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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyawang Lhad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veldrane Sengir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lhad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iced Earth - Anthem. Veldrane Sengir is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lhad
vs
Sengir

198 cm
21
244 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
31
248 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Dragon

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gyawang Lhad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veldrane Sengir!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lhad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sengir shoots in but no luck this time.
Lhad jabs at Sengir's body.
Lhad throws a head kick but Sengir moves out of range.
Sengir misses the shot to the body.
Lhad throws a front kick that sends Sengir stumbling back into the cage.

Lhad forces Sengir back against the cage and clinches.

Lhad jumps guard and drags Sengir to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lhad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lhad on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lhad tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sengir is stalling in the full guard.

Sengir drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lhad dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lhad lands a couple of elbows.
Lhad looking to sit in guard and control but Sengir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lhad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Lhad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sengir trying to control the position from guard on top but Lhad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sengir showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Veldrane Sengir has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sengir shoots in for a double leg but Lhad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lhad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lhad thows a body kick. Sengir tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sengir checks the leg kick.
Sengir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lhad pinned against the cage. Lhad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gyawang Lhad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veldrane Sengir.

Lhad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sengir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lhad lands an elbow that stopped Sengir in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Veldrane Sengir has been cut.

Lhad manages to break the clinch.
Lhad fails to land with a series of punches.
Sengir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Sengir or perhaps it was just good defense by Lhad which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sengir 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.
Gyawang Lhad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lhad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lhad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sengir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lhad as he jumps to the side.
Lhad throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sengir.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lhad thows a body kick. Sengir tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lhad. That's going to slow Sengir down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sengir is looking to clinch but Lhad is avoiding it.
Lhad lands a nice hook to Sengir's body. Sengir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sengir looks winded!
Lhad throws a head kick but Sengir moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gyawang Lhad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veldrane Sengir's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sengir shoots for a double leg takedown but Lhad sprawls well. He's pushed Sengir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sengir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lhad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sengir has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick from Lhad lands but Sengir takes it in his stride.
Lhad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lhad closes the distance and clinches up with Sengir, looking for a takedown. Lhad pushes Sengir against the cage but Sengir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lhad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sengir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

A jab-cross combination lands for Lhad and sends Sengir crashing to the mat! Lhad follows him down to the mat - Sengir regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Sengir is rocked!

That has opened up Veldrane Sengir's cut even more.
Sengir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sengir is still in real trouble! Can Lhad finish him?
Sengir is staying active underneath Lhad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sengir is breathing heavily.
Lhad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lhad lands a big elbow - Sengir is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Lhad!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gyawang Lhad!
A relieved looking Gyawang Lhad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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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 Ivan Kralaiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Kralaiev
vs
Henderson

191 cm
35
240 lbs
18 - 20 - 1

186 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 18 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kralaiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kralaiev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kralaiev lands a big head kick that sends Henderson tumbling to the mat! Kralaiev takes a step backwards and waves Henderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kralaiev circles away from the clinch attempt.

Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kralaiev missing with knees to the body.
Kralaiev missing with knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to stall.
Kralaiev prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kralaiev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kralaiev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kralaiev up against the cage.
Kralaiev is pressed up against the cage. Henderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kralaiev down to the mat. Kralaiev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ivan Kralaiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Henderson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henderson.
Frank Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson shoots and misses
and Kralaiev counters with a flying knee that drops Henderson! Kralaiev dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Kralaiev!
After winning the bout, Ivan Kralaiev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Who Let the Dogs Out. A fine choice. Adonis Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silva
vs
James

205 cm
32
271 lbs
18 - 16 - 1

185 cm
26
212 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adonis Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex James!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
Adonis Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex James.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice 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 claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
James is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.

James pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva prevents James from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to James's brow.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
James has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Silva postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva won't allow James to get back to his feet.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

James has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
Silva feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but James sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.

James throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and James finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but James postures up.
James working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James scoring with punches to the head and body.
James working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 Adonis Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva ducks under a wild hook from James.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but James sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

Silva tries to sprawl but James drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alex James has got the better of the ground game so far.
James is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to control but James is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
James won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva is pulling down on James's head. It's preventing any offense from James, at least for the moment.
James looking to pass the guard.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
James wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
James working to try and regain half guard.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva connects with a bit shot that sees James covering up! More strikes from Silva and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adonis Silva!
Adonis Silva made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am having a good time here in Vegas! Wooo! '.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Uther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Uther
vs
Landry

200 cm
30
270 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

195 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franz Uther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pernell Landry!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uther stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Uther misses with a body shot.
Uther misses with a hook. Landry ducked under it nicely.
Uther throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uther avoids the body shot from Landry.
Uther jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uther throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Landry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Franz Uther has been cut.
Landry misses with an uppercut. Uther saw that one coming.
Uther lands a really nice looking cross but Landry seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uther takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
Uther scores with a jab to the body.
Landry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Landry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uther.
A jab from Landry finds it's way through Uther's defenses.
Landry looks to score with a jab to the body but Uther is just out of range.
Franz Uther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry throws a hook to the side of Uther's head but Uther sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uther lands a jab to the head.
Uther walks into a jab.
Uther misses with a body shot.
Uther swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Landry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uther. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uther throws a hook to the side of Landry's head but Landry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uther misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landry.
Uther takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Uther looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Landry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Landry can't find room to land a body shot as Uther controls the action.
Landry misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landry.
Landry looking to stall.
Landry misses with a punch on the inside.
Uther blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uther gets through Landry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Uther.
Uther blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Landry lands a body punch.
Landry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Landry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Uther.
Landry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uther's elbow.
Landry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Uther misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Landry.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Uther as Landry tries to tie him up.
Uther tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.
A short right from Uther.
Uther tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uther tries to throw a body punch but Landry avoids it by throwing Uther back against the cage.
Uther softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Landry lands a left hand.
Uther prevents a body shot from Landry.
Uther working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uther misses with the head strike.
Uther works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uther scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uther digs a right hand underneath Landry's ribcage. Landry let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uther tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landry's elbow.
Uther lands an uppercut.
Uther scores with a shot to the side of Landry's head.

Landry is rocked!
Uther throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Landry is still on wobbly legs! Can Uther finish him?
Landry looks winded!
Uther lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Landry to his knees! Uther keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franz Uther!
Franz Uther made sure to mention his sponsor, Hilo Nutrition in his post fight interview.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Methuselah Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture has chosen wait, nvmnd! thats just the tapping of his cane as he walks. as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gaston
vs
Couture

194 cm
32
250 lbs
15 - 18 - 1

225 cm
31
290 lbs
24 - 18 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Steel Penn's All 160

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 15 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Methuselah Couture!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Couture counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gaston!
Gaston is looking to get back to his feet here but Couture is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gaston's back.
Gaston is trying to stand back up.
Couture throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Couture lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture missing with strikes from the back.
Gaston is trying to stand back up.
Couture is working the ground and pound. Can Gaston escape?

It looks like Nick Gaston has been cut.
Gaston controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Couture looking to break Gaston's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gaston remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Couture will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston trying to get back to his feet but Couture is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture has good solid back control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Couture has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gaston wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Methuselah Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Gaston'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.

Gaston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Couture counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaston misses with a kick to the body.
Gaston lands a lovely overhand right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaston.
Gaston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaston.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Couture lands an uppercut that drops Gaston! Couture follows him to the canvas looking to finish.

Gaston is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Couture is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gaston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oh Gaston is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gaston might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Couture just content to control the position.
Gaston is looking to get back to his feet here but Couture is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gaston's back.

Couture has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Gaston! Can he survive? No! He's out! Couture gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Methuselah Couture!
Methuselah Couture 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor A million ankle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oakley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). A million ankle comes to the cage accompanied by punchout. 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.

A million ankle
vs
Oakley

199 cm
32
285 lbs
41 - 33 - 0

204 cm
28
270 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Steel Penn's All 160
Brute

Brute

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 41 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor A million ankle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Oakley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A million ankle throws a body punch but Oakley moves out of range.
Oakley tries to land a leg kick but A million ankle saw it coming and moves away.
A million ankle throws an overhand right that lands on Oakley's shoulder, as Oakley tries to avoid the shot.
Oakley misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from A million ankle.
A million ankle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oakley moves away.
The fighters circling - A million ankle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fedor A million ankle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A million ankle gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Fedor A million ankle has been cut.

A million ankle gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Oakley.
Oakley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oakley receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
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!
A million ankle swings wildly with an uppercut but Oakley uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A million ankle struggles to land a body shot inside as Oakley controls his hands.
Oakley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oakley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. A million ankle is defending well for now.
A million ankle dodges an elbow strike from Oakley.
A million ankle avoiding damage as Oakley throws knees to the body.
Oakley tries a body shot but A million ankle blocks it.
A million ankle swings wildly with an uppercut but Oakley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A million ankle lands an elbow inside that Oakley shrugs off.

It looks like Dennis Oakley has been cut.
A million ankle missing with knees to the body.
Oakley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A million ankle throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oakley.
A million ankle pushes off an throws an elbow but Oakley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakley lands with a light punch inside.
A million ankle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oakley blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from A million ankle.
A million ankle misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from A million ankle.
Oakley lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from A million ankle.
A million ankle lands with a light punch inside.
A million ankle lands with a right to the head.
Oakley slows down the pace here.
Oakley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oakley misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakley misses with the head strike.
A million ankle misses with the head strike.
Oakley stalling in the clinch but A million ankle improves position.
Oakley avoids a wild elbow strike from A million ankle.
A million ankle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from A million ankle.
A million ankle lands an elbow that stopped Oakley in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Dennis Oakley's cut even more.
Oakley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but A million ankle blocks it with crossed arms.
A million ankle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A million ankle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on A million ankle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A million ankle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oakley missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from A million ankle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oakley blocking some punches.
A million ankle lands with a right to the head.
A million ankle lands an elbow just above Oakley 's eye.
Oakley taking a breather.
A million ankle misses with a body punch.
Oakley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A million ankle tries to throw a body punch but Oakley avoids it by throwing A million ankle back against the cage.
Oakley avoids a wild elbow strike from A million ankle.
Oakley managing to block the knees to the body from A million ankle.
Oakley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oakley missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oakley lands an elbow that stopped A million ankle in his tracks for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor A million ankle dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Oakley clinches.
A million ankle throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oakley just misses with a elbow thrown towards A million ankle's brow.
A million ankle has Oakley pushed against the cage.
A million ankle tries to throw a body punch but Oakley avoids it by throwing A million ankle back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Oakley.
A million ankle trying to land knees to the body.
A million ankle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oakley lands a nice knee to the body.
Oakley is looking to control A million ankle's arms but A million ankle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oakley has his back to the cage.
Oakley misses with some punches.
Oakley dodges an elbow strike from A million ankle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley blocking some punches.
Oakley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A million ankle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oakley is keeping busy.
A million ankle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oakley tries to land knees in the clinch but A million ankle avoids the damage to the body.
A million ankle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A million ankle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oakley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has A million ankle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from A million ankle fails to land.
Oakley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. A million ankle is defending well for now.
A million ankle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A million ankle lands an elbow inside.
A million ankle throws an elbow but it misses.
Oakley avoids the elbow strike from A million ankle, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from A million ankle.

The cut above Dennis Oakley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from A million ankle.
A million ankle misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from A million ankle fails to land.
Oakley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A million ankle throws a head punch that misses.
Oakley struggles to land a body shot inside as A million ankle controls his hands.
A million ankle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Dennis Oakley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A million ankle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A million ankle throws an elbow but it misses.
A million ankle misses with some punches.
A million ankle prevents a body shot from Oakley.
A million ankle struggles to land a body shot inside as Oakley controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle misses with an elbow over the top.
A million ankle lands a damaging elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor A million ankle!
In his post fight interview, Fedor A million ankle started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grammur Natzee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natzee comes to the cage accompanied by Marillion - Garden Party. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jenova's choice of entrance music: Pink Floyd - Money. Grammur Natzee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Natzee
vs
Jenova

162 cm
32
148 lbs
24 - 9 - 3

225 cm
23
285 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 24 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grammur Natzee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holy Jenova!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Natzee misses its intended target.
Jenova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Natzee swings away with a body shot that misses

and Jenova holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jenova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenova misses with a hook from the clinch.
Natzee throws a head punch that misses.
Jenova scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenova is working Natzee over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenova has a couple of punches blocked by Natzee.
Jenova lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jenova.
Natzee is breathing heavily.
Natzee wants a takedown.
Jenova working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Grammur Natzee has been cut.
Natzee prevents a body shot from Jenova.
Natzee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenova lands an uppercut.
A short left from Jenova.
Natzee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Jenova.

Jenova drops Natzee onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Natzee is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Natzee is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova dips a shoulder and cracks Natzee with a mighty uppercut! Natzee falls back against the cage and Jenova unloads with a barrage of strikes! Natzee is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jenova screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holy Jenova!
Holy Jenova 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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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 Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lube-Shparu. Berry Fulcher has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Viktor Kulakov's chin.

Kulakov
vs
Fulcher

184 cm
32
186 lbs
20 - 18 - 1

190 cm
28
220 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Kulakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fulcher circles away quickly and effectively.
Fulcher throws a hook to the side of Kulakov's head but Kulakov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fulcher counters by moving into the clinch.
Fulcher lands an uppercut.
Kulakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Fulcher won't allow it.
Fulcher missing with knees to the body.
Kulakov working hard to break the clinch.
Fulcher working Kulakov over with knees to the body.
Kulakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fulcher has him pressed against the cage.
Fulcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fulcher.

It looks like Viktor Kulakov has been cut.
Kulakov is trying to force a seperation but Fulcher has the dominant position.
Fulcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fulcher.
Kulakov avoiding damage as Fulcher throws knees to the body.
Kulakov tries to circle away but Fulcher has him pinned against the cage.
Fulcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Kulakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viktor Kulakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fulcher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fulcher.
Kulakov lands a jab to Fulcher's midsection.
Fulcher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fulcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fulcher tries to clinch but Kulakov is having none of it.
Kulakov lands with an uppercut that bounces Fulcher off the cage and back into range.
Fulcher tries to clinch but Kulakov moves out of range.

Fulcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kulakov is trying to force a seperation but Fulcher has the dominant position.
Kulakov working hard to break the clinch.
Kulakov takes an elbow to the temple.
Kulakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulakov.

Kulakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulakov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulakov throws a hook to the side of Fulcher's head but Fulcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulakov tries to bum rush Fulcher with a series of wild strikes but Fulcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Fulcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kulakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kulakov avoids the elbow strike from Fulcher, against the cage.
Kulakov managing to block the knees to the body from Fulcher.
Kulakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kulakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Fulcher won't allow it.

Kulakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fulcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulakov.
Kulakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fulcher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kulakov.
Fulcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulakov throws out the jab.
Kulakov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov misses with a few strikes there.
Kulakov throws a series of punches but Fulcher avoids them all with ease.
Fulcher wants to clinch.
Kulakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fulcher is just out of range.
Fulcher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fulcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fulcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fulcher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kulakov throws a jab but it's blocked by Fulcher.
Kulakov missing with a left hand there. Fulcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Kulakov misses.
Fulcher tries to clinch up but Kulakov circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Fulcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kulakov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kulakov misses with a lunging right hand
and Fulcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fulcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulakov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fulcher is looking to clinch but Kulakov is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fulcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kulakov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fulcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulakov throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fulcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fulcher forces Kulakov back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fulcher misses with an elbow strike.
Kulakov wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kulakov breaks from the clinch.
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 Viktor Kulakov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kulakov'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.

Fulcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulakov.
Kulakov tries to bum rush Fulcher with a series of wild strikes but Fulcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fulcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fulcher manages to avoid it.
Kulakov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Viktor Kulakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulakov misses with a two punch combination.
Kulakov throws out a loose jab but Fulcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Kulakov.
Kulakov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kulakov throws a body punch but Fulcher moves out of range.
Kulakov misses with a body shot.
Kulakov misses with a lunging right hand

and Fulcher holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kulakov is trying to break the clinch but Fulcher has him pressed against the cage.
Kulakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fulcher pushes Kulakov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Fulcher won't allow it.
Fulcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov working hard to break the clinch.
Kulakov avoids a wild elbow strike from Fulcher.
Kulakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Fulcher won't allow it.
Kulakov tries to circle away but Fulcher has him pinned against the cage.
Fulcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fulcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fulcher misses with a punch to the body.
Fulcher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fulcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kulakov avoids it.
Nice elbow from Fulcher.
Kulakov is trying to push Fulcher away but Fulcher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fulcher scores with a shoulder strike.

Kulakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Fulcher.

Kulakov is rocked!
Kulakov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Kulakov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fulcher tries to clinch but Kulakov moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fulcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kulakov at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fulcher has closed the distance and engaged Kulakov in a clinch.

Kulakov breaks the clinch.
Kulakov seems to have got his legs back now.
Fulcher tries to clinch up.
Kulakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fulcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kulakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kulakov throws a shot from downtown. Fulcher moves away and avoids it.
Fulcher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kulakov counters with a nice uppercut.
Fulcher misses the jab.
Kulakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulakov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fulcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Fulcher misses.
Kulakov throws out a loose jab but Fulcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fulcher fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulakov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fulcher throws a wild body kick that Kulakov sees coming a mile off.
Kulakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fulcher is just out of range.
Kulakov misses with a two punch combination.
Kulakov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kulakov scores with a nice head shot.
Fulcher wants to clinch.
Kulakov takes one to the side of the head.
Kulakov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kulakov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fulcher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher is looking to clinch.
Kulakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Fulcher.
Kulakov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fulcher is looking to clinch but Kulakov is avoiding it.
Fulcher tries to clinch up.

Fulcher moves into range and clinches up with Kulakov.
A frustrated look appears on Kulakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Fulcher has double underhooks.
Kulakov is trying to force a seperation but Fulcher has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fulcher 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!
Fulcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Kulakov won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kulakov working hard to break the clinch.
Fulcher pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulakov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fulcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulakov's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berry Fulcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kulakov'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kulakov throws a jab when Fulcher was well out of range.
Fulcher tries to clinch up but Kulakov circles away and keeps his distance.
Fulcher tried to score with a low kick but Kulakov checks it.
Fulcher throws a shot from downtown. Kulakov moves away and avoids it.
Kulakov throws a hook but Fulcher avoids it easily.
Fulcher tries to clinch there but Kulakov circles away.
Fulcher ducks under a wild hook from Kulakov.

Fulcher darts in and clinches Kulakov up against the cage.
Kulakov tries to break the clinch but Fulcher is controlling the position.
Fulcher landing knees to the body.
Fulcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulakov's elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fulcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fulcher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fulcher cracks Kulakov with a nice body shot.
Fulcher misses with the head strike.
A short right from Fulcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fulcher.
Fulcher lands a damaging elbow.
Fulcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fulcher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fulcher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fulcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fulcher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kulakov backwards.
Fulcher lands an elbow inside.
Fulcher misses with a body punch.
Fulcher gets through Kulakov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kulakov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fulcher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fulcher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kulakov's defenses.
Kulakov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kulakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kulakov breaks from the clinch.
Kulakov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fulcher staying out of range there.
Kulakov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fulcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulakov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulakov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kulakov misses with a lunging right hand
and Fulcher counters with a nice uppercut.
Fulcher throws a head kick but Kulakov moves out of range.
A jab from Fulcher does it's job there.
Kulakov catches Fulcher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fulcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Kulakov circles away.
Fulcher is looking to clinch but Kulakov is avoiding it.
Fulcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulakov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher slips a straight right by Kulakov.
No joy there for Kulakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Viktor Kulakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fulcher lands a front kick.
Fulcher slips a straight right by Kulakov.
Fulcher wants to clinch up but Kulakov keeps it at a distance.

Fulcher gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kulakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulakov prevents a body shot from Fulcher.
Kulakov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fulcher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fulcher lands an elbow just above Kulakov 's eye.
Fulcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulakov is defending well for now.

Kulakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fulcher tries to clinch up.
Kulakov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kulakov counters with a left and a right that stings Fulcher.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fulcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Kulakov.
Fulcher tries to clinch but Kulakov is having none of it.
Fulcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fulcher connects with a body shot that sends Kulakov's belly button to the back.
Kulakov moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kulakov takes a swing at Fulcher's ribcage but misses.
Kulakov lands the left hand.

Kulakov tries to keep at a distance but Fulcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fulcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Berry Fulcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fulcher 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berry Fulcher!
A relieved looking Berry Fulcher thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onizuka Stresemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan comes to the cage accompanied by Real American. Stresemann has chosen Takashi Sorimachi - Poison as his entrance music. Hulk Hogan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hogan
vs
Stresemann

190 cm
32
258 lbs
46 - 26 - 0

183 cm
24
224 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160
Brute

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 46 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onizuka Stresemann!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stresemann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hogan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stresemann misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Stresemann. Those never looked like landing.
Stresemann fails in his attempt to clinch.

Stresemann scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stresemann tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hogan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Stresemann is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hogan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stresemann.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stresemann wants to control but Hogan is keeping him busy.
Hogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hogan tries to get out of the position.

Stresemann seems to be looking for submissions.
Hogan is refusing to be controlled, as Stresemann sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stresemann takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stresemann thows a huge punch but Hogan dodges it nicely.
Hogan won't allow Stresemann to pass to mount.

Stresemann is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stresemann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hogan's head.
Stresemann throwing shots but Hogan is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stresemann throwing shots but Hogan is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to get back to full guard.
Stresemann thows a huge punch but Hogan dodges it nicely.
Stresemann works his way into full mount!
Stresemann throws some wild stikes that Hogan manages to avoid easily.
Stresemann thowing shots but they're missing.
Hogan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stresemann working the ground and pound effectively.
Stresemann thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Stresemann looking to secure an arm triangle but Hogan defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stresemann wants to control the pace but Hogan is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onizuka Stresemann dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stresemann misses with an uppercut. Hogan saw that one coming.
Stresemann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hogan.
Hogan dips to his left and cracks Stresemann with an uppercut!

Stresemann darts in and clinches Hogan up against the cage.

Stresemann decides to pull guard.

Hogan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Stresemann is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hogan defends well.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Stresemann keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Onizuka Stresemann!
After the fight, Onizuka Stresemann was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Heloise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Black Belt Jones Theme Song, you Jive Turkey!. Heloise has chosen Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark 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.

Kelly
vs
Heloise

182 cm
32
281 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

196 cm
25
275 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sparta Fightware

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Heloise!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kelly darts in and clinches Heloise up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Heloise avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.

Heloise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heloise avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heloise misses with a body kick.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heloise slips a jab from Kelly.
Heloise throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Heloise.
Kelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heloise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Heloise.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Heloise avoids nicely.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Heloise waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kelly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Heloise looks winded!
Heloise walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heloise tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelly stuns Heloise with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Heloise takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jim Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Heloise takes a body punch but keeps moving.

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

It looks like Dustin Heloise has been cut.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kelly! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jim Kelly!
Jim Kelly 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%

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