SPNY 109: Tanikawa - Cocainich PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tits McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Sargent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tits McGee looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

McGee
vs
Sargent

160 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tits McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddie Sargent!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sargent avoids the head kick by McGee.
McGee throws a low kick but Sargent moves out of range easily.

Sargent shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sargent is trying to control the action in half guard but McGee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

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

Sargent is working for a submission of some sort.
McGee is staying active underneath Sargent, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McGee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Sargent seems to be looking for submissions.

Sargent is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee gets back to full guard.
Sargent trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.

McGee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sargent defends it easily.
Sargent pushing down on McGee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McGee wants to improve his position but Sargent is controlling well.
Sargent wants to pass to mount but McGee is defending the position.

McGee looking for submissions off his back.

Sargent is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but McGee still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, McGee has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sargent is trying to improve his position.
McGee working away.
Sargent is looking for a sweep.
Sargent manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sargent looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

McGee looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sargent tries to pass the half guard into mount. McGee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McGee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee moves into full guard.
McGee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sargent controls the pace.
Sargent throws a big elbow that misses.
McGee wants to sweep but no luck.
McGee striking off his back but it's not causing Sargent any problems.
Sargent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGee swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sargent is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McGee being controlled here, momentarily.
Sargent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sargent thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sargent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

McGee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sargent is aware though and is defending well.
McGee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McGee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sargent!
Sargent takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

McGee looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sargent tries to hold on but McGee pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sargent is looking to improve his position but McGee isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Freddie Sargent will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sargent checks a low kick from McGee.

McGee tries to sprawl but Sargent drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sargent trying to mount his opponent but McGee defends it.

McGee looking for submissions off his back.

Sargent seems to be working for a kimura but McGee defends the submission attempt.

Sargent is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Freddie Sargent has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sargent trying to pass the guard but McGee defending well.
McGee trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sargent looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McGee is trying to control but can't.
Sargent seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McGee tries to roll over but Sargent keeps him under control.
Sargent moves into full mount! McGee won't be happy about that!

Sargent is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McGee is surviving well by controlling Sargent's body position as best he can.

Sargent is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McGee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sargent is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee is looking to get to half guard.

Sargent looking for a guillotine from mount but McGee is having none of it.

Sargent has hold of McGee's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and McGee manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McGee gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sargent is working away from the top position though.

Sargent is looking for a kimura here.

McGee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGee looking for submissions off his back.
McGee works his way to full guard. Good work.
McGee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sargent controls the pace.

Sargent drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sargent jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sargent wants to pass the guard but McGee is keeping the position.
Sargent wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.

McGee is looking for a triangle here but Sargent uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sargent is looking to take a break and control but McGee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee sneaks back into half guard.
McGee is trying to control but can't.

Sargent is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McGee works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sargent drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sargent jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McGee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Sargent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

McGee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sargent checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sargent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sargent ducks under a wild hook from McGee.

McGee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sargent did well to prevent McGee getting side control.
Sargent trying to hold on to McGee's head to control him but McGee postures up.
Sargent moves into full guard.

Sargent escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sargent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sargent has his foot on McGee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGee works his way back into a safe position though.
McGee is working Sargent over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McGee scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee scoring with some ground and pound.

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

Sargent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sargent can't keep his opponent in guard - McGee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

McGee seems to be looking for submissions.
Sargent regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sargent is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McGee scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to pass the guard but Sargent is keeping the position.
McGee chips away with some ground and pound.
McGee throws an elbow that misses. Sargent uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGee's guard. Nice move by Sargent!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee keeping moving, preventing Sargent from controlling successfully.

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

McGee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

McGee has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sargent should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, McGee has tightened it up now! Sargent should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tits McGee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swizzy Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bone
vs
Lopez

225 cm
28
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

198 cm
28
300 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swizzy Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lopez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bone tries to avoid it but Lopez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bone to the ground. Bone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lopez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bone moves into the clinch.

Bone has Lopez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bone pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lopez tumbling to the mat - Bone dives into Lopez's guard.
Lopez trying to keep a closed guard but Bone is proving a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lopez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
Bone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez is on top in guard.
Lopez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lopez is pushing down on Bone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bone is fighting to maintain full guard but Lopez has managed to sneak the leg through.

Bone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Bone is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lopez working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bone is looking to improve his position.
Lopez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.
Lopez controlling the action here.
Bone is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez moves into full mount! Bone won't be happy about that!
Lopez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bone looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lopez looking to control but Bone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lopez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bone scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lopez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lopez stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Lopez!
After winning the bout, Tony Lopez 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
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazna Futzchag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Futzchag might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Emika. White has chosen General Public - Tenderness as his entrance music. Jamal White told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Futzchag
vs
White

190 cm
28
161 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

184 cm
26
165 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazna Futzchag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal White!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Futzchag.

White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White lands a damaging elbow.
White lands a knee to the head.
Futzchag takes an elbow to the forehead.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Futzchag avoids the damage to the body.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Futzchag wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Futzchag tries to tie him up.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Futzchag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Futzchag taking a breather.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
Futzchag really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Futzchag lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from White.
Futzchag tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
Futzchag wants to break the clinch but can't.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Futzchag is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Futzchag's defenses.
Futzchag wants to stall.
White has Futzchag pressed against the cage, preventing Futzchag from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White tries a knee to the head but Futzchag blocks it.
Futzchag looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag is trying to push White away but White has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Futzchag blocks it with crossed arms.
Futzchag can't break the clinch.
Futzchag throws an elbow that misses.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Futzchag avoids it.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Futzchag won't want to take too many of those.
Futzchag is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.
White crunches a lovely knee into Futzchag's ribcage.
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!
Futzchag avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
Futzchag tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
White lands an elbow inside that Futzchag shrugs off.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Futzchag blocks with his arms.
Futzchag is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
Futzchag is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Futzchag tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag is looking for a takedown.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Futzchag jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Futzchag gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Futzchag is looking to clinch.
Futzchag is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
A jab from White finds it's way through Futzchag's defenses.

Futzchag gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Futzchag has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White misses with a knee strike.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White with a knee to the head.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Futzchag avoids it.
Futzchag tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White landing knees to the head.
Futzchag avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Futzchag takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White looking to throw knees to the head but Futzchag is blocking nicely.
Futzchag is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Futzchag tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Futzchag drops back down to his feet.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Futzchag has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Futzchag tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White dodges an elbow strike from Futzchag.
Futzchag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Futzchag takes a knee right on the jaw!
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Futzchag has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A combination from Futzchag does no damage.
Futzchag avoids the head kick by White.
White scores with a jab.

White moves into range and clinches up with Futzchag.
Futzchag is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Futzchag into the cage.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Futzchag.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White misses with a knee strike.
Futzchag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Futzchag has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Futzchag is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Futzchag looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Futzchag is blocking nicely.
White misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Futzchag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

White darts in and clinches Futzchag up against the cage.
Futzchag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Futzchag is working for takedown but White is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White tries a knee to the head but Futzchag blocks it.
Futzchag trying to land knees to the body.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Futzchag has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
Futzchag takes a knee to the side of the body.
Futzchag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Futzchag has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Futzchag trying to stall but White improves his position.
White prevents Futzchag from breaking the clinch.
White landing knees to the head.
Futzchag tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a knee to the head.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Futzchag blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from White.
White has Futzchag pressed against the cage, preventing Futzchag from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White keeps control of Futzchag as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Futzchag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Futzchag avoids the damage to the body.
Futzchag looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Futzchag's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Futzchag jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Futzchag gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Futzchag has White up against the cage in a clinch.
White scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Futzchag avoids the damage to the body.
Futzchag tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Futzchag.
White lands a damaging elbow.

Futzchag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Futzchag tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White keeps the fight on the outside.

Futzchag shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. White is trying to defend but Futzchag finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Futzchag seems to be working for a kimura but White defends the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag works his foot free and advances to mount.
Futzchag punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Futzchag goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now White is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kazna Futzchag will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Futzchag shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from White.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Futzchag won't want to take too many of those.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Futzchag is defending well for now.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
Futzchag tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
White landing knees to the head.
Futzchag is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
White landing knees to the body.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
Futzchag has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
Futzchag is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables White to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futzchag looking to slow down the pace here.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Futzchag lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Futzchag is blocking nicely.
Futzchag is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by White.
Futzchag managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Futzchag is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Futzchag.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Futzchag manages to break the clinch.

White has taken the fight to the clinch.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Futzchag creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Futzchag tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
Futzchag jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from White.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Futzchag manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Futzchag on that attempt.

White moves into range and clinches up with Futzchag.
Jamal White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Futzchag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
Futzchag tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
Futzchag shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Futzchag's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jamal White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Futzchag fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
Futzchag shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Futzchag keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Futzchag fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
White connects with a high 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!
Futzchag shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Futzchag's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Futzchag takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Futzchag has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Futzchag avoids it.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Futzchag has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Futzchag tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
Futzchag wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White lands a damaging elbow.
Futzchag has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. White is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal White!
Jamal White thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amazing Game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Turd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Game comes to the cage accompanied by Spirit in the Sky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Game
vs
Turd

165 cm
29
152 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

175 cm
35
163 lbs
22 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amazing Game!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, One Turd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Game looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Game managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Turd.
Game dodges the ground and pound from Turd.
Game takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Game is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Turd misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Turd sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Game is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Turd throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Turd's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turd lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Game down.
Turd lands an elbow.

Game is rocked!
Turd sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Game is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oh Game is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Game on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Game tries to get out of the position.
Turd creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Game sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Game seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Game is looking for a sweep.
Turd working the body and head with strikes.
Game is looking for a sweep.
Game managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Turd.
The strikes coming from Turd are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Turd sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Game is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Game avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Turd.
Turd throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Turd cracks Game with a big elbow.
Turd working the strikes but Game uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Turd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turd working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turd tries to pass the half guard into mount. Game knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Game is looking to improve his position.
Turd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Game blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turd.
Turd wants to pass to mount but Game is defending the position.
Turd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turd throws a strike but Game avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Game knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turd on the ground.
Turd cracks Game with a solid left hand.
Turd postures up in Game's guard and throws a big left but Game blocks it.
Turd trying to control the position from guard on top but Game is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turd throws a big right hand that misses.
Turd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Game swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turd throws a big right hand that misses.
Turd stands up over Game, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Game wants to sweep but no luck.
Turd throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turd looking to pass the guard.
Game avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One Turd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Game throws out a loose jab but Turd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Game wants to clinch.
A jab from Turd misses.
Game tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turd was well out of range. Poor timing from Game.
Turd misses with a series of wild punches.
Turd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Game scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Turd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Game with a nice cross.
Game walks into a stiff left hand from Turd.

Turd tries to keep at a distance but Game has taken the fight into the clinch.
Game effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Game seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amazing Game.
Turd lands a nice looking body shot.
Game throws an overhand right that lands on Turd's shoulder, as Turd tries to avoid the shot.
Game dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turd. That did some damage!
Game misses with a straight left.

Game moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Turd tries to work over Game's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Game.

Game breaks the clinch.
Turd fails with a takedown attempt.
One Turd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Game throws a hook but Turd avoids it easily.
Turd wants to slow Game down by chopping away at his legs.
Game works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turd misses with a head kick.
Turd dives in and grabs Game's left leg, looking for a takedown. Game pushes down on Turd's head and hops out.
Turd shoots in but Game avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Amazing Game has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of One Turd.
Turd thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Turd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Game doesn't seem phased though.
Game fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Game gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Game works on Turd's body with a couple of short punches.

Turd pulls guard effortlessly.
Game is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Turd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Game can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Game is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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

Turd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turd controls Game momentarily but Game frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Game defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Turd is working an open guard so Game takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Game tries to clinch up but Turd circles away and keeps his distance.
Turd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turd looks for a takedown but Game sprawls well.
Turd tries for a takedown but Game sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Game clinches.
Game content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Amazing Game will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Game fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Game throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turd sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Game fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turd, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Game - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Game trying to stall but Turd improves his position.
Turd tries for a takedown. No joy.
Game stalls.
Game is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turd jumps guard but Game turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Game - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amazing Game.
Turd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amazing Game has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of One Turd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Game is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body punch from Game.
Game avoids the head kick by Turd.
Turd tries a low kick but Game avoids it.
Game moves out of range as Turd strikes.
Turd misses with a takedown attempt
and Game counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Game gets a clinch.
Game is stalling here.
Turd tries to pull guard but Game forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Turd trying to stall but Game improves his position.
Turd jumps guard but Game stands there with Turd around his waist. Turd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Game is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Game fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Game is looking to slow Turd down with leg kicks.
Game checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Game's waist but Game gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Turd off to one side.
Game's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Game duly obliges.
The crowd cheers as Game lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turd doesn't seem phased though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turd.
Turd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Game.
Turd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Game has time to react.
Game with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Turd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
One Turd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turd trying to control the action but Game is working from the bottom.
Turd with the ground and pound but Game uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Turd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Turd throws a strike but Game rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Game trying to control but Turd is working from the bottom.
Turd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Turd looking for a guillotine here but Game defends easily.
Turd being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Game scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Game in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Amazing Game.
I think Game 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nawal Chekhemani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chekhemani
vs
Hendricks

170 cm
27
182 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

190 cm
34
171 lbs
12 - 10 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nawal Chekhemani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tony Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekhemani missing with a left hand there. Hendricks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chekhemani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendricks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shot there by Chekhemani.
Chekhemani throws the left hand but Hendricks avoids the punch easily.
Hendricks takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Hendricks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chekhemani quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chekhemani wants to improve his position but Hendricks is controlling well.
Chekhemani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hendricks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hendricks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Hendricks is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chekhemani sees it coming and defends easily.
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!
Hendricks trying to control the action but Chekhemani is working from the bottom.
Chekhemani desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Chekhemani is defending against the submission attempts here by Hendricks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chekhemani actively working from the bottom here.
Hendricks thows a huge punch but Chekhemani dodges it nicely.
Chekhemani moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chekhemani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hendricks wants to pass the guard but Chekhemani is keeping the position.
Hendricks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chekhemani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is looking to work some ground and pound but Chekhemani has wrist control.
Chekhemani keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Hendricks postures up in Chekhemani's guard and throws a big left but Chekhemani blocks it.
Hendricks throwing strikes but missing.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Chekhemani keeps moving.
Chekhemani working a defensive guard here.
Chekhemani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nawal Chekhemani!
After the big win, Nawal Chekhemani made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Legion of Pain Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Al Kaholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Kaholic comes into the arena with Cant Be Touched blaring out of the sound system. Mitch Rapp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Al Kaholic
vs
Rapp

225 cm
38
272 lbs
33 - 17 - 0

194 cm
31
270 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Al Kaholic !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch Rapp!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapp misses the shot to the body.
Rapp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mitch Rapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rapp scores with a jab to the jaw.

Rapp gets caught napping as Al Kaholic dives in and scores a takedown. Rapp manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Al Kaholic controlling from the top position.
Rapp is wriggling around but Al Kaholic manages to pass to half guard.
Rapp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rapp tries to kick Al Kaholic off but Al Kaholic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapp slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Al Kaholic won't allow Rapp to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rapp wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Al Kaholic manages to pass to side control.
Al Kaholic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Al Kaholic is looking to stall here but Rapp recovers full guard.
Al Kaholic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapp is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rapp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Al Kaholic is controlling him.
Rapp wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapp wants to stand and escape but Al Kaholic is having none of it.
Al Kaholic wants to pass the guard but Rapp is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rapp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Kaholic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rapp was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Kaholic .
Rapp swings for the body but Al Kaholic moves out of range.
Al Kaholic throws a series of punches but Rapp avoids them all with ease.
Al Kaholic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rapp throws a hook to the side of Al Kaholic 's head but Al Kaholic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Kaholic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rapp missing with a left hand there. Al Kaholic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapp misses with a few strikes there.
Rapp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Kaholic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rapp.

It looks like Al Al Kaholic has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rapp throws a monster overhand right that drops Al Kaholic ! Rapp follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Rapp!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachery Rey (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.

Norton
vs
Rey

186 cm
32
224 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

185 cm
35
205 lbs
24 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer

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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zachery Rey!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton lands with a shot to the body.
Rey cracks Norton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Norton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Rey misses.
Rey tries to clinch there but Norton circles away.
Norton misses with a shot to the body
and Rey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norton thinking.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rey was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Norton is looking to wear down Rey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Norton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norton misses the jab.
Norton throws a hook but Rey blocks it.
Norton misses with a hook
and Rey counters with a good low kick that Norton was not able to check.
Rey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton throws the left hand but Rey avoids the punch easily.
Norton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rey sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rey thuds a left hand into Norton's body.
Rey connects with a leg kick. Norton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rey tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rey moves out of range as Norton throws a body kick.
Rey scores with a body shot.
Norton misses the body punch
and Rey counters with a nice leg kick.
Rey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rey lands with a right hand.
Rey doesn't manage to clinch there - Norton circles away.
Rey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rey scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rey throws a shot to the body.
Rey scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Norton. That snapped Rey's head back.
Taylor Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Norton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Norton misses with a two punch combination.
Rey avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Rey lands an overhand right.

It looks like Taylor Norton has been cut.
Rey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab from Rey.
A left lands for Rey.
Rey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Norton
and Rey counters with a stiff right hand.
Norton keeps the fight on the outside.
Norton dodges the punch combination from Rey.
Norton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rey.
Rey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rey 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 Norton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rey tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Rey darts in and clinches Norton up against the cage.
Rey lands a good knee to the midsection. Norton won't want to take too many of those.
Rey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
Norton can't find room to land a body shot as Rey controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rey slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by Rey.
Rey lands an elbow inside.
Rey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Rey misses with a knee strike.
Rey stalls.
Rey struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rey looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Rey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Norton's face.
Rey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Norton scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachery Rey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Norton throws a jab when Rey was well out of range.
Norton throws the kick towards the body but Rey avoids it.
Good leg kick by Rey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rey misses with a wild body shot.
Norton misses with a body kick.
Norton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rey misses with a series of wild punches.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rey manages to avoid it.
Norton throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Rey counters by moving into the clinch.
Norton scores with a shoulder strike.
Rey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rey scores with a knee to the head.
Norton tries to throw a body punch but Rey avoids it by throwing Norton back against the cage.
Norton tries to throw a body punch but Rey avoids it by throwing Norton back against the cage.
Rey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nortons head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Norton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rey tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton avoiding damage as Rey throws knees to the body.
Rey lands an elbow inside that Norton shrugs off.
Rey blocks a body shot from Norton.
Rey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton pushes Rey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rey is pushing Norton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but Rey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Norton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey stalls.
Rey scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Rey.
A short right from Rey.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rey misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton pushes Rey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but Rey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Norton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rey.
Rey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rey scores with a shot to the side of Norton's head.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norton avoids a wild elbow strike from Rey.
Rey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Rey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rey misses with an elbow over the top.
Rey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
Rey tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Rey misses with an elbow over the top.
Rey is trying to stall.
Norton misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey is pushing Norton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Norton presses Rey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zachery Rey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Norton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Norton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rey prevents a body shot from Norton.
Norton lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rey blocks a body shot from Norton.
Norton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Rey tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zachery Rey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Norton misses with the body kick
and Rey counters with a right hand to the body.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rey was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Rey misses with a double jab
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norton connects with the punch.
Rey scores with a push kick.
Rey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Norton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norton, as that shot connected.
Norton looks to land a body kick but Rey moved away.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rey moves away.
Rey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rey, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Norton misses the shot to the body.

Rey gets a clinch.
Rey misses with an elbow over the top.
Norton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rey tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Rey fails to land.
Rey missing with knees to the body.
Norton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norton.
Rey misses with an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Rey to work.
Norton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rey misses with a knee to the head.
Rey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Rey.
Rey connects with a knee to the head.
Rey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rey taking a breather.
Norton misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Rey.
Rey lands with a light punch inside.
Norton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norton pushes Rey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Norton tries to throw a body punch but Rey avoids it by throwing Norton back against the cage.
Norton swings wildly with an uppercut but Rey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rey connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rey.
Rey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rey tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Rey wants to stall.
Rey lands an elbow just above Norton 's eye.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rey's elbow.
Zachery Rey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey looking to stall.
Rey misses with an elbow strike.
Norton can't find room to land a body shot as Rey controls the action.
Norton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rey is stalling here.
Rey receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as Rey controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zachery Rey.
Well Rey 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachery Rey!
Zachery Rey made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Manel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manel comes to the cage accompanied by A Portuguesa. Toni Manel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andy Chick's chin.

Manel
vs
Chick

190 cm
22
250 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
214 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Manel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manel.
Andy Chick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chick misses with a kick to the body.
Chick lands with a thumping leg kick.

Manel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chick regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Manel.
Manel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chick's head.

It looks like Andy Chick has been cut.
Manel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chick tries to strike from the bottom.
Chick wants to stand but Manel is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chick wants to sweep but no luck.
Manel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Manel trying to control the position from guard on top but Chick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Toni Manel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Manel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Manel in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chick's head.
Manel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Manel trying to control from half guard but Chick is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chick defending well though.
Manel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chick's head.
Manel is stalling here. Chick is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Manel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chick has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chick's best efforts.
Manel is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Manel is looking to improve his position.
Chick not doing much here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Andy Chick hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chick misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Chick.
Chick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manel's calf.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manel.
Chick throws a sloppy head kick and Manel moves out of range easily.
Manel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Manel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manel is defended easily by Chick.
Manel checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manel shoots in for a takedown but Chick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manel cracks Chick with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chick lands a nice hook to Manel's body. Manel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Chick.
Chick scores with the left hand. Manel knows he should have avoided that one.
Manel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chick misses with a low kick as Manel jumps back.
Manel fails with a takedown attempt.
Chick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manel.
Manel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chick circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Manel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chick slips under a jab from Manel.

Manel shoots in and bounces Chick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Manel throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manel trying to control the position from guard on top but Chick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chick trying to keep a closed guard but Manel is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manel stands up over Chick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manel works over Chick with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manel lands a couple of digs.
Chick wants to sweep but no luck.
Chick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chick controls Manel momentarily but Manel frees himself.
Chick has momentary wrist control but Manel slips an elbow through the middle.
Manel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chick wants to sweep here but Manel controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manel trying to control but Chick is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chick's head.
Manel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chick has momentary wrist control but Manel slips an elbow through the middle.
Manel with a nice head shot there.
Chick wants to get back to his feet but Manel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Manel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manel throws a big elbow that misses.
Manel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chick keeping moving, preventing Manel from controlling successfully.
Manel chips away with some ground and pound.
Manel connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manel distracts Chick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Manel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Manel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andy Chick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chick leaves Manel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manel.
Manel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chick avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Manel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manel.

Manel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Manel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chick some visible discomfort.
Manel wants to control but Chick is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manel working the ground and pound but Chick is defending the strikes.
Chick is looking to reverse the position.
Chick on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Manel working the head with strikes.
Chick stops Manel from passing to mount.
Check out the look on Manel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Chick is rocked!

That has opened up Andy Chick's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Manel lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Chick! Manel senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Chick out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Toni Manel!
After winning the bout, Toni Manel 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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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berric Dondarrion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Folignus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Folignus has chosen Laces Out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dondarrion
vs
Folignus

191 cm
31
198 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

186 cm
27
193 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Berric Dondarrion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Folignus!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dondarrion thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Folignus misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dondarrion 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 Folignus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Folignus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dondarrion throws a chopping leg kick but Folignus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Folignus.
Folignus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Dondarrion misses its intended target.
Dondarrion throws a jab but it's blocked by Folignus.
Folignus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Folignus lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Dondarrion. That snapped Folignus's head back.
A good leg kick by Folignus.
Folignus misses with a head kick.
Dondarrion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dondarrion lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dondarrion throws a body punch but Folignus moves out of range.
Dondarrion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dondarrion thumps Folignus with a low kick.
Folignus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folignus tries to score with a low kick but Dondarrion moves his leg out of the way.
Dondarrion stuns Folignus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Berric Dondarrion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Folignus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dondarrion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Folignus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A bone on bone clash there as Dondarrion blocks the leg kick.
Dondarrion misses with a few strikes there.
Dondarrion connects with a leg kick. Folignus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dondarrion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Folignus.
Dondarrion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Folignus.
Good leg kick by Dondarrion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Folignus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dondarrion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Folignus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 slapping leg kick lands for Folignus.
Dondarrion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Folignus.
Folignus moves out of range of the leg kick from Dondarrion.
Folignus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Folignus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folignus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dondarrion connects with a leg kick. Folignus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dondarrion does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Folignus checks a leg kick.
Dondarrion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A leg kick checked by Folignus.
Folignus connects with a crisp jab.
Folignus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Folignus misses with an uppercut. Dondarrion saw that one coming.
Dondarrion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Folignus.
Dondarrion lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Folignus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dondarrion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dondarrion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Folignus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dondarrion checks it well.
Dondarrion misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folignus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion cracks Folignus with an open hand slap.
Dondarrion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dondarrion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Folignus misses with a body kick.
Folignus avoids the body shot from Dondarrion.
A left lands for Dondarrion.

Folignus is rocked!
Folignus ducks under a wild hook from Dondarrion.
Folignus is still on wobbly legs! Can Dondarrion finish him?
Folignus lands with a hook. Dondarrion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Folignus seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dondarrion lands a big uppercut and Folignus crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Folignus looks OK. Dondarrion waves Folignus back to his feet!
Folignus tries to work over Dondarrion's front leg with a kick but Dondarrion checks it.
Folignus ducks under a wild hook from Dondarrion.
Dondarrion bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Folignus's head.
A clash of legs there as Dondarrion blocks the low kick.
Dondarrion motions for Folignus to come forward. Dondarrion throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dondarrion cracks Folignus with a hook to the temple - Folignus is on wobbly legs here! Dondarrion swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Folignus falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Dondarrion wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Berric Dondarrion!
Berric Dondarrion got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

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FIGHT
RATING
84%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sadaharu Tanikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Cocainich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cocainich has chosen Будущее 9эт as his entrance music. Bariga Cocainich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tanikawa
vs
Cocainich

180 cm
31
265 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

180 cm
35
250 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sadaharu Tanikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bariga Cocainich!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cocainich throws a leg kick but Tanikawa checks it.
Tanikawa moves away from the strike by Cocainich.
Cocainich throws a sloppy head kick and Tanikawa moves out of range easily.
Tanikawa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tanikawa moves out of range as Cocainich strikes.
Cocainich keeps Tanikawa at a distance using the push kick.
Cocainich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tanikawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Cocainich sprawls well. He's pushed Tanikawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tanikawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sadaharu Tanikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tanikawa dives in and scores a takedown into Cocainich's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tanikawa throwing strikes from guard but Cocainich blocks nicely.
Tanikawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tanikawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cocainich is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cocainich sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tanikawa's guard.
Tanikawa tries to get to full guard but Cocainich has control of the leg.
Tanikawa is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocainich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tanikawa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tanikawa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cocainich is looking to take a break and control but Tanikawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tanikawa is trying to get back to full guard.
Cocainich wants to control but Tanikawa is keeping him busy.
Cocainich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cocainich trying to control from Tanikawa's half guard. Tanikawa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cocainich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cocainich passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cocainich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tanikawa's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa moves into full guard.
Tanikawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cocainich is pushing down on Tanikawa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tanikawa is fighting to maintain full guard but Cocainich has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cocainich lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanikawa won't allow Cocainich to pass to mount.
Tanikawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cocainich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tanikawa keeps working.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa missing with punches from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Cocainich there.
Tanikawa is looking to improve his position.
Tanikawa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tanikawa is looking for a sweep. Cocainich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cocainich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tanikawa is looking for a sweep. Cocainich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cocainich trying to mount his opponent but Tanikawa defends it.
Tanikawa wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cocainich wants to pass the guard but Tanikawa is defending well.
Cocainich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tanikawa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cocainich passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tanikawa!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cocainich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cocainich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cocainich looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cocainich cracks Tanikawa with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bariga Cocainich!

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FIGHT
RATING
60%

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