SPNY 215: Waitzel's revenge PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Krush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krush has chosen Pusha T- Pain as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

De Wilde
vs
Krush

183 cm
31
176 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

189 cm
37
185 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan De Wilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Krush!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Wilde.
De Wilde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krush.
Krush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krush tries to clinch up.
Alexander Krush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Wilde moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Alexander Krush has been cut.
De Wilde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krush gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Wilde connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krush's hands.

Krush is rocked!
De Wilde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krush.
De Wilde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krush moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krush is still on wobbly legs! Can De Wilde finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Wilde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krush tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Wilde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krush lands a head kick. De Wilde smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Krush seems to have recovered his senses.

It looks like Jordan De Wilde has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Wilde. Krush shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush misses with a takedown attempt
and De Wilde counters with an outside leg kick.
De Wilde explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Wilde lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Wilde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Wilde blocks a head kick by Krush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krush misses with a two punch combination.
De Wilde seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Wilde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Wilde circles away quickly and effectively.
Krush slips a jab from De Wilde.
Krush misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krush has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krush there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Wilde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Wilde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice straight punches there by De Wilde. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Wilde.
De Wilde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krush.
De Wilde blocks a head kick by Krush.
Krush goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Krush throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krush throws out a leg kick but De Wilde moves out of range and Krush only half commits.
De Wilde throws a body punch but Krush moves out of range.
De Wilde lands a leg kick that knocks Krush off balance momentarily.
Krush lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde stuns Krush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Wilde misses with a body shot.
De Wilde throws a poor cross that misses
and Krush counters with an outside leg kick.
De Wilde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Wilde takes a swing at Krush's ribcage but misses.
Krush looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krush throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Wilde.
Krush throws a right hand that De Wilde ducks under and follows up with a left that De Wilde also avoids with ease.
De Wilde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krush will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Krush.
De Wilde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krush throws a leg kick but De Wilde sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as De Wilde blocks the leg kick.
Krush checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheers as De Wilde lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krush doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krush throws a head kick but De Wilde moves out of range.

De Wilde dives in and scores a takedown into Krush's guard.
De Wilde looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Krush wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan De Wilde dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! De Wilde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Wilde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krush throws a low kick but De Wilde avoids it.
Krush throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Wilde counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Wilde with a nice cross.
De Wilde shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krush defends it nicely.
Krush thows a leg kick but De Wilde checks it
and De Wilde makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Wilde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krush can do to turn this around?
Krush lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krush displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Wilde checks a low kick from Krush.
Krush tries a head kick but it misses.
Krush moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krush cracks the inside of De Wilde's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krush takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush blocks a head kick by De Wilde.
De Wilde scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krush in his tracks.
De Wilde throws out a powerful jab.
Krush throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Wilde scores with a counter punch that sends Krush to the canvas! De Wilde smells blood - he's punishing Krush with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Krush has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan De Wilde!
An out of breath Jordan De Wilde thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Nookie. Jeggu Bomb had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bomb
vs
Gein

189 cm
34
203 lbs
30 - 22 - 2

190 cm
42
195 lbs
42 - 26 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

Project Mayhem

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 30 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 26 - 2, fighting out of New York, Otis Gein!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb doesn't manage to clinch there - Gein circles away.
Gein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bomb throws out a leg kick but Gein moves out of range and Bomb only half commits.
Bomb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Gein misses.
Bomb throws out a loose jab but Gein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeggu Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bomb's head backwards.
Bomb throws a hook to the side of Gein's head but Gein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bomb is looking to clinch but Gein is avoiding it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gein has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bomb swings for the body but Gein moves out of range.

Bomb forces Gein back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gein blocks a body shot from Bomb.
Bomb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gein is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gein takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb lands an elbow inside that Gein shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bomb is defending well.
Bomb throws an elbow but it misses.
I was talking to Bomb's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bomb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bomb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gein avoids it.
Gein is trying to break the clinch but Bomb is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Bomb.
Bomb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bomb throws a punch but it's blocked by Gein.
Gein avoids the elbow strike from Bomb, against the cage.

Gein pulls guard.
Bomb trying to control the position from guard on top but Gein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gein seems keen to control Bomb's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb trying to control the position from guard on top but Gein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gein is on top in guard.

Gein looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gein is looking to work some ground and pound but Bomb has wrist control.
Bomb is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gein trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bomb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gein throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gein working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bomb takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Gein's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gein scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bomb to see if he's OK.
Gein tries to score with some ground and pound. Bomb controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bomb tries to buck Gein off but Gein is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb wants to control but Gein postures up.
Gein in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gein lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bomb is not content to let Gein control the position.
Bomb sneaks back into half guard.
Bomb trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bomb tries to lock up and control but Gein gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gein throws some wild stikes that Bomb manages to avoid easily.
Bomb is bucking up trying to escape but Gein cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Bomb is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gein swings for the body but Bomb moves out of range.

It looks like Jeggu Bomb has been cut.
Good shot there by Bomb.
Gein misses with a body shot.
Gein looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bomb is fending him off so far but Gein persists. Nope, Bomb circles away and we're back to standing.
Bomb misses with a straight left.
Gein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bomb finds it's way round the side to connect with Gein's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bomb.
Gein fails with a takedown attempt.
Gein circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bomb defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gein.
Jeggu Bomb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Gein.
Bomb pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bomb attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jeggu Bomb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bomb slips a jab and a cross from Gein.
Gein takes one on the button.

Bomb closes the distance and pushes Gein back into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bomb obliges.
Gein wants to take the fight to the mat but Bomb manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bomb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bomb misses with a knee to the head.
Gein stalling in the clinch but Bomb improves position.
Gein avoiding damage as Bomb throws knees to the body.
Bomb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomb.
Gein digs a good hook to Bomb's body.
Gein slips a jab from Bomb.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomb slaps away a takedown attempt from Gein, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bomb lands a body shot.
Jeggu Bomb is winning the standup battle so far.
Bomb tries to clinch up.
Bomb throws a low kick but Gein avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Bomb. Those never looked like landing.
Bomb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gein has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bomb.
Bomb misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein connects with a crisp jab.
Gein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bomb's head backwards.
Bomb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gein throws out the jab.
Gein misses with a shot to the body
and Bomb counters with a nice leg kick.
Bomb tries to clinch but Gein is having none of it.
Nice shot by Bomb.
Bomb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bomb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Gein.
Bomb tries to land a leg kick but Gein saw it coming and moves away.
Bomb wants to clinch
enabling Gein to counter with a crisp jab.
Bomb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws a right and a left that Bomb avoids nicely.
Gein swings for the body but Bomb moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bomb dodges the punch combination from Gein.
Gein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gein moves away.
Gein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bomb to score with a decent uppercut.
Gein has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bomb.
Bomb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bomb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeggu Bomb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeggu Bomb's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gein throws a lazy right hand but Bomb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bomb tries to clinch there but Gein circles away.
Bomb misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Gein to counter with a crisp jab.
Bomb throws a looping overhand right but Gein ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Bomb misses its intended target.
Bomb loads up on a big right hand but Gein slips the punch.
Bomb moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bomb scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomb takes one on the button.
Gein dodges the punch combination from Bomb.
Bomb wants to slow Gein down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb cracks Gein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gein moves out of range as Bomb throws a body kick.
Gein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gein misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Bomb misses.
Gein looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bomb is fending him off so far but Gein persists. Nope, Bomb circles away and we're back to standing.

Bomb takes the fight into the clinch.
Bomb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bomb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gein blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein tries to pull guard but Bomb holds him up against the cage and eventually Gein drops back down to his feet.
Jeggu Bomb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Gein.
Gein is looking to control Bomb's arms but Bomb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gein has his back to the cage.
Gein is working for takedown but Bomb is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bomb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bomb lands a shoulder strike.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bomb tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bomb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gein is defending well for now.
Gein blocks the elbow strike.
Gein lands a body shot.
Gein leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gein is looking to break free of the clinch but Bomb has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein wants to stall.
Gein is trying to pull guard but Bomb turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bomb lands a body shot.
Bomb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bomb digs a right hand into Gein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gein's gas tank.
Gein tries to work over Bomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bomb lands with a right to the head.
Bomb lands with a light punch inside.
Bomb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bomb prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bomb just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gein's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bomb throws an elbow but misses.
Gein misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bomb misses with a body punch.
Bomb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Gein looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gein.
Gein is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bomb pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Bomb.
Bomb prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gein tries to pull guard but Bomb holds him up against the cage and eventually Gein drops back down to his feet.
Bomb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein taking a breather.
Bomb lands a damaging elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeggu Bomb!
Jeggu Bomb made sure to mention his sponsor, VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall has chosen I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Marshall

184 cm
38
185 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

187 cm
31
185 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

DROPPIN BODIES

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 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcelio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshall lands a jab-cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marshall.
Marshall jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Marshall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall advances nicely into full mount.
Marshall tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Garcia tries to hold on but Marshall postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Marshall working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Marshall prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
Marshall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
Garcia regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Marshall sits in half guard.
Marshall is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marshall pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Marshall.
Marshall trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Marshall performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garcia gets full guard.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marshall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Garcia gets back to half guard.
Marshall is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Marshall is working for a submission of some sort.
Marshall trying to mount his opponent but Garcia defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Marshall.

Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia is not content to let Marshall control the position.

Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Marshall is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marshall to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.

Garcia has his foot on Marshall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marshall works his way back into a safe position though.

Marshall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marshall working some strikes from top position.
Marshall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Marshall from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marshall controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marshall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Riley Marshall has got the better of the ground game so far.

Marshall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Marshall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Garcia is just riding it out for now. Marshall eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marshall is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marshall to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Marshall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marshall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.

Marshall is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marshall to get the leverage.
Marshall slips a nice elbow through Garcia's hands, connecting with Garcia's forehead.

Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Garcia looking for subs from the bottom but Marshall mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
Marshall controlling the position easily from mount.
Marshall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garcia manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Marshall has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marshall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garcia sees it coming and defends easily.

Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marshall.

Marshall is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marshall to get the leverage.

Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Marshall seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia defends the submission attempt.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Marshall has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Marshall in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Garcia tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Marshall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Riley Marshall!
Riley Marshall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Ceuref (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okin Slavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ceuref kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is French Fighter. Slavas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. WolfMother kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Okin Slavas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ceuref
vs
Slavas

180 cm
24
169 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

184 cm
28
188 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pepe Ceuref!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Okin Slavas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slavas moves out of range of the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ceuref as he connects with a hook.
Ceuref bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slavas avoids the head kick by Ceuref.
Nice shot lands for Slavas.
Ceuref throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slavas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slavas lands a head shot.
Ceuref uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slavas.
Ceuref avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slavas throws the left hand but Ceuref avoids the punch easily.
Slavas blocks a head kick by Ceuref.
Slavas throws a hook but Ceuref blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ceuref.
Ceuref 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.
Slavas throws a looping overhand right but Ceuref ducks down to avoid it.
Ceuref lands a leg kick that knocks Slavas off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slavas lands a nice shot to the body.
Slavas throws a big shot that misses.
Ceuref misses with a left hand

and Slavas counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavas looking to sit in guard and control but Ceuref gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ceuref slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ceuref stopping the sweep attempt from Slavas.
Ceuref has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ceuref seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Slavas has his hands on Ceuref's head, controlling the position.

Slavas looking for subs off his back but Ceuref has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavas manages to get to full guard.
Ceuref passes into half guard.
Slavas gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceuref postures up.
Slavas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ceuref haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Slavas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Slavas is pressing down on Ceuref's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ceuref is holding on for now.
Slavas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ceuref keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Slavas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Slavas there.
Slavas tries to pass to full mount but Ceuref defends it.
Ceuref avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slavas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Slavas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ceuref tries to roll over but Slavas keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A big left from Slavas misses.
Slavas misses with a looping right.
Ceuref thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ceuref looks to land a body kick but Slavas moved away.
Slavas looks for a takedown but Ceuref sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ceuref.
Ceuref throws a head kick but Slavas moves out of range.
Ceuref scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ceuref shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Slavas misses.
Slavas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slavas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ceuref.
Ceuref keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ceuref throws a wild body kick that Slavas sees coming a mile off.
Pepe Ceuref is winning the standup battle so far.

Slavas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Slavas lands in his opponent's guard.
Ceuref is pulling down on Slavas's head. It's preventing any offense from Slavas, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ceuref keeping moving, preventing Slavas from controlling successfully.
Slavas slips nicely into half guard.
Ceuref is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slavas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Slavas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slavas wants to take a breather but Ceuref is having none of it.
Slavas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slavas throws a strike but Ceuref avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Slavas lands a couple of elbows.
Okin Slavas has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slavas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slavas pushing down on Ceuref's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Slavas working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ceuref's thigh. Ceuref counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slavas chips away with some ground and pound.
Slavas throwing strikes but missing.
Slavas throws a strike but Ceuref rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Slavas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ceuref's guard.

Slavas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slavas in side control, throwing shots but Ceuref defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ceuref some visible discomfort.
Slavas trying to control the action but Ceuref is working from the bottom.
Slavas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ceuref is avoiding damage well.
Ceuref dodges the ground and pound from Slavas.
Slavas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ceuref regains half guard there - taking advantage of Slavas's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Slavas content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Okin Slavas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Slavas throws out a loose jab but Ceuref uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ceuref slips under a jab from Slavas.
Slavas throws a hook but Ceuref blocks it.
Slavas avoids a kick to the body.
Ceuref attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ceuref misses with a low kick.
Slavas jabs at Ceuref's body.
Ceuref lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Slavas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Slavas looks to score with a jab to the body but Ceuref is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slavas moves out of range of the body kick.
Ceuref throws a chopping leg kick but Slavas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slavas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ceuref under the eye.
A big left from Ceuref misses.
Ceuref tries to land a front kick but Slavas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Slavas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ceuref doesn't seem phased though.
Slavas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ceuref tries a head kick but it misses.
Slavas jabs Ceuref to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slavas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slavas misses with a hook.
Ceuref looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ceuref slips a jab from Slavas.
Slavas throws the left hand but Ceuref avoids the punch easily.
Slavas avoids the head kick by Ceuref.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slavas. Ceuref does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Slavas.
Both fighters circling a little - Ceuref finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Slavas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pepe Ceuref is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ceuref bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ceuref lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavas moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Slavas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ceuref on his heels. He'll look to pass Ceuref's guard now, I'm sure.
Ceuref is trying to keep Slavas in close.
Slavas throwing strikes from guard but Ceuref blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slavas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ceuref is trying to keep Slavas in close.
Slavas works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Slavas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavas with the ground and pound but Ceuref uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ceuref being controlled here, momentarily.
Ceuref preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slavas throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ceuref is on top in guard.

Okin Slavas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ceuref being controlled here momentarily.
Pepe Ceuref has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slavas looking to control.
Slavas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ceuref's guard.

Slavas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Okin Slavas.
I've got Slavas 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tnt. Laoka has chosen The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kruger
vs
Laoka

187 cm
34
197 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

188 cm
24
202 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Laoka misses its intended target.
Kruger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kruger wants to slow Laoka down by chopping away at his legs.
Kruger keeps the fight on the outside.
Laoka takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Laoka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruger throws a chopping leg kick but Laoka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kruger throws the kick towards the body but Laoka avoids it.
Laoka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kruger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laoka wants to clinch but Kruger slips to the side

so Kruger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laoka can't keep his opponent in guard - Kruger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kruger is trying to control. Laoka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kruger wants to free his trapped foot but Laoka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Laoka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kruger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laoka's head.

Kruger is looking for a kimura but Laoka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kruger to get the leverage.
Laoka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kruger.
Kruger 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.
Kruger is looking to take a break and control but Laoka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laoka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kruger.
Kruger wants to free his trapped foot but Laoka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kruger is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kruger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kruger is trying to control the action in half guard but Laoka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kruger is really struggling to control Laoka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kruger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kruger is stalling here. Laoka is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kruger seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Laoka has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Kruger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is trying to get back to half guard.
Kruger wants to control but Laoka postures up.
Kruger regains half guard.
Kruger wants to improve his position but Laoka is controlling well.

Kruger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laoka pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Laoka prevents Kruger from improving his position.
Kruger is trying to control but can't.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Laoka misses with a body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kruger misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laoka moves in looking to clinch but Kruger pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laoka, right into the meat.

Kruger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kruger goes for a double leg but Laoka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Laoka continues to drive forward.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses.
Kruger lands a body punch.
Kruger looking to slow down the pace here.
Kruger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Kruger avoids the damage to the body.
Laoka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krugers head.
Kruger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kruger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laoka lands a knee to the body.
Laoka prevents a body shot from Kruger.
Laoka crunches a lovely knee into Kruger's ribcage.
Laoka lands a nice knee to the body.
Laoka landing knees to the head.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Kruger working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kruger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger is working for takedown but Laoka is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger misses with the head strike.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Kruger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laoka.
Kruger has a couple of punches blocked by Laoka.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kruger.
Laoka working Kruger over with knees to the body.
Laoka tries a body shot but Kruger blocks it.

Kruger manages to break the clinch.
Katsu Laoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger shoots in and drives through. Laoka sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kruger dives in and scores a takedown into Laoka's guard.
Kruger throwing strikes from guard but Laoka blocks nicely.
Laoka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Laoka can't keep his opponent in guard - Kruger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Kruger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kruger trying to control from half guard but Laoka is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laoka taking some punishment here, with Kruger in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kruger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Laoka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Laoka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Kruger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laoka doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kruger.
Kruger wants to free his trapped foot but Laoka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kruger wants to take a breather but Laoka is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruger blocks the leg kick.
Laoka checks a leg kick nicely.
Kruger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laoka checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Kruger.
Laoka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good work by Kruger as he checks the leg kick.

Laoka closes the distance and clinches.
Kruger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
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 John Kruger 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!

Laoka misses with a looping left.
Laoka tries to clinch there but Kruger circles away.
Laoka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Laoka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laoka.
Kruger avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kruger is defending well for now.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Kruger avoids the damage to the body.
Katsu Laoka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kruger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but Kruger blocks it.
Kruger managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
Kruger is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kruger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kruger is defending well for now.
Laoka working Kruger over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Laoka.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laoka as Kruger tries to tie him up.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruger's elbow.
Kruger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laoka takes a shot to the head.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruger can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Kruger avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Kruger on the inside.
Kruger tries to break free but Laoka pushes him back against the cage.
Kruger misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Kruger tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
Laoka takes a shot to the head.
Laoka pushes off an throws an elbow but Kruger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kruger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laoka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Laoka.
Laoka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kruger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kruger - that landed with a thud.
Kruger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laoka lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka lands a nice knee to the body.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kruger is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laoka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kruger's brow.
Kruger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laoka pushes Kruger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is trying to force a seperation but Laoka has the dominant position.
Kruger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kruger trying to control the position but instead, Laoka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kruger into the cage.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but Kruger blocks it.
Kruger is trying to push Laoka away but Laoka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kruger.
Kruger working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kruger.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Kruger avoids the damage to the body.
Laoka prevents a body shot from Kruger.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kruger can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Kruger gets through Laoka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kruger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Kruger misses with some punches.
John Kruger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laoka lands a good knee to the midsection. Kruger won't want to take too many of those.
Katsu Laoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kruger manages to break the clinch.
Laoka misses with a low kick.
Laoka fails with an attempt to clinch.

Laoka closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Kruger.
Kruger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laoka looking to throw knees to the head but Kruger is blocking nicely.
Laoka lands a body punch.
Kruger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kruger lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Laoka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kruger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Monster by Skillet. A fine choice. Melo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fort Minor - Remember the name. 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.

Brown
vs
Melo

191 cm
35
270 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

196 cm
27
229 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monty Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Melo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Melo.
Melo with a hook.
Melo connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Melo throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Melo throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Melo defends it nicely.
Melo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Melo misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Melo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Melo misses with an uppercut.
Melo connects with a looping right hand.
Melo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melo misses with a straight left.
Melo looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown slips under a jab.
Melo looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Jab from Melo.
Brown slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Melo's head backwards.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Felipe Melo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melo throws a left and a right that both miss

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

Brown has an Americana. Melo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Brown is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Brown hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Monty Brown!
A relieved looking Monty Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Felipe Melo was interviewed post fight and said 'I always try and have fun out there, I got holes but hell its fun.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kip Aragus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aragus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kill of the Night - Gin Wigmore. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Aragus
vs
Khan

180 cm
26
180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

172 cm
30
182 lbs
25 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kip Aragus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abaka Khan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragus throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Aragus.
Khan drops his hands momentarily and Aragus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aragus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan tries to clinch up but Aragus circles away and keeps his distance.
Aragus misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Aragus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aragus tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Aragus moves out of range easily.
Aragus 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.
Khan misses with a head kick.

Aragus instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aragus as Khan tries to tie him up.
Aragus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Khan cracks Aragus with a nice body shot.
We've been informed that Khan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Aragus lands a left hand.
Aragus throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Aragus stalling.
Khan with a knee to the head.
Aragus looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aragus.
Aragus stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position.
Nice elbow from Khan.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Aragus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aragus effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kip Aragus has been cut.
Aragus missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan lands with a left to the head.

Aragus is rocked!
Aragus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oh Aragus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aragus throws an elbow but misses.
Aragus seems to have got his legs back now.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Aragus in his tracks for a moment.

Aragus is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Khan can't fight it off and eventually Aragus manages to take the fight to the floor. Khan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aragus defends it easily.
Aragus postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.

Khan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aragus stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
Aragus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aragus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aragus wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Khan is trying to control the position but Aragus postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aragus trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aragus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aragus wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aragus is working Khan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aragus is one step ahead there.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Aragus from controlling successfully.

Aragus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aragus forces his way into half guard.
Khan has hold of Aragus's hands but Aragus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 Kip Aragus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kip Aragus's cut.
That's time! Aragus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aragus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Aragus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aragus tries to work over Khan's front leg with a kick but Khan checks it.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan checks a low kick from Aragus.

Khan forces Aragus back against the cage and clinches.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aragus.
Aragus lands with a short shot to the head.
Aragus scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aragus blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
A knee to the head by Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aragus is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aragus.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Khan.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aragus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aragus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Aragus throws an elbow that misses.
Aragus takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aragus trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Khan.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Aragus blocks with his arms.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aragus takes an elbow to the temple.
Aragus tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Aragus back against the cage.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Aragus shrugs off.
Aragus missing with knees to the body.
Aragus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abaka Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khan.
Khan landing knees to the body.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aragus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to stall.
Aragus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Aragus's ribcage. Aragus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.

Khan drops Aragus with a big knee straight up the middle! Aragus is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan is looking to clinch but Aragus is avoiding it.
Aragus swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Aragus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Aragus persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kip Aragus. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragus throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aragus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aragus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aragus misses with a series of wild punches.
Aragus throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aragus misses with a double jab

and Khan counters with a head kick that drops Aragus to the mat! Aragus scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abaka Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kip Aragus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A big right from Aragus misses.

Aragus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khan to the ground. Aragus is now in Khan's guard.
Aragus prevents Khan from getting back to his feet.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan is pulling down on Aragus's head to control his posture.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aragus manages to get himself to full guard.

Aragus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan wants to control from the top but Aragus keeps moving.
Khan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragus wants to sweep but no luck.

Aragus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khan tries to free his leg and advance position but Aragus is retaining full guard.
Khan advances position into side control!

Khan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

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

Khan decides to stand back up. Khan steps back and let's Aragus get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.

Aragus gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
Khan lands an elbow just above Aragus 's eye.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Aragus blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Aragus fails to land.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Aragus.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aragus's face.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan tries a knee to the head but Aragus blocks it.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Aragus avoids the damage to the body.
Aragus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Aragus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan digs a right hand into Aragus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aragus's gas tank.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aragus throws an elbow but misses.
Aragus throws a head punch that misses.
Aragus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aragus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aragus throws a head punch that misses.
Aragus has Khan pushed against the cage.
Aragus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Aragus.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan pushes Aragus against the cage. Khan is working some dirty boxing. Khan pushes off with a quick right hook! Aragus goes down! Aragus tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Khan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abaka Khan!
A relieved looking Abaka Khan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Danze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danze's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Handle ur Bizness by the Mash Out Possee. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Danze
vs
Nelson

205 cm
31
270 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

183 cm
36
263 lbs
33 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn\'s Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE

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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Danze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Danze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses

and Danze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Danze looking to pass the guard.
Danze cracks Nelson with a solid left hand.
Danze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danze throws a big right hand that misses.
Danze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danze tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Danze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danze prevents Nelson from getting back to his feet.
Danze 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.
Danze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Danze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nelson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Danze goes for a double leg but Nelson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nelson continues to drive forward.

Danze successfully pulls guard.
Danze working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze wants to improve his position but instead Nelson has moved into half guard.
Danze keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Danze is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Danze trying to control but Nelson postures up.
Nelson wants to take a breather but Danze is having none of it.
Danze moves into full guard.

Nelson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Danze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nelson has managed to get both his arms back between Danze's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson won't allow Danze to sweep him here.
Danze is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Danze wants to sweep but no luck.
Danze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.

Danze throws an elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danze's guard. Nice move by Nelson!

Danze is looking to sweep but instead, Nelson has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson prevents Danze from improving his position.
Danze gets full guard.
Danze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nelson lands with a straight right. Danze didn't see that one coming.
Danze misses with a hook.
Danze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danze seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Danze misses with a takedown attempt - Nelson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danze misses with a wild combination.
Danze scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Danze misses.
Danze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Danze takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Danze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
Danze throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson counters with a thumping low kick.
Nelson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Danze counters with a single leg into guard. Nelson didn't expect that.
Danze prevents Nelson from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danze won't allow Nelson to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Danze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet but Danze is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danze throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Billy Danze has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danze looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Danze scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab by Danze.
Nelson throws a head kick but Danze moves out of range.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Danze does it's job there.

Nelson moves into range and clinches up with Danze.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danze.

Danze pulls guard.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nelson lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danze is pulling down on Nelson's head. It's preventing any offense from Nelson, at least for the moment.
Danze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danze is looking to sweep but instead, Nelson has passed into half guard.
Danze is looking to control Nelson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Danze avoid being mounted?
Nelson prevents Danze from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Danze dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Danze's cut.
That's time! Danze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Danze moves out of range easily.
Billy Danze is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Danze misses.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danze.
Nelson leaves Danze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danze throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danze swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danze misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danze.
Nelson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Nelson clinches up with Danze and pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson is stalling here.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Danze blocks with his arms.
Danze avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Danze tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Danze. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Danze closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danze jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Danze around his waist. Danze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Danze wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Danze fails to land.
Nelson working Danze over with knees to the body.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Danze jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Danze around his waist. Danze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Danze is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nelson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Danze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson is pushing Danze up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Danze tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hoy Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Danze's ribcage.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danze blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson trying to stall but Danze improves his position.
Nelson avoiding damage.
Nelson is pressed up against the cage. Danze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nelson down to the mat. Nelson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Danze gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Billy Danze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nelson pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danze is defending well for now.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danze blocks it with crossed arms.
Danze avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Nelson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danze.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hoy Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

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

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Cyprus Hill - Hits From the Bong. Santa Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 50 cent P.I.M.P. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hunter
vs
Santa Cruz

180 cm
33
182 lbs
30 - 15 - 0

180 cm
31
175 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

VIRAL COMBAT

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 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santa Cruz.
Hunter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santa Cruz.
Hunter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunter misses with a hook.
Santa Cruz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunter will feel that in the morning.
Hunter throws a shot to the body.
Santa Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunter is out of range and Santa Cruz settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Santa Cruz blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Santa Cruz misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Cruz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Santa Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Santa Cruz misses with a leg kick.
Santa Cruz scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Santa Cruz misses with a low kick.
Hunter cracks a nice hook into Santa Cruz's ribs.
Hunter looks to throw the jab but Santa Cruz is out of range.
Hunter throws a solid leg kick but Santa Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunter.
Santa Cruz looks to land a right hand but Hunter moved out of range.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter moves out of range as Santa Cruz throws a body kick.
Hunter misses with a looping right.
Santa Cruz is looking to chop away at Hunter's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santa Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
Santa Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but Hunter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santa Cruz throws a leg kick but Hunter checks it.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santa Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santa Cruz.
Hunter throws a series of strikes that have Santa Cruz backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santa Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Jay Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santa Cruz is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hunter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hunter trying to control from half guard but Santa Cruz is working away.
Santa Cruz wants to improve his position but Hunter is controlling well.
Hunter is pressing down on Santa Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santa Cruz is holding on for now.
Hunter looks to land a strike but Santa Cruz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Santa Cruz has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hunter doesn't defend quickly enough and Santa Cruz has managed to lock this one up! Can Hunter escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Santa Cruz on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rafael Santa Cruz!
Rafael Santa Cruz took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm fucking good aren't I? Been a pleasure. Coming for the title.'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Waitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Waitzel
vs
Kemp

188 cm
36
249 lbs
37 - 8 - 0

197 cm
43
258 lbs
39 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Hellbent
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Waitzel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Kemp!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waitzel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kemp doesn't seem bothered though.
Waitzel walks into a straight right hand from Kemp.
Waitzel throws the left hand but Kemp avoids the punch easily.
Waitzel tries to clinch
letting Kemp counter with a right hand.
Waitzel throws a right and a left that Kemp avoids nicely.
Kemp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kemp wants to land a leg kick but Waitzel is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Waitzel.
Waitzel feints and then cracks Kemp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kemp down.
Kemp cracks Waitzel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Waitzel.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kemp, right into the meat.
Waitzel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kemp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Adam Kemp has been cut.
Kemp tries a head kick but it misses.
Waitzel tried to score with a low kick but Kemp checks it.
A big right from Kemp misses.

Waitzel clinches up with Kemp and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waitzel misses with a punch to the body.
Kemp has Waitzel pushed against the cage.
Kemp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Waitzel lands a right hand.

Kemp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waitzel with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Waitzel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kemp sprawling to the canvas! Kemp rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Waitzel finish him?!
A bone on bone clash there as Waitzel blocks the leg kick.
Waitzel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Waitzel takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Kemp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waitzel.
Waitzel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Kemp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waitzel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Waitzel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel thuds a left hand into Kemp's body.

Waitzel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kemp, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waitzel.
Kemp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kemp misses with a punch on the inside.
Waitzel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kemp is trying to maintain a safe position but Waitzel gets an underhook and turns Kemp into the cage.
Kemp scores with a hook to the body.
Kemp lands a hook that snaps the head of Waitzel backwards.
Kemp blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Kemp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Waitzel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Kemp misses.
Waitzel missing with a left hand there. Kemp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waitzel scores with a kick to the body.

Waitzel clinches up with Kemp and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel tries to throw a body punch but Kemp avoids it by throwing Waitzel back against the cage.
Kemp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waitzel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kemp.
Waitzel lands a right hand.
Kemp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kemp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kemp misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kemp fails to land.
Kemp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Waitzel digs a right hand underneath Kemp's ribcage. Kemp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kemp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kemp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kemp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waitzel lands a left hand.
Waitzel digs a right hand underneath Kemp's ribcage. Kemp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Kemp fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Waitzel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waitzel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kemp backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kemp throws a head punch that misses.
Waitzel lands a left hand.
Waitzel tries a body shot but Kemp blocks it.
Waitzel throws an elbow that misses.
Waitzel scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waitzel.
Kemp throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waitzel.
Waitzel blocking some punches.
Waitzel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waitzel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kemp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waitzel's elbow.
Waitzel digs a right hand into Kemp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kemp's gas tank.
Waitzel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kemp's elbow.
Kemp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Waitzel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Kemp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Waitzel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waitzel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waitzel ducks under a wild hook from Kemp.
Kemp misses with a combination

and Waitzel counters by clinching up.
Shane Waitzel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kemp tries a body shot but Waitzel blocks it.
Waitzel prevents a body shot from Kemp.
Kemp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kemp blocking some punches.
Waitzel lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Waitzel as the two fighters clinch.
Kemp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waitzel scores with a shot to the side of Kemp's head.
Kemp misses with a punch on the inside.
Kemp has a couple of punches blocked by Waitzel.
Kemp swings wildly with an uppercut but Waitzel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kemp misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waitzel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kemp backwards.
Kemp misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Waitzel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Waitzel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Waitzel lands a body shot.
A short right from Waitzel.

Kemp is rocked!
Waitzel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kemp is still on wobbly legs! Can Waitzel finish him?
Waitzel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kemp.
Kemp seems to have recovered his senses.
Kemp is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Waitzel.
Kemp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waitzel is working Kemp over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waitzel.
Waitzel pushes Kemp against the cage. Waitzel is working some dirty boxing. Waitzel pushes off with a quick right hook! Kemp goes down! Kemp tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Waitzel moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Waitzel!
Shane Waitzel retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Shane Waitzel 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
57%

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