HEROIC 126 Christmas Party PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Napalm Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. On To The Next One kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Napalm Chief could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barney Lee's chin.

Chief
vs
Lee

172 cm
28
182 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

182 cm
33
170 lbs
28 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Napalm Chief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Barney Lee!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chief throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chief swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Chief ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Napalm Chief has been cut.
Chief slips under a jab.
Chief throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Chief moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chief manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Chief slips under a jab.
Chief avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Chief uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barney Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chief throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee throws a jab when Chief was well out of range.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chief's head.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Chief counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chief moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Chief uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chief's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Chief sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Chief takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chief is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chief misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Chief scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Chief takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chief is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Chief defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Chief misses with a head kick.
Chief connects with a body shot.
Chief misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Chief checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chief attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chief displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Napalm Chief's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chief moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee 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 Chief has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chief and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Lee drops Chief with a beautiful combination! Chief stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lee is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Chief takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Chief is rocked!

Napalm Chief's cut is getting worse.
Lee pounces like a tiger and cracks Chief with a vicious hook! Chief is down but not out! Lee follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barney Lee!
An out of breath Barney Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pitbull (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.

Mastain
vs
Pitbull

182 cm
32
279 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

199 cm
32
290 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

The Big Kabosh

Damnfield clothing

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 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mastain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pitbull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mastain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mastain walks into a jab.
Mastain misses with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Pitbull blocks the low kick.
Mastain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Mastain. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitbull takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mastain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pitbull in his tracks.

Mastain moves into the clinch successfully.
Pitbull looking to stall.
Mastain misses with a body punch.
Mastain tries to throw a body punch but Pitbull avoids it by throwing Mastain back against the cage.

Pitbull breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain lands an overhand right.
Mastain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitbull moves away.
Pitbull lands a really nice looking cross but Mastain seems unphased.
Mastain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitbull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pitbull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mastain throws a leg kick that misses.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Mastain.
Pitbull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mastain.
Pitbull gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mastain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitbull throws a hook but Mastain blocks it.
Mastain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pitbull in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain looks to land a left hand but Pitbull moved out of range nicely.
Mastain blocks the body kick.
Mastain misses with a wild body shot.
Mastain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pitbull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Mastain misses.
Mastain tries to clinch up.
Pitbull on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mastain. That's going to slow Pitbull down.
Mastain throws out a loose jab but Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Mastain moves away and avoids it.
Mastain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitbull on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pitbull swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pitbull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mastain lands with a good body shot.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Mastain moves away and avoids it.
Pitbull moves out of range of the body kick from Mastain.
Mastain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mastain misses with a two punch combination.
Pitbull connects with a jab.
Pitbull is looking to clinch but Mastain is avoiding it.
Mastain misses with a series of wild punches.
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mastain.
Mastain scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mastain swings widly with a right hand
and Pitbull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mastain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mastain misses with a wild body shot.
Pitbull has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pitbull slips a straight right by Mastain.
Pitbull misses with a wild body shot.

Mastain moves into range and clinches up with Pitbull.
Pitbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitbull with a knee to the head.
Pitbull wants to get back to striking at distance but Mastain won't allow it.
Mastain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitbull's elbow.
Pitbull tries a body shot but Mastain blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Mastain fails to land.
Pitbull working aggressively here.
Mastain has a couple of punches blocked by Pitbull.
Mastain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mastain looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitbull is just out of range.
Pitbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Mastain slams his shin into Pitbull's torso.
Mastain misses with an uppercut
letting Pitbull counter with a right hand.
Mastain throws a poor cross that misses
letting Pitbull counter with a right hand.
Mastain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitbull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.
Pitbull has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mastain is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Mastain.
Mastain misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull misses with a two punch combination.
Pitbull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mastain.
Mastain lands a body shot.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitbull manages to avoid it.
Mastain looks to land a right hand but Pitbull moved out of range.
Mastain tries to clinch up but Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnny Pitbull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mastain throws a jab when Pitbull was well out of range.
Mastain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pitbull chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mastain can pounce on him.
Mastain scores with a shot to the body.
Pitbull takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mastain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mastain digs a good body shot into Pitbull's ribs.
Mastain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mastain takes a swing at Pitbull's ribcage but misses.
Pitbull tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mastain thows a body kick. Pitbull tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mastain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pitbull is breathing heavily.
Pitbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mastain connects with a nice looking jab.
Mastain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mastain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pitbull on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull slips a jab from Mastain.
Mastain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mastain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pitbull checks it well.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Mastain.
Mastain throws a poor cross that misses

and Pitbull counters by moving into the clinch.
Mastain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pitbull tries a knee to the head but Mastain blocks it.
Pitbull has Mastain pressed against the cage.
Mastain throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mastain fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Pitbull.
Mastain tries a body shot but Pitbull blocks it.
Mastain lands a body shot.
Mastain struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitbull controls his hands.
Pitbull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mastain's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain tries to work over Pitbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mastain is working Pitbull over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitbull prevents a body shot from Mastain.
Mastain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dave Mastain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mastain pushes Pitbull back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mastain misses with a body punch.
Mastain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitbulls head.
Mastain scores with a shot to the side of Pitbull's head.
Mastain is leaning against Pitbull and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mastain lands a body punch.

Mastain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mastain moves in looking to clinch but Pitbull pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain dips to his left and cracks Pitbull with an uppercut!
Mastain doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitbull circles away.

Mastain rushes Pitbull and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Mastain dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pitbull moves in looking to clinch but Mastain pushes him off.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitbull manages to avoid it.

Pitbull darts in and clinches Mastain up against the cage.
Mastain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pitbull blocking some punches.
Pitbull missing with knees to the body.
Mastain can't find room to land a body shot as Pitbull controls the action.
Pitbull wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mastain has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Mastain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mastain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pitbull backwards.
A shot in the inside from Mastain.
Mastain digs a right hand into Pitbull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pitbull's gas tank.
Mastain tries a body shot but Pitbull blocks it.

Mastain breaks from the clinch.
Dave Mastain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitbull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Mastain.
Mastain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pitbull doesn't seem bothered though.
Mastain lands a jab to Pitbull's midsection.
Mastain lands with a slapping head kick.
A shot to the liver by Mastain. Beautiful body shot.
Mastain thuds his right hand into Pitbull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mastain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pitbull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mastain is looking to wear down Pitbull with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitbull misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mastain.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.
Pitbull takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Mastain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mastain thuds his right hand into Pitbull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pitbull takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mastain misses with a body shot.
Mastain throws the kick towards the body but Pitbull avoids it.
Mastain misses with a straight right.
Mastain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Mastain - just one landing.
Mastain missing with a left hand there. Pitbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pitbull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mastain digs a good hook to Pitbull's body.
Mastain's corner calls for a 1-2. Mastain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mastain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pitbull can do to turn this around?
Mastain jabs Pitbull right on the nose. Pitbull blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mastain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mastain takes a swing at Pitbull's ribcage but misses.

Pitbull tries to keep at a distance but Mastain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mastain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Mastain on the inside.

Pitbull manages to break the clinch.
Mastain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pitbull.
Pitbull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mastain looks to land a left hand but Pitbull moved out of range nicely.
Mastain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain tries to clinch up but Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitbull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mastain. Mastain obviously looking to wear him down.
Mastain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mastain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mastain moves in looking to clinch but Pitbull pushes him off.
Mastain lands with a nice body punch.
Johnny Pitbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitbull moves forwards but Mastain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pitbull misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Mastain misses the target.
Pitbull has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mastain. Pitbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mastain.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Mastain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mastain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26

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

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donelly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jump Around kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Marsh
vs
Donelly

180 cm
33
183 lbs
26 - 20 - 0

175 cm
31
184 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Affordable Quality

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 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donelly lands a right hook to the body.
Donelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donelly lands with a good body shot.
Donelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donelly moves away.
Marsh shoots in but no luck this time.
Donelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Marsh looking to score a takedown here. Donelly is defending well but Marsh drives through and ends up in Donelly's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh throwing strikes from guard but Donelly blocks nicely.
Marsh wants to pass the guard but Donelly is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh is working Donelly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Donelly trying to control the position here.
Donelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marsh is looking to pass into half guard but Donelly pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Donelly is in guard.
Donelly wanted to stand there but Marsh had control of the position.

Marsh looking for a guillotine here but Donelly defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marsh is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Donelly keeps moving.
Donelly is trying to control the position but Marsh postures up.
Donelly keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.
Marsh looking to sit in guard and control but Donelly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Marsh 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.
Donelly pushing down on Marsh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Donelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marsh keeps working.
Marsh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marsh trying to control but Donelly postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Donelly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Donelly's back!
Marsh tries to get the hooks in deep but Donelly pushed the leg off.
Marsh not allowing Donelly to control his hands.
Marsh somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Marsh wants to control but Donelly is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh lands strikes to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Marsh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Marsh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Donelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Donelly ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Donelly blocks a jab.
Donelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joseph Donelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donelly scores with a shot to the body.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donelly as he avoids it easily.
Donelly moves away from the strike by Marsh.
Donelly misses with a kick to the body.
Donelly throws a nice head kick!

Marsh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marsh lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Donelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.
Donelly trying to keep a closed guard but Marsh is proving a slippery customer.
Marsh has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donelly is keeping the position for now.
Marsh works over Donelly with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh controlling from the top position.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Donelly keeps moving.
Marsh throws a big elbow that misses.
Marsh stands and throws Donelly's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marsh throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelly is not content to let Marsh control the position.

Marsh goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Donelly has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Marsh but great work by Donelly.

Donelly decides to stand back up. Donelly steps back and let's Marsh get back to his feet.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Donelly is just out of range.
Marsh throws a hook but Donelly blocks it.
Marsh connects with a right hand. Donelly shakes it off.
Marsh connects with a body shot that sends Donelly's belly button to the back.
Nice straight punches there by Marsh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marsh.
Joseph Donelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsh blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marsh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marsh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsh is just out of range.
Marsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph Donelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marsh walks into a jab.
Donelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donelly connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donelly avoids the body shot from Marsh.
Donelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marsh rather than just go for the knockout.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Donelly is just out of range.
Donelly cracks Marsh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Marsh will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Marsh misses with a hook.
Donelly connects with a leg kick. Marsh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marsh slips under a jab from Donelly.
Donelly keeps Marsh at a distance using the push kick.
Marsh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsh looks for a takedown but Donelly sprawls well.
Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donelly looks to land a left hand but Marsh moved out of range nicely.
Donelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marsh momentarily.
Donelly throws a predictable looking body shot

and Marsh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donelly's guard.
Marsh postures up in Donelly's guard and throws a big left but Donelly blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donelly manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Donelly throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.

Marsh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Donelly quickly recovers to half guard.
Marsh is looking to pass Donelly's guard but actually Donelly recovers to full guard.
Randy Marsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marsh passes Donelly's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Donelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Randy Marsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Donelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marsh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marsh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Donelly misses with an uppercut

and Marsh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Donelly won't be happy with that.
Marsh advances to full mount.
Marsh controlling from mount.
Joseph Donelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Donelly is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Donelly is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marsh, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Marsh!
Randy Marsh 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
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rozemblit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rozemblit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kukko
vs
Rozemblit

185 cm
37
194 lbs
32 - 17 - 2

190 cm
30
193 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149)

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 32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Lasi Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Rozemblit!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kukko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rozemblit did well to prevent Kukko getting side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Rozemblit actively working from the bottom here.
Kukko wants to pass to mount but Rozemblit is defending the position.
Rozemblit is staying active underneath Kukko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kukko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rozemblit is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kukko trying to pass the guard but Rozemblit defending well.
Rozemblit is looking for a sweep. Kukko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rozemblit is not content to let Kukko control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kukko lands a nice short elbow.

Rozemblit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kukko pulls his head out easily.
Kukko wants to pass the guard but Rozemblit is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozemblit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kukko is working away from the top position though.
Rozemblit wants to get back to full guard.
Kukko is trying to control. Rozemblit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kukko works his foot free and advances to mount.

Kukko is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rozemblit can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rozemblit wants to control but Kukko is having none of it.
Kukko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rozemblit slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Rozemblit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kukko pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rozemblit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kukko is working away from the top position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rozemblit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kukko pulls his head out easily.
Rozemblit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kukko is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Kukko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rozemblit holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rozemblit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kukko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kukko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rozemblit is pressing down on Kukko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rozemblit keeping moving, preventing Kukko from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rozemblit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kukko landing some decent shots from guard.

Rozemblit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kukko is aware though and is defending well.

Kukko is sitting in close to Rozemblit's body. Rozemblit has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kukko is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kukko is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rozemblit.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jose Rozemblit!
Jose Rozemblit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I've Just Seen a Face. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kendall
vs
Hideki

176 cm
30
173 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

172 cm
35
178 lbs
31 - 14 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

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 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kendall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Masaru Hideki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kendall thows a leg kick but Hideki checks it

and Hideki counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kendall!
Kendall can't do much from the bottom here.
Kendall taking a bit of punishment here - Hideki scoring with strikes.

It looks like Chris Kendall has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hideki throws an elbow but Kendall slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hideki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kendall is trying to control Hideki's posture but Hideki avoids it.
Hideki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kendall regains half guard, as Hideki was trying to land strikes.
Hideki wants to pass the guard but Kendall is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hideki throwing shots but Kendall is blocking nicely.
Hideki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kendall wants to improve his position but Hideki is controlling well.
Kendall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hideki throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hideki looking to sit in guard and control but Kendall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hideki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kendall controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hideki tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Kendall.
Kendall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hideki connects with a body shot that sends Kendall's belly button to the back.
Hideki takes one on the button.
Hideki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hideki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kendall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Kendall.
Kendall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hideki.
Kendall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kendall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki lands a jab to the head.
Hideki misses with a hook.
Kendall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kendall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hideki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kendall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hideki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kendall connects with a leg kick. Hideki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hideki connects with a leg kick. Kendall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kendall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kendall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hideki lands with an uppercut that bounces Kendall off the cage and back into range.
Hideki throws a push kick but Kendall slaps the foot to one side.
Hideki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kendall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hideki doesn't manage to clinch there - Kendall circles away.
Hideki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kendall.
Hideki throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masaru Hideki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Kendall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A clash of legs there as Hideki blocks the low kick.
Kendall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away.
Hideki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kendall circles away.

Hideki gets a double leg takedown into Kendall's guard.
Hideki trying to control but Kendall is working from the bottom.
Kendall is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hideki stopping the sweep attempt from Kendall.
Kendall is working hard here to advance position.
Masaru Hideki has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki passes Kendall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kendall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hideki throws a strike but Kendall avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kendall 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.
Kendall keeping full guard, as Hideki tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throwing strikes but missing.
Hideki is looking to work some ground and pound but Kendall has wrist control.
Hideki throws a big right hand that misses.
Hideki throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kendall is on top in guard.
Kendall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Chris Kendall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kendall throws a leg kick which misses Hideki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hideki tries to avoid it.
Hideki moves out of range of the body kick from Kendall.
Hideki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kendall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kendall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kendall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kendall. Hideki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kendall throws a leg kick that misses.
Kendall throws a body punch but Hideki moves out of range.

Kendall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kendall lands in his opponent's guard.
Kendall won't allow Hideki to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall stands and throws Hideki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hideki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kendall is trying to control the action in half guard but Hideki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Kendall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Kendall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kendall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kendall throws a body kick that misses.
Kendall swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
Kendall misses with a head kick.
Kendall lands with a slapping head kick.
Kendall is looking to wear down Hideki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hideki lands a jab to the head.
Kendall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hideki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kendall. That did some damage!

Hideki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kendall did well to prevent Hideki getting side control.
Kendall trying to control but Hideki postures up.
Hideki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, if Hideki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've been hearing good reports from Kendall's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hideki is trying to control. Kendall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hideki misses with a head shot. Kendall uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hideki looking to sit in guard and control but Kendall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kendall postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Masaru Hideki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hideki moves out of range of the leg kick from Kendall.
Jab by Hideki.
Masaru Hideki seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Kendall tries to keep at a distance but Hideki has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kendall.
Hideki can't break the clinch.
Kendall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kendall controlling the action here for a moment.
Kendall seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall can't find room to land a body shot as Hideki controls the action.
Hideki working aggressively here.
Kendall trying to stall but Hideki improves his position.
Kendall gets underhooks to prevent Hideki's takedown attempt.
Hideki throws a head punch that misses.
Kendall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kendall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hideki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kendall is keeping busy.
Kendall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hideki is looking to control Kendall's arms but Kendall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hideki has his back to the cage.
Kendall misses with the head strike.
Kendall digs a right hand into Hideki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hideki's gas tank.
Kendall tries a body shot but Hideki blocks it.
Hideki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kendall working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hideki breaks from the clinch.
Kendall throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall tries a head kick but it misses.

Kendall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kendall's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Chris Kendall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hideki is looking to slow Kendall down with leg kicks.
Kendall throws a body punch but Hideki moves out of range.
Kendall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hideki. Hideki obviously looking to wear him down.
Kendall misses with a leg kick.
Kendall misses with a wild body shot.
Kendall misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kendall jabs at Hideki's body.

Kendall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hideki's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kendall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Kendall!
Chris Kendall gave a mention to The Big Kabosh in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes into the arena with Wildboy blaring out of the sound system. Keijo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scott
vs
Keijo

185 cm
32
180 lbs
34 - 16 - 0

179 cm
29
174 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear
Conquer

Perkele!

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 34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keijo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Keijo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scott connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keijo scrambles back to his feet.
Keijo takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Scott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Keijo scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Keijo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scott doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Maximus Scott has been cut.
Scott swinging wildly here.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keijo.
Scott takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maximus Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keijo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keijo ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Scott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott misses with a looping right.
Scott takes one to the side of the head.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott tries to work over Keijo's front leg with a kick but Keijo checks it.
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown but Keijo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Scott's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Keijo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott scores with the left hand. Keijo knows he should have avoided that one.
Scott is looking to chop away at Keijo's legs.
Keijo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keijo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Keijo cracks a nice hook into Scott's ribs.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keijo tries to land a front kick but Scott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keijo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scott.
Scott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keijo checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Keijo misses its intended target.
Scott throws a front kick aimed at Keijo's knee but Keijo avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Scott misses the target.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Scott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keijo looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Keijo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keijo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Scott.
Keijo connects with a nice looking jab.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keijo in his tracks.
Scott works the jab nicely.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but Keijo saw it coming and moves away.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott throws out a powerful jab.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Scott.
Scott feints and then cracks Keijo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keijo down.
Keijo throws a solid leg kick but Scott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keijo.
Nice defenses there by Keijo.
Keijo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo lands with an uppercut that bounces Scott off the cage and back into range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scott.
Keijo looks to land a body kick but Scott moved away.
Brutaali Keijo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott throws a leg kick but Keijo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keijo throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
Scott attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scott misses with a leg kick.
Keijo tries to land a leg kick but Scott saw it coming and moves away.
Scott is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keijo swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Scott finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Keijo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Keijo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keijo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and Keijo settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keijo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scott, right into the meat.
Keijo throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Keijo misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scott shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Keijo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Keijo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Scott stands and throws Keijo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Keijo sneaks back into half guard.
Keijo is trying to control but can't.
Keijo tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
Scott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brutaali Keijo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximus Scott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keijo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
Keijo throws a leg kick which misses Scott's front leg but catches the back leg as Scott tries to avoid it.
Keijo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scott's head.
Keijo misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scott, as that shot connected.
Keijo checks a low kick from Scott.
Keijo walks into a stiff left hand from Scott.
Scott scores with a kick to the midsection.
Keijo misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Keijo throws the kick towards the body but Scott avoids it.
Keijo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Keijo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Keijo misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Scott counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keijo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Scott's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Keijo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scott's back!

Keijo working for a choke but Scott is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Keijo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Keijo is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Scott up.
Keijo has the hooks in. Scott is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Keijo is landing with strikes from the back.
Scott is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Scott preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Keijo.
Keijo missing with strikes from the back.
Scott turns into Keijo and is now in his guard.

Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.

Keijo is looking for a triangle here but Scott uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keijo struggling a bit here.
Scott misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Keijo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Keijo is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Scott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Scott staying calm.
Keijo is looking to reverse the position.
Scott is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Keijo tries to bench press Scott off him but Scott keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott working the ground and pound but Keijo is defending the strikes.
Keijo tries to buck Scott off but Scott is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott trying to control the position but Keijo is working away.
Scott misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Keijo is trying to control Scott's posture but Scott avoids it.
Scott is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Keijo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keijo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Keijo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brutaali Keijo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maximus Scott's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jab from Keijo.
Keijo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Scott drives through with a takedown into Keijo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keijo is keeping the position for now.

Keijo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Scott escapes and throws Keijo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Keijo is looking to reverse the position.
Keijo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Scott 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott thows a huge punch but Keijo dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Keijo actively working from the bottom here.
Keijo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Scott passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Keijo!
Scott connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maximus Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keijo regains half guard.
Scott controlling the pace.
Scott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keijo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Keijo looking for submissions off his back.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Keijo is defending well.
Keijo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scott's back!
Keijo doesn't have the hooks in and Scott manages to turn into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keijo wants to sweep but no luck.
Keijo is trying to keep Scott in close.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Keijo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott is really struggling to control Keijo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Keijo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Scott has passed into side control.
Scott scoring with punches from side control.
Scott trying to control the action but Keijo is working from the bottom.
Scott throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maximus Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keijo can't do much from the bottom here.
Scott working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Scott's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Keijo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Scott scores with a couple of nice shots.
Scott working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott working over Keijo with some ground and pound. Keijo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Keijo controlling the position for now.
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Keijo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily.
Keijo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Scott scores with a couple of nice shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Keijo 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Floor Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Impaler
vs
Floor Jan

174 cm
35
160 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

170 cm
34
165 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Floor Jan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floor Jan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Impaler.
Impaler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Floor Jan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Impaler scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Vlad Impaler has been cut.
Floor Jan tried to score with a low kick but Impaler checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Floor Jan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Floor Jan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Impaler.
Floor Jan tries to clinch up but Impaler circles away and keeps his distance.
Floor Jan tries to clinch there but Impaler circles away.
Floor Jan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Impaler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Floor Jan is looking to clinch.
Kenny Floor Jan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Impaler both land. Nice combination.
Floor Jan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floor Jan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Impaler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Impaler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Floor Jan moves out of range of the strikes.

Floor Jan forces Impaler back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Floor Jan.

Impaler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Impaler, as that shot connected.
Floor Jan just misses with a punch to the body.
Impaler misses with a hook. Floor Jan ducked under it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Floor Jan as Impaler shoots in.
Impaler lands a jab to Floor Jan's midsection.
Floor Jan misses with a kick to the body.

Floor Jan clinches up with Impaler and pushes him back against the cage.
Floor Jan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Impaler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Impaler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Impaler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Floor Jan trying to land knees to the body.
Impaler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Floor Jan backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler takes a shot to the head.
Impaler throws a punch but it's blocked by Floor Jan.
Impaler stalling in the clinch but Floor Jan improves position.
Floor Jan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Floor Jan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Floor Jan.

Impaler breaks the clinch.
Floor Jan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Impaler blocks a low kick nicely.
Floor Jan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Impaler.
Impaler moves out of range as Floor Jan throws a body kick.
Impaler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Floor Jan misses the jab.
Floor Jan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Impaler.
Impaler looks to throw the jab but Floor Jan is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler misses with a straight left.

Floor Jan rushes Impaler and presses him up against the cage.
Floor Jan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Impaler's elbow.
Impaler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Impaler misses with a punch on the inside.
Impaler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Floor Jan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Impaler manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Impaler pulls Floor Jan in to control the position.
Floor Jan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Impaler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Floor Jan is one step ahead there.
Floor Jan wants to control from the top but Impaler keeps moving.
Impaler looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kenny Floor Jan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Impaler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Impaler keeps the fight on the outside.
Impaler blocks the body kick.
Floor Jan tries to clinch

and Impaler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Floor Jan's guard now.
Impaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Floor Jan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Floor Jan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Floor Jan wants to sweep but no luck.
Floor Jan keeping moving, preventing Impaler from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Impaler has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Vlad Impaler has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Impaler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Floor Jan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Impaler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Floor Jan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Impaler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Floor Jan.
Floor Jan throws a body punch but Impaler moves out of range.
Kenny Floor Jan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Floor Jan misses the shot to the body.
Floor Jan tries to clinch but Impaler moves out of range.
Impaler misses with a two punch combination.
Floor Jan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Floor Jan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Impaler looks to score with a jab to the body but Floor Jan is just out of range.
Impaler jabs at Floor Jan's body.
Floor Jan doesn't manage to clinch there - Impaler circles away.
Floor Jan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Floor Jan looks to score with a jab to the body but Impaler is just out of range.
Impaler fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler misses with a looping left.
Floor Jan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Floor Jan throws a low kick but Impaler moves out of range easily.
Floor Jan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Impaler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Impaler defending well as Floor Jan loads up on a big left hand.
Floor Jan missing with a left hand there. Impaler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Impaler misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Floor Jan. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Floor Jan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Floor Jan throws out a loose jab but Impaler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenny Floor Jan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Floor Jan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Impaler finds it's way round the side to connect with Floor Jan's head.

Floor Jan has Impaler up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan struggles to land a body shot inside as Impaler controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Floor Jan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Floor Jan misses with a punch on the inside.
Impaler misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Floor Jan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Impaler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Impaler has had enough of the clinch but Floor Jan keeps him there for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floor Jan tries a knee to the head but Impaler blocks it.
Floor Jan pushes Impaler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Impaler misses with an elbow over the top.

Impaler breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Floor Jan.
Impaler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Floor Jan.
Impaler ducks under a wild hook from Floor Jan.
Impaler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Floor Jan moves away.
Floor Jan slips under a jab.
Floor Jan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Impaler.
Impaler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Floor Jan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Impaler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Impaler throws a hook to the side of Floor Jan's head but Floor Jan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Floor Jan forces Impaler back against the cage and clinches.
Floor Jan is working Impaler over against the cage.
Floor Jan scores with a shoulder strike.
Impaler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Impaler jumps guard but Floor Jan stands there with Impaler around his waist. Impaler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Impaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Floor Jan lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Impaler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Floor Jan backwards.
A hook to the body from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Floor Jan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Impaler's efforts to push away.
Floor Jan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Impaler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Impaler jumps guard but Floor Jan stands there with Impaler around his waist. Impaler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Impaler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Floor Jan walks away with a smile on his face. Impaler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Floor Jan lands a nice hook to Impaler's body. Impaler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Floor Jan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Impaler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Impaler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Impaler misses the target.
Floor Jan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Floor Jan tries to clinch up but Impaler circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Floor Jan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad Impaler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Floor Jan doesn't manage to clinch there - Impaler circles away.
Impaler lands with an uppercut that bounces Floor Jan off the cage and back into range.

Floor Jan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Floor Jan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Floor Jan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Impaler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kenny Floor Jan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Floor Jan scores with a shot to the side of Impaler's head.
Impaler blocking some punches.
Floor Jan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Floor Jan throws a head punch that misses.
Impaler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Floor Jans head.
Impaler stalling the fight.
Floor Jan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Impaler is rocked!
Floor Jan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Impaler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Floor Jan working Impaler over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Floor Jan lands a big right hand that drops Impaler! The killer instinct kicks in and Floor Jan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Floor Jan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Floor Jan!
Kenny Floor Jan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yö - Likaiset Legendat. Sven Dufva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Timo Yo's chin.

Yo
vs
Dufva

182 cm
28
187 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

189 cm
28
177 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!
The Big Kabosh

Meet the Future

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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dufva 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 Yo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dufva tries for a takedown but Yo circles away easily
and Yo counters with a three punch combo that has Dufva backing up. Dufva nods at Yo to acknowledge the strikes.
Yo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Putka in the buildup to the fight.
Yo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yo tries to land a front kick but Dufva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dufva.
Yo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dufva.
Yo misses with a looping left.
Dufva slips a jab and a cross from Yo.
Yo misses the shot to the body.
Yo moves out of range of the body kick.
Yo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Yo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dufva gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yo is one step ahead there.

Yo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dufva keeping moving, preventing Yo from controlling successfully.

Dufva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dufva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yo defends it easily.
Yo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yo is in close to Dufva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yo!
Dufva wants to control the pace but Yo is squirming around nicely.
Yo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dufva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva looking to control but Yo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dufva unloading with bombs!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dufva working his ground and pound in the gym.
Dufva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yo is looking to escape.
Yo is desperately trying to improve his position but Dufva has a good base and remains in mount.
Dufva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dufva lands a couple of good shots and Yo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dufva misses with an elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo just trying to survive but Dufva is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dufva struggling to land strikes to the head as Yo covers up.
Dufva misses with a punch to the head.
Dufva scores with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yo covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Yo is rocked!
Dufva lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Yo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dufva is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yo has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Dufva.
Yo covering up well under a series of strikes from Dufva.
Dufva controlling well, preventing Yo from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yo misses with a hook

and Dufva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yo!
Yo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dufva.
Dufva tries to score with some ground and pound. Yo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dufva looks up at the clock and then as Yo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dufva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sven Dufva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dufva throws a strike aimed at the side of Yo's head but Yo avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Dufva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dufva looks up at the clock and then as Yo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dufva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yo is looking to regain half guard here but Dufva keeps moving and retains side control.
Dufva throws a strike aimed at the side of Yo's head but Yo avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo taking a bit of punishment here - Dufva scoring with strikes.
Dufva lands a strong strike to the head of Yo. That's dazed him! Dufva looking to finish here. Yo is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dufva lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Dufva!
After winning the bout, Sven Dufva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon comes to the cage accompanied by The Upsetters - Dread Lion. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nixon
vs
Rutten

170 cm
32
174 lbs
28 - 9 - 0

182 cm
31
171 lbs
26 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Conquer
Convicted Trap House

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 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nixon's calf.
Nixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nixon is looking to slow Rutten down with leg kicks.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Nixon circles away and keeps his distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rutten has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nixon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Rutten finds it's target.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nixon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
Nixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutten throws out a leg kick but Nixon moves out of range and Rutten only half commits.
Nixon swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Nice cross by Rutten.
Rutten fakes the leg kick and cracks Nixon in the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rutten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten connects with a nice looking jab.
Nixon throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Rutten counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rutten.
Rutten tries to work over Nixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Rutten.
Nixon lands a right hand.
Rutten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutten tries to pull guard but Nixon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutten.
Rutten digs a right hand into Nixon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nixon's gas tank.
A short right from Nixon on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten swings wildly with an uppercut but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Nixon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nixon misses with some punches.
Nixon tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Nixon is controlling him.
A short left from Rutten.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
Nixon lands with a left to the head.
Nixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten can't find room to land a body shot as Nixon controls the action.
Rutten lands with a left to the head.
Rutten lands a left hand.
Rutten working aggressively here.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nixon avoids it.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Nixon.
Nixon lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nixon up against the cage.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nixon misses with the head strike.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
Rutten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten lands a shot to the body.
Rutten scores with a shot to the side of Nixon's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
Nixon prevents a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten lands with a light punch inside.
Rutten tries to break free but Nixon pushes him back against the cage.
Nixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nixon cracks Rutten with a nice body shot.
Nixon lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nixon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Nixon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rutten has a couple of punches blocked by Nixon.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Taz Rutten will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Nixon slips the punch.
Taz Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten is looking to clinch but Nixon is avoiding it.
Nixon throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nixon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rutten gets a clinch.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nixon blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Nixon.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Nixon.

Rutten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Nixon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutten.
Nixon scores with a body shot.
Rutten throws a hook but Nixon avoids it easily.
Nixon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Rutten works the jab nicely.
A cross from Nixon lands.
Nixon keeps Rutten at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon throws a leg kick but Rutten moved away.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Nixon throws a wild body kick that Rutten sees coming a mile off.
Nixon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutten's head backwards.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Rutten tries to work over Nixon's front leg with a kick but Nixon checks it.
Nixon blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten checks a leg kick nicely.
Nixon works Rutten's body with a nice hook.

Rutten closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rutten lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nixon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rutten is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rutten has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rutten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nixon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nixon tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries to get to full guard but Nixon has control of the leg.

Nixon decides to return to a standing position.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
A jab from Nixon does it's job there.
Taz Rutten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nixon connects with a body shot that sends Rutten's belly button to the back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutten, right into the meat.
Nixon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rutten.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nixon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Nixon connects with the punch.
Rutten lands a jab to Nixon's midsection.
Rutten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nixon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rutten at a distance.
Rutten bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nixon throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Nixon cracks a nice hook into Rutten's ribs.
Nixon moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Rutten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nixon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten tries a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
Rutten throws a jab but it's blocked by Nixon.
Rutten lands a front kick.
Rutten scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Richard Nixon 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. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Nixon.
Nixon thuds a left hand into Rutten's body.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. Nixon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nixon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Nixon connects with an inside leg kick.
Nixon scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!
Nixon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Nixon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nixon swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Nixon lands a nice hook to Rutten's body. Rutten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten scores with a leg kick.
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Rutten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nixon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rutten swings for the body but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon scores with a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutten, right into the meat.
Nixon loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Nixon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Nixon.
Rutten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nixon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rutten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nixon.
Rutten cracks Nixon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten misses with a leg kick.
Rutten shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten cracks Nixon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutten with a nice cross.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nixon.
Rutten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nixon scores with a jab to the body.
Nixon blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Rutten lands a really nice looking cross but Nixon seems unphased.
Nixon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nixon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rutten takes a step back to recover.
Nixon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nixon.
Nixon lands an overhand right.
Nixon cracks Rutten with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nixon.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nixon sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rutten.
Nixon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rutten is able to avoid easily.
Nixon is looking to wear down Rutten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Rutten with a nice cross.
Rutten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nixon is out of range.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten delivers a nice body kick.
Rutten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nixon.
Rutten is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rutten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rutten checks a leg kick.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
Rutten has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rutten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nixon checks it well.
Rutten takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nixon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutten's calf.
Nixon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nixon. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nixon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nixon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Rutten scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rutten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Nixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Rutten tries to clinch there but Nixon circles away.
Nixon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Richard Nixon.
I think Nixon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Richard Nixon!
Richard Nixon decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierre Babin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babin comes to the cage accompanied by Nutshot - Team Headkick. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pierre Babin
vs
Manhoef

188 cm
32
193 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

184 cm
32
182 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Big Kabosh

The Big Kabosh
Zig Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Pierre Babin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babin misses the shot to the body.
Babin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Babin takes a swing at Manhoef's ribcage but misses.
Babin throws a right hand that misses
and Manhoef counters with a nice low kick that buckles Babin's knee momentarily.
Manhoef bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Babin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manhoef wants to slow Babin down by chopping away at his legs.
Manhoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manhoef checks a leg kick nicely.
A cross from Babin lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babin. Manhoef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babin throws a hook but Manhoef blocks it.
Babin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babin scores with a body shot.
Babin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhoef tries to land a body kick

and Babin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Babin drops an elbow to the side of Manhoef's head.

Manhoef is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Manhoef manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manhoef is still in real trouble! Can Babin finish him?
Babin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manhoef seems to have recovered his senses.
Babin is looking to work some ground and pound but Manhoef has wrist control.
Babin throwing strikes from guard but Manhoef blocks nicely.
Babin throwing strikes from guard but Manhoef blocks nicely.
Babin scoring with some ground and pound.
Manhoef looking to control.
Babin is looking to work some ground and pound but Manhoef has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Babin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Babin passes into half guard.
Manhoef controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Manhoef is trying to stand up here but Babin is controlling him well.
Manhoef wants to sweep but Babin has passed to side control!
The ground and pound from Babin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Manhoef parries the strikes from Babin easily there. Babin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manhoef to escape.
Babin working the body and head with strikes.
Manhoef parries the strikes from Babin easily there. Babin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manhoef to escape.
Babin wants to control but Manhoef is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Babin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Babin cracks Manhoef with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Babin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Babin lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babin working the ground and pound.
Manhoef stops Babin from passing to mount.
Babin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Babin tries to score with some ground and pound. Manhoef controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babin throws an elbow but Manhoef slips to the side and avoids it well.
Manhoef is not content to let Babin control the position.
Babin is working Manhoef over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Pierre Babin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Babin throws a body kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Babin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Manhoef darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babin moves away.
Manhoef changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Babin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Manhoef is trying to defend but Babin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manhoef tries to kick Babin off but Babin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Babin with the ground and pound but Manhoef uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Babin trying to control the position from guard on top but Manhoef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babin chips away with some ground and pound.
Babin trying to control the position from guard on top but Manhoef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manhoef 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.
Babin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manhoef's head.
Babin landing with the ground and pound.
Babin throws an elbow that misses. Manhoef uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Babin's guard. Nice move by Manhoef!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Babin controlling the position.
Manhoef stopping the sweep attempt from Babin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babin seems keen to control Manhoef's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manhoef manages to get himself to full guard.
Babin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Babin throwing strikes but missing.
Babin throws a big elbow that misses.
Babin trying to move into half guard but instead Manhoef has managed to sweep!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babin looking for a sweep. Not yet Babin, not yet.
Babin is trying to keep Manhoef in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Manhoef is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jean Pierre Babin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Babin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manhoef if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Pierre Babin 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.

Babin blocks a jab.
Manhoef tries to move into range but Babin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manhoef moves out of range of the strikes.
Babin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Manhoef blocks a head kick by Babin.
Manhoef keeps Babin at a distance using the push kick.
Babin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Babin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manhoef can do to turn this around?
Babin blocks a head kick by Manhoef.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Babin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Manhoef - the referee stops the clock and Babin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Manhoef. Babin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Manhoef checks a leg kick.
Babin throws a shot from downtown. Manhoef moves away and avoids it.
Babin moves out of range of the strikes.
Babin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Babin misses
and Manhoef counters with a good, hard body kick but Babin shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef moves out of range as Babin throws a body kick.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babin's sensitive parts.
Manhoef sizes up Babin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Babin pushes Manhoef away with a front kick.
Babin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Babin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manhoef on the side of the head.
Babin lands a nice looking body shot.
Manhoef checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Babin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Babin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef throws a leg kick but Babin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Babin throws a jab when Manhoef was well out of range.
Babin moves away from the strike by Manhoef.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef scores with a nice body kick.
Manhoef throws a low kick but it's checked well by Babin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Babin tests Manhoef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Babin checks a leg kick.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babin with a nice cross.
Babin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Babin shoots in for a takedown but Manhoef shows good takedown defense.
Babin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Babin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manhoef pushes Babin away with a front kick.
Babin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Manhoef is looking to land body kicks.
Manhoef motions for Babin to come forward. Manhoef throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Babin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef walks into a jab.
Babin connects with an inside leg kick.
Manhoef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manhoef. That's going to slow Babin down.
Babin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Babin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manhoef dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jean Pierre Babin is winning the standup battle so far.
Babin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manhoef misses with a hook. Babin ducked under it nicely.
Manhoef with a nice cross.
Babin misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef lands with a kick to the temple. Babin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Babin connects with a right hand. Manhoef shakes it off.
Manhoef fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Babin is out of range.
Babin slips under a jab.
Manhoef throws a low kick but Babin moves out of range easily.
It looks like Babin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Babin looks to score with a jab to the body but Manhoef is just out of range.
Babin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Manhoef misses the target.
Manhoef fakes the leg kick and cracks Babin in the body.
Babin just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Babin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manhoef tries to land a leg kick but Babin saw it coming and moves away.
Manhoef throws a lazy right hand but Babin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jean Pierre Babin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Manhoef misses with a body shot
and Babin counters with a nice uppercut.
Babin misses with a low kick.
Manhoef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
Manhoef lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Babin at a distance.
Babin misses with a body shot.
Babin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Manhoef is predictable there

and Babin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Manhoef's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Manhoef holds on and takes a little breather.
Babin throwing strikes but missing.
Babin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babin postures up in Manhoef's guard and throws a big left but Manhoef blocks it.
Manhoef keeping moving, preventing Babin from controlling successfully.
Manhoef controls Babin momentarily but Babin frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Babin won't allow Manhoef to sweep him here.
Babin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manhoef preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babin preventing the sweep.
Babin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babin trying to control but Manhoef is working from the bottom.
Babin throws an elbow that misses. Manhoef uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Babin's guard. Nice move by Manhoef!
Babin wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babin trying to keep a closed guard but Manhoef is proving a slippery customer.
Babin seems keen to control Manhoef's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babin trying to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Jean Pierre Babin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Babin throws a shot from downtown. Manhoef moves away and avoids it.
Manhoef on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Babin misses with a kick to the body.
Manhoef connects with a nice looking jab.
Manhoef lands with a right hand.
Manhoef connects with a body shot that sends Babin's belly button to the back.
Babin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manhoef as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babin throws a sloppy head kick and Manhoef moves out of range easily.
Babin looks to land a right hand but Manhoef moved out of range.
Babin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manhoef.
A leg kick checked by Babin.
Manhoef defending well as Babin loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Babin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manhoef takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef throws a head kick that Babin semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef pivots, looking for a leg kick but Babin is out of range and Manhoef settles back down.
Manhoef checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Pierre Babin had his way with Melvin Manhoef in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Manhoef dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Babin throws a body kick that misses.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from Babin.
Manhoef lands with a shot to the body.
Babin connects with a nice looking jab.
Babin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Manhoef lands a jab to Babin's midsection.
Manhoef wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manhoef walks into a left hand.
Manhoef goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Babin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Babin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manhoef counters with a good low kick that Babin was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Manhoef is predictable there

and Babin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Babin.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Babin lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babin throws a strike but Manhoef rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Manhoef stopping the sweep attempt from Babin.
Manhoef is looking to pass into half guard but Babin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Babin is in guard.
Babin landing with the ground and pound.
Melvin Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef keeping moving, preventing Babin from controlling successfully.
Babin stands up over Manhoef, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manhoef has momentary wrist control but Babin slips an elbow through the middle.
Babin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Manhoef is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Babin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babin throws a big right hand that misses.
Manhoef is looking to stand up but Babin isn't so interested in that idea.
Manhoef keeping moving, preventing Babin from controlling successfully.
Babin throws a strike but Manhoef rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Babin seems keen to control Manhoef's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jean Pierre Babin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Manhoef scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Babin doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manhoef, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manhoef.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Pierre Babin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Babin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Pierre Babin!
Jean Pierre Babin retains his middleweight title!
Jean Pierre Babin made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Cannot anyone beat Jean Pierre so he can retire!?!'.