EFC 131 : Time PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kev Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phat Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kev Yama's chin.

Yama
vs
Johnson

175 cm
29
175 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

185 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kev Yama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phat Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Yama gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Yama is looking for a takedown.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yama has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Yama avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kev Yama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yama is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Yama is blocking nicely.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Yama changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yama takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Yama is rocked!
Johnson with a jab.
Oh Yama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yama seems to have got his legs back now.
Yama is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yama fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yama.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Yama.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yama is keeping busy.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yama being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yama up against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yama avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Yama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yama prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.

Yama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Yama 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.

Yama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Yama drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Yama off! Yama jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Yama controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yama prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yama walks into a left hand.

Johnson clinches up with Yama and pushes him back against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Johnson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Johnson landing knees to the head.

It looks like Kev Yama has been cut.
Johnson misses with a body punch.

Johnson tightens his grip and picks Yama up, before dumping him to the ground. Yama manages to land in guard.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Yama looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Yama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Yama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Yama's legs - danger averted.
Yama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yama keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

Yama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson tries to stand but Yama is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yama working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Yama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Yama is keeping the position.
Johnson trying to control but Yama is working from the bottom.

Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yama keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Yama is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Yama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Yama is tightening it up a little... Johnson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Johnson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Johnson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Yama!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kev Yama!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxime Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ward
vs
Roland

190 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

192 cm
25
214 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxime Roland!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ward as he jumps to the side.
Ward chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roland shoots and misses
and Ward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roland misses with a takedown
and Ward counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mr Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxime Roland.
Ward is looking to slow Roland down with leg kicks.
Ward bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roland's head backwards.
Ward lands a leg kick that knocks Roland off balance momentarily.
Roland looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward scoring well with a low kick there.
Ward chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ward scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ward lands with a hook. Roland tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roland is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ward is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Roland.
Ward scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roland in his tracks.
Ward scoring well with a low kick there.
Ward scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ward lands a leg kick that knocks Roland off balance momentarily.
Ward throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ward. That's going to slow Roland down.

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

It looks like Maxime Roland has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward connects with an inside leg kick.
Ward connects with a solid leg kick.

Ward lands a big right hand that sends Roland crashing to the mat! Ward stays standing though and waves Roland back to his feet!

Roland is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roland leaves his chin hanging out and Ward seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Roland crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Ward!
During a confident post fight interview, Mr Ward 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddrick DeMons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Houses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeMons's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Teddybears Sthlm;Mad Cobra - Cobrastyle. Dave Houses is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

DeMons
vs
Houses

165 cm
25
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
31
135 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddrick DeMons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Houses!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMons fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Houses avoids it really well and circles away.
Houses closes the distance and clinches up with DeMons, looking for a takedown. Houses pushes DeMons against the cage but DeMons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

DeMons gets caught flat footed, as Houses shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Houses tries to free his leg and advance position but DeMons is retaining full guard.
DeMons keeping moving, preventing Houses from controlling successfully.
Houses content to stall in guard here.
DeMons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houses wants to control from the top but DeMons keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dave Houses was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Houses doesn't succeed with the takedown

and DeMons counters with a nice double leg into side control. Houses won't be happy with that.
Houses tries to bench press DeMons off him but DeMons keeps the position.
DeMons in side control lands a decent elbow.
DeMons is looking to take a break and control but Houses is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DeMons lands a decent elbow from side control.
DeMons in side control, throwing shots but Houses defends.
Houses is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Houses wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houses is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

DeMons wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Houses, who protects the arm well.
Houses struggling a bit here.
Houses stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
DeMons is looking to take a break and control but Houses is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

DeMons tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Houses sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houses trying to control from the bottom.
DeMons is looking to advance position but Houses won't allow it.
Houses has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. DeMons is working away from the top position though.
DeMons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

DeMons seems to be working for a kimura but Houses defends the submission attempt.
DeMons is keen to just control but Houses is a slippery customer.
Houses has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. DeMons is working away from the top position though.
Houses looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houses is looking for a sweep. DeMons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
DeMons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
DeMons wants to take a breather but Houses is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Houses manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
DeMons wants to control from the top but Houses keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houses looking for a sweep. Not yet Houses, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houses is trying to control the position but DeMons postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dave Houses will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Houses shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has DeMons pinned against the cage. DeMons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

DeMons shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Houses napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeMons in side control lands a decent elbow.
DeMons working the ground and pound.
Houses sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Houses is looking to improve his position.
Houses is staying active underneath DeMons, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Houses moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Freddrick DeMons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMons wants to pass the guard but Houses is keeping the position.
DeMons landing with the ground and pound.

Houses looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but DeMons is defending well. Houses quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! DeMons has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Houses celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Houses!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park-- What Ive Done. Larkin has chosen Tupac as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Zimmerman
vs
Larkin

177 cm
35
152 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

173 cm
25
158 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid 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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zimmerman lands a right hook to the body.
Larkin misses with a takedown
enabling Zimmerman to counter with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Larkin shoots and misses
and Zimmerman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eric Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Larkin.

Zimmerman lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Larkin sprawling to the canvas. Zimmerman follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Larkin hang on?

Larkin is rocked!

It looks like Scott Larkin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zimmerman creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Larkin is out cold and this one is all over! Zimmerman climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eric Zimmerman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tank James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Bringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

James
vs
Bringer

188 cm
21
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sven Bringer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a head kick but Bringer moves out of range.
James throws a leg kick but Bringer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tank James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
Bringer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
James shoots in for a takedown but Bringer shows good takedown defense.
Bringer moves out of range as James throws a body kick.

Bringer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bringer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James controlling the position well.
James wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bringer.
Bringer is trying to control. James wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bringer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bringer is nestled in close to James, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bringer working James over with strikes.
Bringer prevents James from standing back up.
Bringer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bringer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bringer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James wants to control but Bringer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bringer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bringer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bringer is looking to advance position but James won't allow it.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bringer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
James tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bringer.
Bringer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bringer slips a nice elbow through James's hands, connecting with James's forehead.
Bringer wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
Bringer 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.
Bringer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Bringer throwing shots but James is blocking nicely.
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
James is trying to control the position but Bringer postures up.
Bringer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bringer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed James's guard.
Bringer misses with a head shot. James uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bringer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James is breathing heavily.
Bringer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bringer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bringer is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bringer.
James is trying to control the position but Bringer postures up.
Bringer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James keeping moving, preventing Bringer from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bringer throws an elbow that misses. James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bringer's guard. Nice move by James!
James would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bringer wants to get back to his feet but James is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Bringer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bringer fails with the takedown
and James counters with a body kick.
Bringer throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.

James forces Bringer back against the cage and clinches.

James successfully pulls guard.
Bringer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bringer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bringer throwing strikes but missing.
James wants to stand up but Bringer is controlling him.
Bringer postures up and lands a big shot to James's brow.
Bringer landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bringer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James controls Bringer momentarily but Bringer frees himself.
Bringer landing with the ground and pound.
Bringer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bringer trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Sven Bringer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bringer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bringer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bringer connects with a couple of short punches.
James working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James keeping moving, preventing Bringer from controlling successfully.
Bringer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but James manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bringer looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.

Bringer is working an open guard so James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a hook. Bringer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James tries to clinch but Bringer moves out of range.
Bringer stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
Bringer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bringer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bringer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control but Bringer postures up.
James tries to bench press Bringer off him but Bringer keeps the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bringer is controlling him well.
Bringer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at James to see if he's OK.
Bringer scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bringer trying to control the position but James is working away.
James wants to control but Bringer postures up.
Bringer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
James is trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James manages to get back to half guard.
Bringer is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bringer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Bringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bringer fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Bringer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from James. Bringer shrugs it off though.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bringer.
Horrible takedown by Bringer or perhaps it was just good defense by James which made him look bad.
James defending well as Bringer loads up on a big left hand.
Bringer throws a left and a right that both miss
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bringer throws a big shot that misses.
Bringer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bringer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
Tank James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Bringer.
James bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bringer throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James is looking to slow Bringer down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bringer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from James.
James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bringer misses with a looping right.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bringer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bringer fails to land the takedown.
James connects with a solid leg kick.
James misses with a double jab.
Bringer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.
Bringer keeps the fight on the outside.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bringer looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
James takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bringer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bringer misses the shot to the body.
Bringer swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Tank James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bringer's waist but Bringer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
Sven Bringer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
James misses with the combination.
Bringer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has James pinned against the cage. James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Bringer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. James sprawls well initially but Bringer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James tries to roll over but Bringer keeps him under control.
Tank James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bringer pulls his head out easily.

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 Tank James.
I think Bringer 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Bringer!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

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

Locke
vs
Engbloom

193 cm
25
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Hilo, Harrison Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darius Engbloom!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engbloom fails with a takedown attempt.
Darius Engbloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke falls off balance throwing a combination

and Engbloom counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Engbloom is looking to work some ground and pound but Locke has wrist control.
Locke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Engbloom postures up in Locke's guard and throws a big left but Locke blocks it.
Engbloom throws a big right hand that misses.
Engbloom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Engbloom landing with the ground and pound.
Engbloom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Engbloom controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engbloom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Engbloom 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.
Engbloom is in close to Locke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Engbloom makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Engbloom throws a big right hand that misses.
Engbloom stands up over Locke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Engbloom slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Engbloom working the ground and pound.
Engbloom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Locke keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke is looking to regain half guard here but Engbloom keeps moving and retains side control.
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!
Engbloom working the head with strikes.
Engbloom cracks Locke with a big elbow.
Engbloom throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Locke works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Engbloom winds up and cracks Locke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Engbloom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Locke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke is trying to get back to full guard.
Engbloom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Locke's head.
Engbloom is trying to control the action in half guard but Locke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Engbloom is just content to waste time from the top position. Locke takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Engbloom trying to control but Locke is working from the bottom.
Locke is trying to keep Engbloom in close.
Engbloom wants to pass the guard but Locke is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Engbloom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Locke 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.
Engbloom pushing down on Locke's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Locke makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Locke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Engbloom trying to control but Locke is working from the bottom.
Locke has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Engbloom has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Engbloom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Locke misses with a wild body shot.
Locke takes a swing at Engbloom's ribcage but misses.
Harrison Locke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Locke takes one on the button.
Engbloom throws a shot from downtown. Locke moves away and avoids it.
Locke digs a good body shot into Engbloom's ribs.
Engbloom misses with a hook
and Locke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Engbloom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Locke.
Engbloom is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke thuds a left hand into Engbloom's body.
Engbloom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Locke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Engbloom at a distance.
Engbloom 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke feints a jab promting Engbloom to slip. Locke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Engbloom slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Darius Engbloom has been cut.
Locke connects with a leg kick. Engbloom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrison Locke is winning the standup battle so far.
Locke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Locke. That snapped Engbloom's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Locke throws a right and a left that Engbloom avoids nicely.
Locke throws a nice looking combination but Engbloom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Locke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Locke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Engbloom's head.
Locke throws a right and a left that Engbloom avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke jabs at Engbloom's body.
Locke lands a jab-cross combination.

That has opened up Darius Engbloom's cut even more.
Engbloom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

The cut above Darius Engbloom's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke misses with a wild combination.
Locke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harrison Locke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Locke drops Engbloom with a beautiful combination! Engbloom stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Locke is looking for the KO!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harrison Locke!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Ddd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Haze
vs
Ddd

186 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
205 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arjan Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Ddd!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ddd shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ddd showed some decent athleticism there.
Ddd trying to control the action but Haze is working from the bottom.
Ddd wants to pass the guard but Haze is defending well.
Haze is looking to control Ddd's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haze avoid being mounted?
Ddd has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ddd lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Haze hang on?
Ddd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ddd punching from mount but Haze doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Haze is looking to get to half guard.
Ddd lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ddd trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Ddd working for a guillotine from mount but Haze is in no mood to give up.

Ddd looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Haze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Ddd is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Haze is surviving well by controlling Ddd's body position as best he can.
Haze tries to hold on but Ddd pushes him away.
Ddd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haze is looking to escape.
Ddd fails to move to back control.
Ddd prevents Haze from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ddd avoids the attempt from Haze to control.
Haze is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ddd looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ddd with the ground and pound from mount.
Ddd landing punches.
Haze wants to hold on but Ddd pushes him away.
Ddd tries to control but Haze wriggling away.
Haze tries to lock up and control but Ddd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Ddd working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Ddd wants to finish this one by submission but Haze is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ddd.
Haze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ddd looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Ddd jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Haze manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Haze is trying to get back to half guard.
Haze gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ddd controlling from the top position.
Ddd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

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

Haze has his foot on Ddd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ddd works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze working a defensive guard here.

Haze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ddd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ddd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Haze is looking for a triangle but Ddd pushes his legs off easily.
Ddd slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ddd is looking for a kimura but Haze is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ddd to get the leverage.

Ddd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haze defends it well.

Ddd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haze defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ddd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haze's guard.
Ddd is in close to Haze's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Haze working for a triangle but Ddd defends it easily.
Ddd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ddd looking to pass the guard.

Haze has his feet on Ddd's thighs here. He's pushed Ddd off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ddd screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arjan Haze!
Arjan Haze took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by 12 Stones - Bulletproof. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Castle
vs
Valentine

184 cm
33
195 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

185 cm
27
193 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle moves away from the strike by Valentine.
Valentine misses with a head kick.
Valentine throws a right hand that misses
and Castle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentine blocks a low kick nicely.
Castle throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Valentine slips a straight right by Castle.
Castle misses with a few strikes there.
Castle misses with a looping right.
A solid body kick from Valentine.
Valentine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Eric Castle has been cut.
A jab from Valentine misses.
Castle thumps Valentine with a low kick.
Castle thows a leg kick but Valentine checks it
and Valentine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valentine slips a jab and a cross from Castle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Valentine.
Valentine takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Valentine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Castle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valentine misses with a straight left.
Castle throws a solid leg kick but Valentine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castle.
Castle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Castle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valentine misses with a leg kick
and Castle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eric Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valentine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valentine scrambles back to his feet.
Castle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valentine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valentine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
Castle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Valentine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valentine wants it to stay on the feet.
Valentine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Valentine duly obliges.
Castle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Castle saw that one coming.
Valentine wants to slow Castle down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice sprawl there from Valentine as Castle shoots in.
Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Valentine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valentine takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Castle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Valentine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castle on the side of the head.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castle. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine throws a shot to the body.
Valentine scores with a shot to the body.
Castle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.
Valentine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine cracks Castle with a good jab.
Valentine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Castle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Castle throws a leg kick but Valentine checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Valentine.
Valentine works the jab nicely.
Valentine lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
Valentine scores with a nice body kick.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Castle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine thuds a left hand into Castle's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine scores with a decent looking hook.
Castle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Castle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Valentine.
Castle throws a leg kick
and Valentine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Castle misses with a low kick.
Valentine scores with a head kick. Castle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Castle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castle.
Valentine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Castle swinging wildly here.
That kick from Valentine tenderised Castle's leg. Castle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle tries to move into range but Valentine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eric Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Castle is predictable there
and Castle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valentine scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentine, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle avoids the head kick by Valentine.
Valentine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castle was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Castle checks a leg kick.
Castle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castle.
Castle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
Castle slips a jab from Valentine.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castle's sensitive parts.
Valentine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castle.
Valentine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alexander Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castle shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Valentine eats them both and turns towards Castle to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target.
Castle slips under a jab.
Castle misses with a combination
and Castle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castle tries to bum rush Valentine with a series of wild strikes but Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castle loads up on a big right hand but Valentine slips the punch.
A lazy left from Valentine finds it's target.
Valentine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castle in his tracks.
Castle misses with a double jab
and Valentine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Valentine fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Valentine.
Castle moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Castle misses.
Castle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Castle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentine.
Castle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valentine is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valentine.
Castle cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Castle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castle blocks a body shot from Valentine.
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!

Valentine is trying to trip Castle. He has hold of a leg but Castle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Valentine persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Valentine throwing strikes from guard but Castle blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine throws a big elbow that misses.
Valentine passes into half guard.
Valentine passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Castle!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castle is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Castle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Castle is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Valentine.
Castle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Valentine counters with a leg kick.
Castle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Valentine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Castle is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Valentine.
Oh Castle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Castle tries to move into range but Valentine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle throws a leg kick
and Valentine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Valentine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentine.
Valentine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Valentine plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Castle swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Castle face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Valentine!
Alexander Valentine is the new middleweight champion!
As Alexander Valentine got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.

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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ka Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Mason has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ka Lima's chin.

Lima
vs
Mason

180 cm
24
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
32
181 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ka Lima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Mason!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima thows a body shot but no joy.
Mason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Mason pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lima back to the cage. Mason follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Craig Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mason dives in and scores a takedown into Lima's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lima trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Lima is looking for a triangle here but Mason uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lima is not content to let Mason control the position.
Mason is staying tight to Lima's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lima gets back to half guard.
Lima is looking to control Mason's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lima avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mason stands up from half guard.
Lima misses with an attempted mid kick.

Mason closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mason happy to just control the position for now.
Lima is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mason wants to control but Lima is keeping him busy.

Mason is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lima is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason takes a little break here. Lima wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Mason tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mason has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Mason tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mason controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lima throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Lima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ka Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Lima's head but Lima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mason connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lima momentarily.
Mason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mason takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mason misses with a series of wild punches.
Mason lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima misses with a leg kick.
Lima slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Lima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lima scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lima circles away quickly and effectively.
Lima lands with a kick to the temple. Mason shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Craig Mason has been cut.
Mason swings widly with a right hand
letting Lima counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Mason misses.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Lima throws a lazy head kick
and Mason counters with a three punch combo that has Lima backing up. Lima nods at Mason to acknowledge the strikes.
Lima keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lima takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Lima explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Mason shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mason was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lima wants to control but Mason is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Craig Mason will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craig Mason's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lima slips a jab from Mason.
Mason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mason blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lima takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.

Mason darts in and clinches Lima up against the cage.
Mason lands a shoulder strike.
Mason lands a shoulder strike.
Mason stalling the fight.

Lima pulls Mason into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mason stands up and waves to Lima to follow him.
Mason tries to clinch but Lima is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands a nice shot that snaps Lima's head back.
Lima takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
A leg kick checked by Lima.
Lima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lima fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mason has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Mason throws a right and a left that Lima avoids nicely.
Lima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Lima pushes him off.
Lima misses with a hook

and Mason counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima trying to control here.

Mason is looking for a kimura here.
Mason frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lima tries to reverse the position but Mason maintains control.
Lima is working hard here to advance position.
Mason trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason avoids the attempt from Lima to control.
Mason wants to control but Lima has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Lima won't allow Mason to pass to mount.
Lima wants to control but Mason passes into side.
Lima tries to buck Mason off but Mason is having none of it.
Mason working away.
Lima is trying to improve his position.

Mason stands up and beckons Lima to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Lima loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
Mason's corner calls for a 1-2. Mason obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lima thows a body shot but no joy.

Mason shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lima is trying to defend but Mason finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Craig Mason has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Mason tries to stand and escape but Lima is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mason looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Mason postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lima to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Mason's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lima lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lima.
Craig Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Mason. That snapped Lima's head back.
Lima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lima cracks Mason with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mason crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lima - the referee stops the clock and Mason gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lima. Mason manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason misses with a two punch combination.
Lima connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Mason looks to land a combination but Lima avoids it well.
Lima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lima misses with a head kick.
Lima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima dodges the punch combination from Mason.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Lima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Lima pushes him off.
Mason looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Mason lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mason lands with a nice combination. Lima backs away looking to recover.
Lima is looking to land body kicks.
Lima throws a head kick that half lands.

Mason is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Lima uses the oldest trick in the book to send Mason tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lima is absolutely delighted - when Mason wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ka Lima!
Ka Lima is the new welterweight champion!