TTFC Wednesday Night Fights 31 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare. Carpio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Derezzed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mars
vs
Carpio

167 cm
32
141 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

165 cm
34
146 lbs
26 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carpio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carpio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mars avoids it really well and circles away.
Carpio with a poor takedown
and Mars counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mars misses with a takedown attempt - Carpio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carpio shoots in looking for a takedown. Mars tries to sprawl out of it but Carpio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mars manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawrence Mars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Carpio.
Mars fails with the takedown.
Carpio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carpio wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carpio goes for a double leg but Mars avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mars continues to drive forward.

Carpio pulls guard effortlessly.
Mars lands a couple of digs.
Mars postures up in Carpio's guard and throws a big left but Carpio blocks it.
Mars chips away with some ground and pound.
Carpio managing to control the position.
Mars throwing strikes but missing.
Mars throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carpio pulls Mars in close to prevent any damage.
Mars throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carpio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mars throws an elbow that misses. Carpio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mars's guard. Nice move by Carpio!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mars working for a triangle but Carpio defends it easily.
Mars is trying to keep Carpio in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mars swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carpio trying to control the position from guard on top but Mars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mars 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.
Mars working a defensive guard here.
Carpio won't allow Mars to sweep him here.
Mars keeping moving, preventing Carpio from controlling successfully.

Mars is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carpio is aware though and is defending well.

Carpio drops back looking for a leg! Mars is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mars manages to kick Carpio off! Carpio jumps back into Mars's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio tries to free his leg and advance position but Mars is retaining full guard.

Carpio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carpio pushing down on Mars's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mars is pressing down on Carpio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carpio trying to control but Mars is working from the bottom.

Carpio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mars manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carpio manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lawrence Mars will probably get the nod.
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.

Mars fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carpio moves away from the strike by Mars.
Mars looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Mars scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Mars tries for a kimura but Carpio is defending well.
Mars working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mars misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carpio is looking to regain half guard here but Mars keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mars working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mars is working Carpio over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mars misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lawrence Mars overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ground and pound from Mars seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Carpio is looking to regain half guard here but Mars keeps moving and retains side control.
Carpio struggling a bit here.
Mars in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars trying to control the action but Carpio is working from the bottom.
Mars scores with punches from side control.
Mars sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carpio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mars looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carpio is avoiding damage well.
Carpio is looking to regain half guard here but Mars keeps moving and retains side control.
Carpio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mars's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carpio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carpio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mars's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars wants to sweep here but Carpio controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mars is on top in guard.
Carpio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mars!

Carpio goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mars is on top in guard.
Carpio is trying to control the position but Mars postures up.
Carpio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carpio trying to control the position here.
Carpio wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carpio keeping moving, preventing Mars from controlling successfully.
Mars trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mars throwing strikes from guard but Carpio blocks nicely.
Mars is working Carpio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpio working a defensive guard here.
Mars trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Mars dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Carpio looks for a takedown but Mars sprawls well.
Mars throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carpio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mars moves in looking to clinch but Carpio pushes him off.
Mars digs a good hook to Carpio's body.

Mars fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carpio sprawls well initially but Mars persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mars throwing shots but Carpio is blocking nicely.
Carpio works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carpio is keeping the position for now.
Mars scoring with some ground and pound.
Mars has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mars throws a big right hand that misses.
Carpio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mars postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carpio looking to control.
Mars lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carpio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mars.
Mars being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Carpio has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Carpio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mars.
Mars wants to pass the guard but Carpio is keeping the position.
Mars working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mars postures up in Carpio's guard and throws a big left but Carpio blocks it.
Mars postures up in Carpio's guard and throws a big left but Carpio blocks it.
Mars working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars throws a big elbow that misses.
Mars postures up in Carpio's guard and throws a big left but Carpio blocks it.
Mars distracts Carpio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mars slips nicely into half guard.
Carpio wants to improve his position but Mars is controlling well.
Mars winds up and cracks Carpio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carpio wants to control but Mars is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carpio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mars.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carpio is trying to maintain the position but Mars is very close to passing his half guard.
Mars thows a huge punch but Carpio dodges it nicely.
Mars prevents Carpio from improving his position.
Carpio is trying is best to control the position here.
Lawrence Mars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mars prevents Carpio from improving his position.
Mars is stalling here. Carpio is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mars seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Carpio has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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.
Mars tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Mars showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mars, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Mars!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lawrence Mars waved his t-shirt featuring Mango Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Mehtmeht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Mehtmeht is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by shakira - ojos asi. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

David
vs
Mehtmeht

190 cm
35
185 lbs
25 - 19 - 2

170 cm
30
174 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jafar Mehtmeht!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by David. Beautiful body shot.
Mehtmeht 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.
Mehtmeht lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
David throws a one two combo.
David lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mehtmeht throws a leg kick but David sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mehtmeht feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Davids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Mehtmeht avoids the head kick by David.
David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
David checks the leg kick.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
David tries to clinch up.
Mehtmeht lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mehtmeht bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mehtmeht.
A big left from Mehtmeht misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
David ducks under a wild hook from Mehtmeht.
David throws a head kick but Mehtmeht moves out of range.
David keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
David thows a body kick. Mehtmeht tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mehtmeht tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mehtmeht looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David moves out of range of the strikes.
Mehtmeht tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
David throws a hook to the side of Mehtmeht's head but Mehtmeht sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mehtmeht swats away the attempt to clinch by David.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mehtmeht throws a solid leg kick but David takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mehtmeht.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! David slams his shin into Mehtmeht's torso.
Mehtmeht thuds his right hand into David's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mehtmeht checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mehtmeht throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
David checks a leg kick.
Mehtmeht throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mehtmeht stalks David and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into David's face. David staggers backwards, shaken.
David tries to move into range but Mehtmeht moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
David throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mehtmeht.
David throws a series of punches but Mehtmeht moves out of range.
Mehtmeht tries to bum rush David with a series of wild strikes but David uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has David pinned against the cage. David gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
David lands a leg kick that knocks Mehtmeht off balance momentarily.
Xavier David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
David swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
David fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mehtmeht scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Mehtmeht does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from David as Mehtmeht shoots in.
David connects with a high kick.
Mehtmeht throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Mehtmeht.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mehtmeht lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a few strikes there.
David on the wrong end of a nice hook.
David moves forwards but Mehtmeht connects with a nice, crisp jab.
David moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A combination from Mehtmeht does no damage.
David fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mehtmeht checks it well.
Mehtmeht throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mehtmeht looking to land some kicks to the body here.
David throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
David checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mehtmeht connects with a body shot that sends David's belly button to the back.
Mehtmeht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mehtmeht blocks the body kick.
Jafar Mehtmeht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mehtmeht misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Xavier David will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mehtmeht wants to land a leg kick but David is out of range.
Mehtmeht stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David.
David cracks the inside of Mehtmeht's front leg.
David throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mehtmeht on the side of the head.
David takes a swing at Mehtmeht's ribcage but misses.
Mehtmeht swings away with a leg kick that misses.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mehtmeht throws a chopping leg kick but David manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch lands to the side of David 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mehtmeht scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
David scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
David keeps the fight on the outside.
Mehtmeht dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mehtmeht is looking to slow David down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by David.
Mehtmeht lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mehtmeht throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mehtmeht throws a leg kick but David sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mehtmeht tries a head kick but it misses.
Mehtmeht pushes David away with a front kick.
Mehtmeht lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mehtmeht. That's going to slow David down.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht lands a nice forearm strike.
David struggling a bit here.
Mehtmeht wants to lay and pray for a moment but David keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David tries to buck Mehtmeht off but Mehtmeht is having none of it.
Who's going to make the next move?
Mehtmeht lands an elbow.
David struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mehtmeht's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
David tries to roll over but Mehtmeht keeps him under control.

David manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mehtmeht keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, David just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mehtmeht's brow.
Mehtmeht leaning against his opponent.
David takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mehtmeht lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by David as Mehtmeht tries to tie him up.
Mehtmeht lands with a short shot to the head.
Mehtmeht swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mehtmeht misses with an elbow strike.
Mehtmeht managing to block the knees to the body from David.
David throws a punch but it's blocked by Mehtmeht.
David lands a shot to the body.
Mehtmeht with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mehtmeht tries to land a knee to the head but David blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, David just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mehtmeht's brow.
A short left from David.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mehtmeht has a couple of punches blocked by David.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
David tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
David blocking some punches.
David is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mehtmeht working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mehtmeht lands a shoulder strike.
Mehtmeht lands an uppercut.
David misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mehtmeht avoiding damage as David throws knees to the body.
Mehtmeht lands a hook to the side of the head.
David is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right from Mehtmeht.
David with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mehtmeht lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mehtmeht misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mehtmeht has a couple of punches blocked by David.
Mehtmeht is trying to maintain a safe position but David gets an underhook and turns Mehtmeht into the cage.
Mehtmeht lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

David keeps the fight on the outside.
David displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mehtmeht throws out the jab.
Xavier David is winning the standup battle so far.
Mehtmeht's hands are dropping dangerously low here and David connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mehtmeht scrambles back to his feet.
David uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mehtmeht.
David lands a nice shot that snaps Mehtmeht's head back.
Mehtmeht throws an overhand right that lands on David's shoulder, as David tries to avoid the shot.
David throws out a loose jab but Mehtmeht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mehtmeht misses with a looping left.
David is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
David misses with a kick to the body
and Mehtmeht counters with a head kick.
David takes a swing at Mehtmeht's ribcage but misses.
Mehtmeht gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mehtmeht keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Mehtmeht clinches up with David and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehtmeht with an attempt at a knee that misses.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mehtmeht's elbow.
David avoids a wild elbow strike from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow.
Mehtmeht connects with a knee to the head.
David missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mehtmeht creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mehtmeht lands a nice shot to the body.
Mehtmeht misses with a hook to the ribs.
David lands an elbow inside that Mehtmeht shrugs off.
David blocks an elbow strike.
Mehtmeht working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mehtmeht misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Mehtmeht.
Nice body punch from David.
Mehtmeht with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mehtmeht swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from David.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jafar Mehtmeht seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mehtmeht misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mehtmeht avoids the elbow strike from David, against the cage.
Mehtmeht scores with a shot to the side of David's head.
David lands an elbow inside.
Mehtmeht lands a right hand.
Mehtmeht misses with some punches.
Mehtmeht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow.
David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
David missing with knees to the body.
Mehtmeht pushes off an throws an elbow but David leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mehtmeht.
David misses with a body punch.
David pushes off an throws an elbow but Mehtmeht leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
David misses with an elbow over the top.
Mehtmeht works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mehtmeht on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David lands a nice elbow.
Mehtmeht lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mehtmeht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mehtmeht tries a body shot but David blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mehtmeht.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of David backwards.
Mehtmeht misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
David misses with a punch to the body.
David tries to land a knee to the head but Mehtmeht blocks with his arms.
David working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht slows down the pace here.
David misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
David blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
David throws an elbow that misses.
Mehtmeht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mehtmeht lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David swings away with an uppercut that misses.
David blocks an elbow strike from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht prevents a body shot from David.
David throws an elbow but it misses.
David tries to land knees in the clinch but Mehtmeht avoids the damage to the body.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht scores with a nice hook to the head.
David blocks the elbow strike.
Mehtmeht misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
David lands with a short shot to the head.

Mehtmeht breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mehtmeht lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but David circles away quickly and effectively.
Mehtmeht is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jafar Mehtmeht comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mehtmeht 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jafar Mehtmeht!
Our winner, Jafar Mehtmeht, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Trillanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trillanes comes to the cage accompanied by It's A Fight - Three 6 Mafia. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brott's choice of entrance music: So What. Sluggo Brott acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Trillanes
vs
Brott

185 cm
29
213 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

191 cm
37
219 lbs
22 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Trillanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sluggo Brott!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trillanes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Antonio Trillanes has been cut.
Brott misses with a low kick.
Brott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Brott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brott thows a body kick. Trillanes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Trillanes misses with a low kick as Brott jumps back.
Trillanes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Trillanes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brott manages to avoid it.

Brott has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brott works on Trillanes's body with a couple of short punches.
Brott can't find room to land a body shot as Trillanes controls the action.
Come on Brott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brott lands with a left to the head.
Brott misses with a punch on the inside.
Trillanes is trying to pull guard but Brott has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trillanes backwards.
Brott displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trillanes up against the cage.
Brott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trillanes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brott lands with a right to the head.
Brott gets underhooks to prevent Trillanes's takedown attempt.
Brott will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trillanes up against the cage.
Trillanes is trying to drag Brott to the mat but Brott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Trillanes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brott stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Brott.
Nice body punch from Trillanes - that landed with a thud.
Trillanes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Trillanes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brott is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Trillanes to the mat. Trillanes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brott throws a big right hand that misses.
Trillanes keeping moving, preventing Brott from controlling successfully.

Trillanes is looking for a triangle but Brott pushes his legs off easily.
Brott chips away with some ground and pound.
Brott content to stall in guard here.
Trillanes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trillanes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trillanes looking for a sweep. Not yet Trillanes, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Trillanes looking for subs off his back but Brott has passed one foot through into half guard.
Brott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Trillanes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Trillanes is looking for a sweep. Brott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trillanes's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brott lands a nice short elbow.

Antonio Trillanes's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trillanes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brott is pushing down on Trillanes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Trillanes is fighting to maintain full guard but Brott has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brott is thwarting Trillanes's attempts to control the position.
Brott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trillanes is staying active underneath Brott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sluggo Brott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Trillanes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brott takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brott throws a body punch but Trillanes moves out of range.
Trillanes blocks a head kick by Brott.
Brott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brott throws a body punch but Trillanes moves out of range.
Brott moves in looking to clinch but Trillanes pushes him off.

Brott forces Trillanes back against the cage and clinches.
Brott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brott can't find room to land a body shot as Trillanes controls the action.
Brott has Trillanes pushed against the cage.
Brott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trillanes fails to pull guard.
Brott trying to control the position but instead, Trillanes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brott into the cage.
Brott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott looking to stall.

Brott breaks from the clinch.
Brott throws a leg kick which misses Trillanes's front leg but catches the back leg as Trillanes tries to avoid it.
Antonio Trillanes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sluggo Brott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trillanes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brott takes a shot to the head.
Trillanes letting Brott take a breather here.
Trillanes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Brott has hold of one of Trillanes's legs. Trillanes is fighting the takedown attempt but Brott gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Trillanes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brott is looking to work some ground and pound but Trillanes has wrist control.

Trillanes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Trillanes is looking for a triangle but Brott pushes his legs off easily.
Brott wants to control from the top but Trillanes keeps moving.
Trillanes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brott has passed into side control.
Brott creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brott working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Trillanes is looking for a sweep.
Brott cracks Trillanes with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes tries to improve position but can't.
Brott working the body and head with strikes.
Trillanes is looking to reverse the position.
Brott is working Trillanes over with some ground and pound from side control.

Antonio Trillanes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brott creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Jeez, Antonio Trillanes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sluggo Brott!
After winning the bout, Sluggo Brott thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durga comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Voodoo. This should be fireworks!

Durga
vs
Stratton

190 cm
29
200 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

188 cm
30
201 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Areli Durga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Stratton!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stratton. Durga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durga.
Donk. Stratton catches Durga right on the button with a cross.
Durga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stratton.
Stratton moves out of range of the body kick from Durga.
Durga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stratton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durga stuffs the takedown attempt from Stratton. Stratton gets slowly back to his feet.
Stratton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stratton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durga.
Stratton misses with a straight left.
Stratton tries for a takedown but Durga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stratton looks to land a combination but Durga avoids it well.
Durga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Durga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eric Stratton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durga, right into the meat.
Stratton dives in and grabs Durga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durga pushes down on Stratton's head and hops out.
Areli Durga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga slips a jab from Stratton.
Stratton takes a swing at Durga's ribcage but misses.
Stratton missing with a left hand there. Durga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durga cracks Stratton with a good jab.
Durga loads up on a big right hand but Stratton slips the punch.
Stratton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durga moves away.
Stratton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Durga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Durga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durga looking to throw knees to the head but Stratton is blocking nicely.
Stratton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durga backwards.
Durga lands a nice knee to the body.
Durga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stratton's efforts to push away.
Durga landing knees to the head.
Durga blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durga with a knee to the head.
Durga lands a nice knee to the body.
Stratton looks winded!
Durga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stratton has Durga pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Durga manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stratton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Durga stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stratton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durga lands a knee to the body.
Durga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stratton stalling against the cage.
Stratton misses with a knee strike.
Durga is pressed up against the cage. Stratton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Durga down to the mat. Durga avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Durga.
Durga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stratton.
Durga feints and then cracks Stratton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stratton down.
Stratton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durga.
Durga keeps Stratton at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durga.
Stratton misses with a body shot.
Stratton takes a swing at Durga's ribcage but misses.
Durga connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Stratton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stratton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durga tries to clinch but Stratton moves out of range.
Stratton just misses with a punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Durga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Durga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Durga feints and then cracks Stratton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stratton down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Durga has Stratton up against the cage in a clinch.
Durga crunches a lovely knee into Stratton's ribcage.
Durga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Durga.
Stratton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Durga avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stratton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durga obliges.
Durga lands a knee to the head.
Durga lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durga avoiding damage.
Durga lands an elbow inside that Stratton shrugs off.
Durga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Areli Durga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Durga misses the shot to the body.
Durga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stratton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Durga pinned against the cage. Durga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stratton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durga was well out of range. Poor timing from Stratton.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durga sprawls well. Durga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stratton gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stratton. Durga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stratton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Areli Durga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
Horrible takedown by Stratton or perhaps it was just good defense by Durga which made him look bad.
Stratton tries for a takedown but Durga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Durga's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Durga duly obliges.
Stratton is breathing heavily.
Stratton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton looks to score with a jab to the body but Durga is just out of range.
Stratton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Durga is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Stratton.
Durga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stratton.
Durga misses the shot to the body.
Durga lands with a nice body kick.
Durga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stratton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durga.
Durga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stratton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Durga throws a leg kick which misses Stratton's front leg but catches the back leg as Stratton tries to avoid it.
Stratton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durga, right into the meat.
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!
Durga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stratton's head.
Stratton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Durga rather than just go for the knockout.

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

Stratton is rocked!
Durga feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Stratton collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Areli Durga!
Areli Durga took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KINGDOM for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins has chosen Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down as his entrance music. McGillicuddy Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tito Hopkins's chin.

Jones
vs
Hopkins

178 cm
31
180 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

180 cm
35
172 lbs
35 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

Heisenberg
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, McGillicuddy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good exchange - Hopkins coming out on top.
Hopkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Hopkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Jones cracks Hopkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a front kick.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses the jab.
A combination from Hopkins does no damage.
Hopkins is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones with a hook.

Hopkins is rocked!
Tito Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Jones's body.
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 cross from Hopkins lands.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hopkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Jones.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Hopkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Hopkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hopkins lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Hopkins lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Hopkins cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hopkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Jones is rocked!

It looks like McGillicuddy Jones has been cut.
Hopkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice shot lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Hopkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Jones.
The fighters circle, before Hopkins throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Jones's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Hopkins lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tito Hopkins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tito Hopkins waved his t-shirt featuring Conquer's logo in front of the cameras.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joeli Babitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suan Paredes (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.

Babitu
vs
Paredes

188 cm
26
180 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

178 cm
30
175 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joeli Babitu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suan Paredes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babitu connects with a high kick.
Joeli Babitu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babitu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Babitu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Babitu thows a body kick. Paredes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Babitu throws an off balance right hand
and Paredes counters with a stiff right hand.
Babitu throws a sloppy head kick and Paredes moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babitu lands a head kick!
Babitu throws a body kick that misses.
Babitu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paredes's sensitive parts.
Babitu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paredes blocks a head kick by Babitu.
Paredes closes the distance and clinches up with Babitu, looking for a takedown. Paredes pushes Babitu against the cage but Babitu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Babitu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Paredes misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Paredes. Those never looked like landing.
Babitu throws a nice looking combination but Paredes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Babitu delivers a nice body kick.
Paredes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Paredes.
Babitu throws out a loose jab but Paredes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babitu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paredes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Babitu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Babitu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paredes.
Joeli Babitu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suan Paredes.
Paredes scores with a hook to the body. Babitu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Babitu misses.
A swing and a miss from Paredes.
Babitu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Babitu lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu throws a head kick that Paredes semi-blocks.
A solid body kick from Babitu.
Babitu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paredes's hands.
Paredes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babitu.
Paredes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paredes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Babitu. That one must have hurt.
Babitu tries a head kick but it misses.
Babitu throws a head kick but Paredes moves out of range.
Paredes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babitu throws a head kick but Paredes moves out of range.
Paredes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babitu lands a nice shot that snaps Paredes's head back.
Babitu misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paredes will feel that in the morning.
Babitu throws a nice head kick!
Paredes moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Babitu.
Paredes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babitu throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Babitu.
Babitu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Babitu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Babitu throws an off balance right hand
and Paredes counters with a stiff right hand.
Babitu looks to land a body kick but Paredes moved away.
Babitu misses with a head kick.
Babitu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paredes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paredes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Babitu.
Paredes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Babitu is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Paredes.
Paredes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babitu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babitu looks to land a left hand but Paredes moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babitu throws a sloppy head kick and Paredes moves out of range easily.

Paredes gets a double leg takedown into Babitu's guard.
Paredes trying to control the position from guard on top but Babitu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paredes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paredes postures up in Babitu's guard and throws a big left but Babitu blocks it.
Paredes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babitu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paredes wants to pass the guard but Babitu is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joeli Babitu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paredes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babitu counters with a head kick.

Paredes feints and as Babitu raises his hands in defense, Paredes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paredes trying to control but Babitu is working from the bottom.
Babitu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paredes.
Babitu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babitu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paredes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babitu pulls Paredes in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paredes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babitu keeping moving, preventing Paredes from controlling successfully.
Babitu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paredes throwing strikes from guard but Babitu blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babitu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paredes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes throwing strikes but missing.
Paredes is looking to work some ground and pound but Babitu has wrist control.
Paredes landing some decent shots from guard.
Paredes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paredes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paredes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paredes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Babitu trying to keep a closed guard but Paredes is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paredes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paredes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babitu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paredes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paredes throwing strikes from guard but Babitu blocks nicely.
Paredes trying to control but Babitu is working from the bottom.
Paredes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paredes distracts Babitu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paredes looking to pass the guard.
Paredes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Babitu trying to control the position.
Babitu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paredes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paredes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paredes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paredes trying to control the position from guard on top but Babitu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suan Paredes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Paredes shoots in and bounces Babitu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Babitu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paredes is stalling in the full guard.
Paredes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babitu is trying to control the position but Paredes postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paredes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babitu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paredes throws an elbow that misses. Babitu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paredes's guard. Nice move by Babitu!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paredes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Paredes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Paredes has control of Babitu's left arm, preventing Babitu from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Joeli Babitu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Babitu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paredes's calf.
Babitu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joeli Babitu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babitu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paredes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Babitu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paredes if he has to take too many more of those.
Paredes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Babitu. That one must have hurt.
Paredes avoids the head kick by Babitu.
Babitu tries a head kick but it misses.
Babitu throws an overhand right that lands on Paredes's shoulder, as Paredes tries to avoid the shot.
Paredes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Babitu as he avoids it easily.
Babitu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paredes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Babitu.

Paredes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paredes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paredes throwing shots but Babitu is blocking nicely.
Paredes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Babitu's head.
Paredes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Paredes there.
Paredes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Babitu is not content to let Paredes control the position.
Paredes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paredes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babitu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paredes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suan Paredes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paredes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Babitu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paredes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paredes 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paredes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paredes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Babitu is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Suan Paredes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paredes 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suan Paredes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Suan Paredes made sure he mentioned Empire Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Bruvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers comes to the cage accompanied by Last Chance. Bruvik has chosen Rånny Bruvik as his entrance music. Ronny Bruvik acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Summers
vs
Bruvik

163 cm
32
144 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

160 cm
31
140 lbs
24 - 13 - 2

BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrell Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ronny Bruvik!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruvik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Tyrell Summers has been cut.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Summers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Summers walks into a stiff left hand from Bruvik.
Bruvik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Summers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruvik.
Bruvik throws a wild body kick that Summers sees coming a mile off.
Bruvik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A bone on bone clash there as Summers blocks the leg kick.
Summers dives in for a single leg takedown but Bruvik sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruvik.
Bruvik holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Summers pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Summers looking for a guillotine here but Bruvik defends easily.
Bruvik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruvik is still trying to improve position.
Summers has Bruvik pulled in close to control his posture.
Summers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers pulls Bruvik in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tyrell Summers just wasn't active enough.
Bruvik throws an overhand right that lands on Summers's shoulder, as Summers tries to avoid the shot.
Bruvik scores with a jab to the body.
Summers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruvik.
Ronny Bruvik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Summers slips under a jab from Bruvik.
Summers throws a hook but Bruvik blocks it.
Bruvik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bruvik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Summers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruvik lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers shoots in and drives through. Bruvik sprawls well.
Summers checks a leg kick.
Bruvik tries to land a front kick but Summers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bruvik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Summers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Summers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Summers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Summers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bruvik tries to avoid it but Summers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bruvik to the ground. Bruvik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruvik.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruvik.
Bruvik scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruvik.
Summers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bruvik to score with a decent uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Summers blocks the low kick.
Bruvik moves out of range of the strikes.
Summers throws the left hand but Bruvik avoids the punch easily.
Bruvik tries a low kick but Summers avoids it.
Bruvik defending well as Summers loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Bruvik blocks the low kick.
Bruvik fakes a jab and scores with a low 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruvik.
Bruvik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Summers is looking to clinch but Bruvik is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Bruvik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Summers's cut.
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.

Bruvik's jab looks to have found its range, popping Summers under the eye.
Bruvik throws a wild body kick that Summers sees coming a mile off.
Bruvik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Summers scores with a nice head shot.
Bruvik leaves Summers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bruvik throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bruvik 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 Summers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Summers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Summers jabs Bruvik right on the nose. Bruvik blinks but takes it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruvik, right into the meat.
Summers looks to clinch
and Bruvik counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bruvik ducks under a wild hook from Summers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik tried to score with a low kick but Summers checks it.
Bruvik scores with a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Summers blocks the low kick.
Summers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Summers misses its intended target.
Bruvik throws a jab but it's blocked by Summers.
Bruvik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Summers misses with a straight left.
Summers throws the left hand but Bruvik avoids the punch easily.
Bruvik throws a leg kick which misses Summers's front leg but catches the back leg as Summers tries to avoid it.
Bruvik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruvik moves out of range as Summers strikes.
Bruvik cracks Summers with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruvik explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Summers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruvik lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruvik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Summers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruvik makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Summers really felt that one!
Summers misses with a looping right.
Bruvik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ronny Bruvik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Summers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bruvik sprawls well. Bruvik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Summers gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruvik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Summers throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruvik defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruvik defending well as Summers loads up on a big left hand.
Bruvik throws a head kick but Summers moves out of range.
Bruvik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Summers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Summers moves forwards but Bruvik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bruvik connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruvik cracks Summers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Summers dives in for a single leg takedown but Bruvik sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
Bruvik lands a right hand.
Bruvik struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
Bruvik dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruvik lands a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Bruvik.

Bruvik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruvik throws a shot from downtown. Summers moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Summers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bruvik to the mat! Bruvik manages to get full guard.
Bruvik keeping full guard, as Summers tries to pass.
Summers trying to control but Bruvik is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Bruvik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Summers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bruvik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bruvik defending well as Summers loads up on a big left hand.
Bruvik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Summers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Summers missing with a left hand there. Bruvik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruvik doesn't manage to clinch there - Summers circles away.
Summers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruvik.
Bruvik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruvik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Summers moves out of range as Bruvik strikes.
A big left from Bruvik misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Bruvik moves away and avoids it.
Bruvik lands a jab to the nose.
Summers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruvik.
Summers tests Bruvik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bruvik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Summers walks into a jab.
Bruvik lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruvik counters with an outside leg kick.
Bruvik misses with a hook.
Bruvik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bruvik tried to score with a low kick but Summers checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Summers is defended easily by Bruvik.

Summers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruvik controls Summers momentarily but Summers frees himself.
Bruvik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Summers looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bruvik keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Summers won't allow Bruvik to sweep him here.
Bruvik keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Ronny Bruvik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Summers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruvik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Summers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruvik throws out the jab.
Bruvik scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Summers.
Summers checks a low kick from Bruvik.
Summers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Summers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruvik throws out the jab.
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Bruvik moves away and avoids it.
Bruvik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ronny Bruvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruvik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Bruvik. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers throws a body punch but Bruvik moves out of range.
Tyrell Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruvik moves out of range as Summers strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Bruvik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bruvik winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Bruvik!
Ronny Bruvik seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Bellator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Livin' On The Edge. Bellator is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Lesson Never Learned. Frank Bellator 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!

Webster
vs
Bellator

200 cm
33
271 lbs
31 - 14 - 1

181 cm
29
285 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hellbent

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Webster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Bellator!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster moves out of range as Bellator strikes.
Webster lands a nice shot that snaps Bellator's head back.

It looks like Frank Bellator has been cut.
Bellator lands with a nice body punch.
Bellator throws a body punch but Webster moves out of range.
Webster with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellator looks to score with a jab to the body but Webster is just out of range.
Webster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellator.
Webster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bellator misses with a wild body shot.
Bellator on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bellator throws a hook but Webster avoids it easily.
Webster misses with a two punch combination.
Webster connects with the punch.

That has opened up Frank Bellator's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster throws a leg kick but Bellator checks it.
Webster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Bellator closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Webster's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bellator trying to control but Webster is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bellator's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bellator wants to pass the guard but Webster is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellator missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bellator pushing down on Webster's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bellator misses with a head shot. Webster uses the momentum to regain guard.
Webster is trying to keep Bellator in close.

Webster looking for a guillotine here but Bellator defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellator scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Webster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Webster will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Webster looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bellator passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bellator thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bellator has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bellator seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bellator 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bellator is looking for a kimura but Webster is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bellator to get the leverage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellator wants to lay and pray for a moment but Webster keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Webster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Bellator's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bellator misses with a wild body shot.
Bellator has a takedown stuffed.
Bellator throws a hook to the side of Webster's head but Webster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bellator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Webster moves away.
Webster throws a quick inside leg kick.
Webster throws a shot from downtown. Bellator moves away and avoids it.
Webster tries to score with a low kick but Bellator moves his leg out of the way.
Webster misses with a body punch

and Bellator counters with a single leg into guard. Webster didn't expect that.
Webster wants to stand up but Bellator is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellator lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bellator missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frank Bellator has got the better of the ground game so far.
Webster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bellator throws a strike but Webster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Webster is posturing up here but Bellator has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Webster tries to roll out but it's too tight and Webster has to tap! Slick submission there by Bellator!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Bellator!
Frank Bellator thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tallak Hrolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen Punch-Out!!! - Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hrolf
vs
Tyson

195 cm
28
305 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

225 cm
31
312 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Cripplers Corner
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tallak Hrolf !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hrolf .
Hrolf misses with a few strikes there.
Hrolf misses with a double jab
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Tallak Hrolf has been cut.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
Hrolf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hrolf slips a straight right by Tyson.
Hrolf throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big left from Hrolf misses.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Hrolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Hrolf walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hrolf .
Hrolf shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hrolf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hrolf thinking.
Tyson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hrolf is breathing heavily.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hrolf takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson lands a slapping body shot.

Tyson lands a big right hand that sends Hrolf crashing to the mat! Tyson stays standing though and waves Hrolf back to his feet!
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson cracks Hrolf with a hook to the temple - Hrolf is on wobbly legs here! Tyson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hrolf falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Tyson wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mac Tyson!
A victorious Mac Tyson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jai Malek could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carter Johnson's chin.

Malek
vs
Johnson

196 cm
30
260 lbs
29 - 10 - 0

195 cm
35
276 lbs
30 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sparta Fightware

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 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carter Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Malek.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson punishes Malek's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Malek throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Malek defends it nicely.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Malek.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Malek shows good takedown defense.
Malek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson blocks a head kick by Malek.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Malek sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Jai Malek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Johnson.

Malek clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malek is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Malek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malek moves away.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Malek.

Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Malek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Malek's legs - danger averted.
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!
Malek wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Johnson is now in half guard.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Malek is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Malek from improving his position.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malek keeps working.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Malek defending well.
Malek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Malek is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Malek is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malek wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.

Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Malek is working away.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson is keen to just control but Malek is a slippery customer.
Malek keeping control of the position.
Johnson winds up and cracks Malek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson passes to full mount!
Malek regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Malek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Malek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malek wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.

Malek actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson trying to control the action but Malek is working from the bottom.
Malek tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek is working hard here to advance position.
Malek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Malek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Malek.
Nice cross by Malek.
Malek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Malek drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.

Malek ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Malek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson works over Malek with some ground and pound from guard.

Malek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Malek is retaining full guard.
Malek keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

Malek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Malek with a solid left hand.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Malek has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Malek is not content to let Johnson control the position.

Malek actively working from the bottom here.
Malek wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Malek is having none of it.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is keen to just control but Malek is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Johnson prevents Malek from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson controlling the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Malek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Malek is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Malek?

Malek is rocked!
Johnson softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Malek is out cold! Johnson jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carter Johnson!