comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Garcia to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oleg Nutradinov!

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C
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

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

Sailo
vs
Roma

196 cm
27
295 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

200 cm
26
280 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laldama Sailo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Roma!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sailo forces Roma back against the cage and clinches.
Roma tries for a takedown but Sailo manages to get underhooks.

Sailo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roma is trying to control but can't.
Roma moves into full guard.

Roma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sailo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sailo trying to control but Roma is working from the bottom.

Roma is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sailo has his hands clasped together but Roma extends an breaks Sailo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Roma.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricky Roma!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiang Puruhat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koko LaRue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaRue has chosen Dead or Alive - Lover Come Back to Me as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Koko LaRue enters the cage!

Puruhat
vs
LaRue

176 cm
19
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiang Puruhat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koko LaRue!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puruhat, right into the meat.
LaRue chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puruhat can pounce on him.
Puruhat throws a sloppy head kick

and LaRue counters with a shoot takedown. Puruhat fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
LaRue is fighting to break Puruhat's control of his arms but Puruhat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Puruhat looking to hit a scissor sweep but LaRue is one step ahead there.
Puruhat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
LaRue stopping the sweep attempt from Puruhat.
Puruhat throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Puruhat working a defensive guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Thiang Puruhat wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Puruhat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Puruhat lands but LaRue takes it in his stride.

LaRue gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Puruhat.

It looks like Koko LaRue has been cut.
Puruhat trying to land knees to the body.
Puruhat with a knee to the head.
LaRue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puruhat lands a knee to the body.
Puruhat crunches a lovely knee into LaRue's ribcage.
Puruhat lands a good knee to the midsection. LaRue won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Puruhat.
LaRue blocks an elbow strike from Puruhat.
Puruhat looking to throw knees to the head but LaRue is blocking nicely.
Puruhat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Puruhat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puruhat scores with a knee to the head.
LaRue takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puruhat is breathing heavily.
LaRue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puruhat avoids it.
LaRue tries to circle away but Puruhat has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puruhat keeps control of LaRue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Puruhat scores a nice knee to the body.
Puruhat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRue avoids it.
Puruhat gets underhooks to prevent LaRue's takedown attempt.
Puruhat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaRue.
Puruhat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LaRue's efforts to push away.
Puruhat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Puruhat lands a body punch.
Puruhat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRue avoids it.
Puruhat connects with a knee to the head.
Puruhat struggles to land a body shot inside as LaRue controls his hands.
Nice elbow from LaRue.
LaRue tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Puruhat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Puruhat tries a knee to the head but LaRue blocks it.
Puruhat lands a good knee to the midsection. LaRue won't want to take too many of those.
LaRue wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
LaRue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
LaRue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puruhat connects with a nasty looking knee right to LaRue's face.
Puruhat scores a nice knee to the body.
LaRue managing to block the knees to the body from Puruhat.
Puruhat missing with knees to the body.
LaRue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puruhat.
Puruhat tries to land knees in the clinch but LaRue avoids the damage to the body.
LaRue wants to get back to striking at distance but Puruhat won't allow it.
Puruhat tries a knee to the head but LaRue blocks it.
Puruhat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaRue is defending well for now.
LaRue wants a takedown.
Thiang Puruhat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko LaRue.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Puruhat misses with a body punch.
Puruhat tries to land a knee to the head but LaRue blocks with his arms.
Puruhat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRue avoids it.
Puruhat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
LaRue managing to block the knees to the body from Puruhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Puruhat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LaRue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puruhat missing with knees to the body.
LaRue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LaRue tries to land knees in the clinch but Puruhat avoids the damage to the body.
Puruhat trying to land knees to the body.
LaRue misses with a body punch.
Puruhat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LaRue is trying to break the clinch but Puruhat is controlling him.
Puruhat trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puruhat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
LaRue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on LaRue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LaRue misses with a short punch on the inside.
LaRue working hard to break the clinch.
Puruhat with a knee to the head.
Puruhat throws a knee to the head but misses.
LaRue is trying to break the clinch but Puruhat is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiang Puruhat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koko LaRue'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.

Puruhat throws a head kick but LaRue moves out of range.
Puruhat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. LaRue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Puruhat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
LaRue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puruhat lands a nice shot that snaps LaRue's head back.
A head kick from Puruhat lands but LaRue takes it in his stride.
Puruhat connects with a solid leg kick.
LaRue stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puruhat.
Puruhat blocks a head kick by LaRue.
LaRue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puruhat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LaRue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puruhat was well out of range. Poor timing from LaRue.

LaRue drives through and clinches with Puruhat against the cage.
LaRue pushes Puruhat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
LaRue takes a knee to the side of the body.
Puruhat lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puruhat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
LaRue wants to break the clinch but can't.
Puruhat connects with a nasty looking knee right to LaRue's face.
Puruhat tries a body shot but LaRue blocks it.
LaRue avoiding damage as Puruhat throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

LaRue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

LaRue closes the distance and pushes Puruhat back into the cage.
Puruhat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
LaRue can't find room to land a body shot as Puruhat controls the action.
LaRue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puruhat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LaRue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puruhat prevents a body shot from LaRue.
Puruhat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puruhat missing with knees to the body.
LaRue working hard to break the clinch.
LaRue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRue struggles to land a body shot inside as Puruhat controls his hands.
LaRue wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
LaRue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
LaRue misses with a punch on the inside.
LaRue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Puruhat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaRue wants to break the clinch but can't.
Puruhat misses with an elbow over the top.
Puruhat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Puruhat misses with a knee strike.
LaRue blocks an elbow strike.
LaRue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
LaRue is trying to break the clinch but Puruhat has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Puruhat obliges.
LaRue avoiding damage as Puruhat throws knees to the body.
LaRue is trying to pull guard but Puruhat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Puruhat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LaRue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
LaRue is trying to break the clinch but Puruhat has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
LaRue avoiding damage as Puruhat throws knees to the body.
Puruhat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
LaRue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from LaRue as the two fighters clinch.
Puruhat avoiding damage as LaRue throws knees to the body.
LaRue tries to circle away but Puruhat has him pinned against the cage.
Thiang Puruhat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
LaRue wants to break free but Puruhat has control.
Puruhat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
LaRue avoiding damage as Puruhat throws knees to the body.
Puruhat misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on LaRue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
LaRue wants to get back to striking at distance but Puruhat won't allow it.
LaRue working hard to break the clinch.
LaRue avoiding damage as Puruhat throws knees to the body.
LaRue goes for a takedown attempt but Puruhat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puruhat throws a leg kick that misses.
Puruhat scores with a jab to the head.
A cross from LaRue lands.
Koko LaRue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LaRue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puruhat.
LaRue shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Puruhat defends it nicely.
Thiang Puruhat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko LaRue.
Puruhat misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puruhat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LaRue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LaRue scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaRue has a takedown stuffed.
LaRue looks for a takedown but Puruhat sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiang Puruhat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Koko LaRue's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

LaRue drives through and clinches with Puruhat against the cage.
LaRue tries to circle away but Puruhat has him pinned against the cage.
Puruhat tries to work over LaRue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puruhat misses with a knee to the head.
Puruhat lands a knee to the head.
Puruhat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRue avoids it.
Puruhat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
LaRue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puruhat's elbow.
LaRue tries to circle away but Puruhat has him pinned against the cage.

LaRue pulls guard.
LaRue has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Puruhat has passed into side control.
Puruhat throwing strikes but LaRue manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puruhat is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Puruhat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
LaRue wants to take a breather but Puruhat is having none of it.
LaRue wants to pass to mount but Puruhat is defending the position.
Puruhat trying to hold on to LaRue's head to control him but LaRue postures up.
Puruhat is trying to get back to full guard.

LaRue is trying to work for a kimura but Puruhat is defending well.
Puruhat trying to get back to full guard but LaRue takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puruhat wants to hold on but LaRue pushes him away.
Puruhat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Puruhat regains half guard.
LaRue missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
LaRue trying to control the action but Puruhat is working from the bottom.
Puruhat moves into full guard.
LaRue stopping the sweep attempt from Puruhat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRue throws a big right hand that misses.
Puruhat is trying to keep LaRue in close.
Puruhat keeping full guard, as LaRue tries to pass.
LaRue working some strikes from top position.
LaRue looking to pass the guard.
Koko LaRue has got the better of the ground game so far.
LaRue trying to control the position from guard on top but Puruhat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puruhat trying to keep a closed guard but LaRue is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRue being controlled here momentarily.
LaRue trying to control but Puruhat is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puruhat. That's going to slow LaRue down.
LaRue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
LaRue throws a hook but Puruhat blocks it.
Koko LaRue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiang Puruhat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Puruhat clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LaRue misses with a short punch on the inside.
LaRue tries to land knees in the clinch but Puruhat avoids the damage to the body.
Puruhat landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thiang Puruhat.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puruhat, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiang Puruhat!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Lero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Palermo
vs
Lero

188 cm
25
191 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Kobra Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinny Palermo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taz Lero!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lero shoots and misses
and Palermo counters with a one-two to the body.
Palermo throws a nice looking combination but Lero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palermo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Palermo.
Lero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Palermo counters with a nice right hand that sends Lero toppling to the canvas! Lero scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Palermo finish him?!

Lero is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lero has his takedown stuffed
letting Palermo counter with a right hand.
Lero is still on wobbly legs! Can Palermo finish him?
Vinny Palermo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taz Lero.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Palermo moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Lero! Palermo continues to tee off on Lero, landing with a left and a right! Palermo connects with a right hand that leaves Lero sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Palermo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vinny Palermo!
Post fight, Vinny Palermo took to the microphone: 'I think I'm ready for better talent. I want Geese Howard or Pablo Sir. I want my next fight to be one that people will remember for being entertaining and I want there to be fireworks.'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryuhaku Todoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Colby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryuhaku Todoh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darren Colby's chin.

Todoh
vs
Colby

172 cm
20
154 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryuhaku Todoh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Colby!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Colby.

It looks like Ryuhaku Todoh has been cut.
Colby lands with a nice body punch.
Colby avoids the head kick by Todoh.
Colby blocks a head kick by Todoh.

Todoh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Colby to the mat! Colby manages to get full guard.
Colby is looking to stand up but Todoh isn't so interested in that idea.
Todoh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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!
Colby is looking to stand up but Todoh isn't so interested in that idea.
Todoh is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todoh seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Colby for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryuhaku Todoh just wasn't active enough.
Colby throws a lazy right hand but Todoh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colby avoids the head kick by Todoh.
Todoh tries to clinch but Colby moves out of range.
Todoh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Todoh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Colby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Colby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Colby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todoh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Colby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Todoh slips a jab and a cross from Colby.
Todoh throws a head kick but Colby moves out of range.
Todoh misses with a head kick.
Todoh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colby connects with a body shot that sends Todoh's belly button to the back.
Todoh is breathing heavily.
Colby misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice straight punches there by Colby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Colby.
Colby misses with a wild combination.
Todoh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Todoh is rocked!
Colby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Todoh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Todoh gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Colby gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Colby!
Darren Colby is the new lightweight champion!
Darren Colby decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Main event

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

Howard
vs
Trester

183 cm
20
181 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

183 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geese Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Trester!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard misses with a head kick.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Trester throws a right and a left that Howard avoids nicely.
Trester misses with a looping right.
Trester throws a hook but Howard avoids it easily.
Trester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Howard.
Howard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Howard's hands.
Trester takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trester is out of range.
Trester throws out a powerful jab.
Howard misses with a leg kick.
Howard moves forwards but Trester connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howard.
Trester scores with a jab.

Howard rushes Trester and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Trester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Howard forces Trester back against the cage and clinches.
Howard stalling in the clinch but Trester improves position.
Howard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Howard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Howard gets control of Trester's arms and successfully pulls guard. Howard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Trester throws a big elbow that misses.

Howard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trester is looking to stand up but Howard won't let him.
Trester advances to half guard.
Howard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Howard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trester throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Howard is defending against the submission attempts here by Trester.
Howard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Howard is staying active underneath Trester, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard taking some punishment here, with Trester in his half guard.
Trester is thwarting Howard's attempts to control the position.

Howard is defending against the submission attempts here by Trester.

Howard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trester is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Howard as he works his way to full guard.

Howard is looking for a triangle but Trester pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trester stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howard swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Howard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trester can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trester lands a couple of elbows.

Trester avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trester cracks Howard with a solid left hand.
Trester stays in close to Howard's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Howard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trester defends it easily.

Howard is looking for a triangle but Trester pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trester wants to control from the top but Howard keeps moving.
Howard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trester.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Howard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trester can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Howard is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trester accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trester is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Trester scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trester pushes down on Howard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Howard trying to hold on to Trester's head to control him but Trester postures up.
Howard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trester is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Trester 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.

Howard scores with a hook to the body. Trester takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Trester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Geese Howard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Howards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Howard tries to clinch up.
Trester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trester scores with a jab to the head.

Howard moves into the clinch.
Howard missing with knees to the body.
Howard working Trester over with knees to the body.
Trester looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trester.
Trester wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howard stops a takedown attempt from Trester.
Trester tries for a takedown but Howard manages to get underhooks.
Howard misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trester drops down looking for an ankle pick but Howard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Geese Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Trester.
Trester lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trester throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trester digs a good body shot into Howard's ribs.
Howard misses the jab.
Howard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trester, right into the meat.
Howard takes one to the chin there.
Howard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trester ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Howard scrambles back to his feet.
Trester is looking to land body kicks.
Ben Trester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trester.
Howard misses with an uppercut.
Trester lands a two punch combo.

Howard is rocked!
Trester drops Howard with a huge uppercut! Howard drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Trester is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Trester!
Ben Trester spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.