HFC Tourneys 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evander Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumtomanee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Allah Allah Praise be Allah. Khali Kumtomanee acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mackenzie
vs
Kumtomanee

168 cm
25
146 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

200 cm
39
155 lbs
28 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Evander Mackenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumtomanee cracks Mackenzie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mackenzie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch but Mackenzie moves out of range.
Kumtomanee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mackenzie walks into a left hand.
Mackenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mackenzie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Mackenzie clinches up with Kumtomanee and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee gets through Mackenzie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mackenzie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kumtomanee's brow.
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kumtomanee stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mackenzie takes an elbow to the temple.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Evander Mackenzie has been cut.
Mackenzie throws an elbow that misses.
Kumtomanee lands with a light punch inside.

Mackenzie is rocked!
Kumtomanee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kumtomanee lands with a left to the head.
Oh Mackenzie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kumtomanee lands a nice uppercut.
Mackenzie with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Mackenzie in his tracks for a moment.
Kumtomanee creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Mackenzie! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Kumtomanee.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khali Kumtomanee!
After winning the bout, Khali Kumtomanee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazano De Anda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lazano De Anda has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lazano De Anda seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

De Anda
vs
Manson

175 cm
29
158 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

166 cm
26
159 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazano De Anda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeffery Manson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Anda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Manson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

De Anda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manson defends well.
De Anda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from De Anda there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manson is looking to control De Anda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Manson avoid being mounted?
De Anda not doing much here.
Manson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Anda 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.
De Anda working Manson over with strikes.
Nice strikes from De Anda there.
De Anda scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson pushes De Anda off looking to stand but De Anda dives back in and keeps control.
De Anda is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
De Anda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
De Anda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
De Anda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
De Anda scoring with strikes but Manson is staying in there.
Manson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De Anda looking to control but Manson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Manson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De Anda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Anda working Manson over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Anda tries to control but Manson wriggling away.

De Anda 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. Manson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by De Anda! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lazano De Anda!
Lazano De Anda seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gorden
vs
Kelly

175 cm
30
160 lbs
7 - 8 - 2

181 cm
37
168 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Gorden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Van Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Gorden shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.

Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jeff Gorden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Kelly.
Gorden swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kelly jumps into guard, dragging Gorden to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kelly trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Gorden from controlling successfully.
Gorden postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gorden trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kelly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gorden finds it's way round the side to connect with Kelly's head.
Gorden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown. Gorden fights it but they end up in guard.
Gorden keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly tries to stand but Gorden is controlling from the bottom.
Kelly forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gorden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gorden tries to roll over but Kelly keeps him under control.
Kelly trying to control the action but Gorden is working from the bottom.
Gorden is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at GoldStar Elite, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kelly sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Van Kelly wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gorden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kelly.
Gorden tries to improve position but can't.

Kelly swings around for an armbar but Gorden sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kelly's guard.
Kelly looking to control.
Gorden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gorden pushes down on Kelly's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kelly is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gorden is thwarting Kelly's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to get to full guard but Gorden has control of the leg.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Gorden is working for a kimura but Kelly is defending it quite comfortably.
Kelly tries to kick Gorden off in order to stand up. Gorden Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly is trying to control Gorden's posture but Gorden avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Gorden shoots in.
Gorden with a poor takedown

and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kelly is keen to just control but Gorden is a slippery customer.
Gorden is trying is best to control the position here.
Kelly is looking to stall here but Gorden recovers full guard.
Gorden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kelly manages to get himself to full guard.
Gorden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Gorden from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kelly looking to control.
Kelly has control of Gorden's left arm, preventing Gorden from doing any damage.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Gorden from controlling successfully.
Kelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Gorden from controlling successfully.
Gorden controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeff Gorden wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gorden shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Gorden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorden misses the jab.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Gorden leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gorden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kelly clinches up with Gorden and pushes him back against the cage.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Gorden. Gorden gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.

Gorden instigates a clinch.
Kelly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gorden just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kelly wants to break free but Gorden has control.

Gorden jumps guard and drags Kelly to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Van Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gorden wants to sweep but no luck.
Gorden trying to keep a closed guard but Kelly is proving a slippery customer.
Kelly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gorden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Gorden darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gorden is stalling here. Kelly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gorden seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kelly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Gorden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Jeff Gorden 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!

Gorden looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.

Kelly clinches up against the cage.
Gorden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorden throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.

Kelly drives through and clinches with Gorden against the cage.
Kelly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gorden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kelly fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kelly circles away.
Gorden goes for a double leg but Kelly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kelly continues to drive forward.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Gorden has Kelly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kelly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Gorden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kelly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gorden has Kelly pushed against the cage.

Kelly is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gorden can't fight it off and eventually Kelly manages to take the fight to the floor. Gorden looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kelly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.
Kelly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Gorden is keeping the position.

Van Kelly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gorden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeff Gorden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gorden avoids it really well and circles away.

Kelly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gorden is controlling him.
Kelly wants to improve his position but instead Gorden has moved into half guard.
Gorden is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kelly!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kelly is working to get back to half guard.
Gorden wants to control the pace but Kelly is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorden is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kelly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Van Kelly.
I think Kelly 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Van Kelly!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Van Kelly!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Van Kelly!

Van Kelly wins by unanimous decision!
Van Kelly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uruk Owraa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Owraa
vs
Bernard

178 cm
20
180 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

183 cm
21
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Uruk Owraa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovanni Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernard doesn't manage to clinch there - Owraa circles away.

Bernard moves into range and clinches up with Owraa.
Bernard misses with a knee to the head.
Bernard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Owraa's defenses.

It looks like Uruk Owraa has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bernard.

Owraa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Owraa fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Owraa is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bernard is trying to escape and Owraa transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bernard is forced to tap! Nice work there by Owraa! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uruk Owraa!
A victorious Uruk Owraa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles The Prophet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles The Prophet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donald McTavish's chin.

The Prophet
vs
McTavish

173 cm
18
146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
142 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles The Prophet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - McTavish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Prophet moves out of range as McTavish strikes.
The Prophet has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GoldStar Elite in the buildup to the fight.
McTavish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Prophet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Prophet needs to keep his hands up - McTavish had a free shot at his head there.

The Prophet is rocked!
The Prophet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTavish.
Oh The Prophet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Prophet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
The Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTavish throws a lazy right hand but The Prophet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McTavish throws a hook to the side of The Prophet's head but The Prophet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from McTavish misses.
McTavish scores with a hook to the body. The Prophet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Prophet is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTavish misses with a straight right.
McTavish misses with an uppercut.
McTavish missing with a left hand there. The Prophet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McTavish misses with a hook. The Prophet ducked under it nicely.
McTavish misses the jab.
McTavish misses with a looping left.
McTavish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McTavish throws a big shot that misses.
McTavish misses with a straight right.
Donald McTavish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTavish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McTavish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTavish missing with a left hand there. The Prophet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McTavish has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as The Prophet is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McTavish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Prophet.
The Prophet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
McTavish misses with a looping right.
McTavish misses with a looping left.
The Prophet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McTavish throws out the jab.
McTavish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Prophet.
McTavish misses with a straight right.
McTavish misses with a looping right.
The Prophet slips a jab from McTavish.
The Prophet slips under a jab.
McTavish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTavish misses with an uppercut. The Prophet saw that one coming.
The Prophet ducks under a wild hook from McTavish.
McTavish loads up on a big right hand but The Prophet slips the punch.
McTavish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McTavish throws a jab when The Prophet was well out of range.
McTavish throws out a loose jab but The Prophet uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by The Prophet.
The Prophet staying out of range there.
The Prophet blocks a jab.
McTavish misses with a straight right.
McTavish misses with a straight left.
McTavish throws a jab but it's blocked by The Prophet.
McTavish misses with a hook.
The Prophet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McTavish throws a hook but The Prophet blocks it.
A swing and a miss from McTavish.
The Prophet moves out of range of the strikes.
The Prophet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
A big right from McTavish misses.
McTavish misses with an uppercut. The Prophet saw that one coming.
The Prophet moves out of range of the strikes.
McTavish throws a shot from downtown. The Prophet moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from McTavish misses its intended target.
McTavish throws a big shot that misses.
McTavish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Prophet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTavish.
McTavish throws a jab but it's blocked by The Prophet.
The Prophet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
The Prophet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
McTavish throws a shot from downtown. The Prophet moves away and avoids it.
The Prophet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from McTavish misses.
The Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTavish throws a hook to the side of The Prophet's head but The Prophet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Prophet defending well as McTavish loads up on a big left hand.
The Prophet moves away from the strike by McTavish.
McTavish throws a jab but it's blocked by The Prophet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Prophet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McTavish throws out the jab.
McTavish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McTavish throws a hook to the side of The Prophet's head but The Prophet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McTavish throws a hook to the side of The Prophet's head but The Prophet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Prophet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
McTavish throws an overhand right that lands on The Prophet's shoulder, as The Prophet tries to avoid the shot.
McTavish throws a shot from downtown. The Prophet moves away and avoids it.
A big right from McTavish misses.
McTavish slips a jab from The Prophet.
McTavish missing with a left hand there. The Prophet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McTavish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTavish throws a looping overhand right but The Prophet ducks down to avoid it.
The Prophet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTavish.
McTavish misses with a hook.
The Prophet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McTavish scores with a counter punch that sends The Prophet to the canvas! McTavish smells blood - he's punishing The Prophet with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! The Prophet has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald McTavish!
A relieved looking Donald McTavish thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Charles The Prophet stepped up to the mic, saying 'This planet that sustains us - and gives life to all of us - is dying. Its future is in peril; serious and immediate danger, because of human impact on the environment. Here, we provide ways to educate, inform, discuss and counteract these detrimental effects of modern 'civilization' on the planet'.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noad Lahat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Infante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Infante has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lahat
vs
Infante

179 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
130 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noad Lahat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Infante!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infante thumps Lahat with a low kick.
Lahat slips a jab and a cross from Infante.

Lahat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Infante lands a knee to the body.
Infante throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lahat is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Infante.
Infante lands an elbow just above Lahat 's eye.

It looks like Noad Lahat has been cut.
Infante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Infante with a knee to the head.

Lahat pulls guard.

Lahat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Infante is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lahat keeping moving, preventing Infante from controlling successfully.

Infante is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lahat has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Infante is looking to defend but Lahat has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Infante! Lahat pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Infante taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Noad Lahat!
A pretty intense looking Noad Lahat took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Moraes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Moraes
vs
Rodriguez

180 cm
20
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Moraes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moraes closes the distance and clinches.
Moraes lands a damaging elbow.
Rodriguez wants a takedown but no success here.
I was talking to Moraes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Moraes lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Moraes.
Moraes stops a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Moraes lands a damaging elbow.
Moraes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Moraes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguez's defenses.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Moraes finish him?

Moraes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Moraes content to control rather than advance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Moraes is trying for a kimura here. Rodriguez looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Moraes wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergio Moraes!
Our winner, Sergio Moraes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Beever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beever comes to the cage accompanied by Surprise!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beever
vs
Jaa

185 cm
24
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dudley Beever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beever gets caught flat footed, as Jaa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beever is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beever manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jaa tries to hold on but Beever postures up.
Jaa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Beever 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.
Jaa tries to lock up and control but Beever gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaa is trying to escape the mount.
Beever lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jaa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beever. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Beever.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beever looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Beever lands a heavy elbow.
Beever landing shots from mount.
Jaa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jaa tries to hold on but Beever pushes him away.
Beever with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beever pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jaa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beever raining down hammerfists from mount.
Beever postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jaa looks a forlorn figure.
Beever has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Beever landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Beever connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Beever breaks from Jaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beever lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beever in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Beever breaks from Jaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Jaa is rocked!
Jaa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jaa is still in real trouble! Can Beever finish him?
Jaa seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beever working Jaa over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beever cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Beever unloading with bombs!
Beever landing shots from mount.
Beever with the ground and pound from mount.
Beever unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jaa wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Beever celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dudley Beever!
Our winner, Dudley Beever, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neemias Error (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Error's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ace of Spades. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Error
vs
Slone

168 cm
21
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
27
140 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neemias Error!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Slone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Error.
Error throws a sloppy head kick and Slone moves out of range easily.
Error wants to clinch up but Slone keeps it at a distance.
Slone has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Error is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Error tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Error throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Slone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Error is in Slone's guard.
Error would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Error avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Error stays in close to Slone's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Error trying to control the position from guard on top but Slone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Slone is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Error has his hands clasped together but Slone extends and breaks Error's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Slone.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chad Slone!