VFC 25 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baby Jay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Breda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jay Penn
vs
Breda

169 cm
26
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Baby Jay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauro Breda!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws the kick towards the body but Breda avoids it.
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Penn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Breda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Penn is in Breda's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Breda is trying to keep Penn in close.
Penn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Breda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Penn wants to control from the top but Breda keeps moving.

Baby Jay Penn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Penn shoots in and bounces Breda off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breda tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Breda is looking to sinch up a triangle. Penn throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Breda's body to avoid the submission. Breda has instead reached around Penn's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Breda arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mauro Breda!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ching Gui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azumah Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ching Gui has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gui
vs
Nelson

176 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
171 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ching Gui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Azumah Nelson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson dives in and grabs Gui's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gui pushes down on Nelson's head and hops out.
Nelson has a takedown stuffed.
Nelson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gui lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gui bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
Nelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gui defends it nicely.
Ching Gui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azumah Nelson.
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Gui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gui can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Gui.
Gui just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Nelson has Gui pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gui manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gui lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson tightens his grip and picks Gui up, before dumping him to the ground. Gui manages to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gui is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Gui is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.
Nelson scoring with some ground and pound.
Gui knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nelson on the ground.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gui is looking to stand up but Nelson isn't so interested in that idea.
Nelson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gui looking for a sweep. Not yet Gui, not yet.

Gui throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nelson uses it to pass to side control.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gui takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gui on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nelson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gui to his feet.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Gui sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Gui. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.

Nelson scores with a takedown into Gui's guard.
Gui utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nelson lands a couple of digs.
Gui looking for a sweep. Not yet Gui, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gui throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nelson escapes and throws Gui's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nelson lands a nice forearm strike.
Nelson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gui to see if he's OK.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nelson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gui tries to buck Nelson off but Nelson is having none of it.

Nelson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gui has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson looks up at the clock and then as Gui takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nelson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nelson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nelson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gui some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nelson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gui is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nelson scores with punches from side control.
Gui taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nelson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gui to see if he's OK.
Gui is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Nelson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Nelson is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Nelson extends the arm and Gui is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Azumah Nelson!
A very excited looking Azumah Nelson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Remi Beauvais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Beauvais
vs
Burns

173 cm
26
164 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

176 cm
26
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Remi Beauvais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Burns!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beauvais takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beauvais looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Burns defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beauvais.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beauvais doesn't seem bothered though.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns scores with a nice head shot.
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
Beauvais takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beauvais's sensitive parts.
Burns misses with a few strikes there.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Beauvais is just out of range.
Beauvais takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beauvais takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beauvais's head backwards.
Burns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beauvais rather than just go for the knockout.
Beauvais closes the distance and clinches up with Burns, looking for a takedown. Beauvais pushes Burns against the cage but Burns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beauvais checks a low kick from Burns.
Beauvais on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burns goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Burns cracks a nice hook into Beauvais's ribs.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Beauvais steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns cracks Beauvais with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tommy Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beauvais walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beauvais gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beauvais uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Beauvais takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beauvais has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burns finds it's way round the side to connect with Beauvais's head.
Beauvais has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beauvais there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burns scores with a jab. Beauvais acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beauvais takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beauvais.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remi Beauvais. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns with a hook.
Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beauvais in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beauvais had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.
Burns with a hook.
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beauvais.
Beauvais takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns thumps Beauvais with a low kick.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beauvais at a distance.
Beauvais gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beauvais throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Burns's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burns duly obliges.
Burns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beauvais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beauvais takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beauvais takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Burns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beauvais doesn't seem phased though.
Burns's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burns duly obliges.
Beauvais tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Beauvais throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burns's waist but Burns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beauvais off to one side.
Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Beauvais shoots for a double leg takedown but Burns sprawls well. He's pushed Beauvais's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Beauvais gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beauvais on the side of the head.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns throws a leg kick but Beauvais sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tommy Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns connects with the punch.
Beauvais throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burns.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beauvais.
Beauvais lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Burns dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Beauvais checks a low kick from Burns.
A right-left combo lands from Burns.
Burns tries to bum rush Beauvais with a series of wild strikes but Beauvais uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tommy Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beauvais chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Beauvais. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Burns connects with a body shot.
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beauvais takes one to the side of the head.
Beauvais fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burns lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burns throws a leg kick but Beauvais sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burns sizes up Beauvais with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but Beauvais moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns works over Beauvais's head and body with a nice combination.
Remi Beauvais is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beauvais moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beauvais's sensitive parts.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beauvais doesn't seem bothered though.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burns cracks Beauvais with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Burns scores with a four punch combination!
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns tries to bum rush Beauvais with a series of wild strikes but Beauvais uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beauvais connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns scores with a sloppy right hand. Beauvais should have avoided that one.
Burns scores with a shot to the body.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burns as he avoids it easily.
Burns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beauvais counters with a straight right hand.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Beauvais's shoulder, as Beauvais tries to avoid the shot.
Beauvais is looking to clinch.
Burns lands a body shot.
Beauvais takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beauvais shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burns defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remi Beauvais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beauvais.
Burns scores with a jab.
Burns scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns is working the combinations to good effect here.
Beauvais looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns is fending him off so far but Beauvais persists. Nope, Burns circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns cracks Beauvais with a good jab.
Beauvais tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beauvais uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Beauvais gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Burns swings for the body but Beauvais moves out of range.
Beauvais tries to clinch up.
Beauvais fails with a takedown attempt.
Beauvais moves forwards but Burns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burns scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Beauvais fails to land the takedown.
Burns lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beauvais takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beauvais.
Beauvais tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns moves out of range of the leg kick from Beauvais.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Beauvais has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Beauvais tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Burns.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns takes a swing at Beauvais's ribcage but misses.
Beauvais slips a straight right by Burns.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beauvais shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Burns throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Beauvais dives in and grabs Burns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes down on Beauvais's head and hops out.
Beauvais shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns.
Burns digs a good body shot into Beauvais's ribs.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Burns.
No luck for Beauvais with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remi Beauvais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beauvais looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Burns jabs Beauvais to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns looks to land a body kick but Beauvais moved away.
Beauvais moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Burns stuns Beauvais with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Beauvais might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Burns scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beauvais misses with a body kick.
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beauvais takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burns lands a nice shot that snaps Beauvais's head back.
Beauvais is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burns digs a good hook to Beauvais's body.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beauvais under the eye.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beauvais manages to avoid it.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beauvais with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
Burns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beauvais gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns.
Burns throws a series of punches but Beauvais moves out of range.
Tommy Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burns as he avoids it easily.
Beauvais takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burns but Burns pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A cross from Burns lands.
Nice takedown defense from Burns. No joy for Beauvais on that attempt.
A left and a right from Beauvais both land. Nice combination.
Burns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Beauvais looks for a takedown but Burns sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Beauvais takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well,Beauvais is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Beauvais tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burns swivels and escapes.
Burns digs a good body shot into Beauvais's ribs.
Beauvais looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burns throws a right and a left that Beauvais avoids nicely.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beauvais takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beauvais.
Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burns leaves Beauvais with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a nice strike.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Burns. Those never looked like landing.
Beauvais tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Burns slaps away a takedown attempt from Beauvais, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burns connects with a right hand. Beauvais shakes it off.
Beauvais looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns is fending him off so far but Beauvais persists. Nope, Burns circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns thuds a left hand into Beauvais's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns lands a nice hook to Beauvais's body. Beauvais takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burns looks to land a combination but Beauvais avoids it well.
Remi Beauvais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beauvais's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beauvais scrambles back to his feet.
Burns misses with a wild combination.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Tommy Burns!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Tommy Burns!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Tommy Burns!

Tommy Burns wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Tommy Burns thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vedran Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Russo
vs
Mendes

183 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

177 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Vedran Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cruz Mendes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendes sprawls well. Mendes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Russo gets slowly back to his feet.
Russo walks into a stiff left hand from Mendes.
A head kick from Mendes lands but Russo takes it in his stride.
Russo shoots for a takedown but Mendes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mendes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Russo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vedran Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo misses with a wild body shot.

Russo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendes can't get the takedown.
Russo goes for a takedown attempt but Mendes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Russo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mendes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo shoots in but no luck this time.
Russo misses with a combination
and Mendes counters with an inside leg kick.
Mendes throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mendes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Russo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mendes avoids it really well and circles away.
Mendes works the jab nicely.
Russo avoids the head kick by Mendes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes connects with a single shot there.
Russo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendes scores with a leg kick.
Mendes thuds his right hand into Russo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Russo looks for a takedown but Mendes sprawls well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mendes. Russo shrugs it off though.
Mendes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mendes connects with a leg kick. Russo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Russo blocks a head kick by Mendes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes slaps away a takedown attempt from Russo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mendes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Russo avoids a kick to the body.
Russo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendes connects with a right hand. Russo shakes it off.
Russo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendes circles away.
Russo blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Russo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horrible takedown by Russo or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendes which made him look bad.
Russo is breathing heavily.
Russo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mendes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Russo or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendes which made him look bad.
Russo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendes cracks Russo with an open hand slap.
Mendes scores with a nice head shot.
Mendes connects with a right hand. Russo shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Mendes.
Mendes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Russo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mendes throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mendes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mendes showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Russo tries to kick Mendes off but Mendes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mendes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Russo is trying to control but can't.
Mendes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Russo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are battling for position here. Russo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mendes preventing the sweep.

Russo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendes defends well.
Mendes wants to stand but Russo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Russo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Russo has his foot on Mendes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendes works his way back into a safe position though.
Mendes tries to stand but Russo is controlling from the bottom.
Russo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mendes manages to get himself to full guard.
Russo is pushing down on Mendes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mendes is fighting to maintain full guard but Russo has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to control but Russo passes into side.
Russo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mendes!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendes can do anything to dispel that myth.

Russo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mendes manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Russo stands up.
Mendes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Russo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mendes tries to land a front kick but Russo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Russo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mendes is looking to land body kicks.
Mendes looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
Russo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Russo is defended easily by Mendes.
Russo shoots in for a double leg but Mendes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes connects with a jab.
Mendes moves out of range of the body kick.
Russo misses with a low kick.
Mendes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mendes.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vedran Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes throws a sloppy head kick and Russo moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vedran Russo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Russo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Russo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Russo.
Russo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendes as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vedran Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo looks for a takedown but Mendes sprawls well.
Cruz Mendes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendes throws a sloppy head kick

and Russo counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Russo tries to pull guard but Mendes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Russo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes cracks the inside of Russo's front leg.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mendes.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russo tries to clinch but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes throws a lazy body kick

and Russo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Russo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mendes.
Russo dives in and grabs Mendes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mendes pushes down on Russo's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mendes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mendes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendes connects with an inside leg kick.
Mendes looks to land a body kick but Russo moved away.
Russo drops his hands momentarily and Mendes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendes pushes Russo away with a front kick.
Mendes swats away the attempt to clinch by Russo.
Mendes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo tries to move into range but Mendes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mendes.
Mendes lands with a thumping leg kick.

Russo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendes tries to break free but Russo pushes him back against the cage.
Mendes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Russo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mendes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a hook to the ribs.

Russo jumps into guard, dragging Mendes to the mat.

Russo is looking for a triangle but Mendes pushes his legs off easily.
Mendes wants to stand and escape but instead Russo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Russo trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cruz Mendes.
I think Mendes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Cruz Mendes!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Cruz Mendes!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Cruz Mendes!

Cruz Mendes wins by unanimous decision!
Cruz Mendes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Bon Peza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bon Peza
vs
Parks

178 cm
21
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

O'Brannigan's Fightwear
xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Filipe Bon Peza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyoto Parks!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bon Peza.
Some wild striking there from Parks.

Parks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Parks manages to break the clinch.

Parks closes the distance and clinches.
Bon Peza is trying to break free.
Parks lands a right hand.
Bon Peza takes a shot to the head.

Parks manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bon Peza throwing strikes but missing.
Bon Peza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Parks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parks pulls Bon Peza in close to his closed guard and prevents Bon Peza from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bon Peza trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bon Peza throws a strike but Parks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Parks preventing the sweep.
Parks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lyoto Parks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Parks takes the fight into the clinch.
Parks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parks.
Parks lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Parks.
Parks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bon Peza backwards.

Bon Peza is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parks throws a big uppercut that drops Bon Peza! More strikes from Parks and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bon Peza lies dazed against the cage as Parks celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Parks!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruy Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Every Thing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by "Township Rebellion", RAGE. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Santos
vs
Thing

179 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ruy Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Every Thing!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thing is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Thing moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos misses with a straight right.
Santos cracks Thing with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Thing clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Thing - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thing.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Thing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos moves away from the strike by Thing.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Thing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thing scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Thing lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thing.
Thing catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thing lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos throws the left hand but Thing avoids the punch easily.
Thing clobbers Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thing feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Thing then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thing!
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thing throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Thing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thing bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.
Santos stalks Thing and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thing's face. Thing staggers backwards, shaken.
Thing dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos moves away from the strike by Thing.
Thing takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thing listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santos lands a jab to Thing's midsection.
Thing thows a body shot but no joy.
Thing misses with a few strikes there.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves away from the strike by Thing.
Thing scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Ruy Santos has been cut.
Thing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thing fails to land with a series of punches.
Thing walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Thing looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
A jab lands there for Santos.
A big right from Thing misses.
Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thing lands the left hand.
Thing misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos misses with a hook. Thing ducked under it nicely.
Thing keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Santos misses.
The fighters circling - Thing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Thing is out of range.
Thing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos throws a hook but Thing avoids it easily.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Thing looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos misses with an uppercut
and Thing counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos staying out of range there.

Thing rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Thing is controlling him.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Thing keeps him there for the moment.
Thing lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Thing lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Every Thing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruy Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thing throws a one two combo.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thing tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Thing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Thing shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thing sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Santos misses.
Thing scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Santos misses.
Santos defending well as Thing loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thing at a distance.
Thing scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thing moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Thing lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Thing.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Thing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos walks into a jab.
Thing is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
A swing and a miss from Thing.
Every Thing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thing on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thing throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thing throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Every Thing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos scores with a hook.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thing looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Thing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Thing.
Thing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Thing.
Thing shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Thing to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thing takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thing looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thing.
Thing catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thing misses with a looping right.
Santos misses with a body punch
and Thing counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thing blocks a jab.
Thing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thing.
Thing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left and a right from Thing both land. Nice combination.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Thing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a hook but Thing avoids it easily.
Santos jabs at Thing's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos lands with a straight right. Thing didn't see that one coming.
Thing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.

Thing darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Thing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Thing.
Santos tries to work over Thing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Thing - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thing lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Santos is rocked!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thing working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thing stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Every Thing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruy Santos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Thing throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos lands the left hand.
Thing misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Thing throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thing throws out the jab.
Thing throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos digs a good body shot into Thing's ribs.
Santos slips a straight right by Thing.
Thing misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thing tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Thing's shoulder, as Thing tries to avoid the shot.
Santos slips under a jab from Thing.
Santos feints a jab promting Thing to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thing slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a right and a left that Thing avoids nicely.
Thing throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Thing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos slips a straight right by Thing.
Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thing ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos lands a jab.
Thing cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
Santos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thing under the eye.
Thing bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.
Thing connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thing.
Santos moves out of range as Thing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thing scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santos defending well as Thing loads up on a big left hand.
Thing moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Thing moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Thing is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Thing looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Thing.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Thing misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos misses with a straight right.

Thing clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thing creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thing misses with a punch to the body.
Santos wants to break free but Thing has control.
Ruy Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thing on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos jumps guard but Thing turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thing working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Thing controls his hands.
Thing lands a right hand.
Thing will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santos up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
Thing avoiding damage.
A short left from Thing.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thing's elbow.
Thing working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Thing - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Thing.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Thing.
Thing blocks a body shot from Santos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Thing lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Thing.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Every Thing!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Every Thing!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Every Thing!

Every Thing wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

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