No Exit 137 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Hendricks
vs
Ajax

179 cm
33
190 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

180 cm
19
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Regan Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ajax Ajax!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks slips a jab from Ajax.
Ajax feints a jab promting Hendricks to slip. Ajax then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hendricks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ajax looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Ajax has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ajax manages to break the clinch.
Hendricks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ajax.
Ajax lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Regan Hendricks has been cut.
Ajax lands with a nice combination. Hendricks backs away looking to recover.
Ajax throws a low kick, looking for Hendricks's leg but Hendricks calmly moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch but Ajax swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hendricks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hendricks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hendricks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ajax is fending him off so far but Hendricks persists. Nope, Ajax circles away and we're back to standing.
Ajax lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendricks circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendricks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ajax sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ajax misses with a few strikes there.

Ajax closes the distance and clinches.

Ajax's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hendricks swinging wildly here.
Ajax misses with a combination
enabling Hendricks to counter with a crisp jab.
Ajax throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendricks counters with a nice uppercut.

Ajax drives through and clinches with Hendricks against the cage.
Hendricks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ajax to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Regan Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ajax manages to break the clinch.
Hendricks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ajax sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hendricks doesn't manage to clinch there - Ajax circles away.
Ajax misses with a wild body shot.
Ajax Ajax is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ajax cracks Hendricks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ajax throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hendricks to counter with a crisp jab.
Ajax misses with a double jab.

Hendricks gets tackled into the cage by Ajax. Ajax maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ajax.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax lands a shoulder strike.

Ajax's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ajax connects with a looping right hand.
Ajax lands a nice shot that snaps Hendricks's head back.
Hendricks tries to bum rush Ajax with a series of wild strikes but Ajax uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks throws a right hand that Ajax ducks under and follows up with a left that Ajax also avoids with ease.
Hendricks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ajax defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ajax Ajax dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Regan Hendricks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hendricks misses with a double jab

and Ajax holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ajax lands with a short shot to the head.

Ajax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ajax lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendricks circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendricks stalks Ajax and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ajax's face. Ajax staggers backwards, shaken.
Hendricks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hendricks closes the distance and clinches up with Ajax, looking for a takedown. Hendricks pushes Ajax against the cage but Ajax circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ajax has Hendricks up against the cage in a clinch.
Ajax missing with knees to the body.
Ajax slows down the pace here.
Ajax lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ajax pulls Hendricks into guard.
Hendricks trying to control but Ajax is working from the bottom.
Hendricks wants to pass the guard but Ajax is keeping the position.

Ajax has his feet on Hendricks's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hendricks misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ajax closes the distance and clinches.
Hendricks tries to pull guard but Ajax won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Regan Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ajax manages to break the clinch.
Hendricks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ajax sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hendricks somewhat.
Hendricks tries for a takedown but Ajax sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ajax, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hendricks shoots for a double leg takedown but Ajax sprawls well. He's pushed Hendricks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Ajax moves into the clinch.

Ajax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ajax misses with a wild combination.
Hendricks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ajax moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ajax lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hendricks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ajax.
Ajax will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hendricks shoots for a takedown but Ajax saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hendricks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ajax moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax slaps away a takedown attempt from Hendricks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Ajax does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax misses with a combination
and Ajax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendricks misses with a wild combination.
Ajax Ajax seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendricks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ajax lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hendricks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ajax is fending him off so far but Hendricks persists. Nope, Ajax circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Regan Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ajax!
Ajax throws a looping overhand right but Hendricks ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ajax moves into the clinch.
Ajax is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ajax gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Ajax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ajax is looking to chop away at Hendricks's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ajax throws a leg kick but Hendricks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ajax misses with a combination
and Hendricks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ajax fails to land with a series of punches.
Ajax rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendricks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Hendricks with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Ajax, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendricks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Ajax clinches up against the cage.
Ajax controlling the action here for a moment.
Regan Hendricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Ajax.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ajax Ajax!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Bruising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kramer comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kramer
vs
Bruising

176 cm
21
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
180 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexei Bruising!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruising circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kramer looks for the body kick but Bruising saw that one coming.
Kramer connects with a high kick.
Kramer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruising connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kramer scrambles back to his feet.
Kramer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bruising cracks Kramer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer avoids the body shot from Bruising.
Bruising misses with an uppercut. Kramer saw that one coming.
Kramer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kramer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruising throws out the jab.
Bruising wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising throws a low kick but Kramer moves out of range easily.
Kramer throws a low kick but Bruising moves out of range easily.
Kramer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kramer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruising.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruising swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Bruising.
Bruising connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruising throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kramer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bruising throws a body punch but Kramer moves out of range.
Bruising wants to slow Kramer down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Bruising.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruising misses the jab.
Bruising cracks Kramer with a good jab.
Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruising.
Bruising misses the shot to the body.
Kramer throws a lazy uppercut
and Kramer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kramer lands a leg kick that knocks Bruising off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kramer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bruising has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruising and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kramer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kramer connects with an inside leg kick.
Kramer throws a leg kick but Bruising checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruising.
Bruising swings for the body but Kramer moves out of range.
Kramer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruising swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruising misses with a wild body shot.
Bruising misses with a body shot.
Kramer throws a sloppy head kick and Bruising moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Kramer.
Bruising has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Kramer moves into range and clinches up with Bruising.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruising.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Bruising.
A nice left hand lands by Bruising.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bruising as Kramer tries to tie him up.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruising creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruising.
Kramer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruising misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruising.
Bruising doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruising lands a hook that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Bruising lands with a left to the head.
Bruising swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruising misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruising throws a punch but it's blocked by Kramer.
Bruising misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kramer on the inside.
Bruising misses with a body punch.
Bruising pushes Kramer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Bruising dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A leg kick checked by Bruising.
Bruising uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kramer.
Kramer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruising.
Bruising blocks a head kick by Kramer.
A leg kick checked by Bruising.
Bruising swings for the body but Kramer moves out of range.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer throws a head kick but Bruising moves out of range.
Bruising throws a looping overhand right but Kramer ducks down to avoid it.
Bruising sizes up Kramer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kramer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bruising thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexei Bruising seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising's corner calls for a 1-2. Bruising obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Bruising misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bruising in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bruising moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruising moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kramer throws a low kick but Bruising avoids it.
The fighters circling - Bruising throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruising lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bruising smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bruising slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruising uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kramer.
Kramer lands a leg kick that knocks Bruising off balance momentarily.
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!
Bruising lands a right hook to the body.
Kramer takes one on the button.
Bruising comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bruising connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kramer. Kramer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kramer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kramer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bruising's head.
Bruising moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruising throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bruising tries to keep at a distance but Kramer has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruising.
Bruising working aggressively here.
Bruising tries to work over Kramer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Kramer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruising misses with a low kick.
Bruising lands a jab to the nose.
Bruising scores with a nice right hand.
Kramer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kramer wants to clinch.
Bruising misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bruising thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kramer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bruising connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kramer. Kramer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kramer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kramer lands a glancing blow to the side of Bruising's head.
A shot to the body from Bruising misses
and as Bruising loses concentration momentarily, Kramer counters with a picture perfect head kick! Bruising goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Diego Kramer!
After winning the bout, Diego Kramer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Lobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clement has chosen Voyage, Voyage as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lobe
vs
Clement

169 cm
37
164 lbs
17 - 21 - 1

176 cm
27
165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Lobe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Clement!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobe fails with a takedown attempt.
Clement misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brian Lobe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lobe gets the takedown into side control.
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.

Lobe in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Clement is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Lobe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamad Al Zahran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Al Zahran
vs
Mannelly

188 cm
21
178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
178 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hamad Al Zahran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannelly tries to clinch but Al Zahran moves out of range.
Mannelly tried to score with a low kick but Al Zahran checks it.
Mannelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Al Zahran is out of range.
Al Zahran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Zahran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mannelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Zahran was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannelly.
Al Zahran finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hamad Al Zahran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mannelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Al Zahran with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mannelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Mannelly wants to clinch.
Al Zahran ducks under a wild hook from Mannelly.
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!

Mannelly closes the distance and clinches.
Al Zahran lands with a left to the head.
Al Zahran is trying to break the clinch but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Zahran's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannelly.
Mannelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Zahran working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Al Zahran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mannelly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Al Zahran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Al Zahran pulls Mannelly into guard.
Mannelly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Al Zahran trying to keep a closed guard but Mannelly is proving a slippery customer.
Al Zahran can't keep his opponent in guard - Mannelly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Al Zahran trying to hold on to Mannelly's head to control him but Mannelly postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran is concentrating on defense, preventing Mannelly from advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hamad Al Zahran wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mannelly throws a hook to the side of Al Zahran's head but Al Zahran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Zahran throws a push kick but Mannelly slaps the foot to one side.
Al Zahran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mannelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Zahran walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mannelly.
Al Zahran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Al Zahran throws a low kick but Mannelly avoids it.
Mannelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Al Zahran tries to score with a low kick but Mannelly moves his leg out of the way.
Mannelly jabs at Al Zahran's body.
Al Zahran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Zahran swings widly with a right hand
and Mannelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Al Zahran swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran throws out a leg kick but Mannelly moves out of range and Al Zahran only half commits.
Mannelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Al Zahran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mannelly is out of range.
Mannelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mannelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Mannelly tenderised Al Zahran's leg. Al Zahran is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al Zahran throws a lazy uppercut
and Mannelly counters with a low kick, right behind Al Zahran 's knee.
Nice straight punches there by Al Zahran. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Al Zahran.
Al Zahran moves out of range as Mannelly strikes.

Mannelly forces Al Zahran back against the cage and clinches.
Mannelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Al Zahran lands a left hand.
Mannelly lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran tries to pull guard but Mannelly holds him up against the cage and eventually Al Zahran drops back down to his feet.
Mannelly misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Mannelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mannelly.
Al Zahran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Zahran controls his hands.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly misses with a knee strike.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the head but Al Zahran blocks with his arms.
Mannelly lands a knee to the body.
Mannelly misses with an elbow strike.
Al Zahran tries to pull guard but Mannelly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mannelly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly lands a right hand.
Al Zahran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Zahran avoiding damage as Mannelly throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mannelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Zahran's brow.
Mannelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Al Zahran works the jab nicely.
Al Zahran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by Al Zahran. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Al Zahran.
Mannelly throws a big shot that misses.
Al Zahran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Al Zahran lands a head kick. Mannelly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Zahran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mannelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Hamad Al Zahran has been cut.
Mannelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Al Zahran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Mannelly blocks the low kick.
Mannelly misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mannelly.
Al Zahran bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mannelly swings for the body but Al Zahran moves out of range.
Al Zahran misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mannelly scores with a jab. Al Zahran acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Zahran.
Al Zahran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Al Zahran thuds his shin into the meat of Mannelly's side.
Al Zahran is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mannelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mannelly scores with a jab to the body.
Mannelly misses the shot to the body.
Al Zahran chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mannelly is looking to clinch but Al Zahran is avoiding it.
Al Zahran moves away from the strike by Mannelly.
Mannelly checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Al Zahran blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannelly. Al Zahran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Al Zahran misses
and Al Zahran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Al Zahran.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands a head shot.
Mannelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Mannelly throws the kick towards the body but Al Zahran avoids it.
Mannelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Al Zahran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mannelly is looking to clinch but Al Zahran is avoiding it.
Mannelly lands with a straight right. Al Zahran didn't see that one coming.

Al Zahran gets tackled into the cage by Mannelly. Mannelly maintains the clinch.
Mannelly throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Al Zahran on the inside.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
Al Zahran is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mannelly to keep the fight standing.
Mannelly trying to land knees to the body.
Mannelly looking to throw knees to the head but Al Zahran is blocking nicely.
Al Zahran lands a hook that snaps the head of Mannelly backwards.
Al Zahran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran can't break the clinch.
Al Zahran letting Mannelly take a breather here.
Al Zahran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran tries to throw a body punch but Mannelly avoids it by throwing Al Zahran back against the cage.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Al Zahran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Zahran is trying to pull guard but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage.
Mannelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Zahran blocks it with crossed arms.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Zahran controls his hands.
Mannelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Al Zahran pulls guard successfully.
Mannelly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mannelly won't allow Al Zahran to sweep him here.
Al Zahran is looking to stand up but Mannelly isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mannelly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Patrick Mannelly.
Al Zahran misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Zahran.
Mannelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mannelly looks to land a body kick but Al Zahran moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannelly checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Zahran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mannelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Al Zahrans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al Zahran misses with a low kick.
Al Zahran wants to slow Mannelly down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mannelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Al Zahran fakes the leg kick and cracks Mannelly in the body.
Mannelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Zahran tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mannelly moves out of range of the body kick from Al Zahran.
Mannelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Zahran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Zahran checks a leg kick.
Mannelly misses the shot to the body.
Al Zahran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mannelly. That did some damage!
Al Zahran misses with a lunging right hand
and Mannelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Zahran delivers a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Zahran. That's going to slow Mannelly down.
A big left from Al Zahran misses.
Al Zahran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mannelly's sensitive parts.

Mannelly rushes Al Zahran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Zahran looking to stall.
Mannelly keeps control of Al Zahran as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Al Zahran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Zahran avoids the body shot from Mannelly.
Al Zahran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mannelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Zahran tries a low kick but Mannelly avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Al Zahran.
Mannelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mannelly moves away from the strike by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran swats away the attempt to clinch by Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with an uppercut.
Mannelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Zahran moves away.
Nice shot lands for Mannelly.
Mannelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Zahran lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mannelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mannelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mannelly throws a low kick but Al Zahran moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Al Zahran.
Al Zahran tries to land a leg kick but Mannelly saw it coming and moves away.
Good work by Mannelly as he checks the leg kick.
Mannelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Al Zahran closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mannelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mannelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Zahran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mannelly moves out of range of the body kick from Al Zahran.
A clash of legs there as Mannelly blocks the low kick.
Mannelly defending well as Al Zahran loads up on a big left hand.
Al Zahran with a jab.

Mannelly moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Al Zahran.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Al Zahran blocks it.
Al Zahran fails to pull guard.
Mannelly misses with a knee strike.
Mannelly stalling.
Al Zahran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Zahran managing to block the knees to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patrick Mannelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Al Zahran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
Al Zahran wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage.
Al Zahran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Zahran controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly trying to control the position but instead, Al Zahran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mannelly into the cage.
Al Zahran is trying to maintain a safe position but Mannelly gets an underhook and turns Al Zahran into the cage.
Mannelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran tries to break free but Mannelly pushes him back against the cage.
Al Zahran tries to pull guard but Mannelly holds him up against the cage and eventually Al Zahran drops back down to his feet.
Mannelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Zahran blocks it with crossed arms.
Hamad Al Zahran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mannelly has Al Zahran pressed against the cage.
Mannelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mannelly pushes Al Zahran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Zahran misses with a punch on the inside.
Mannelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Al Zahran jumps guard.
Mannelly passes Al Zahran's left leg - he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Mannelly.
Well Mannelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mannelly!
Patrick Mannelly 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Hogan
vs
Mullen

190 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
205 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen throws a head kick but Hogan moves out of range.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Hogan throws out a loose jab but Mullen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Oooooh!!! Hogan has knocked Mullen down with a huge combo! Hogan steps away and waves a wobbly Mullen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Steve Mullen has been cut.
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!
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen throws a nice head kick!
Mullen looks to land a body kick but Hogan moved away.
Mullen lands with a kick to the temple. Hogan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hogan throws a poor cross that misses
and Mullen counters with a solid body kick.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mullen defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogan throws a hook to the side of Mullen's head but Mullen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Hogan misses.
A shot to the liver by Hogan. Beautiful body shot.
Mullen lands with a nice body kick.
Mullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogan.
Hogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mullen counters with an inside leg kick.
Mullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullen throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a lunging right hand

and Mullen counters by moving into the clinch.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hogan has had enough of the clinch but Mullen keeps him there for the moment.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogan slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullen misses with an elbow strike.
Mullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Hogan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mullen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hogan wants to get back to striking at distance but Mullen won't allow it.
Mullen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hogan gets through Mullen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Hogan blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hogan's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Hogan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogan stalling.
Hogan avoiding damage as Mullen throws knees to the body.
Hogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hogan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mullen is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Hogan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mullen tries to clinch up
and Hogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a poor cross that misses
and Mullen counters with a head kick.
Hogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hogan.
A big left from Hogan misses.
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan avoids the head kick by Mullen.
Hogan lands a head shot.
Hogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan connects with a crisp jab.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Mullen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogan misses with a hook.
Hogan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hogan lands an overhand right.
Mullen slips a jab from Hogan.
Mullen misses with a body kick.
Mullen slips a straight right by Hogan.
Mullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mullen defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
Hogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mullen.
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan.
Mullen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Mullen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogan thows a body shot but no joy.
Hogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mullen.
Mullen throws a body kick that misses.
Hogan throws a shot from downtown. Mullen moves away and avoids it.
Hogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hogan misses the body punch
and Mullen counters with a head kick.
Mullen lands with a kick to the temple. Hogan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogan.
Mullen moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Mullen wants to clinch up but Hogan keeps it at a distance.
Mullen defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
Hogan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan.
Hogan misses the body punch
and Mullen counters with a head kick.
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!
Hogan scores with a jab. Mullen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mullen tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Mullen misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hogan misses.
Hogan throws a lazy uppercut
and Mullen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hogan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hogan misses with a double jab
and Mullen counters with a good, hard body kick but Hogan shrugs it off.
Mullen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Mullen counters with a solid body kick.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen slips a straight right by Hogan.
Hogan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mullen under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws the left hand but Mullen avoids the punch easily.
Mullen lands with a kick to the temple. Hogan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hogan throws a hook but Mullen avoids it easily.
Hogan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Mullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mullen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hulk Hogan is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan misses with a lunging right hand
and Mullen counters with a big head kick but Hogan shrugs it off.
Mullen tries to clinch but Hogan is having none of it.
Mullen slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steve Mullen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Mullen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hogan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mullen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mullen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mullen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hogan.
Mullen tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hogan throws a right hand that misses
and Mullen counters with a low kick, right behind Hogan 's knee.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Hogan.
Mullen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hogan lands a glancing blow to the side of Mullen's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan throws a jab but it's blocked by Mullen.
Hogan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Mullen is rocked!

That has opened up Steve Mullen's cut even more.
Hogan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mullen tries to clinch but Hogan moves away
and Hogan counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hulk Hogan!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Offembach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Offembach comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - Chop Suey!. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dragan Dragic was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Offembach
vs
Dragic

185 cm
25
273 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

194 cm
28
281 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Offembach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Offembach with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dragic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dragan Dragic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragic stuns Offembach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Offembach is breathing heavily.
Dragic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Offembach momentarily.
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!
Dragic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Offembach's sensitive parts.
Dragic lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Dragic. Beautiful body shot.
Offembach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Offembach is holding his hands too far apart here. Dragic throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Offembach is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dragan Dragic!
Dragan Dragic 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Story comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Whatta Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Miike
vs
Story

162 cm
30
148 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

168 cm
31
137 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

El Zoido's Feeble Fightwear *** ROUPA DOS BROTHER*

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 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takeshi Miike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Story!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takeshi Miike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Story.
Miike thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miike's corner calls for a 1-2. Miike obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miike misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miike looks to throw the jab but Story is out of range.
Miike throws a leg kick that is checked

and Story decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miike's guard.
Story chips away with some ground and pound.
Story scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Story makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miike trying to control the position.

Miike has his foot on Story's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Story works his way back into a safe position though.
Story postures up in Miike's guard and throws a big left but Miike blocks it.
Miike is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Story is working Miike over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Story in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Story throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miike works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miike is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Story connects with a couple of short punches.
Miike is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Miike is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Story!
Story is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miike controlling the position easily from mount.
Story is desperately trying to improve his position but Miike has a good base and remains in mount.
Miike looking to control but Story is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story tries to lock up and control but Miike gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Story really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miike trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Story is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Story is wriggling around trying to escape.
Miike looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story is squirming around, avoiding Miike's attempts to control the action.
Miike prevents Story from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Story tries to hold on but Miike pushes him away.
Miike content just to control the position here.
Story is trying desperately to improve position.
Miike trying to control but Story is having none of it.
Miike lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike looking to control but Story is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Story tries to hold on but Miike pushes him away.
Miike controlling from mount.
Story really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miike can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Story is looking to escape.
Miike avoids the attempt from Story to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Story manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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!
Story is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tim Story will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Miike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Story.
Miike throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miike throws a leg kick but Story moved away.
Miike bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Story's head.
Story shoots in but no luck this time.
Miike blocks a leg kick.
Miike punishes Story's body with a nice straight punch.

Miike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miike stalling the fight.
Story is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Miike pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miike swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Miike closes the distance and pushes Story back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miike pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miike wants to land a leg kick but Story is out of range.
Story fails with the takedown.
Takeshi Miike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Story.
Story takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miike misses with a double jab.
Miike lands a jab.
Miike throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miike misses with a wild body shot.
Story on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miike connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miike misses with an uppercut.
Miike displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Story.

Miike moves into the clinch.

Miike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Story looks for a takedown but Miike sprawls well.
Story checks a low kick from Miike.
Miike ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miike darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Story is rocked!
Miike lands with a right and another and another! Story is in big trouble! Miike lands again and this time it's lights out for Story! A quality knockout there for Miike.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Takeshi Miike!
Takeshi Miike tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinta Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Herald
vs
Pelle

190 cm
29
281 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

193 cm
33
276 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Herald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rinta Pelle!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Herald counters with a nice leg kick.
Justin Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelle looks to land a combination but Herald avoids it well.
A big right from Herald misses.
Herald lands a nice shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Herald.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Herald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Herald swings and misses with a hook to the body.

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

It looks like Rinta Pelle has been cut.
Pelle misses with a body shot.
Pelle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pelle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Herald swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelle.
Herald lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Pelle - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Herald!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Herald!
Justin Herald 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%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon's entrance music is Dies Irae. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Damon
vs
Lee

190 cm
34
222 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

195 cm
28
222 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damon connects with a crisp jab.
Damon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Damon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Damon misses the jab.
Damon throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Damon throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Damon misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damon.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Damon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Damon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damon misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Damon is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Damon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Damon.
Ron Damon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee digs a good body shot into Damon's ribs.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Damon misses.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee tests Damon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damon misses the shot to the body.
Damon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damon throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Damon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Damon misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but Damon is having none of it.
Damon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damon throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Damon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Damon.
Damon looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damon throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Damon throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.

Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Damon to the ground. Lee is now in Damon's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lee postures up.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Damon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon stops Lee from standing up.
Lee throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Damon wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Damon with a nice head shot there.

Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Damon is aware though and is defending well.
Damon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Damon lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Damon throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Damon from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Damon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Damon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damon with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is trying to control the position but Damon postures up.
Damon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Damon throws a head kick that misses.
Lee slips under a jab from Damon.
Damon misses with a straight right.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Damon scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damon throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Damon scores with a jab to the body.
Damon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Damon misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Damon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Damon.
Damon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damon is able to avoid easily.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damon.
Damon throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Damon throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Damon.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damon loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Ron Damon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damon throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Damon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Lee rushes Damon and presses him up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Damon working hard to break the clinch.
Damon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damon working aggressively here.
Damon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Damon misses with a body punch.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Damon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Damon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damon stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Lee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Damon is now in half guard.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Damon sits in half guard.
Damon trying to control from Lee's half guard. Lee has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Damon from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damon.

Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Damon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Damon trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damon is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Damon dominated that second round.
That's time! Damon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Damon jabs at Lee's body.
Damon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee connects with a jab.
Damon misses with a straight right.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Damon.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damon manages to avoid it.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
A leg kick checked by Damon.
Ron Damon is winning the standup battle so far.
Damon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee moves out of range as Damon strikes.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Damon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Damon pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Lee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Lee stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Damon.
Damon misses with a low kick.
Damon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee moves away from the strike by Damon.
Damon staying out of range there.
Damon misses with a wild combination.
Lee cracks Damon with a good jab.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Damon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee connects with a right hand. Damon shakes it off.
Damon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Damon staying out of range there.
Damon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Damon throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Damon settles back down.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Damon taking a breather.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a body shot.
Damon tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lee.

Damon breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Damon's head.
Damon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
Lee catches Damon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Damon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Lee slips a jab from Damon.
Lee tries for a takedown but Damon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Damon strikes.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Ron Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitmon Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hitmon Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Damon.
Damon throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Damon lands with a nice body punch.
Damon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Damon looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Lee slips under a jab from Damon.
Damon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Damon blocks a low kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hitmon Lee.
I think Damon 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Damon!
A very excited looking Ron Damon rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.