TTFC Tuesday Night Fights 51 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drone comes to the cage accompanied by t.i and ludacris-wish you would. Pray has chosen Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Drone
vs
Pray

225 cm
29
300 lbs
27 - 17 - 1

225 cm
33
300 lbs
13 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyson Drone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pray fails with the takedown.
Drone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pray defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drone.
Pray shoots in but Drone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drone wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyson Drone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Pray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drone but Drone pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Pray drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drone wants to sweep here but Pray controlling him for the moment.
Pray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Drone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pray controls the pace.

Pray decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Drone, up you get!

Pray gets a takedown into half guard.
Drone is pressing down on Pray's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

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

Drone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Drone working for a triangle but Pray defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pray's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lay Pray wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pray tries for a takedown but Drone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Pray gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Drone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drone is looking for a sweep.

Pray has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pray shoots for a double leg takedown but Drone sprawls well. He's pushed Pray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Drone or perhaps it was just good defense by Pray which made him look bad.
Pray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pray has a takedown stuffed.
Pray looks winded!
Pray looks for a takedown but Drone sprawls well.

Pray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drone keeping moving, preventing Pray from controlling successfully.
Pray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pray trying to control the position from guard on top but Drone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Drone is looking for a triangle but Pray pushes his legs off easily.

Drone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pray content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lay Pray 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.

Pray shoots in looking for a takedown but Drone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pray is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drone lands a jab to Pray's midsection.
Pray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drone circles away.
Tyson Drone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Pray has a takedown stuffed.

Drone scores a takedown into full mount!

Drone is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pray can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pray is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drone won't let Pray get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drone working for a submission but Pray is keeping him at bay.
Pray really wants to buck Drone off and get back to his feet.
Pray regains half guard.
Drone works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pray wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray wants to control but Drone is having none of it.

Drone with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pray is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pray bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drone wants to sweep here but Pray controlling him for the moment.
Pray is stalling in the full guard.
Pray wants to control from the top but Drone keeps moving.
Pray advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Drone is looking to regain half guard here but Pray keeps moving and retains side control.
Pray in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pray content to control rather than advance.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lay Pray hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drone avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tyson Drone 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drone's waist but Drone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pray off to one side.

Pray is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Drone's half guard.
Drone holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pray trying to control from half guard but Drone is working away.
Pray is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pray is taking a breather. Drone says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drone wants to control but Pray is keeping busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lay Pray.
Drone stuffs the takedown attempt from Pray. Pray gets slowly back to his feet.
Pray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pray shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyson Drone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Drone tries for a takedown but Pray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pray takes the fight into the clinch.
Pray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drone to keep the fight standing.
Drone is trying to push Pray away but Pray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drone is looking to break free of the clinch but Pray has double underhooks.
Pray goes for a takedown attempt but Drone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pray tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pray somewhat.
Pray shoots and misses
and Drone counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drone doesn't manage to clinch there - Pray circles away.
Drone shoots in for a double leg but Pray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drone fails with the takedown

and Pray counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pray perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Drone tries to get to full guard but Pray has control of the leg.
Pray controlling the action here.
Pray frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drone is looking to get to half guard.
Pray content just to control the position here.
Drone working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Pray connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Drone is looking to improve his position but Pray isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pray cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pray lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lay Pray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pray 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lay Pray!
Lay Pray bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yorick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kick Ass. 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.

Brown
vs
Dillan

182 cm
29
220 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

190 cm
34
210 lbs
22 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yorick Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Dillan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dillan dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Dillan works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Dillan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab from Dillan.
Brown throws a hook but Dillan avoids it easily.
Brown keeps Dillan at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown lunges at Dillan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dillan's hand.
Max Dillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dillan throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown connects with a jab.
Dillan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dillan wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Dillan from controlling successfully.
Brown is pulling down on Dillan's head. It's preventing any offense from Dillan, at least for the moment.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yorick Brown.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dillan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Dillan catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Yorick Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dillan throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Dillan misses the shot to the body.
Dillan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillan.
Dillan just misses with a punch to the body.

Dillan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brown sprawls well initially but Dillan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Dillan wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dillan is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Dillan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dillan is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Brown is now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dillan wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.
Dillan is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dillan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Brown decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dillan scores with a hook.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 Yorick Brown will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Dillan. Those never looked like landing.
Dillan looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Dillan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Dillan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dillan.
Dillan shoots and misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Dillan down.
Dillan misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Dillan misses its intended target.
Dillan slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dillan checks it well.
A slow jab from Dillan misses its intended target.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dillan misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dillan throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Dillan blocks the body kick.
Dillan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown throws a low kick but Dillan moves out of range easily.
Yorick Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillan misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Dillan throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Dillan will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillan missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Dillan.
Brown moves out of range as Dillan strikes.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Dillan misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown cracks Dillan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dillan looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown jabs Dillan right on the nose. Dillan blinks but takes it well.
Dillan throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Dillan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillan.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Brown slips a straight right by Dillan.
Dillan slips a jab and a cross from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dillan scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown lands a nice hook to Dillan's body. Dillan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dillan throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Dillan thows a body shot but no joy.
Dillan misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dillan is breathing heavily.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillan looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Dillan shrugs it off though.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown feints a jab promting Dillan to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dillan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Dillan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dillan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Dillan throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Dillan misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Dillan misses.
Dillan misses with a hook
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Brown.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Dillan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yorick Brown dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown lunges at Dillan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dillan's hand.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dillan. That did some damage!
Dillan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Dillan misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Dillan coming out on top.
Dillan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dillan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Dillan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dillan is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Dillan throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Dillan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dillan seems to have recovered his senses.
Dillan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dillan throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillan tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dillan.
Dillan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Dillan in the body.
Brown staying out of range there.
Dillan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a jab.
Dillan misses with a straight right.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dillan lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown defending well as Dillan loads up on a big left hand.
Max Dillan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dillan lands a body shot.
Yorick Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Dillan avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dillan throws a poor cross that misses
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Dillan looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan throws a big shot that misses.
Brown throws a push kick but Dillan slaps the foot to one side.

Brown drops Dillan with a beautiful combination! Dillan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brown is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown cracks Dillan with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dillan tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Brown pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dillan is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yorick Brown!
Yorick Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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 Rico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Childish Gambino - R.I.P.. Rico Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sanchez
vs
Shine

183 cm
33
182 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

186 cm
35
177 lbs
21 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q

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 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Sun Shine!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shine misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez swings for the body but Shine moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Shine moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Shine should have avoided that one.
Shine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Shine tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Shine.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shine scores with a leg kick.
Shine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez moves out of range as Shine throws a body kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Shine moves out of range.
Shine looks to land a combination. Sanchez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Shine.
Shine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shine throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Shine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shine moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez stuns Shine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Shine misses with a head kick.
Shine 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.
Shine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shine tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Shine punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Shine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Shine avoids it well.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Shine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shine.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Shine backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shine scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Shine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Shine's corner calls for a 1-2. Shine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shine swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Shine takes it in his stride.
Shine looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Shine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Shine ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Shine.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sun Shine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shine jabs at Sanchez's body.
Shine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Shine is rocked!
Sanchez is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Shine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Shine is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Shine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shine seems to have recovered his senses.
Shine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Shine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shine works the jab nicely.
Shine avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Shine scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Shine throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
A right-left combo lands from Shine.
Shine sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Shine checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Shine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shine looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Shine throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shine connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a head kick but Shine moves out of range.
Shine stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Shine scores with a nice head shot.
Shine defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Shine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanchez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shine stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shine blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sanchez pulls guard effortlessly.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shine won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
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 Rico Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shine takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shine blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Shine.
Shine blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Shine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shine.
Shine ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Shine.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shine throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Shine.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Shine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Shine.
Shine throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez lands a left and a right that send Shine crashing to the mat, dazed. Sanchez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws a front kick that sends Shine stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Shine moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shine connects with an inside leg kick.
Shine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rico Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shine tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Shine is looking to score with low kicks.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Shine swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Nice jab there from Shine.
Shine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Shine moves out of range.
Rico Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Shine avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shine misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Sanchez misses
and Shine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shine lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shine!
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shine cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Shine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shine tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shine moves away.
Shine lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Shine is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shine catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Shine.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Shine.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Shine lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shine misses with a straight left.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shine connects with the punch.

Sanchez rushes Shine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Shine, against the cage.
Shine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shine misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez is trying to drag Shine to the mat but Shine just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shine prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shine lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Shine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez wants to take the fight to the mat but Shine manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
Shine throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Shine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Shine throws an elbow that misses.
Shine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shine lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Shine digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.

Sanchez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Shine is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sanchez off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rico Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Shine blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shine finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Shine jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shine blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Shine throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Shine fails to land with a series of punches.
Shine ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Shine jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Shine moves out of range easily.
Shine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Shine moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Shine.
Shine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shine duly obliges.
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shine can pounce on him.
Shine misses with a wild combination.
Shine feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Shine moves out of range.
Shine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Shine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Shine. Those never looked like landing.
Shine lands with a shot to the body.
Shine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shine tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Shine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Shine takes it in his stride.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shine looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
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!
Jab from Shine.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Shine.
Shine cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sun Shine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shine tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Shine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shine misses with a double jab.
Shine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shine blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Shine misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Shine throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Shine scores with a three punch combo!
Shine takes one to the chin there.
Shine dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shine throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Shine is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rico Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Shine swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Shine works the jab nicely.
Shine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shine. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Shine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shine takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Shine slips the punch.
Shine tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.

Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shine misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Shine.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shine fails to land.
Shine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Shine missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shine digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Shine throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a left hand.

Sanchez jumps guard and drags Shine to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Sanchez looking for subs off his back but Shine has passed one foot through into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sun Shine.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Sanchez!
A very excited looking Rico Sanchez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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 Toni Rajamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajamaki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Absolute Monster . Steel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Its a Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rajamaki
vs
Steel

176 cm
35
174 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

190 cm
31
181 lbs
18 - 12 - 2

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toni Rajamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Steel!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajamaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steel swivels and escapes.
Rajamaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Rajamaki closes the distance and clinches up with Steel, looking for a takedown. Rajamaki pushes Steel against the cage but Steel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rajamaki lands a head kick. Steel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Rajamaki scores with a takedown into Steel's guard.
Rajamaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rajamaki wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Steel wants to stand and escape but Rajamaki is having none of it.
Steel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rajamaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rajamaki.
Rajamaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel has wrist control.
Steel wants to stand and escape but Rajamaki is having none of it.
Rajamaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rajamaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel is keeping the position for now.
Rajamaki postures up.
Rajamaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Rajamaki drops back looking for a leg! Steel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steel manages to kick Rajamaki off! Rajamaki jumps back into Steel's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Rajamaki from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rajamaki 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.
Steel is trying to keep Rajamaki in close.
Rajamaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Steel wants to stand but Rajamaki is controlling the position.
Rajamaki looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Rajamaki from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sloppy strikes from Rajamaki. Those never looked like landing.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Rajamaki.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rajamaki slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Rajamaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steel.
Rajamaki tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Rajamaki scores with a four punch combination!
Rajamaki looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel misses with the combination.
Julius Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rajamaki has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.

Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rajamaki looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it 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!
Rajamaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steel avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steel!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rajamaki shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Rajamaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rajamaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rajamaki just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Rajamaki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rajamaki.
Steel works over Rajamaki's head and body with a nice combination.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Julius Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws a right and a left that Rajamaki avoids nicely.
Rajamaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rajamaki takes one on the button.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rajamaki is looking to clinch.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Rajamaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Julius Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Steel as Rajamaki shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Rajamaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Rajamaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rajamaki manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steel, right into the meat.
Steel throws a series of punches but Rajamaki avoids them all with ease.
Rajamaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steel as he jumps to the side.
Jab from Steel.
Toni Rajamaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rajamaki misses with a head kick.
Steel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Steel lands a really nice looking cross but Rajamaki seems unphased.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Steel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rajamaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki is looking to chop away at Steel's legs.
Steel needs to keep his hands up - Rajamaki had a free shot at his head there.
Rajamaki dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Steel scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rajamaki lands with a good body shot.
Steel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rajamaki misses with a low kick.
Rajamaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steel's calf.
Rajamaki is looking to chop away at Steel's legs.
Steel looks to land a combination but Rajamaki avoids it well.
Steel moves in looking to clinch but Rajamaki pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rajamaki.
Steel throws a series of strikes that have Rajamaki backpedaling.
Steel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rajamaki avoids the body shot from Steel.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rajamaki.
Rajamaki shoots in and drives through. Steel sprawls well.
Rajamaki tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Steel throws a one two combo.
A right-left combo lands from Steel.
Rajamaki scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rajamaki misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to clinch there but Rajamaki circles away.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rajamaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rajamaki throws the kick towards the body but Steel avoids it.
Rajamaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rajamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Rajamaki finds it's target.
Rajamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel connects with a crisp jab.
Rajamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel tries to clinch but Rajamaki is having none of it.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Rajamaki walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Julius Steel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rajamaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rajamaki throws a wild body kick that Steel sees coming a mile off.
Rajamaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steel. Steel obviously looking to wear him down.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Rajamaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel throws a right and a left that Rajamaki avoids nicely.
Rajamaki lands a head kick!
Rajamaki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steel's waist but Steel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rajamaki off to one side.
Steel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Rajamaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rajamaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steel misses with a double jab
and Rajamaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel moves out of range as Rajamaki throws a body kick.
Rajamaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rajamaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel on the side of the head.
Rajamaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Rajamaki circles away.
Rajamaki throws a push kick but Steel slaps the foot to one side.
Rajamaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Rajamaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Rajamaki.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rajamaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Rajamaki instigates a clinch.

Steel manages to break the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rajamaki checks a leg kick.
Rajamaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rajamaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel misses with the combination.
Rajamaki misses with a takedown attempt - Steel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rajamaki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki misses with a few strikes there.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rajamaki tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rajamaki works over Steel's head and body with a nice combination.
Steel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Rajamaki.
Rajamaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steel misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel leaves Rajamaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rajamaki!
Rajamaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steel, as that shot connected.
Steel tries to bum rush Rajamaki with a series of wild strikes but Rajamaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rajamaki lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rajamaki misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel tries to clinch there but Rajamaki circles away.

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 Toni Rajamaki.
I think Rajamaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Genovese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tricolor Paulista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genovese's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kick-Ass: Music Soundtrack. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Genovese
vs
Paulista

173 cm
25
157 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

181 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ultimate Fighting Gear
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Genovese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tricolor Paulista!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genovese fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Genovese takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Paulista gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paulista takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Tricolor Paulista has been cut.
Paulista can't break the clinch.
Genovese lands an elbow inside.
Paulista wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paulista can't break the clinch.
Genovese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paulista lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paulista takes an elbow to the temple.
Genovese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulista tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Genovese.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulista working hard to break the clinch.
Genovese lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paulista backwards.
Paulista misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paulista tries to break free but Genovese pushes him back against the cage.
Genovese stalling the fight.
Genovese is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Genovese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Genovese looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulista is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Genovese sends Paulista crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Genovese is motioning to the referee to let Paulista up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Paulista is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulista is holding his hands too far apart here. Genovese throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Paulista is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Genovese!
Chris Genovese spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hellson Ballswick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aldo
vs
Ballswick

172 cm
34
157 lbs
22 - 19 - 0

175 cm
33
157 lbs
17 - 29 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 29 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hellson Ballswick!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballswick misses the body punch
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Ballswick.
Ballswick tries for a takedown but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ballswick throws a hook but Aldo avoids it easily.
Ballswick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aldo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ballswick somewhat.
Ballswick throws a combination that misses
and Ballswick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Ballswick.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aldo scores with a nice head shot.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Ballswick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldo.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ballswick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aldo tries to avoid it but Ballswick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aldo to the ground. Aldo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hellson Ballswick.
Ballswick throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballswick shoots for a takedown but Aldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ballswick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ballswick on the side of the head.
Aldo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aldo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ballswick.
Nice straight punches there by Aldo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aldo.

Ballswick is rocked!

Ballswick shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Ballswick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aldo looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ballswick on the ground.
Ballswick trying to control the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ballswick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aldo sees it coming and defends easily.
Aldo is trying to maintain the position but Ballswick is very close to passing his half guard.
Ballswick is pressing down on Aldo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aldo is holding on for now.
Aldo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ballswick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Ballswick is looking for a kimura here.
Ballswick is trying to control the action in half guard but Aldo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like Ballswick is going to stand back up.
Aldo is looking for a sweep. Ballswick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aldo is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ballswick is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Ballswick seems to be looking for submissions.

Aldo has one foot on Ballswick's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Aldo digs a good body shot into Ballswick's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballswick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo jabs Ballswick right on the nose. Ballswick blinks but takes it well.
Aldo throws a hook but Ballswick avoids it easily.
Aldo slips under a jab.
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 Jose Aldo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ballswick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Ballswick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aldo.
Ballswick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ballswick off to one side.
The fighters circling - Ballswick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ballswick tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo misses with a hook.
Ballswick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aldo checks a leg kick.
Ballswick throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aldo scores with the left hand. Ballswick knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Ballswick does no damage.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hellson Ballswick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballswick is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballswick throws a right hand that misses
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aldo checks a leg kick.
Aldo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ballswick.
Ballswick fails with a takedown attempt.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hellson Ballswick.
Aldo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ballswick shoots in looking for a takedown but Aldo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ballswick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballswick throws a big shot that misses.
Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballswick.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aldo misses the jab.
Ballswick moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Ballswick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ballswick closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Ballswick pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hellson Ballswick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ballswick is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aldo.
Ballswick is still on wobbly legs! Can Aldo finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballswick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ballswick seems to have recovered his senses.
Ballswick walks into a left hand.
Ballswick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
Ballswick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldo looks to throw the jab but Ballswick is out of range.
Aldo scores with a punch to the head.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as Ballswick shoots in.
Aldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ballswick's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo drops Ballswick with a huge uppercut! Ballswick drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Aldo is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Aldo!
A victorious Jose Aldo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gordie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Elastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elastinen has chosen Cascada - Dangerous as his entrance music. 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.

Green
vs
Elastinen

165 cm
30
140 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

160 cm
31
148 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordie Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Elastinen!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Elastinen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Green to the ground. Elastinen is now in Green's guard.
Green wants to stand and escape but Elastinen is having none of it.
Elastinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elastinen trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Elastinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elastinen prevents Green from getting back to his feet.
Elastinen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Elastinen drags him back down.
Elastinen tries to advance to mount but can't.

Elastinen is trying to get an arm triangle but Green is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen trying to control the position but Green is working away.
Elastinen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Green's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Green trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Elastinen wants to control the pace but Green is squirming around nicely.
Green is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Elastinen controlling from the full mount.
Green is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Elastinen's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to stand up.
Elastinen tries to control but Green wriggling away.
Green squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Elastinen content just to control the position here.
Elastinen tries to control but Green wriggling away.
Elastinen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green tries to buck Elastinen off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Green is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Elastinen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Green is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Elastinen has hold of Green's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Green manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Green is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Elastinen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Green has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Green wants to get back to his feet.

Elastinen working for a submission but Green is keeping him at bay.
Green wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Elastinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Elastinen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erkki Elastinen 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.

Elastinen dives in and grabs Green's left leg, looking for a takedown. Green pushes down on Elastinen's head and hops out.
Green misses with an uppercut

and Elastinen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Green throws a knee to the head but misses.
Green misses with a knee to the head.
Green is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elastinen is defending well for now.

Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Elastinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Elastinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Elastinen closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Elastinen pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gordie Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Elastinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Elastinen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Green looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Green wants to get back to his feet.

Elastinen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Green wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Elastinen is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green is trying to buck Elastinen off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elastinen trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
Erkki Elastinen has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Elastinen tries to advance to mount but Green denies him.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Elastinen drags him back down.
Elastinen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Green's legs.
Elastinen trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.

Elastinen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen tries to move to mount but Green blocks the move with his legs.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Elastinen drags him back down.
Elastinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Elastinen prevents Green from escaping the position.
Green gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Elastinen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Green has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Green trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Elastinen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Green tries to buck Elastinen off but he can't manage it.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Elastinen's attempts to control the action.
Elastinen won't let Green get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elastinen content just to control the position here.
Green is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erkki Elastinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Green swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Elastinen checks a leg kick.
Elastinen shoots for a double leg takedown but Green sprawls well. He's pushed Elastinen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Green throws a head kick but Elastinen moves out of range.
Elastinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Green makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Elastinen shoots in for a double leg but Green sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gordie Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elastinen circles away quickly and effectively.

Elastinen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Green tries to kick Elastinen off but Elastinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Elastinen is pressing down on Green's thigh, looking to free his foot. Green is holding on for now.
Green looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen passes to side control.
Elastinen trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
Green is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Elastinen has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Elastinen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Elastinen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Elastinen taking a breather here.
Elastinen trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen prevents Green from escaping the position.
Green gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Elastinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Green wants to try and get back to his feet.
Elastinen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Green looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Elastinen has hold of Green's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Green manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gordie Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Elastinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Green is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Elastinen's attempts to control the action.

Elastinen has hold of Green's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Green manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Elastinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Elastinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Elastinen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Green is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elastinen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Elastinen controlling his opponent.
Elastinen tries to control but Green wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erkki Elastinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Elastinen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erkki Elastinen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janjak Boran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ano Aukanaii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boran comes to the cage accompanied by Lief Klein Konijntje. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Boran
vs
Aukanaii

183 cm
28
194 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

182 cm
29
198 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Janjak Boran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ano Aukanaii!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boran tries to sprawl but Aukanaii drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boran is pressing down on Aukanaii's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aukanaii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boran looking to control.
Aukanaii postures up in Boran's guard and throws a big left but Boran blocks it.
Aukanaii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aukanaii postures up in Boran's guard and throws a big left but Boran blocks it.
Aukanaii postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boran 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.
Boran controls Aukanaii momentarily but Aukanaii frees himself.
Boran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boran wants to stand but Aukanaii is controlling the position.
Boran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boran wants to sweep here but Aukanaii controlling him for the moment.
Boran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukanaii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aukanaii postures up in Boran's guard and throws a big left but Boran blocks it.
Aukanaii cracks Boran with a solid left hand.
Aukanaii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aukanaii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aukanaii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Aukanaii avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boran wants to stand and escape but Aukanaii is having none of it.
Boran keeping moving, preventing Aukanaii from controlling successfully.
Aukanaii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aukanaii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aukanaii is in close to Boran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aukanaii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boran looking for a sweep. Not yet Boran, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aukanaii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aukanaii won't allow Boran to sweep him here.
Aukanaii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aukanaii is looking to work some ground and pound but Boran has wrist control.
Aukanaii postures up in Boran's guard and throws a big left but Boran blocks it.
Boran not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aukanaii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aukanaii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aukanaii won't allow Boran to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aukanaii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boran 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aukanaii has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boran is proving hard to escape from.
Boran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Janjak Boran.
Aukanaii looks to land a right hand but Boran moved out of range.
Boran motions for Aukanaii to come forward. Boran throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aukanaii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boran.
Boran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aukanaii moves away.
Aukanaii swings for the body but Boran moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boran throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boran fails to land with a series of punches.
Boran thows a leg kick but Aukanaii checks it
and Aukanaii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Aukanaii. Those never looked like landing.
Boran misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janjak Boran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boran doesn't manage to clinch there - Aukanaii circles away.
Aukanaii just misses with a punch to the body.
Boran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boran misses with a body shot.
Aukanaii avoids the body shot from Boran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ano Aukanaii dominated that round.
That's time! Boran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boran connects with a crisp jab.
Boran lands a nice hook to Aukanaii's body. Aukanaii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boran wants to clinch.
Aukanaii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Boran.
Boran throws a jab when Aukanaii was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Boran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boran uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aukanaii has time to react.
Aukanaii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukanaii fails to land the takedown.
Boran loads up on a big right hand but Aukanaii slips the punch.
Boran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aukanaii avoids the body shot from Boran.
Boran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aukanaii was well out of range. Poor timing from Boran.
Boran defending well as Aukanaii loads up on a big left hand.
Ano Aukanaii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aukanaii is out of range.
Boran throws the kick towards the body but Aukanaii avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boran swings widly with a right hand
and Aukanaii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aukanaii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boran misses the shot to the body.
Boran looks to land a right hand but Aukanaii moved out of range.
Boran throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aukanaii.
Boran missing with a left hand there. Aukanaii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aukanaii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aukanaii checks a low kick from Boran.
Boran just misses with a punch to the body.
Boran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aukanaii manages to avoid it.
Boran misses with a shot to the body
and Aukanaii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boran lands a leg kick that knocks Aukanaii off balance momentarily.
Boran throws a hook but Aukanaii avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Aukanaii.
Boran connects with a body shot that sends Aukanaii's belly button to the back.
Boran throws a right hand that Aukanaii ducks under and follows up with a left that Aukanaii also avoids with ease.
Boran leaves Aukanaii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boran misses with a leg kick.

Boran clinches up with Aukanaii and pushes him back against the cage.
Aukanaii blocks an uppercut.
Boran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aukanaii blocks it with crossed arms.
Boran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aukanaii blocks an uppercut.

Aukanaii gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boran tries to roll over but Aukanaii keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boran slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boran seems keen to control Aukanaii's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janjak Boran dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Boran throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Aukanaii to counter with a crisp jab.
Aukanaii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aukanaii takes a swing at Boran's ribcage but misses.
Aukanaii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boran.
Boran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aukanaii ducks under a wild hook from Boran.
Boran misses with a low kick as Aukanaii jumps back.
Boran lunges at Aukanaii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aukanaii's hand.
Aukanaii avoids the head kick by Boran.
Boran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boran misses with a kick to the body.
Boran misses with a lunging right hand
and Aukanaii counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boran's knee momentarily.
Boran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aukanaii.
Aukanaii ducks under a wild hook from Boran.
Aukanaii looks to land a left hand but Boran moved out of range nicely.
Aukanaii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aukanaii.

Boran fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aukanaii, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boran misses with a punch to the body.
Aukanaii blocks an uppercut.
Boran looking to throw knees to the head but Aukanaii is blocking nicely.

Aukanaii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Boran.
Boran misses with a low kick as Aukanaii jumps back.
Aukanaii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aukanaii.
Boran checks a low kick from Aukanaii.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boran throws a low kick, looking for Aukanaii's leg but Aukanaii calmly moves out of range.
Aukanaii drops his hands momentarily and Boran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boran misses with a left hand
and Aukanaii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boran is looking to slow Aukanaii down with leg kicks.
Aukanaii ducks under a wild hook from Boran.
Boran slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boran. Aukanaii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aukanaii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aukanaii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aukanaii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boran misses with a hook. Aukanaii ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aukanaii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boran defends it nicely.
Boran misses with a right hand
and Aukanaii counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boran's knee momentarily.
Boran throws a big shot that misses.
Aukanaii scores with a jab to the body.
Aukanaii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boran misses with a body shot.

Aukanaii bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ano Aukanaii has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aukanaii working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Boran is trying to get back to half guard.
Aukanaii sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boran is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janjak Boran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janjak Boran!
Janjak Boran decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phantom Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menace comes to the cage accompanied by Leroy Brown. Nesset is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mohamed's theme tune. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Menace
vs
Nesset

190 cm
32
198 lbs
30 - 15 - 1

191 cm
31
201 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phantom Menace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Arnfinn Nesset!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Menace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Check out the look on Menace's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nesset really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Menace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Menace working away.
Nesset manages to get back to half guard.
Nesset lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Nesset has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Menace is working away from the top position though.
Nesset is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Menace scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nesset tries to roll over but Menace keeps him under control.
Menace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nesset on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nesset is in trouble now - Menace has advanced to mount!
Menace landing strikes from the mount and Nesset is in trouble!
Menace in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Menace jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nesset manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nesset looking for a sweep but Menace has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset can't escape the position.
Nesset flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nesset is squirming around, avoiding Menace's attempts to control the action.
Nesset sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nesset on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Menace working Nesset over with strikes.
Menace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Menace slips a nice elbow through Nesset's hands, connecting with Nesset's forehead.
Menace has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Menace is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nesset!
Nesset tries to reverse the position but Menace maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menace looking to control but Nesset is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nesset is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menace with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Menace wants to finish this one by submission but Nesset is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Menace.
Menace looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Menace prevents Nesset from getting the reversal.
Nesset is bucking up trying to escape but Menace cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Menace prevents Nesset from getting the reversal.
Menace has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nesset's face.
Menace fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Nesset is rocked!
Nesset is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Menace with good strikes from the mount here!
Nesset is still in real trouble! Can Menace finish him?
Nesset wants to control but Menace is having none of it.
Nesset tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nesset seems to have recovered his senses.
Menace scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Menace softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Nesset is out cold! Menace jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phantom Menace!
Phantom Menace retains his middleweight title!
Phantom Menace seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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FIGHT
RATING
93%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Saurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alaric Visigoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saurus comes to the cage accompanied by Kraantje Pappie - Waar is Kraan? . Visigoth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by THUNDERSTRUCK. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Saurus
vs
Visigoth

176 cm
29
166 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

175 cm
32
170 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Saurus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alaric Visigoth!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saurus connects with a body shot that sends Visigoth's belly button to the back.
A big left from Visigoth misses.
Saurus misses the jab.
Saurus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Visigoth on the side of the head.
Saurus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Visigoth.
Saurus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saurus lands a body shot.
Visigoth throws out a powerful jab.
Visigoth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saurus ducks under a wild hook from Visigoth.
Saurus with a nice cross.

Visigoth dives in and scores a takedown into Saurus's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Saurus working a defensive guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Visigoth lands a couple of elbows.
Visigoth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saurus is keeping the position for now.
Saurus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visigoth throwing strikes from guard but Saurus blocks nicely.

Saurus isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Visigoth stacks Saurus on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Visigoth!
Visigoth lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saurus down.
Saurus tries to buck Visigoth off but Visigoth is having none of it.
Visigoth wants to control but Saurus is keeping him busy.
Saurus sneaks back into half guard.
Visigoth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saurus moves into full guard.
Visigoth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Visigoth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saurus can't keep his opponent in guard - Visigoth advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saurus actively working from the bottom here.
Saurus trying to control but Visigoth postures up.
Visigoth trying to pass the guard but Saurus defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saurus wants to control but Visigoth is keeping busy.
Saurus gets full guard.
Saurus is trying to control the position but Visigoth postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Saurus.
Saurus lands a jab to Visigoth's midsection.
Visigoth scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Saurus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Visigoth connects with a looping right hand.
Saurus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saurus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Visigoth.
Visigoth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Visigoth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saurus's hands.
Visigoth works over Saurus's head and body with a nice combination.
Saurus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Saurus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Visigoth quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Visigoth is defending against the submission attempts here by Saurus.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Visigoth gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saurus is one step ahead there.
Visigoth working a defensive guard here.
Visigoth 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.

Saurus 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.
Saurus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Visigoth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saurus is fighting to break Visigoth's control of his arms but Visigoth is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Visigoth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Visigoth is persisting with the attempt to improve his 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 Frank Saurus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Saurus shoots in looking for a takedown. Visigoth tries to sprawl out of it but Saurus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Visigoth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Visigoth is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Saurus's half guard.
Saurus tries to roll over but Visigoth keeps him under control.
Visigoth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saurus's head.
Visigoth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saurus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Saurus working for a triangle but Visigoth defends it easily.
Visigoth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visigoth landing with the ground and pound.
Visigoth passes Saurus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Visigoth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Visigoth winds up and cracks Saurus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saurus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Saurus keeping moving, preventing Visigoth from controlling successfully.
Visigoth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Visigoth wants to control from the top but Saurus keeps moving.
Saurus looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus looking for a sweep. Not yet Saurus, not yet.
Saurus is trying to keep Visigoth in close.
Visigoth wants to pass the guard but Saurus is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Visigoth lands a couple of elbows.

Saurus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Saurus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Visigoth is aware though and is defending well.
Visigoth trying to control the position from guard on top but Saurus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Visigoth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saurus keeping moving, preventing Visigoth from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alaric Visigoth wasn't active enough on the ground.
Saurus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Visigoth.
Visigoth throws a right hand that misses
and Saurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saurus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Visigoth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alaric Visigoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saurus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Visigoth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saurus scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Saurus misses.

Visigoth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Visigoth wants to free his trapped foot but Saurus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Saurus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Visigoth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Visigoth's back!
Saurus trying to control momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Visigoth is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Visigoth defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Will Saurus go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Saurus lands a shot to the head.
Saurus is hanging on to Visigoth's back as he tries to escape.
Saurus doesn't have the hooks in and Visigoth manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Saurus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saurus tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Saurus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alaric Visigoth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Saurus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Visigoth lands an overhand right.
Visigoth throws a shot from downtown. Saurus moves away and avoids it.
Saurus blocks a jab.

Visigoth manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Saurus on his heels. He'll look to pass Saurus's guard now, I'm sure.
Visigoth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saurus is keeping the position for now.
Visigoth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Visigoth stands up over Saurus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Visigoth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Visigoth throwing strikes but missing.
Alaric Visigoth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saurus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Visigoth wants to control from the top but Saurus keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saurus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Visigoth manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saurus throws a big elbow that misses.
Visigoth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Visigoth is adopting a defensive guard.
Visigoth wants to improve his position but instead Saurus has moved into half guard.
Visigoth is refusing to be controlled, as Saurus sits in half guard.
Visigoth is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus working the head and body with strikes.
Visigoth controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
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. Saurus connects with a nice short shot to Visigoth's temple.
Visigoth gets full guard.
Visigoth wants to stand but Saurus is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saurus pushing down on Visigoth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Visigoth holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Saurus is trying to control. Visigoth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Visigoth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saurus.
Visigoth wants to improve his position but Saurus is controlling well.
Visigoth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saurus is working away from the top position though.
Visigoth is concentrating on defense, preventing Saurus from advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alaric Visigoth.
Visigoth throws a hook but Saurus blocks it.
Visigoth throws a lazy right hand but Saurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saurus moves out of range of the strikes.
Saurus staying out of range there.
Visigoth slips a jab and a cross from Saurus.
Saurus looks to score with a jab to the body but Visigoth is just out of range.

Saurus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Visigoth to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Saurus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Visigoth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Saurus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Visigoth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Visigoth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Saurus pulls Visigoth in close to his closed guard and prevents Visigoth from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth wants to control from the top but Saurus keeps moving.

Saurus has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Visigoth is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Saurus.
The ground and pound from Visigoth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Saurus is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saurus defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Visigoth landing strikes.
Saurus is trying to control Visigoth's posture but Visigoth avoids it.
Visigoth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saurus keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Visigoth throws a hook to the side of Saurus's head but Saurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Visigoth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saurus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Visigoth momentarily.
Visigoth misses the jab.
Saurus throws an overhand right that lands on Visigoth's shoulder, as Visigoth tries to avoid the shot.
Visigoth lands with an overhand left.
Saurus misses with a hook. Visigoth ducked under it nicely.
Saurus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Visigoth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saurus misses with an uppercut.
Visigoth lands a jab-cross combination.
Saurus misses with a body shot.
Saurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Visigoth.
Saurus walks into a stiff left hand from Visigoth.
Visigoth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saurus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Visigoth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saurus circles away quickly and effectively.
Visigoth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Visigoth tests Saurus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Visigoth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Visigoth.
Saurus takes a swing at Visigoth's ribcage but misses.
Saurus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Visigoth moves away from the strike by Saurus.

Saurus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Visigoth sprawls well initially but Saurus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Saurus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Visigoth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saurus lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saurus lands a nice short elbow.
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!

Saurus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Visigoth won't allow Saurus to pass to mount.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Visigoth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Saurus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Saurus's back!
Visigoth is landing with strikes. Saurus can't take much more of this.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Visigoth.
Saurus looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Visigoth doesn't have the hooks in and Saurus manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth looking for a sweep. Not yet Visigoth, not yet.
Visigoth has his hands on Saurus's head, controlling the position.
Visigoth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saurus is controlling him.
Visigoth wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saurus trying to control the position from guard on top but Visigoth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alaric Visigoth was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Saurus throws out a loose jab but Visigoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Visigoth swings widly with a right hand
enabling Saurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Visigoth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Visigoth.
Visigoth stuffs the takedown attempt from Saurus. Saurus gets slowly back to his feet.
Visigoth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alaric Visigoth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saurus. Visigoth does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Visigoth does no damage.
Saurus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Visigoth.
Saurus wants to clinch up but Visigoth keeps it at a distance.

Saurus tries to sprawl but Visigoth drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Visigoth trying to advance position but Saurus counters by regaining guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saurus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Visigoth's guard.
Saurus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Visigoth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saurus manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Alaric Visigoth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Saurus lands a really nice looking cross but Visigoth seems unphased.
Visigoth ducks under a wild hook from Saurus.
The fighters circling - Visigoth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Visigoth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Visigoth throws an off balance right hand
and Saurus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Visigoth tries to sprawl but Saurus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Saurus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Visigoth tries to roll over but Saurus keeps him under control.
Saurus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saurus wants to take a breather but Visigoth is having none of it.
Saurus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Visigoth is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visigoth keeping control of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Visigoth throws a right hand that misses
and Saurus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Visigoth thinking.
Saurus takes a swing at Visigoth's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Visigoth.
Saurus misses with a looping left.
Saurus jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Saurus gets the takedown into side control.
A control attempt from Visigoth but he's now mounted!
Visigoth is wriggling around trying to escape.
Visigoth is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Visigoth sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Visigoth trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Visigoth wants to improve his position but Saurus is controlling well.
Visigoth is staying active underneath Saurus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Visigoth is trying to control but can't.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Saurus trying to mount his opponent but Visigoth defends it.
Saurus passes the guard and advances to mount!
Visigoth tries to reverse the position but Saurus maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saurus looking to secure an arm triangle but Visigoth defends it well.
Visigoth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saurus wants to control the pace but Visigoth is squirming around nicely.
Saurus prevents Visigoth from getting the reversal.
Saurus is landing with some decent strikes but Visigoth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Saurus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus trying to control but Visigoth is having none of it.
Frank Saurus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Visigoth taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saurus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Visigoth looks a forlorn figure.
Visigoth is looking to improve his position but Saurus isn't that keen on the idea.
Saurus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Visigoth wants to try and get back to his feet.
Visigoth is desperately trying to improve his position but Saurus has a good base and remains in mount.
Saurus working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saurus lands a big elbow.
Alaric Visigoth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Visigoth is rocked!
Visigoth can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Saurus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Visigoth 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alaric Visigoth!
Alaric Visigoth is the new lightweight champion!
Alaric Visigoth decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

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