DPEF-Challengers 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Ordonez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ordonez has chosen No easy way out as his entrance music. Fernando Rosario could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luis Ordonez's chin.

Rosario
vs
Ordonez

190 cm
26
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Ordonez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ordonez throws a series of punches but Rosario avoids them all with ease.
Rosario slips a jab and a cross from Ordonez.
Rosario lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rosario feints a jab promting Ordonez to slip. Rosario then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ordonez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Luis Ordonez has been cut.
Rosario lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosario circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rosario counters with a one-two to the body.

Ordonez is rocked!
Ordonez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Rosario feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ordonez sprawling to the canvas! Ordonez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rosario finish him?!
Ordonez tries to clinch up
and Rosario rattles Ordonez with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Ordonez tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Rosario dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Ordonez stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fernando Rosario!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Fernando Rosario waved his t-shirt featuring GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !'s logo in front of the cameras.

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lore Helord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lore Helord is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Liddell
vs
Helord

187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lore Helord!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Helord falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chuck Liddell!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
8%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Knight (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.

Westbrook
vs
Knight

172 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

Rebel Pride Clothing. (Death Before Dishonor) $8 S

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Westbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Knight!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westbrook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A combination from Westbrook does no damage.
Westbrook misses with a straight right.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Westbrook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight cracks a nice hook into Westbrook's ribs.
Westbrook misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westbrook closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Westbrook is rocked!
Westbrook tries to get into range but Knight steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Westbrook! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Knight scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Milton Knight!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Milton Knight waved his t-shirt featuring Rebel Pride Clothing. (Death Before Dishonor) $8 S's logo in front of the cameras.

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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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rage Kootz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bennett
vs
Kootz

183 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rage Kootz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kootz avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Kootz is just out of range.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Kootz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kootz pinned against the cage. Kootz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Bennett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kootz is trying to get back to full guard.
Kootz trying to control from the bottom.
Kootz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bennett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bennett's back!
Bennett tries to escape but Kootz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bennett manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kootz's guard. Nice work there by Bennett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett looking to sit in guard and control but Kootz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bennett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kootz.
Kootz sitting in guard here, content to control.

Bennett working for a triangle but Kootz defends it easily.
Bennett wants to sweep here but Kootz controlling him for the moment.
Kootz advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kootz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kootz throwing shots but Bennett is blocking nicely.
Bennett is controlling Kootz's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bennett wants to control but Kootz is keeping busy.
Kootz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bennett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kootz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kootz is trying to control. Bennett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bennett is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett is looking for a sweep. Kootz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bennett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bennett tries to get out of the position.
Kootz trying to mount his opponent but Bennett defends it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kootz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett stuffs the takedown attempt from Kootz. Kootz gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Kootz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Kootz.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big left from Kootz misses.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kootz was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kootz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bennett as he avoids it easily.
Bennett connects with a body shot.

Kootz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bennett was covering up waiting for the punch and Kootz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kootz looks gassed!
Kootz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kootz!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kootz is trying to escape the mount.
Bennett working Kootz over with strikes here.
Bennett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kootz holds on for dear life, controlling Bennett's posture momentarily.
Kootz regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kootz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Erik Bennett will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kootz ducks right into an uppercut from Bennett.
Kootz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Kootz tries for a takedown but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bennett is looking to wear down Kootz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kootz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bennett misses with a takedown attempt - Kootz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kootz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett slips under a jab.
Kootz misses with a body shot.
Kootz leaves Bennett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Bennett.
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bennett scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett digs a good body shot into Kootz's ribs.
Kootz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bennett as he avoids it easily.
Kootz is breathing heavily.
Kootz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.

Bennett gets a takedown into half guard.
Bennett drops an elbow to the side of Kootz's head.
Kootz is staying active underneath Bennett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Bennett seems content to control.
Kootz trying to control here.
Bennett trying to control the action but Kootz is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bennett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erik Bennett.
Kootz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Erik Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rage Kootz.
Bennett takes a swing at Kootz's ribcage but misses.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
Bennett lands with a nice body punch.
Kootz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kootz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kootz misses with a body shot.
Kootz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Kootz throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Kootz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett looks to throw the jab but Kootz is out of range.
A jab from Bennett misses.
A big right from Kootz misses.
Bennett swings for the body but Kootz moves out of range.
Bennett fails with the takedown.
Kootz avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett misses with a shot to the body
and Kootz counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fails to land the takedown.
Kootz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kootz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bennett scores with a decent looking hook.
Kootz misses with a straight left.
Kootz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Kootz thows a body shot but no joy.
Kootz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kootz.
Bennett throws a body punch but Kootz moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kootz moves away.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Bennett dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kootz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Kootz.
Kootz fails with the takedown.
Bennett lands a jab.
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett moves out of range as Kootz strikes.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett slips under a jab from Kootz.
Kootz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.

Bennett shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kootz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kootz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kootz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bennett wants to control from the top but Kootz keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bennett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kootz trying to keep a closed guard but Bennett is proving a slippery customer.
Kootz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bennett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kootz is working away from the top position though.
Rage Kootz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to get back to full guard but Kootz has mounted him!
Bennett wants to hold on but Kootz pushes him away.
Kootz controlling his opponent.
Bennett tries to lock up and control but Kootz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bennett is looking to improve his position but Kootz isn't that keen on the idea.
Kootz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kootz landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kootz has control of Bennett's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bennett regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bennett is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz is landing with some decent strikes but Bennett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bennett doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Kootz avoids the attempt from Bennett to control.
Kootz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bennett?
Bennett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kootz on the ground.
Kootz tries to control but Bennett wriggling away.
Kootz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kootz trying to control but Bennett is having none of it.
Erik Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rage Kootz has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kootz lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett tries to lock up and control but Kootz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Kootz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bennett can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett wants to hold on but Kootz pushes him away.
Bennett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kootz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rage Kootz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bennett 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bennett!
Our winner, Erik Bennett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

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

Calahan
vs
Rockwell

183 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Calahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell swinging wildly here.

Rockwell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Calahan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Calahan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Calahan tries to get out of the position.
Calahan prevents Rockwell from improving position.

Rockwell decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rockwell leaves Calahan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rockwell scores with a jab 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!
Calahan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rockwell scores with the left hand. Calahan knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Mark Calahan has been cut.
Calahan is breathing heavily.
Calahan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Rockwell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Calahan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rockwell is in Calahan's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Calahan keeping moving, preventing Rockwell from controlling successfully.

Rockwell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Rockwell shoots in and gets a takedown into Calahan's guard.
Rockwell forces his way into half guard.
Calahan is controlling Rockwell's trapped leg to prevent Rockwell from advancing to side control.
Rockwell stops Calahan from getting back to his feet.
Calahan tries to get to full guard but Rockwell has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rockwell is trying for a kimura here. Calahan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rockwell wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ken Rockwell!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Arctic Monkeys - Leave Before The Lights Come On as his entrance music. Michael Roberts acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jones
vs
Roberts

178 cm
21
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Roberts!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Jones catches Roberts right on the button with a cross.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones scores with a jab. Roberts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roberts looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Roberts takes one to the side of the head.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roberts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eddy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Roberts.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roberts.
Jones lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roberts looks gassed!
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roberts doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roberts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Roberts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts fails with the takedown.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Roberts backs away looking to recover.
Roberts shoots and misses

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

Roberts is rocked!
Jones throws an overhand right that drops Roberts like a sack of potatoes! Jones dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddy Jones!
Eddy Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Raines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Jacobs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Xavier Raines's chin.

Raines
vs
Jacobs

197 cm
22
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Raines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jacobs drives through and clinches with Raines against the cage.
Raines prevents a body shot from Jacobs.

Raines escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raines fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jacobs on the side of the head.

It looks like Chris Jacobs has been cut.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Raines and Jacobs goes tumbling to the canvas! Raines follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Jacobs should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Raines is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Jacobs manages to get to full guard.

Jacobs pushes Raines off and gets back to his feet.
Raines cracks Jacobs with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xavier Raines!

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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingos Savio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Not Afraid. Savio has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Benson
vs
Savio

180 cm
23
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domingos Savio!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benson.
Domingos Savio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Savio defends it nicely.

Benson gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A lull in the action here as Benson stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savio is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Benson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Benson looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Benson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savio is working to get back to half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Benson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Savio wants to clinch.
Benson looks for a takedown but Savio sprawls well.
Savio tries to clinch up but Benson circles away and keeps his distance.
Benson shoots for a takedown but Savio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson fails with a takedown attempt.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Savio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Benson or perhaps it was just good defense by Savio which made him look bad.
Benson is breathing heavily.
Benson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savio stuffs the takedown.
Savio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savio wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
Savio is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Savio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benson keeps the fight on the outside.
Benson shoots for a takedown but Savio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Savio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Savio.
Savio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savio as he avoids it easily.
Savio tries to clinch up

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Benson counters with a shoot takedown. Savio fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savio thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Savio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benson defends it easily.
Benson won't allow Savio to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dan Benson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Benson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savio as he avoids it easily.
Savio tries to clinch up.
Savio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Savio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Benson gets a double leg takedown into Savio's guard.
Benson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Savio tries to buck Benson off but Benson is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Savio is trying to get back to half guard.
Savio is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson takes a little break here. Savio wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Benson blocks the strikes from Savio.
Benson happy to just control the position for now.
Benson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Savio for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Benson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Benson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Savio avoids it really well and circles away.
Savio misses with a head kick.
Savio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savio wants to clinch.
Benson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Savio is fending him off so far but Benson persists. Nope, Savio circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savio closes the distance but Benson moves to the side
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Savio defends it nicely.
Savio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benson shoots in looking for a takedown but Savio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Domingos Savio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savio tries to clinch there but Benson circles away.
Savio shoots in but Benson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Savio fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savio lands a high kick!
Savio doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
Savio is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Savio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Savio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benson.

Benson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson is working Savio over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Benson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Savio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savio is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Benson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Benson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Benson showed some decent athleticism there.
Benson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Savio!
Benson prevents Savio from getting the reversal.
Benson controlling the position easily from mount.
Savio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savio takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Benson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Savio is trying desperately to improve position.
Benson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dan Benson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benson landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson controlling from the full mount.
Benson landing shots from mount.
Benson content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson breaks from Savio's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Benson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Benson controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Domingos Savio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Benson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Benson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Savio did well to prevent Benson getting side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Benson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benson, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Benson!
Dan Benson very nearly forgot to thank GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iron Man. Tony Stark has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hank Gordon's chin.

Gordon
vs
Stark

190 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

207 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Gordon.
Gordon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark drops his hands momentarily and Gordon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stark tries to clinch but Gordon moves out of range.
Stark looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Stark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stark.

It looks like Hank Gordon has been cut.
Gordon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Stark throws an overhand right that drops Gordon like a sack of potatoes! Stark dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Stark!
Tony Stark very nearly forgot to thank GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland has chosen Ludacris - Act A Fool as his entrance music. Vladimir Van Kirkland will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Oliveira
vs
Van Kirkland

172 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Kirkland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Oliveira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Kirkland. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oliveira. That did some damage!
Oliveira checks the leg kick.
Oliveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Kirkland delivers a nice body kick.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kirkland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oliveira.
Oliveira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Oliveira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Oliveira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Oliveira.
Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Oliveira misses.
Van Kirkland throws out a leg kick but Oliveira moves out of range and Van Kirkland only half commits.
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Dustin Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Dustin Oliveira has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice right hand.

Oliveira is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Van Kirkland! Oliveira is out on his feet! Van Kirkland rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Oliveira is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Oliveira is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Vladimir Van Kirkland really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

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