UPG Vegas 44 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drewnski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drewnski comes into the arena with MOSKAU-RAMMSTEIN blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Drewnski
vs
Monroe

182 cm
24
153 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drewnski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Monroe.
Monroe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monroe tries to clinch up but Drewnski circles away and keeps his distance.
Drewnski has a takedown stuffed.
Drewnski dives in and grabs Monroe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Monroe pushes down on Drewnski's head and hops out.
Monroe slaps away a takedown attempt from Drewnski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drewnski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Drewnski gets tackled into the cage by Monroe. Monroe maintains the clinch.
Monroe landing knees to the head.
Drewnski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Monroe pulls his leg out and moves away.

Monroe clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Monroe.

It looks like Ivan Drewnski has been cut.
Drewnski fails to pull guard.
Drewnski is working for takedown but Monroe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Monroe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drewnski blocks it with crossed arms.
Monroe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drewnski wants a takedown.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drewnski letting Monroe take a breather here.
Monroe with a knee to the head.
Monroe stalling in the clinch.
Monroe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drewnski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Monroe after a bit of a struggle.
A knee to the head by Monroe.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the head but Drewnski blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drewnski wants a takedown but no success here.
Monroe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monroe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drewnski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monroe with a knee to the head.
Monroe has Drewnski pushed against the cage.
Drewnski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Monroe is defending well.
Monroe tries a knee to the head but Drewnski blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monroe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Monroe looking to throw knees to the head but Drewnski is blocking nicely.
Drewnski blocks an elbow strike.
Monroe tries a knee to the head but Drewnski blocks it.
Monroe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Drewnski is rocked!
Drewnski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Monroe is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Monroe lands an elbow just above Drewnski 's eye.
Oh Drewnski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monroe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Monroe with a knee to the head.
Drewnski is trying to pull guard but Monroe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Monroe connects with a knee to the head.
Monroe working the clinch nicely. Drewnski is working for position but Monroe cracks him with a big knee to the head! Drewnski crumples up against the cage and Monroe lands two more shots before the ref can save Drewnski! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Dan Monroe!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinaski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 9: Mov. 4. Hank Chinaski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thor Blackwood's chin.

Chinaski
vs
Blackwood

200 cm
22
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
23
290 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Chinaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Blackwood!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chinaski lands a head shot.
Chinaski ducks under a wild hook from Blackwood.
Chinaski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackwood tests Chinaski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackwood throws the left hand but Chinaski avoids the punch easily.
Chinaski dives in and grabs Blackwood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blackwood pushes down on Chinaski's head and hops out.
Chinaski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chinaski just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackwood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blackwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
Blackwood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chinaski throws an overhand right that lands on Blackwood's shoulder, as Blackwood tries to avoid the shot.
Chinaski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blackwood throws a hook to the side of Chinaski's head but Chinaski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackwood throws a series of strikes that have Chinaski backpedaling.
Blackwood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chinaski on the side of the head.
Chinaski lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackwood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blackwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackwood closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chinaski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chinaski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chinaski is looking to wear down Blackwood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chinaski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chinaski thuds his right hand into Blackwood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blackwood misses with a straight right.
Chinaski fails with the takedown.
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!
Chinaski lands with a cross.
Blackwood misses with a looping right.
Thor Blackwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackwood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackwood misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Chinaski misses the target.
Chinaski lands with an overhand left.
Blackwood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chinaski checks it well.
Chinaski fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Chinaski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chinaski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blackwood's calf.
Blackwood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blackwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackwood looks gassed!
Chinaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackwood.
A big left from Blackwood misses.
Blackwood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chinaski throws a jab when Blackwood was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blackwood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chinaski circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Chinaski.
A punch lands to the side of Blackwood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chinaski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blackwood misses with a two punch combination.
Chinaski tries to clinch there but Blackwood circles away.
Chinaski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chinaski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blackwood will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chinaski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Chinaski.
A big left from Blackwood misses.
Blackwood misses with an uppercut.
Chinaski walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Blackwood drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Chinaski swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Blackwood's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Chinaski!
After the fight, Hank Chinaski 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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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Ludher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludher comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones Part II - by Mobb Deep. David Ludher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ludher
vs
Ballard

185 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Ludher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Ballard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ludher lands a big head kick that sends Ballard tumbling to the mat! Ludher takes a step backwards and waves Ballard back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ballard is rocked!

It looks like Nick Ballard has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ludher shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Ballard takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Ludher sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Ballard bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Ludher!
David Ludher took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am here to finish fights. And I can promise all you fans that there will be no lay and pray in my fights.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Tocchet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is one bourbon one scotch one beer. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Axelsson
vs
Tocchet

188 cm
22
214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

KillShot Klothing(90% Laundry)

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Tocchet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Axelsson slams his shin into Tocchet's torso.
Axelsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tocchet.
Axelsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tocchet missing with a left hand there. Axelsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Axelsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tocchet looks to score with a jab to the body but Axelsson is just out of range.
Axelsson scores with a leg kick.
Tocchet looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Axelsson finds it's way through Tocchet's defenses.

It looks like Rick Tocchet has been cut.
Tocchet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Axelsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Axelsson clinches up with Tocchet and pushes him back against the cage.
Axelsson presses Tocchet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Axelsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Axelsson crunches a lovely knee into Tocchet's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Axelsson.
Axelsson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Axelsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tocchet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Axelsson.
Axelsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Axelsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Axelsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Axelsson stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axelsson.

Axelsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Axelsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tocchet.
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!
Axelsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Axelsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Axelsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Axelsson breaks the clinch.
Axelsson lands with a shot to the body.
Axelsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Axelsson.
Axelsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tocchet.

Axelsson clinches with his opponent.
Tocchet tries to pull guard but Axelsson won't allow it.
Tocchet letting Axelsson take a breather here.
Axelsson scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson blocking some punches.
Axelsson works on Tocchet's body with a couple of short punches.
Axelsson lands with a left to the head.
Axelsson is leaning against Tocchet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Axelsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tocchet is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tocchet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Axelsson.
Axelsson lands a shot to the body.
Axelsson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tocchet with a big uppercut! Tocchet tries to clinch up but Axelsson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tocchet to the mat! Tocchet covers up and Axelsson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ansgar Axelsson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ansgar Axelsson made sure he mentioned KillShot Klothing(90% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pogi
vs
Estima

185 cm
22
203 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Pogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Braulio Estima!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pogi throws a body punch but Estima moves out of range.
Pogi keeps the fight on the outside.

Estima has managed to clinch.
Estima prevents Pogi from breaking the clinch.
Estima 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.
Estima is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pogi to keep the fight standing.

Estima jumps into guard, dragging Pogi to the mat.
Pogi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Estima looking for a sweep. Not yet Estima, not yet.
Estima lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pogi!
Pogi is controlling an arm, preventing Estima from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Pogi flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Estima prevents Pogi from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Estima looking for a guillotine from mount but Pogi is having none of it.
Pogi tries to lock up and control but Estima gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pogi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Estima moves to the back.

Pogi defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pogi tries to escape the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Estima has eaten all the pies!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pogi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Estima's guard. Nice work there by Pogi.
Estima 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pogi passes into half guard.
Pogi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Estima keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
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. Pogi connects with a nice short shot to Estima's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Estima is trying to get back to full guard.
Pogi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Estima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pogi.
Pogi is keen to just control but Estima is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Estima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pogi pulls his head out easily.
Estima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pogi is working away from the top position though.
Pogi prevents Estima from improving his position.
Pogi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pogi is nestled in close to Estima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pogi lands with a punch from half guard.
Pogi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Estima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pogi.
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. Pogi connects with a nice short shot to Estima's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Estima manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Estima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pogi is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pogi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pogi trying to control the position from guard on top but Estima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pogi scoring with some ground and pound.
Estima can't keep his opponent in guard - Pogi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Estima is defending against the submission attempts here by Pogi.

Estima looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Pogi pushes past his half guard into mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Estima is desperately trying to improve his position but Pogi has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Estima that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Estima avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Pogi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Estima!

Estima defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pogi.
Estima tries to reverse the position but Pogi maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pogi wants to control the pace but Estima is squirming around nicely.
Pogi cracks Estima with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pogi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Estima hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pogi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Estima's face.
Pogi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Estima is looking to escape.
Pogi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Estima looks a forlorn figure.
Estima is squirming around, avoiding Pogi's attempts to control the action.
Pogi raining down shots from the mount!
Pogi connects with a bit shot that sees Estima covering up! More strikes from Pogi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pogi is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pogi!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cale Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Henderson
vs
Carter

172 cm
25
164 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

184 cm
22
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cale Carter!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a front kick that sends Henderson stumbling back into the cage.
Henderson closes the distance but Carter moves to the side
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henderson's calf.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carter avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Carter avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter jabs at Henderson's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter thows a body kick. Henderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter throws a wild body kick that Henderson sees coming a mile off.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Henderson has a takedown stuffed.
Carter connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cale Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson throws a lazy head kick
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carter duly obliges.

It looks like Ben Henderson has been cut.
Henderson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Carter gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cale Carter!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Tesser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre comes to the cage accompanied by When the Saints Go Marching In. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

St Andre
vs
Tesser

176 cm
23
154 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurent Tesser!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Andre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tesser tries to clinch but St Andre is having none of it.
Tesser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tesser throws a series of punches but St Andre moves out of range.
Tesser takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tesser wants to clinch.
St Andre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tesser looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Andre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Andre keeps the fight on the outside.

Tesser moves into the clinch.

Tesser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as Tesser blocks the low kick.
Tesser fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tesser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Andre.
Tesser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Andre dodges the punch combination from Tesser.
St Andre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Andre misses with a low kick.
Tesser tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Andre swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tesser fails to land with a series of punches.
Tesser throws a series of punches but St Andre moves out of range.
St Andre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Andre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tesser is able to avoid easily.
Sloppy strikes from Tesser. Those never looked like landing.
Tesser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St Andre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Tesser is rocked!
St Andre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tesser.
Tesser is still on wobbly legs! Can St Andre finish him?
St Andre Throws a clean left jab. St Andre Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Tesser's chin! Tesser crumbles to the ground and St Andre follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by St Andre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Benjamin St Andre!
During a confident post fight interview, Benjamin St Andre thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boy Puti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barreda has chosen Rockstar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Puti
vs
Barreda

180 cm
22
183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
178 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Puti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Puti.
Puti tries to bum rush Barreda with a series of wild strikes but Barreda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barreda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puti was well out of range. Poor timing from Barreda.
Barreda scores with a jab. Puti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barreda misses with a few strikes there.
Barreda thows a body shot but no joy.
Puti takes one on the button.
Puti takes a swing at Barreda's ribcage but misses.
Puti walks into a straight right hand from Barreda.
Barreda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barreda fails to land with a series of punches.
Barreda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barreda.
Puti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barreda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puti avoids the body shot from Barreda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Barreda. That snapped Puti's head back.
Barreda looks to land a right hand but Puti moved out of range.
Barreda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barreda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barreda. Puti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barreda misses with an uppercut.
Puti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barreda moves away from the strike by Puti.
Barreda connects with a body shot.
Puti misses with a two punch combination.
Puti throws a series of punches but Barreda avoids them all with ease.
Barreda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puti lands a slapping body shot.
Puti throws a one two combo.

Puti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Puti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barreda keeps working.
Puti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Puti is trying to control. Barreda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Boy Puti has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barreda throws out a loose jab but Puti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barreda throws a hook to the side of Puti's head but Puti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barreda misses with a looping left.
Barreda cracks a nice hook into Puti's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreda misses the jab.
Barreda misses with a hook. Puti ducked under it nicely.
Barreda misses with a two punch combination.
Barreda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barreda.

Barreda gets caught napping as Puti dives in and scores a takedown. Barreda manages to retain guard.
Puti throws a big elbow that misses.
Puti is looking to work some ground and pound but Barreda has wrist control.
Barreda keeping moving, preventing Puti from controlling successfully.
Puti looking to sit in guard and control but Barreda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barreda stopping the sweep attempt from Puti.
Puti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barreda manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puti wants to control from the top but Barreda keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Barreda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barreda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barreda blocks a head kick by Puti.
Puti closes the distance and clinches up with Barreda, looking for a takedown. Puti pushes Barreda against the cage but Barreda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Puti looks to land a left hand but Barreda moved out of range nicely.
Puti scores with a hook to the body. Barreda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jesus Barreda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreda misses with a few strikes there.
Barreda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barreda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Barreda. Those never looked like landing.
Jesus Barreda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barreda tries to bum rush Puti with a series of wild strikes but Puti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puti is looking to wear down Barreda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Puti slips under a jab from Barreda.
Puti fails with the takedown.
Puti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barreda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puti slips a jab and a cross from Barreda.
Puti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barreda sprawls well. Barreda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Puti gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Puti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puti tries to score with a low kick but Barreda moves his leg out of the way.
Barreda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puti.
Puti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barreda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barreda throws a body punch but Puti moves out of range.
Puti throws a jab when Barreda was well out of range.
Puti avoids the body shot from Barreda.
Barreda thows a body shot but no joy.
Barreda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puti misses with a right hand
and Barreda counters with a two punch combo.

Puti is rocked!
Jesus Barreda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barreda misses with a double jab.
Oh Puti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puti throws a body kick that misses.
Barreda fails to land with a series of punches.
Puti seems to have got his legs back now.
Barreda throws a looping overhand right but Puti ducks down to avoid it.
Barreda just misses with a punch to the body.
Barreda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barreda misses with a body shot.
Barreda tries to bum rush Puti with a series of wild strikes but Puti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barreda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barreda blocks a head kick by Puti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puti. Barreda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puti loads up on a big right hand but Barreda slips the punch.
Puti moves out of range as Barreda strikes.
Puti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puti.
Barreda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puti's head.
Barreda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barreda.
Barreda misses with a hook.
Barreda misses with an uppercut. Puti saw that one coming.
Puti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barreda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puti.
Puti throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Barreda catches Puti right on the button with a cross.
Barreda throws a good cross that connects.
Barreda throws a hook but Puti avoids it easily.

Puti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barreda to the mat! Barreda manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda is trying to keep Puti in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puti is looking to work some ground and pound but Barreda has wrist control.
Puti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puti trying to control but Barreda is working from the bottom.
Puti throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Barreda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Puti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Barreda misses with the combination.
Puti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barreda.
Barreda throws a lazy right hand but Puti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barreda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jesus Barreda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barreda misses with a wild combination.
Barreda misses with a few strikes there.
Puti misses the shot to the body.
Puti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barreda connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Barreda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barreda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barreda slaps away a takedown attempt from Puti, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barreda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Puti scrambles back to his feet.
Puti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barreda's waist but Barreda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Puti off to one side.
Puti shoots for a takedown but Barreda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Puti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barreda looks to throw the jab but Puti is out of range.
Barreda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Barreda. That snapped Puti's head back.
Puti connects with a body shot.
Barreda stuns Puti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barreda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barreda throws out the jab.

Puti scores with a takedown into Barreda's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barreda keeping moving, preventing Puti from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barreda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Puti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Boy Puti.
Puti throws a low kick, looking for Barreda's leg but Barreda calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puti looks to land a body kick but Barreda moved away.
Barreda feints a jab promting Puti to slip. Barreda then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Puti slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barreda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barreda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puti.
Barreda blocks a low kick nicely.
Barreda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barreda moves away.
Puti misses the shot to the body.
Barreda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puti moves away.
Barreda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puti sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Puti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barreda to the mat! Barreda manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puti trying to control the position from guard on top but Barreda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy Puti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puti wants to control from the top but Barreda keeps moving.
Barreda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Puti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barreda keeping full guard, as Puti tries to pass.
Barreda looking to control.
Boy Puti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus Barreda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Puti fails with a takedown attempt.
Barreda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puti.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boy Puti.
I think Barreda 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Barreda!
After winning the bout, Jesus Barreda thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hensball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mitsuyo Maeda was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hensball
vs
Maeda

175 cm
21
137 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
142 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Hensball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda shoots in but Hensball avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mitsuyo Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hensball throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maeda ducks right into an uppercut from Hensball.

It looks like Mitsuyo Maeda has been cut.
Hensball misses with a low kick as Maeda jumps back.
Hensball lands with a good body shot.

Maeda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hensball napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maeda misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hensball taking a bit of punishment here - Maeda scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda prevents Hensball from escaping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maeda working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Maeda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Maeda passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hensball!
BOOM! Maeda connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hensball is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hensball in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maeda looking to control but Hensball is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maeda postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hensball looks a forlorn figure.
Maeda lands a big shot there that rocks Hensball but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hensball takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maeda throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maeda dominating with strikes here.
Maeda throws a sloppy strike and Hensball uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Hensball has ended up in Maeda's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Maeda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hensball is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hensball is looking to stand up but Maeda won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hensball won't allow Maeda to sweep him here.
Maeda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Maeda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hensball gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Hensball has gone for a leg lock! Maeda slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hensball's guard.
Hensball avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Maeda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Maeda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hensball gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maeda keeping moving, preventing Hensball from controlling successfully.
Hensball postures up in Maeda's guard and throws a big left but Maeda blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hensball forces his way into half guard.
Maeda is trying to get back to full guard.

Hensball is trying to work for a kimura but Maeda is defending well.
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!

Hensball is looking for a kimura but Maeda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hensball to get the leverage.
Hensball tries to pass to full mount but Maeda defends it.
Maeda is pressing down on Hensball's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Maeda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maeda is looking to sweep but instead, Hensball has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitsuyo Maeda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maeda loads up on a big right hand but Hensball slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Hensball.
Hensball tries to score with a low kick but Maeda moves his leg out of the way.
Maeda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maeda misses the shot to the body.
Hensball loads up on a big right hand but Maeda slips the punch.
Maeda moves out of range of the body kick.
Maeda misses with a straight left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maeda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hensball - the referee stops the clock and Maeda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hensball. Maeda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Hensball misses.
Hensball fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensball uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
Hensball swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda scores with a punch to the head.
Hensball uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
Hensball lands a nice hook to Maeda's body. Maeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Maeda gets a double leg takedown into Hensball's guard.

Hensball is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hensball gets underhooks to prevent Maeda's takedown attempt.
Maeda manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda managing to block the knees to the body from Hensball.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hensball landing knees to the head.
Maeda tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maeda misses with a punch to the body.

Hensball manages to break the clinch.
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!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hensball drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hensball is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hensball prevents the takedown attempt.
Tony Hensball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Hensball scores a nice knee to the body.
Hensball struggles to land a body shot inside as Maeda controls his hands.
Hensball goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maeda prevents it.
Maeda tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hensball's elbow.
Maeda tries to stall but Hensball uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maeda lands with a right to the head.
Hensball lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maeda trying to control the position but instead, Hensball has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maeda into the cage.
Hensball looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hensball stalling against the cage.
Maeda effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Hensball dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mitsuyo Maeda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Maeda scores with a body shot.

Maeda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maeda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hensball is looking to escape.
Maeda lands with some strikes.
Maeda with shots to the head and body - Hensball looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hensball takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hensball is looking to improve his position but Maeda isn't that keen on the idea.
Maeda working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maeda breaks from Hensball's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensball trying desperately to get to his feet.
Maeda looking to ground and pound but Hensball is blocking nicely.
Maeda throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hensball because Maeda loaded up on that one.
Maeda landing strikes from the mount and Hensball is in trouble!
Maeda landing shots from mount.
Maeda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maeda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hensball's face.
Maeda with shots to the head and body - Hensball looks very uncomfortable down there.

Hensball is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maeda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Hensball is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hensball manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Maeda has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hensball defend it? Maeda steps over the head and cranks it - Hensball is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Maeda!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mitsuyo Maeda!
After winning the bout, Mitsuyo Maeda thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beautiful Disaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beautiful Disaster has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris Nichols's chin.

Nichols
vs
Disaster

186 cm
24
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beautiful Disaster!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disaster moves out of range as Nichols throws a body kick.
Disaster misses the shot to the body.
Disaster blocks the body kick.
Disaster throws a series of punches but Nichols avoids them all with ease.
Nichols wants to slow Disaster down by chopping away at his legs.
Nichols throws a low kick but it's checked well by Disaster.
Nichols misses with a head kick.
Disaster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nichols lands a two punch combo.
Nichols looks to land a right hand but Disaster moved out of range.
Nichols throws a head kick that misses
and Disaster counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nichols's knee momentarily.
Disaster throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Disaster scores with a leg kick.
Disaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nichols throws a leg kick but Disaster checks it.
Disaster jabs at Nichols's body.
Disaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Disaster misses with a low kick.
Nichols throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Disaster looks to land a body kick but Nichols moved away.
Nichols tries to land a front kick but Disaster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disaster misses with a body shot.
Nichols works over Disaster's head and body with a nice combination.
Nichols thows a body kick. Disaster tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nichols shoots in and drives through. Disaster sprawls well.
Disaster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Disaster shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nichols eats them both and turns towards Disaster to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Disaster misses with a two punch combination.
Nichols lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nichols misses with a body shot.
Nichols ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Disaster moves away.
Disaster connects with the punch.
No joy there for Disaster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nichols. That's going to slow Disaster down.

Nichols pushes Disaster up against the cage in a clinch.

Nichols manages to break the clinch.

Nichols shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nichols was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Disaster tries to lock up and control but Nichols gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disaster is looking to get to half guard.
Nichols tries to control but Disaster wriggling away.

Nichols is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Disaster to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Disaster shrugs it off.
Nichols wants to take his opponent's back but Disaster doesn't allow it.
Disaster is desperately trying to improve his position but Nichols has a good base and remains in mount.
Nichols misses with a head shot.
Nichols trying to control but Disaster is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disaster wants to hold on but Nichols pushes him away.
Nichols trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Disaster manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Disaster tries to kick Nichols off but Nichols keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nichols tries to pass to full mount but Disaster defends it.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nichols is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Disaster won't allow Nichols to pass to mount.
Nichols throwing shots but Disaster is blocking nicely.
Nichols not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Disaster regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disaster wants to stand but Nichols is controlling the position.
Disaster trying to control the position here.

Nichols drops back looking for a leg! Disaster is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Disaster manages to kick Nichols off! Nichols jumps back into Disaster's guard.
Disaster keeping moving, preventing Nichols from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nichols looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Disaster has his hands on Nichols's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nichols throws a head kick that misses.
Nichols throws a sloppy head kick and Disaster moves out of range easily.
Nichols lets loose with a powerful body kick. Disaster will feel that in the morning.
Nichols throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nichols moves into the clinch successfully.
Disaster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Disaster.
Disaster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Disaster.

Nichols is rocked!
Disaster pushes Nichols against the cage. Disaster is working some dirty boxing. Disaster pushes off with a quick right hook! Nichols goes down! Nichols tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Disaster moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beautiful Disaster!
During a confident post fight interview, Beautiful Disaster thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.