Insanity 13: Eye o.t. Beholder PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Morrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byakuya Kuchiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Byakuya Kuchiki enters the cage!

Morrell
vs
Kuchiki

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Morrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byakuya Kuchiki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Kuchiki - just one landing.

It looks like Pierre Morrell has been cut.
Kuchiki tries to land a front kick but Morrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuchiki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuchiki misses with a double jab
enabling Morrell to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Byakuya Kuchiki has been cut.
Kuchiki throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuchiki misses with a double jab
and Morrell counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuchiki lands a jab-cross combination.
Kuchiki misses with a body kick.
Kuchiki fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Kuchiki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuchiki throws a nice looking combination but Morrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchiki fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Kuchiki does no damage.
Kuchiki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morrell moves out of range as Kuchiki throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuchiki.
Kuchiki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuchiki misses with a combination
and Morrell counters with a three punch combo that has Kuchiki backing up. Kuchiki nods at Morrell to acknowledge the strikes.
Morrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuchiki throws out the jab.
Kuchiki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuchiki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morrell counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchiki fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuchiki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuchiki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuchiki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuchiki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Kuchiki. Those never looked like landing.
Kuchiki looks winded!

Kuchiki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuchiki blocks a body shot from Morrell.
Morrell scores with a shoulder strike.
Morrell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrell.
A hook to the body from Morrell.
A shot in the inside from Morrell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Kuchiki is rocked!
Morrell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuchiki is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrell finish him?
Morrell creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kuchiki's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kuchiki drops to his knees and Morrell pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Morrell!

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FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Howard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
Howard

180 cm
19
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Howard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Howard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Howard counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Howard postures up.

Gracie has his foot on Howard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Howard works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie controls Howard momentarily but Howard frees himself.
Howard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Howard looks winded!
Howard throwing short punches from the bottom.
Howard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Howard is keeping the position.
Howard is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Howard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Howard defends the submission attempt.
Howard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie is pressing down on Howard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Howard is holding on for now.

Howard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Howard sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Howard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Howard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Howard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Howard is defending the position.
Howard wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.

Howard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Howard is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Howard is concentrating on defense, preventing Gracie from advancing position.
Howard is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Howard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Howard looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Gracie! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Matt Gracie!

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FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Alzate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse. Jordan Miller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Miller
vs
Alzate

190 cm
27
240 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

193 cm
20
249 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Alzate!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alzate.
That kick from Alzate tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alzate lands a slapping body shot.
Alzate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
Alzate lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alzate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
Alzate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alzate circles away.
Alzate scores with a punch to the head.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alzate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alzate.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alzate.
Jordan Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzate lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alzate has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Miller is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Alzate had a free shot at his head there.
Alzate thuds his shin into the meat of Miller's side.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Niko Alzate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alzate lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
Alzate connects with a single shot there.
Alzate connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alzate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alzate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alzate.
Alzate cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Alzate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alzate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Alzate lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miller takes one on the button.
Alzate lands with a good body shot.
Alzate thumps Miller with a low kick.
Alzate feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Alzate is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Miller had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice body kick there by Alzate.
Alzate lands a jab.
Alzate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Alzate.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Miller. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Alzate lands a brutal head kick. Miller looks out on his feet and Alzate throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Niko Alzate!
The defeated Jordan Miller had this to say: 'That was a fluke'.

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Oliveira
vs
Cote

186 cm
25
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
27
196 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Cote!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cote closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira stops a takedown attempt from Cote.
Oliveira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cote up against the cage.
Cote avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Cote is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oliveira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oliveira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
Cote has Oliveira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oliveira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ricardo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Cote.
Oliveira misses with a knee strike.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cote in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oliveira scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Cote has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oliveira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Cote is trying to push Oliveira away but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira is stalling here.
Cote takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cote looks winded!
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.

It looks like Patrick Cote has been cut.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Cote tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Cote is trying to push Oliveira away but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cote tries to pull guard but Oliveira holds him up against the cage and eventually Cote drops back down to his feet.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira stops a takedown attempt from Cote.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Cote in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oliveira connects with a knee to the head.
Cote takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
Oliveira scores a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira crunches a lovely knee into Cote's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira is stalling here.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Oliveira looking to throw knees to the head but Cote is blocking nicely.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Cote shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Cote's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oliveira has managed to clinch.
Cote takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
Oliveira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cote's face.
Oliveira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oliveira lands a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cote can do to turn this around?
Cote takes an elbow to the temple.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oliveira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cote is breathing heavily.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Cote takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oliveira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cote up against the cage.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalling in the clinch from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira landing knees to the body.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Cote in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cote in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cote takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a knee to the head.
Oliveira avoiding damage.
Cote takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Cote takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cote takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Cote shrugs off.
Oliveira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Cote in his tracks for a moment.
Cote takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Cote in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Cote shrugs off.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cote is looking for a takedown.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Cote is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cote is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliveira finish him?
Oliveira lands an elbow inside.
Cote tries to pull guard but Oliveira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cote seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
Cote takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira stalling against the cage.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Cote shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Cote's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Oliveira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cote shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oliveira defends it nicely.

Oliveira clinches up with Cote and pushes him back against the cage.
Cote on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow.
Ricardo Oliveira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
Cote takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Oliveira.
Cote throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Cote in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira jerks Cote's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Cote drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Oliveira goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Oliveira because Cote was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ricardo Oliveira!
Ricardo Oliveira took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guan Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu comes to the cage accompanied by Tale of Three Brothers. Sanders has chosen Freddie Gibbs - Still Livin' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yu
vs
Sanders

183 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guan Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rod Sanders!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Sanders misses.
Sanders fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yu looks to land a combination but Sanders avoids it well.
Yu works Sanders's body with a nice hook.
Sanders lands a leg kick that knocks Yu off balance momentarily.
Sanders motions for Yu to come forward. Sanders throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yu misses the shot to the body.
Yu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Yu misses.
Yu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yu misses with a double jab.
Sanders scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yu misses with a combination
and Sanders counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yu looks to land a combination but Sanders avoids it well.
Yu looks to land a combination but Sanders avoids it well.
Sanders tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanders somewhat.
Sanders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yu's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders thuds his shin into the meat of Yu's side.
Sanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yu.
Some wild striking there from Yu.
Yu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders throws out a leg kick but Yu moves out of range and Sanders only half commits.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses.
Yu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guan Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders shoots for a double leg takedown but Yu sprawls well. He's pushed Sanders's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yu misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Sanders lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders scores with a push kick.
Yu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanderss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanders. Yu shrugs it off though.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Yu is breathing heavily.
Sanders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yu lands an overhand right.
Sanders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yu's calf.
Sanders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanders.
Sanders cracks the inside of Yu's front leg.
Yu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanders.
Sanders lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanders throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders defending well as Yu loads up on a big left hand.
Rod Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders scores with a push kick.
Sanders throws a leg kick which misses Yu's front leg but catches the back leg as Yu tries to avoid it.
Sanders lands a front kick.

Sanders shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yu is trying to defend but Sanders finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanders thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yu defending well though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sanders working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sanders throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanders is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders trying to control from half guard but Yu is working away.
Sanders slows the pace down in half guard.
Sanders missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanders, right into the meat.
Sanders throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanders tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
Yu tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yu's sensitive parts.
Yu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Yu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanders misses with a low kick.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Yu.
Yu misses with a body shot.
Yu throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely.
Sanders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanders.
Sanders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanders, right into the meat.
Sanders scores with a kick to the body.
Sanders scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Sanders bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yu's sensitive parts.
Yu misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming.
Yu 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.
Sanders scores with a leg kick.
Yu swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Sanders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanders lands a lovely overhand right.
Yu 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.
Yu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanders can pounce on him.
Sanders plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanders.
Yu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanders. Sanders obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanders.
Jab from Sanders.
Sanders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanders connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanders lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sanders is looking to slow Yu down with leg kicks.

Sanders sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Yu to the ground! Sanders dives into full mount looking to finish!

Yu is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Yu covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Sanders!
An out of breath Rod Sanders 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
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Van Winkle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Moore's chin.

Moore
vs
Van Winkle

180 cm
23
165 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

174 cm
24
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Winkle lands a jab to the nose.
Van Winkle keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Winkle looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.

Moore drives through and clinches with Van Winkle against the cage.
Moore with a knee to the head.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Winkle has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Moore is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Moore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Winkle is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Winkle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Winkle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Winkle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Winkle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Winkle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moore has Van Winkle pressed against the cage, preventing Van Winkle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Winkle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moore keeps control of Van Winkle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Winkle can't break the clinch.
Moore crunches a lovely knee into Van Winkle's ribcage.
Van Winkle trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Winkle into the cage.
Van Winkle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Winkle looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore landing knees to the head.
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Winkle won't want to take too many of those.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Winkle backwards.
Van Winkle working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Winkle wants to stall.
Moore lands a knee to the body.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moore stalling in the clinch.
Van Winkle working hard to break the clinch.
Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Moore scores with a knee to the head.
Moore lands an elbow that stopped Van Winkle in his tracks for a moment.
Moore lands a knee to the head.
Moore lands an elbow just above Van Winkle 's eye.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Winkle avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moore lands a knee to the head.
Moore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Winkle won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Moore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Winkle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Winkle's face.
Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Moore lands an elbow inside.
Van Winkle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moore lands a knee to the head.

Van Winkle is rocked!
Moore lands a knee to the body.
Moore working Van Winkle over with knees to the body.
Moore working Van Winkle over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Winkle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Winkle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Moore.
Moore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore lands a knee to the body.
Moore landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Moore.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moore lands a nice knee to the body.
Moore stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Winkle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Moore - the referee stops the clock and Van Winkle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Moore. Van Winkle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Winkle can do to turn this around?
Moore staying out of range there.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Winkle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Tom Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Winkle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moore.
Moore is looking to clinch but Van Winkle is avoiding it.
Moore wants to clinch up but Van Winkle keeps it at a distance.
Moore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Winkle takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Moore rushes Van Winkle and presses him up against the cage.
Van Winkle takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Winkle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Winkle is breathing heavily.
Moore scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore crunches a lovely knee into Van Winkle's ribcage.
Moore lands a knee to the body.
Moore with a knee to the head.
Van Winkle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Winkle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moore lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Moore.
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Winkle won't want to take too many of those.
Van Winkle takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Winkle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Winkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Winkle seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore scores with a knee to the head.
Tom Moore has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a nice knee to the body.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Moore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Winkle won't want to take too many of those.
Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Moore.
Moore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moore's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Moore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Winkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moore.
Moore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Winkle's face.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees to the body from Moore.
Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moore obliges.
Moore landing knees to the body.
Moore lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moore obliges.
Moore slows down the pace here.
Moore working Van Winkle over with knees to the body.
Moore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Winkle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Moore.
Come on Moore - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Moore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Moore dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Moore darts in and clinches Van Winkle up against the cage.
Van Winkle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Rich Van Winkle has been cut.
Moore scores with a knee to the head.
Van Winkle tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moore obliges.
Moore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Winkle can't break the clinch.
Moore has Van Winkle pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Van Winkle is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Moore - that's hurt Van Winkle badly! Oh, another knee lands and Van Winkle is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Van Winkle doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tom Moore!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Moore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bloodthorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bloodthorn
vs
Holm

187 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
186 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Bloodthorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Holm!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Bloodthorn
letting Holm counter with a right hand.
Bloodthorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bloodthorn tries to clinch there but Holm circles away.
Bloodthorn is looking to slow Holm down with leg kicks.
Bloodthorn slips under a jab from Holm.
Holm misses with a straight left.
Holm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bloodthorn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bloodthorn throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bloodthorn.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bloodthorn.
Crunch! Holm slams his shin into Bloodthorn's torso.
Bloodthorn lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holm throws a body kick that misses.
Bloodthorn misses with a wild combination.
Holm blocks a head kick by Bloodthorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm looks to land a body kick but Bloodthorn moved away.
Bloodthorn misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bloodthorn.
Holm jabs Bloodthorn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jacob Holm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holm thows a body shot but no joy.
Holm sizes up Bloodthorn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Holm misses.
Holm looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodthorn is just out of range.
Holm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bloodthorn's head backwards.
Holm lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodthorn moves out of range as Holm strikes.
Holm lands a slapping body shot.
Holm throws a right hand that misses
and Bloodthorn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A bone on bone clash there as Holm blocks the leg kick.
Bloodthorn connects with the punch.
Bloodthorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodthorn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holm drops Bloodthorn with a straight right hand, right on the button! Holm follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Holm!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Butch Shorette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyoti Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shorette comes to the cage accompanied by No New Friends. Evans is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Outboy da Rude Boy. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Shorette
vs
Evans

180 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Zombie Nutrition (Laundry Available)

Pirates Powder

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Shorette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jyoti Evans!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Shorette misses.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shorette misses the jab.
Evans has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shorette is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shorette thows a body shot but no joy.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shorette.
Shorette misses with a few strikes there.
Shorette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shorette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shorette throws an overhand right that lands on Evans's shoulder, as Evans tries to avoid the shot.
Evans misses with a kick to the body.
Shorette stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shorette throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shorette looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorette throws an off balance right hand
and Evans counters with a body kick.
Evans connects with a high kick.
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Shorette. Those never looked like landing.
Evans throws a front kick that sends Shorette stumbling back into the cage.
Butch Shorette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shorette throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Butch Shorette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shorette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shorette throws a predictable looking body shot
and Evans counters with a solid body kick.
Evans scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans takes one to the side of the head.
Shorette throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shorette gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shorette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Evans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Evans misses with a double jab.
Shorette misses with a hook. Evans ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shorette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shorette looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Shorette slips the punch.
Evans shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Evans feints and then cracks Shorette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shorette down.
Nice shot by Evans.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evans is defended easily by Shorette.
Shorette lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Evans backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Shorette throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Shorette scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shorette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Evans has managed to clinch.
Shorette is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Evans missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jyoti Evans dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big right from Shorette misses.
Evans doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shorette counters with a stiff right hand.
Evans defending well as Shorette loads up on a big left hand.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans walks into a left hand.
Shorette misses with a looping right.
Shorette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Shorette.
Shorette cracks Evans with a good jab.
Evans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shorette.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorette throws a big shot that misses.
Evans shoots for a takedown but Shorette saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Shorette there.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Shorette.
Shorette throws a looping overhand right but Evans ducks down to avoid it.
Shorette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Evans under the eye.
Evans slips a jab from Shorette.
Shorette misses the shot to the body.
Shorette misses with a two punch combination.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shorette. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Shorette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butch Shorette is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans slips a jab and a cross from Shorette.
Shorette takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Evans takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shorette misses with a double jab.
Shorette misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorette cracks a nice hook into Evans's ribs.
Shorette throws a right hand that misses
and Evans counters with a big head kick but Shorette shrugs it off.
Shorette avoids the head kick by Evans.
Evans looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shorette scores with a jab to the head.
Evans staying out of range there.
Shorette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Evans is rocked!
Shorette throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can Shorette finish him?
Shorette throws a lazy right hand but Evans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shorette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shorette loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
Shorette misses with a straight right.
Shorette misses with a hook. Evans ducked under it nicely.
Shorette misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shorette throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shorette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shorette misses with a hook.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Shorette.
Shorette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shorette plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Evans to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Evans just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Butch Shorette!
Butch Shorette is the new lightweight champion!
Butch Shorette decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Peak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peak comes to the cage accompanied by Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peak
vs
Sackett

187 cm
26
194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Peak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peak.
Peak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett cracks Peak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Sackett.
Peak scores with a shot to the side of Sackett's head.
Peak is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.

Peak is rocked!

It looks like Eddie Peak has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peak.
Sackett lands with a left to the head.
Oh Peak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I was talking to Peak's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Peak blocks an uppercut.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Peak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Sackett.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Peak tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Peak.
Sackett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peak.
Peak is breathing heavily.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Peak seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Sackett.
Sackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Peak avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a big uppercut that drops Peak! More strikes from Sackett and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Peak lies dazed against the cage as Sackett celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nolan Sackett!
Nolan Sackett is the new middleweight champion!