V.F.C. 9 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaaaaaa Aaaaaaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adahy Cherokee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adahy Cherokee acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Aaaaaaa
vs
Cherokee

150 cm
28
300 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

204 cm
18
289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaaaaaa Aaaaaaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adahy Cherokee!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cherokee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cherokee is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Aaaaaaa's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cherokee trying to control the action but Aaaaaaa is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Aaaaaaa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aaaaaaa is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Aaaaaaa is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherokee trying to control the action but Aaaaaaa is working from the bottom.
Aaaaaaa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cherokee off and has taken his back!
Cherokee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aaaaaaa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cherokee is trying to get back to his feet but Aaaaaaa has full control of the position and if anything, Cherokee has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Aaaaaaa struggling to keep hold of the position.
Cherokee tries to break free.

Aaaaaaa is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Cherokee is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Cherokee is trying to defend against the choke here but Aaaaaaa has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Aaaaaaa Tightens the hold and Cherokee taps out furiously! Aaaaaaa displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aaaaaaa Aaaaaaa!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Kappenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dre Day by DR. DRE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Riggs
vs
Kappenen

180 cm
19
182 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

192 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikael Kappenen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kappenen clinches with his opponent.
Kappenen tries to land a knee to the head but Riggs blocks with his arms.
Kappenen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riggs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kappenen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kappenen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kappenen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kappenen missing with knees to the body.
Kappenen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riggs 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.
Riggs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riggs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kappenen misses with a knee strike.
Riggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kappenen is keeping busy.
Riggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kappenen looking to throw knees to the head but Riggs is blocking nicely.
Kappenen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kappenen missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kappenen obliges.
Riggs takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kappenen throws a punch but it's blocked by Riggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kappenen.
Riggs tries to pull guard but Kappenen won't allow it.
Kappenen is trying to stall.
Kappenen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riggs is trying to pull guard but Kappenen has him pressed against the cage.
Kappenen tries to land a knee to the head but Riggs blocks with his arms.
Kappenen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kappenen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riggs tries to pull guard but Kappenen holds him up against the cage and eventually Riggs drops back down to his feet.
Kappenen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kappenen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kappenen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riggs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kappenen smiles and moves away.
Kappenen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body. Kappenen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Riggs misses with a takedown
and Kappenen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikael Kappenen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Riggs misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kappenen misses with a knee strike.
Kappenen stops a takedown attempt from Riggs.
Kappenen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riggs's face.
Kappenen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kappenen lands a nice knee to the body.
Kappenen scores a nice knee to the body.
Riggs is breathing heavily.
Kappenen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kappenen.
Kappenen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Martin Riggs has been cut.
Kappenen working Riggs over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kappenen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kappenen misses with a knee strike.
Kappenen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kappenen looking to throw knees to the head but Riggs is blocking nicely.
Kappenen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kappenen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kappenen misses with a knee strike.
Kappenen lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kappenen.
Riggs tries to pull guard but Kappenen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kappenen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kappenen misses with a knee to the head.
Kappenen landing knees to the head.
Kappenen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kappenen tries to land a knee to the head but Riggs blocks with his arms.
Riggs has Kappenen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kappenen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kappenen tries a knee to the head but Riggs blocks it.
Kappenen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Kappenen.
Kappenen stops a takedown attempt from Riggs.
Kappenen tries to land a knee to the head but Riggs blocks with his arms.
Kappenen misses with a knee to the head.
Kappenen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kappenen.
Kappenen scores with a shoulder strike.
Riggs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kappenen walks away with a smile on his face. Riggs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Riggs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riggs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kappenen moves into the clinch successfully.

Riggs pulls guard.
Kappenen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Kappenen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Riggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kappenen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Kappenen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riggs's face.
Kappenen misses with a knee to the head.
Kappenen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kappenen is defending well for now.
Kappenen avoids the elbow strike from Riggs, against the cage.
Kappenen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riggs's face.
Kappenen lands a good knee to the midsection. Riggs won't want to take too many of those.
Kappenen lands a knee to the head.
Riggs wants to take the fight to the mat but Kappenen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kappenen scores with a knee to the head.
Kappenen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kappenen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kappenen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kappenen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Riggs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kappenen scores with a knee to the head.
Kappenen taking a breather.
Kappenen misses with a knee strike.
Riggs tries to pull guard but Kappenen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Riggs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kappenen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Kappenen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riggs is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kappenen is defending well.
Kappenen misses with a knee to the head.
Kappenen crunches a lovely knee into Riggs's ribcage.
Kappenen looking to throw knees to the head but Riggs is blocking nicely.
Kappenen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mikael Kappenen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riggs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riggs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kappenen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Riggs throws a low kick but Kappenen avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kappenen moves into range and clinches up with Riggs.
Riggs is trying to drag Kappenen to the mat but Kappenen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kappenen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kappenen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riggs.
Kappenen with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kappenen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riggs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Kappenen.
Kappenen looking to throw knees to the head but Riggs is blocking nicely.
Kappenen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kappenen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kappenen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kappenen misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kappenen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kappenen tries to land a knee to the head but Riggs blocks with his arms.
Kappenen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kappenen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riggs looking to stall.
Kappenen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Riggs is trying to force a seperation but Kappenen has the dominant position.
Kappenen looking to throw knees to the head but Riggs is blocking nicely.
Kappenen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kappenen lands a nice knee to the body.
Kappenen looking to throw knees to the head but Riggs is blocking nicely.
Kappenen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riggs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kappenen lands a knee to the body.
Kappenen tries a knee to the head but Riggs blocks it.
Kappenen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kappenen looking to throw knees to the head but Riggs is blocking nicely.
Riggs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riggs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kappenen smiles and moves away.

Kappenen moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kappenen tries a knee to the head but Riggs blocks it.
Kappenen tries a knee to the head but Riggs blocks it.
Kappenen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kappenen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riggs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kappenen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kappenen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riggs blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Kappenen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martin Riggs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kappenen moves out of range of the strikes.
Riggs throws a body shot but no joy.

Kappenen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Kappenen misses with a knee strike.
Kappenen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riggs is defending well for now.
Kappenen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riggs has Kappenen pushed against the cage.
Riggs jumps guard but Kappenen stands there with Riggs around his waist. Riggs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kappenen tries to land a knee to the head but Riggs blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kappenen misses with a knee to the head.
Kappenen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riggs is working for takedown but Kappenen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kappenen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Kappenen tries a knee to the head but Riggs blocks it.
Riggs tries to pull guard but Kappenen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kappenen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riggs blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kappenen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kappenen tries to stall but Riggs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riggs fails to pull guard.
Riggs pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kappenen connects with a knee to the head.
Kappenen tries a knee to the head but Riggs blocks it.
Kappenen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kappenen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riggs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kappenen to keep the fight standing.
Kappenen stops a takedown attempt from Riggs.
Kappenen lands a good knee to the midsection. Riggs won't want to take too many of those.
Riggs tries to pull guard but Kappenen holds him up against the cage and eventually Riggs drops back down to his feet.
Riggs missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riggs manages to pull guard.
Kappenen wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
Riggs seems keen to control Kappenen's posture.
Kappenen wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
Kappenen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Kappenen from controlling successfully.
Kappenen is fighting to break Riggs's control of his arms but Riggs is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kappenen content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kappenen's guard.

Riggs controlling from the top position.
Kappenen wants to stand but Riggs is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs controlling from the top position.
Kappenen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kappenen keeping moving, preventing Riggs from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kappenen clinches.
Riggs is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kappenen is defending well.
Kappenen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riggs.
Kappenen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kappenen misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kappenen as Riggs tries to tie him up.
Kappenen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riggs wants to take the fight to the mat but Kappenen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kappenen throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riggs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riggs lands a shoulder strike.
Riggs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kappenen tries a knee to the head but Riggs blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Kappenen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kappenen 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Kappenen!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nobuhiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyndon Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nakamura
vs
Barrett

188 cm
19
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nobuhiro Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyndon Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Nakamura moves into the clinch.
Nakamura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nakamura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barrett is looking to control Nakamura's arms but Nakamura gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barrett has his back to the cage.
Nakamura scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakamura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrett's efforts to push away.
Barrett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nakamura lands with a light punch inside.
Nakamura lands a right hand.

It looks like Lyndon Barrett has been cut.
Barrett looks winded!
Nakamura lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nakamura.
Barrett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike.
Nakamura is working Barrett over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Nakamura on the inside.

Barrett is rocked!
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrett.
Barrett is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakamura finish him?
Nakamura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clinched against the cage, Nakamura lands a big elbow that drops Barrett! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Barrett is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nobuhiro Nakamura!
After the fight, Nobuhiro Nakamura was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Headed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hard Headed is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Wolf
vs
Headed

210 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
28
300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hard Headed!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Headed lands with a kick to the temple. Wolf shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Headed.
Wolf seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Headed tries to clinch but Wolf is having none of it.
Headed throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Wolf counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Headed!
Headed avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wolf.
Headed felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
An elbow from Wolf crashes against the mat.
Wolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Headed keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Headed stops Wolf from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Headed sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Headed can't do much from the bottom here.
Wolf in side control, throwing shots but Headed defends.
Wolf lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

It looks like Hard Headed has been cut.
Headed managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wolf.
Wolf in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wolf throwing strikes but Headed manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wolf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wolf sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf tries to get to full guard but Headed has control of the leg.
Wolf is looking to control Headed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolf avoid being mounted?
Wolf tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Headed has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Headed manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wolf to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headed is not going to allow Wolf to sit and survive in this position.
Headed controlling the position well here. Wolf rolled but Headed kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Wolf can't escape the position.
Wolf is working hard here to advance position.
Wolf trying to control the hands but Headed breaks the grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wolf is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Wolf prevents Headed from getting a body triangle.
Wolf rolls, trying to escape but Headed keeps control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Headed controlling from the back.
Headed has the hooks in. Wolf is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
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 Robert Wolf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hard Headed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Headed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wolf's head.
Headed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolf drops down looking for a counter takedown but Headed sprawls and moves away.
Wolf looks for a takedown but Headed sprawls well.
Headed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolf tries for a takedown but Headed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Headed avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Wolf tries for a takedown but Headed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Headed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Headed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Headed lands a head kick. Wolf smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hard Headed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Headed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wolf if he has to take too many more of those.
Headed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Wolf closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Headed keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wolf throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Headed to regain full guard.
Wolf has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf throws a strike but Headed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wolf on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wolf tries to get out of the position.
Wolf looking to control but Headed passes into half guard.
Headed wants to stand up but Wolf is controlling the position.
Headed trying to mount his opponent but Wolf defends it.
Headed trying to control the action but Wolf is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf trying to hold on to Headed's head to control him but Headed postures up.
Wolf moves into full guard.
Wolf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Headed wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Headed would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf wants to improve his position but instead Headed has moved into half guard.

Wolf with the active half guard here but Headed passes nicely into side control.
Wolf tries to bench press Headed off him but Headed keeps the position.
Wolf might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wolf is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wolf is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wolf is trying to get back to full guard.

Wolf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Headed scores with a push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Headed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Headed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wolf if he has to take too many more of those.
Headed lands a head kick. Wolf smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Robert Wolf has been cut.
Headed pushes Wolf away with a front kick.
Headed throws a head kick that Wolf semi-blocks.
Crack! A monster head kick from Headed and Wolf falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Headed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hard Headed!
After the fight, Hard Headed was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Stockton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slater
vs
Stockton

190 cm
21
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
29
260 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Stockton!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stockton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slater.
Stockton throws a series of punches but Slater moves out of range.
Stockton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slater.
Stockton has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Slater is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Stockton lands a big uppercut and Slater crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Slater looks OK. Stockton waves Slater back to his feet!

Slater is rocked!

It looks like Von Slater has been cut.
Stockton wobbles Slater with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Stockton dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Slater to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duane Stockton!
A relieved looking Duane Stockton 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
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Survival kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Aaron Nott has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aaron Nott seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nott
vs
O Neill

187 cm
21
197 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

AnonymouS

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Nott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Nott misses.
O Neill throws a shot to the body.
O Neill misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Neill scores with a body shot.
Nott swings for the body but O Neill moves out of range.
A big left from Nott misses.
Nott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nott lands a head shot.
Nott throws a jab when O Neill was well out of range.
Nott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neill lands a nice shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from O Neill.
Nott walks into a straight right hand from O Neill.
O Neill misses with a two punch combination.
O Neill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nott circles away quickly and effectively.
O Neill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aaron Nott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from O Neill.
O Neill slips a jab from Nott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill tries to bum rush Nott with a series of wild strikes but Nott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Neill takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Neill connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nott ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.
Nott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Neill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Neill goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nott looks to land a right hand but O Neill moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nott connects with a body shot.
O Neill swinging wildly here.
Nott throws a body shot but no joy.
O Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nott.
O Neill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nott slips a straight right by O Neill.
O Neill throws a series of punches but Nott avoids them all with ease.
O Neill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nott.
O Neill missing with a left hand there. Nott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from O Neill. Those never looked like landing.
O Neill moves out of range as Nott strikes.
O Neill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nott throws a looping overhand right but O Neill ducks down to avoid it.
Nott misses with an uppercut.
O Neill misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Neill throws a series of punches but Nott moves out of range.
Nott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Neill.
Nott walks into a stiff left hand from O Neill.
Nott lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Neill tries to bum rush Nott with a series of wild strikes but Nott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Nott. Those never looked like landing.
O Neill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Neill lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nott dodges the punch combination from O Neill.
O Neill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. O Neill eats them both and turns towards Nott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill throws a right and a left that Nott avoids nicely.
Nott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Neill checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Nott - just one landing.
Nott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Nott drops O Neill with a beautiful combination! O Neill stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nott is looking for the KO!

O Neill is rocked!
O Neill looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nott lands a glancing blow to the side of O Neill's head.
O Neill is still on wobbly legs! Can Nott finish him?
O Neill is aggressively charging in as Nott backs up avoiding any damage. Nott tosses out a jab and O Neill runs right into it face first! O Neill is out cold! Nott dropped down on all fours and is barking in O Neill's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Nott!
Bosco O Neill was interviewed post fight and said 'ima hit the gym hard now bitches'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaclav Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Boudain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mika's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Notorious Big - Just a memory. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Mika
vs
Boudain

190 cm
27
275 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
282 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
AnonymouS

Four Aces Nutrition

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaclav Mika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Boudain!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boudain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boudain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mika 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.
Boudain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mika is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Mika.
Boudain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mika takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Vaclav Mika has been cut.
Boudain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boudain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mika. That did some damage!
Boudain misses with a head kick.
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!
Boudain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mika swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Mika clinches up against the cage.
Mika gets through Boudain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mika fails to land.
Mika missing with knees to the body.
Mika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boudain's elbow.
Mika digs a right hand underneath Boudain's ribcage. Boudain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mika lands a nice shot to the body.

Boudain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boudain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boudain tries to close the distance and clinch but Mika swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boudain staying out of range there.

Mika fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boudain, pushing him back against the cage.
Mika lands a hook that snaps the head of Boudain backwards.
Mika lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mika lands a shot to the body.
Boudain looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mika creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mika has Boudain pressed against the cage, preventing Boudain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mika lands with a left to the head.
Mika lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boudain backwards.
Nice body punch from Mika.
Nice body punch from Mika.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Mika.
A body shot lands from Mika.
Mika is leaning against Boudain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mika lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boudain's elbow.
Mika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mika lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boudain.
Mika lands a shoulder strike.
Boudain trying to stall but Mika improves his position.
Mika lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boudain backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mika.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mika as Boudain tries to tie him up.
Mika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boudain blocks it with crossed arms.
Mika pushes Boudain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boudain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Mika - that landed with a thud.
Boudain blocks a body shot from Mika.
Boudain avoiding damage as Mika throws knees to the body.
Mika working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boudain is defending well for now.
Mika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boudain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Mika drops Boudain onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Boudain is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Boudain is rocked!
Mika misses with a body punch.
Mika lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boudain is still on wobbly legs! Can Mika finish him?
Mika working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mika pushes Boudain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boudain seems to have recovered his senses.
Mika keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boudain's efforts to push away.
Boudain is trying to break free.
Boudain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mika misses with a punch to the body.
Mika prevents a body shot from Boudain.
Mika works on Boudain's body with a couple of short punches.
Mika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mika digs a right hand into Boudain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boudain's gas tank.
Boudain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mika is keeping busy.
Boudain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boudain has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mika seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boudain can turn it around.
Mika misses with a body punch.
Boudain tries to throw a body punch but Mika avoids it by throwing Boudain back against the cage.
Mika lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Mika.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mika works on Boudain's body with a couple of short punches.
Mika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mika is leaning against Boudain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mika works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mika lands a shot to the body.
Mika doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mika lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudain prevents a body shot from Mika.
Boudain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mika digs a right hand underneath Boudain's ribcage. Boudain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mika lands a hook that snaps the head of Boudain backwards.
A hook to the body from Mika.
Mika lands a body punch.
Mika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boudain is defending well for now.
Boudain prevents a body shot from Mika.
Mika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boudain avoids it.
Boudain prevents a body shot from Mika.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Mika.
A hook to the body from Mika.
Mika tries to work over Boudain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Mika.
Mika lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mika cracks Boudain with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Boudain looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mika finish him?
Mika tries to clinch up but Boudain circles away and keeps his distance.
Boudain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vaclav Mika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boudain pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Mika sends Boudain crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mika is motioning to the referee to let Boudain up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mika fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boudain, pushing him back against the cage.
Boudain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boudain misses with a punch on the inside.

Mika drops Boudain onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Boudain is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Boudain managing to block the knees to the body from Mika.
Mika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boudain.
Mika misses with a punch to the body.
Mika lands with a left to the head.
Mika throws a big uppercut that drops Boudain! More strikes from Mika and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Boudain lies dazed against the cage as Mika celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaclav Mika!
Vaclav Mika retains his heavyweight title!
After the big win, Vaclav Mika made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fury Nutrition Inc. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.