Bushido 93 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duece Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Caparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delta comes to the cage accompanied by the tough guy song. Danilo Caparas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Delta
vs
Caparas

167 cm
38
203 lbs
20 - 25 - 0

185 cm
35
185 lbs
23 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 20 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duece Delta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Caparas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Delta is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Caparas's half guard.

Delta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Delta prevents Caparas from improving his position.
Delta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Caparas's head.
Delta 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.
Delta is looking to take a break and control but Caparas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caparas is controlling Delta's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Delta trying to pass the guard but Caparas defending well.

Delta is trying to work for a kimura but Caparas is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Delta is looking for a kimura here.
Caparas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Caparas is refusing to be controlled, as Delta sits in half guard.

Delta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Caparas defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delta perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Delta tries to pass to full mount but Caparas defends it.
Caparas is looking for a sweep. Delta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delta is looking to stall here but Caparas recovers full guard.
Delta is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Delta throwing strikes from guard but Caparas blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delta trying to control the position from guard on top but Caparas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Duece Delta wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Delta shoots in for a takedown but Caparas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Delta closes the distance and clinches up with Caparas, looking for a takedown. Delta pushes Caparas against the cage but Caparas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Delta with a poor takedown
and Caparas counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duece Delta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delta shoots in and drives through. Caparas sprawls well.
Delta shoots in and drives through. Caparas sprawls well.
Delta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Delta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparas is staying active underneath Delta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Delta wants to advance to full mount but Caparas doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caparas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Caparas keeping moving, preventing Delta from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Caparas throws a leg kick but Delta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caparas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Delta dives in for a single leg takedown but Caparas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delta.
Delta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Caparas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Delta works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Delta trying to control but Caparas is working from the bottom.
Delta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Caparas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Caparas trying to control the position here.
Delta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duece Delta has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Delta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duece Delta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caparas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Delta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caparas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Delta gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Caparas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Delta trying to control the action but Caparas is working from the bottom.
Delta controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Delta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Caparas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Duece Delta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Caparas's legs.

Delta is trying to get an arm triangle but Caparas is defending well.
Delta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caparas keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caparas is looking to regain half guard here but Delta keeps moving and retains side control.
Delta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caparas keeps working.

Delta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Delta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Caparas tries to bench press Delta off him but Delta keeps the position.
Delta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Caparas's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparas is trying to improve his position.

Delta tries for a kimura but Caparas is defending well.

Delta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Delta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Delta is trying to get an arm triangle but Caparas is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caparas is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duece Delta dominated that second round.
That's time! Delta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Delta ducks right into an uppercut from Caparas.

Delta moves into the clinch.
Delta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Caparas is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Caparas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delta shoots for a takedown but Caparas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duece Delta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caparas finds it's way round the side to connect with Delta's head.
Caparas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Delta. That did some damage!
Caparas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Delta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caparas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caparas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Delta checks it well.
Caparas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Delta's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caparas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Delta doesn't seem bothered though.
Delta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duece Delta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caparas throws out a leg kick but Delta moves out of range and Caparas only half commits.
Nice sprawl there from Caparas as Delta shoots in.
Delta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Delta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caparas is fending him off so far but Delta persists. Nope, Caparas circles away and we're back to standing.
Caparas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caparas lands a jab to the nose.
Delta tries to close the distance and clinch but Caparas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caparas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caparas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caparas lands with a straight right. Delta didn't see that one coming.
Delta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Caparas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Caparas connects with a solid leg kick.
Delta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Caparas as he jumps to the side.
Caparas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Danilo Caparas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caparas throws a leg kick which misses Delta's front leg but catches the back leg as Delta tries to avoid it.
Delta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danilo Caparas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caparas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delta manages to avoid it.
Caparas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Caparas lands a jab to Delta's midsection.
Caparas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Delta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caparas circles away.
Delta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caparas can pounce on him.
Caparas throws a head kick but Delta moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caparas.
Delta misses with a takedown attempt - Caparas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Caparas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Delta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caparas.
Delta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Delta checks a leg kick.
Caparas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caparas.
Caparas throws out a powerful jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Delta.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caparas. That's going to slow Delta down.
Caparas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Caparas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Caparas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Delta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caparas is fending him off so far but Delta persists. Nope, Caparas circles away and we're back to standing.
Danilo Caparas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caparas lands with a hook. Delta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Caparas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Delta's calf.
Delta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Caparas but Caparas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Caparas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Delta fails with a takedown attempt.
Caparas scores with a decent looking hook.

Delta is rocked!
Jab from Caparas.
Oh Delta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caparas ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Delta out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danilo Caparas!
A very excited looking Danilo Caparas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Cocainich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Hana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cocainich comes to the cage accompanied by Будущее 9эт . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cocainich
vs
Hana

180 cm
38
250 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

188 cm
35
265 lbs
21 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bariga Cocainich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Hana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Cocainich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hana's waist but Hana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cocainich off to one side.
Cocainich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hana lands with an uppercut that bounces Cocainich off the cage and back into range.
Cocainich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Hana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Hana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cocainich keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Hana wants to control from the top but Cocainich keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cocainich looking for a guillotine here but Hana defends easily.
Hana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hana must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cocainich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cocainich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

It looks like Taka Hana has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cocainich tries to control but Hana wriggling away.

Cocainich working for a submission but Hana is keeping him at bay.
Hana is trying to escape the mount.
Cocainich tries to control but Hana wriggling away.
Cocainich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

The cut above Taka Hana's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bariga Cocainich!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guru Majja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majja has chosen Afroman - Because I Got High as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Riley
vs
Majja

185 cm
35
180 lbs
33 - 16 - 0

182 cm
35
180 lbs
29 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guru Majja!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Majja on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Majja. That did some damage!
Majja lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Majja takes one to the chin there.
Majja looks to land a right hand but Riley moved out of range.
Majja misses with a head kick.
Majja misses with a combination
and Riley counters with an inside leg kick.
Majja tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Majja scores with a shot to the body.
Riley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the liver by Majja. Beautiful body shot.
Majja throws a leg kick
and Riley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riley blocks a head kick by Majja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majja misses with a low kick as Riley jumps back.
Majja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Majja. That's going to slow Riley down.
Riley is looking to clinch but Majja is avoiding it.
Majja with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riley tries to clinch up.
Riley is looking to clinch.
That kick from Majja tenderised Riley's leg. Riley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Majja throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riley misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Majja. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riley is looking to score with low kicks.
Majja throws a solid leg kick but Riley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Majja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja is looking to clinch.
Majja throws a shot to the body.

Majja tries to keep at a distance but Riley has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Majja blocks an elbow strike from Riley.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Majja.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riley throws an elbow but misses.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Majja.
A head punch on the inside from Majja fails to land.
Majja misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riley lands a left hand.
Majja blocks the elbow strike.
Riley wants to take the fight to the mat but Majja manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Majja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Majja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a right hand.
Riley misses with the head strike.
Riley lands an elbow that stopped Majja in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
Riley scores with a shoulder strike.
Majja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Majja has Riley pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Majja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Majja tries to throw a body punch but Riley avoids it by throwing Majja back against the cage.
Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riley throws a head punch that misses.
Majja lands with a short shot to the head.
Majja blocks the elbow strike.
Riley lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is working Majja over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Majja is pushing Riley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Majja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riley lands a body punch.
Riley lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley.
A right hand to the body from Riley.
Majja working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Majja misses with a body punch.
Riley struggles to land a body shot inside as Majja controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Majja's brow.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riley lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Travis Riley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Riley misses the shot to the body.
Riley is looking to clinch.
Guru Majja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Majja avoids a punch combination nicely.

Riley rushes Majja and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Majja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riley throws a head punch that misses.
Majja lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Majja fails to land.
Majja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Majja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Majja.
Majja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Majja swings wildly with an uppercut but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Majja misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Riley fails to land.
Majja misses with some punches.
Majja lands a shot to the body.
Majja tries to throw a body punch but Riley avoids it by throwing Majja back against the cage.
Majja tries to throw a body punch but Riley avoids it by throwing Majja back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Majja as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Majja creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Majja is stalling here.
Riley presses Majja against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Majja throws a punch but it's blocked by Riley.
Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja tries to work over Riley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Majja.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Majja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riley tries a body shot but Majja blocks it.
Majja is trying to push Riley away but Riley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Riley as the two fighters clinch.
Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riley working aggressively here.
Majja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riley digs a right hand into Majja's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Majja's gas tank.
Majja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley misses with a punch to the body.
Majja is trying to stall.
Riley throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja can't find room to land a body shot as Riley controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Majja's brow.
Majja swings wildly with an uppercut but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley lands an elbow inside that Majja shrugs off.
Majja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Majja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riley misses with a punch to the body.
Majja blocks an uppercut.
Majja stalling.

Riley has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Majja clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Majja covering up well under a series of strikes from Riley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to control the position but Majja frees himself and scrambles - Riley manages to regain control in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Majja parries the strikes from Riley easily there. Riley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Majja to escape.
Majja wants to get back to his feet.
Majja gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Majja is looking to escape.
Riley lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Guru Majja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Riley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Majja.
Majja lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riley misses with a jab to the body

and Majja moves into the clinch.
Majja wants to stall.
Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Majja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Majja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Majja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riley tries to throw a body punch but Majja avoids it by throwing Riley back against the cage.

Majja breaks from the clinch.
Majja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Riley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Majja's sensitive parts.
Majja scores with a decent looking hook.
Riley fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Majja bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Majja is just out of range.
Majja misses the shot to the body.
Riley wants to slow Majja down by chopping away at his legs.
Majja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riley wants to slow Majja down by chopping away at his legs.
Majja takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Majja thows a body shot but no joy.
Riley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Majja. That did some damage!
Majja ducks right into an uppercut from Riley.
Majja just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Majja lands a leg kick that knocks Riley off balance momentarily.
Riley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Majja is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riley rather than just go for the knockout.
Riley throws a leg kick which misses Majja's front leg but catches the back leg as Majja tries to avoid it.
Majja lands a leg kick that knocks Riley off balance momentarily.
Majja fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some bone on bone action there as Riley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Riley is looking to clinch but Majja is avoiding it.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Majja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Majja keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Majja.
Riley dips to his left and cracks Majja with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja throws a nice outside leg kick.
Majja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riley throws a leg kick but Majja moved away.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Majja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Majja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Majja stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riley.
Riley throws a chopping leg kick but Majja manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Majja scores with a leg kick.
Riley with a hook.
Riley tries to clinch but Majja is having none of it.
Majja feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riley's calf.
Majja misses with a double jab.
Majja gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Riley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majja throws a right and a left that both miss.
Majja throws a leg kick that misses.
Riley throws a leg kick

and Majja moves into the clinch.
Riley struggles to land a body shot inside as Majja controls his hands.
Majja blocks the elbow strike.
Riley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riley throws an elbow but misses.
Majja misses with a punch to the body.
Majja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Majja tries to work over Riley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majja avoids the elbow strike from Riley, against the cage.
Travis Riley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Majja.
Majja taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Majja.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guru Majja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Majja 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guru Majja!
Guru Majja 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Mary Jane. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jenkins
vs
Landstrimma

170 cm
33
143 lbs
21 - 19 - 0

164 cm
36
144 lbs
27 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thurgood Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eriku Landstrimma!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Landstrimma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Jab by Jenkins.
Landstrimma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Landstrimma with a series of wild strikes but Landstrimma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Landstrimma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jenkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Jenkins moves out of range of the body kick from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Landstrimma moves away from the strike by Jenkins.

Landstrimma gets a clinch.

Jenkins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Landstrimma is trying to keep an underhook but Jenkins manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landstrimma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jenkins is looking for a kimura but Landstrimma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jenkins to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma wants to get back to full guard.

Landstrimma is defending against the submission attempts here by Jenkins.
Jenkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jenkins prevents Landstrimma from improving his position.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Landstrimma trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to control. Landstrimma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Landstrimma holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jenkins is trying to control. Landstrimma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Jenkins seems to be looking for submissions.

Jenkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Landstrimma wants to get back to full guard.
Jenkins frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is looking to work his way around to Landstrimma's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Landstrimma really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jenkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Jenkins is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Landstrimma has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Landstrimma!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Landstrimma thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Landstrimma won't allow Jenkins to sweep him here.
Landstrimma trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Landstrimma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jenkins trying to control the position.
Landstrimma sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jenkins.
Landstrimma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jenkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landstrimma passes into half guard.
Jenkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Landstrimma's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Landstrimma's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landstrimma just trying to survive but Jenkins is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Jenkins is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Landstrimma defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good standup being displayed there by Landstrimma as he connects with a hook.
Landstrimma throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma scores with a head kick. Jenkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big left from Jenkins misses.
Landstrimma throws a leg kick but Jenkins checks it.
Landstrimma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Jenkins blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Landstrimma checks a low kick from Jenkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Landstrimma misses with a body shot.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Landstrimma.
A head kick misses from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Landstrimma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Landstrimma throws a body kick that misses

and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Jenkins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Landstrimma is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Landstrimma has escaped and now he's on top!
Landstrimma wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma passes Jenkins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landstrimma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Jenkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Landstrimma pulls his head out easily.

Landstrimma looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Landstrimma trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins trying to control but Landstrimma postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jenkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jenkins is looking for a sweep. Landstrimma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Jenkins is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Landstrimma is tapping! Great win for Jenkins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thurgood Jenkins!
Thurgood Jenkins gave a mention to [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Nicklaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuntz comes to the cage accompanied by Check My Brain. Nicklaus has chosen Maino f.Busta Rhymes Jim Jones Gucci Mane Yo Gotti Trae The Truth - Mobbin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kuntz
vs
Nicklaus

195 cm
35
251 lbs
35 - 15 - 1

204 cm
34
255 lbs
26 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
Zipp Zapp

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 35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Nicklaus!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuntz throws a wild body kick that Nicklaus sees coming a mile off.
Kuntz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nicklaus.
Nicklaus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kuntz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kuntz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuntz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuntz misses with a body shot

and Nicklaus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuntz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicklaus throws a strike but Kuntz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nicklaus has control of Kuntz's left arm, preventing Kuntz from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuntz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nicklaus is controlling Kuntz's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicklaus wants to sweep but no luck.
Nicklaus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kuntz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rusty Kuntz just wasn't active enough.
Kuntz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rusty Kuntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuntz throws a looping overhand right but Nicklaus ducks down to avoid it.
Nicklaus blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuntz as he connects with a hook.
Kuntz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kuntz throws a head kick that misses.
Kuntz misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuntz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nicklaus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nicklaus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuntz throws a series of punches but Nicklaus moves out of range.
Kuntz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuntz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nicklaus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuntz throws a poor cross that misses

and Nicklaus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicklaus is trying to control the action in half guard but Kuntz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kuntz's thigh. Kuntz counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Nicklaus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kuntz controls Nicklaus momentarily but Nicklaus frees himself.
Nicklaus trying to control but Kuntz is working from the bottom.
Nicklaus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nicklaus wants to control from the top but Kuntz keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nicklaus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kuntz's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nicklaus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuntz pulls Nicklaus in to control the position.
Nicklaus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nicklaus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nicklaus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nicklaus with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuntz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nicklaus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuntz is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuntz pulls Nicklaus in to control the position.
Kuntz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kuntz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuntz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nicklaus is able to avoid easily.
Kuntz scores with a nice right hand.
Kuntz tries to clinch but Nicklaus moves away

and Nicklaus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nicklaus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicklaus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nicklaus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nicklaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuntz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicklaus throwing strikes from guard but Kuntz blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kuntz holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nicklaus throws a big right hand that misses.
Nicklaus trying to control but Kuntz is working from the bottom.
Nicklaus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nicklaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuntz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuntz lands a really nice looking cross but Nicklaus seems unphased.
A clash of legs there as Nicklaus blocks the low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuntz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuntz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuntz dips to his left and cracks Nicklaus with an uppercut!
Kuntz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuntz misses with a wild combination.
Kuntz misses with a double jab.
Kuntz tries to clinch but Nicklaus moves out of range.
Kuntz looks to throw a body kick

and Nicklaus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kuntz won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus taking a break here but Kuntz is having none of it and regains half guard.
Nicklaus with the ground and pound but Kuntz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nicklaus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kuntz keeping moving, preventing Nicklaus from controlling successfully.
Nicklaus looking to pass the guard.
Kuntz wants to sweep here but Nicklaus controlling him for the moment.
Kuntz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nicklaus!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kuntz controlling the pace for now.
Nicklaus is squirming around, avoiding Kuntz's attempts to control the action.
Nicklaus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nicklaus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Nicklaus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kuntz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuntz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuntz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Kuntz misses

and Nicklaus counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kuntz!
Kuntz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nicklaus is trying to ground and pound but Kuntz uses the momentary lack of control by Nicklaus to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Nicklaus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuntz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicklaus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nicklaus prevents Kuntz from improving his position.
Nicklaus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuntz moves into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nicklaus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nicklaus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nicklaus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nicklaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nicklaus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nicklaus postures up.
Rusty Kuntz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus postures up in Kuntz's guard and throws a big left but Kuntz blocks it.
Nicklaus pushes down on Kuntz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nicklaus lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicklaus is looking to take a break and control but Kuntz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuntz tries to get to full guard but Nicklaus has control of the leg.
Kuntz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kuntz trying to control here.
Nicklaus throwing shots but Kuntz is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz trying to control but Nicklaus postures up.
Nicklaus is stalling here. Kuntz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nicklaus seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kuntz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nicklaus is trying to control Kuntz's posture but Kuntz avoids it.
Kuntz wants to control but Nicklaus is keeping him busy.
Nicklaus tries to bench press Kuntz off him but Kuntz keeps the position.
Nicklaus stops Kuntz from passing to mount.
Nicklaus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus is doing well to control the position and prevent Kuntz from advancing to side control.
Kuntz trying to control from half guard but Nicklaus is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kuntz is looking to advance position but Nicklaus won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nicklaus is looking to improve his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rusty Kuntz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kuntz throws an off balance right hand

so Nicklaus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matiss has chosen Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold as his entrance music. Mario Matiss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paige
vs
Matiss

190 cm
35
215 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

186 cm
36
210 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Paige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matiss feints and then cracks Paige's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paige down.
Matiss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Matiss misses its intended target.
Paige tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paige blocks the body kick.
Matiss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paige. Matiss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paige swings for the body but Matiss moves out of range.
Paige listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paige misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matiss throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Matiss clinches with his opponent.
Matiss prevents a body shot from Paige.
Paige tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paige avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matiss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss prevents a body shot from Paige.
Paige lands an uppercut.
Paige is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matiss is defending well for now.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paige.
Paige misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
Matiss stalling against the cage.
Matiss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matiss with a knee to the head.
Matiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Matiss as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Paige - that landed with a thud.
Paige tries to throw a body punch but Matiss avoids it by throwing Paige back against the cage.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paige avoids it.
Paige lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matiss backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matiss is trying to maintain a safe position but Paige gets an underhook and turns Matiss into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Paige is blocking nicely.
Paige misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Paige.
Paige misses with some punches.
Matiss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paige managing to block the knees to the body from Matiss.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paige misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paige swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Paige.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paige.
Paige lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matiss backwards.
Paige presses Matiss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paige scores a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Paige's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Paige.
Matiss looks winded!
Paige throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paige presses Matiss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paige lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paige lands a nice elbow.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but Paige blocks with his arms.
A short left from Paige.
Paige lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Paige.
Matiss tries a knee to the head but Paige blocks it.
Matiss misses with the head strike.
Paige is leaning against Matiss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Paige with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paige lands a nice uppercut.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matiss misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Paige.

Matiss is rocked!
Paige lands a big right hand that drops Matiss! The killer instinct kicks in and Paige finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Paige!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Paige!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stan Paige waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waclaw Panek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Chavez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Waclaw Panek's chin.

Panek
vs
Chavez

195 cm
28
220 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

200 cm
34
223 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Waclaw Panek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panek swats away the attempt to clinch by Chavez.
Panek connects with a nice looking jab.
Panek ducks right into an uppercut from Chavez.

Chavez moves into the clinch.
Panek is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chavez is defending well.
Chavez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Panek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panek wants to take the fight to the mat but Chavez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waclaw Panek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez lands a right hand.

Chavez breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chavez.
Hugo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been told by Panek's head coaches at IMMA Gym of ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chavez works the jab nicely.
Chavez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Panek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez thows a leg kick but Panek checks it

and Panek counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chavez won't be happy with that.
Panek wants to control but Chavez is keeping him busy.
Chavez can't do much from the bottom here.
Chavez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chavez is trying to get back to full guard.
Chavez is staying active underneath Panek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chavez trying to control here.
Panek has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chavez can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panek controlling from the full mount.
Chavez can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panek looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Panek.
Panek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chavez can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is still trying to improve position.
Panek scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chavez tries to hold on but Panek pushes him away.
Panek looking to control but Chavez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chavez regains half guard.
Panek wants to pass to mount but Chavez is defending the position.
Panek prevents Chavez from improving his position.

Panek is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panek keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chavez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Panek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Panek's back!
Chavez is not going to allow Panek to sit and survive in this position.
Chavez is trying to stick to Panek's back but Panek is turning into Chavez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chavez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Panek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Panek is fighting to break Chavez's control of his arms but Chavez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chavez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Panek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Panek moves out of range of the strikes.
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Panek throws a nice outside leg kick.

Chavez tries to sprawl but Panek drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Panek prevents Chavez from improving his position.
Panek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panek trying to mount his opponent but Chavez defends it.
Panek has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chavez is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Panek fails to advance to Chavez's back.
Chavez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Panek is trying to control here but Chavez has managed to regain half guard.
Chavez tries to kick Panek off but Panek keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chavez tries to roll over but Panek keeps him under control.
Chavez keeps trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panek wants to pass the guard but Chavez is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to get to full guard but Panek has control of the leg.
Panek wants to take a breather but Chavez is having none of it.
Panek stops Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Waclaw Panek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Panek passes to full mount!
Chavez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chavez holds on for dear life, controlling Panek's posture momentarily.
Panek takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chavez is looking to escape.

Panek working for a guillotine from mount but Chavez is in no mood to give up.
Chavez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet.
Chavez pushes Panek off but Panek dives into side control.
Chavez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Panek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Waclaw Panek will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chavez tries to clinch there but Panek circles away.
Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chavez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Panek moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez motions for Panek to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez tries to clinch
and Panek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Panek checks a leg kick nicely.
Panek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.

Chavez moves into the clinch.
Chavez working aggressively here.

Panek breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Panek.
Chavez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chavez misses with a hook. Panek ducked under it nicely.
Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Panek's leg but Panek calmly moves out of range.
Chavez misses with a hook.
Panek throws a solid leg kick but Chavez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Panek.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Panek avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Chavez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
Chavez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Chavez moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panek managing to block the knees to the body from Chavez.
Panek looking to stall.
Panek prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Panek stalls.
Panek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chavez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Panek.

Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hugo Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Chavez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez tries to clinch up but Panek circles away and keeps his distance.
Chavez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Panek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Panek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chavez closes the distance but Panek moves to the side

and Panek counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Panek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chavez is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Panek is controlling him.
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!
Panek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chavez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Panek wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Panek won't allow Chavez to sweep him here.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Panek from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Panek passes easily into side control. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Panek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chavez 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Chavez!
A very excited looking Hugo Chavez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.