Volume 113 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Izaak Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Novacek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Novacek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Five Finger Death Punch - Bad Company. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Waters
vs
Novacek

185 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

West Coast Apparel
Malicious Intent Fight Gear

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 Las Vegas, Izaak Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Novacek!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Waters catches Novacek right on the button with a cross.
Waters lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Jose Novacek has been cut.
Waters lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Novacek closes the distance but Waters moves to the side
and Waters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Waters pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Novacek back to the cage. Waters follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novacek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Novacek tries to move into range but Waters moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Waters misses with a low kick.
Novacek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Novacek tries to clinch up
enabling Waters to counter with a crisp jab.
Waters connects with the punch.
A jab lands there for Waters.
Novacek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Novacek closes the distance looking to clinch
and Waters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That has opened up Jose Novacek's cut even more.
Waters takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Waters lands with a good body shot.
Novacek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waters's jab looks to have found its range, popping Novacek under the eye.
Novacek closes the distance but Waters moves to the side
and Waters counters with a stiff right hand.
Novacek needs to keep his hands up - Waters had a free shot at his head there.
Waters lands a really nice looking cross but Novacek seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters circles away from the clinch attempt
and Waters counters with a left to the body.
Novacek tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Waters counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters lands with a shot to the body.
Waters feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Novaceks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

The cut above Jose Novacek's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Waters lands a nice hook to Novacek's body. Novacek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Novacek looks gassed!
Novacek wants to clinch
and Novacek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Novacek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Novacek closes the distance but Waters moves to the side
and Waters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waters throws a series of punches but Novacek avoids them all with ease.
Jab, jab by Waters - just one landing.

Jose Novacek's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Waters lands a nice shot that snaps Novacek's head back.
Novacek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Waters dips to his left and cracks Novacek with an uppercut!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Izaak Waters!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rich Forever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Pokrajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Pokrajac will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rich Forever
vs
Pokrajac

193 cm
24
255 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
24
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Malicious Intent Fight Gear

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Rich Forever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Pokrajac!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokrajac connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pokrajac cracks Rich Forever with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Pokrajac gets caught flat footed, as Rich Forever shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pokrajac 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rich Forever tries to free his leg and advance position but Pokrajac is retaining full guard.
Rich Forever stays in close to Pokrajac's body and controls the position.
Rich Forever wants to pass the guard but Pokrajac is keeping the position.
Rich Forever seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rick Rich Forever just wasn't active enough.

Rich Forever drives through with a takedown into Pokrajac's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rich Forever stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pokrajac swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rich Forever slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich Forever postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Pokrajac looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pokrajac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rich Forever engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pokrajac 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.
Rich Forever sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pokrajac's guard.
Rich Forever stalling.

Pokrajac is defending against the submission attempts here by Rich Forever.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rich Forever stands up and beckons Pokrajac to join him on the feet.
Pokrajac tries to move into range but Rich Forever moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rich Forever throws a series of punches but Pokrajac moves out of range.

Rich Forever shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rich Forever was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rich Forever controlling from mount.
Rich Forever punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich Forever putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pokrajac keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Rich Forever is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Pokrajac looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rich Forever!
Pokrajac looks gassed!
Rich Forever keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pokrajac misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rich Forever prevents any damage by holding on tight.

Pokrajac goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rich Forever is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pokrajac lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rich Forever!
Pokrajac won't let Rich Forever get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rich Forever regains half guard.
Pokrajac wants to take a breather but Rich Forever is having none of it.
Pokrajac is thwarting Rich Forever's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rich Forever is refusing to be controlled, as Pokrajac sits in half guard.
Rich Forever gets back to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pokrajac gets caught napping as Rich Forever dives in and scores a takedown. Pokrajac manages to retain guard.
Rich Forever advances position into side control!
Rich Forever controlling the position.
Rich Forever seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pokrajac for as long as he can get away with.
Rich Forever'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.
Pokrajac is looking to reverse the position.
Rich Forever remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Rick Rich Forever wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rich Forever throws a body punch but Pokrajac moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rich Forever closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pokrajac is looking for a sweep.
Rick Rich Forever overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pokrajac is breathing heavily.
Pokrajac is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pokrajac takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pokrajac manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rich Forever passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rich Forever tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pokrajac is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich Forever looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rich Forever moves to back control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Rich Forever is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pokrajac knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pokrajac for a finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich Forever is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Pokrajac up.
I would not like to be Pokrajac right now.

Rich Forever has managed to slip his arm under Pokrajac's chin. This could be all over... yep, Pokrajac is tapping out! Submission win for Rich Forever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rick Rich Forever!
After the fight, Rick Rich Forever was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobo James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Coryatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Coryatt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

James
vs
Coryatt

177 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Malicious Intent Fight Gear
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TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobo James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coryatt!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coryatt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Coryatt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coryatt throws a good cross that connects.
A solid body kick from Coryatt.
Coryatt lands with a thumping leg kick.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coryatt can pounce on him.
James is looking to clinch but Coryatt is avoiding it.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
James has his takedown stuffed
and Coryatt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. James is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James with a poor takedown
and Coryatt counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobo James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Coryatt counters with an inside leg kick.
James is breathing heavily.

Coryatt clinches.
James avoiding damage as Coryatt throws knees to the body.
James misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coryatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coryatt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Coryatt lands a nice knee to the body.
Coryatt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Coryatt lands a damaging elbow.
Coryatt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coryatt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Coryatt.
Coryatt lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coryatt obliges.
Coryatt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coryatt working James over with knees to the body.
Coryatt working James over with knees to the body.

Coryatt manages to break the clinch.
James shoots for a takedown but Coryatt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid body kick from Coryatt.
Coryatt throws out a powerful jab.
Coryatt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coryatt lands with a slapping head kick.
Coryatt thuds a left hand into James's body.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Coryatt lands a brutal head kick. James looks out on his feet and Coryatt throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kevin Coryatt!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Carmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henning Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lind has chosen second heartbeat as his entrance music. Henning Lind has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kyle Carmen's chin.

Carmen
vs
Lind

190 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Carmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henning Lind!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carmen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carmen showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Carmen wants to work for an arm triangle but Lind is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Carmen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lind!
Lind is wriggling around trying to escape.
Carmen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lind tries to hold on but Carmen pushes him away.
Carmen tries to control but Lind wriggling away.
Lind is desperately trying to improve his position but Carmen has a good base and remains in mount.
Carmen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lind has given up his back. Will we see Carmen going for some submissions?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Carmen.
Carmen is looking to control Lind but Lind is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Carmen is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lind defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Carmen doesn't have the hooks in and Lind manages to turn into his guard.
Carmen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lind.
Carmen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lind passes Carmen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmen wants to control but Lind is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carmen wants to control but Lind passes into side.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lind thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Lind swings around for an armbar but Carmen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lind's guard.
Carmen wants to control from the top but Lind keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carmen throws a strike but Lind rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carmen working a defensive guard here.
Lind throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carmen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Lind is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Lind drops back looking for a leg! Carmen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carmen manages to kick Lind off! Lind jumps back into Carmen's guard.
Lind won't allow Carmen to sweep him here.
Carmen is breathing heavily.
Lind sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carmen's guard.

Lind is trying to work for a kimura but Carmen is defending well.

Lind is working for a kimura but Carmen is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lind is looking for submissions but instead, Carmen has regained full guard.
Carmen pulls Lind in close to his closed guard and prevents Lind from doing any damage or advancing position.

Lind content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Carmen has locked up a guillotine! Carmen's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Lind is holding on here and Carmen must be using up a lot of energy. Lind has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Carmen gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kyle Carmen!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Archer
vs
Georges

198 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Malicious Intent Fight Gear

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry Georges!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georges misses with a few strikes there.
Archer wants to clinch
and Georges counters with a left and a right that stings Archer.
Georges fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Archer darts in trying to clinch

and Georges counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.

Georges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Archer moves to clinch but Georges breaks away
and Georges counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Georges rushes Archer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Archer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Georges gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Archer trying to stall but Georges improves his position.

Georges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Archer looks to clinch
and Georges comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Archer stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Georges is on him like rabid pit bull! Archer slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perry Georges!
Perry Georges decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nowak
vs
Berry

182 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Malicious Intent Fight Gear

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Berry !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry throws a right hand that Nowak ducks under and follows up with a left that Nowak also avoids with ease.
Berry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nowak counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Berry !
Nowak breaks from Berry 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nowak landing strikes, looking to finish!

Berry is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowak loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Berry scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Nowak land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Nowak stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Nowak!
During a confident post fight interview, Michal Nowak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mad Raefon struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be a great matchup!

Sonnen
vs
Raefon

188 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
284 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Malicious Intent Fight Gear
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradley Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mad Raefon!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Raefon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sonnen is trying to stand.
Raefon working over Sonnen with some ground and pound. Sonnen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

It looks like Bradley Sonnen has been cut.

Sonnen pushes Raefon off and gets back to his feet.
Sonnen stuffs the takedown.

Raefon gets a double leg takedown into Sonnen's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raefon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Raefon stops Sonnen from standing up.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.

Sonnen pushes Raefon off and gets back to his feet.

Raefon has taken the fight to the clinch.

Raefon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sonnen is trying to keep an underhook but Raefon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sonnen kicks off Raefon and gets to his feet.

Sonnen gets caught napping as Raefon dives in and scores a takedown. Sonnen manages to retain guard.
Raefon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Raefon stands up over Sonnen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Raefon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Raefon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raefon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sonnen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Raefon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Raefon drops back looking for a leg! Sonnen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sonnen manages to kick Raefon off! Raefon jumps back into Sonnen's guard.
Raefon stands up over Sonnen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sonnen wants to stand up but Raefon is controlling him.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raefon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Raefon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sonnen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Raefon.
Raefon working the head and body with strikes.
Sonnen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Raefon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Raefon stops Sonnen from getting back to his feet.
Raefon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raefon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sonnen is trying to stand up here but Raefon is controlling him well.

Raefon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sonnen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Raefon there.
Raefon lands strikes from half guard.
Sonnen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sonnen tries to get out of the position.
Sonnen is trying to stand back up but Raefon is controlling him
Sonnen taking some punishment here, with Raefon in his half guard.
Sonnen tries to kick Raefon off but Raefon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Raefon there.
Raefon lands strikes from half guard.
Raefon drops an elbow to the side of Sonnen's head.
Sonnen pushes Raefon off looking to stand but Raefon dives back in and keeps control.
Sonnen pushes Raefon off but Raefon dives into side control.
Raefon working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet but Raefon drags him back down.
Raefon working the ground and pound.
Raefon prevents Sonnen from escaping the position.
Sonnen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raefon lands an elbow.
Sonnen is pushing Raefon's head away, looking to escape. Raefon manages to hold on to the position though.

Raefon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Raefon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bradley Sonnen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Raefon fails to land the takedown.
Sonnen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raefon pinned against the cage. Raefon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bradley Sonnen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sonnen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raefon tries to avoid it but Sonnen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raefon to the ground. Raefon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Sonnen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Raefon scoring with some ground and pound.
Raefon stops Sonnen from standing up.
Raefon connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raefon with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raefon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Raefon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Raefon pushes down on Sonnen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Raefon working over Sonnen with some ground and pound. Sonnen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Sonnen is defending against the submission attempts here by Raefon.
Raefon wants to free his trapped foot but Sonnen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet.
Raefon is nestled in close to Sonnen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Raefon slips a nice elbow through Sonnen's hands, connecting with Sonnen's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Raefon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Raefon is looking for a kimura but Sonnen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raefon to get the leverage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Raefon connects with a nice short shot to Sonnen's temple.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mad Raefon!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepper James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Tapplytown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepper James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

James
vs
Tapplytown

185 cm
24
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepper James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devon Tapplytown!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

James has taken the fight to the clinch.

James pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James trying to control the position.
Tapplytown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tapplytown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tapplytown sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Devon Tapplytown wasn't active enough on the ground.
James fails with the takedown
and Tapplytown counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tapplytown counters with a two punch combo.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tapplytown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tapplytown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Tapplytown.

James takes the fight into the clinch.

James manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
James trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tapplytown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tapplytown stops James from standing up.
Tapplytown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

James is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Tapplytown frees his head nicely. Oh but James has switched to an armbar! Tapplytown is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Pepper James!
A very excited looking Pepper James made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.