TTFC No Remorse 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Griffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Caldeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caldeira is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by seperate my sides- red hot chili peppers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griffen
vs
Caldeira

185 cm
19
149 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Griffen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Caldeira!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffen throws a sloppy head kick and Caldeira moves out of range easily.
Griffen tries to close the distance and clinch but Caldeira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caldeira shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffen tries to sprawl out of it but Caldeira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from Griffen.
Griffen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffen wants it to stay on the feet.

Caldeira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Griffen's half guard.
Griffen is trying to stand.
Griffen is trying to get back to full guard.
Caldeira is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caldeira postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Griffen to stand up.
Griffen throws a sloppy head kick and Caldeira moves out of range easily.
Griffen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Caldeira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Griffen tries to kick Caldeira off but Caldeira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira is thwarting Griffen's attempts to control the position.

Caldeira is working for a submission of some sort.
Caldeira moves nicely into side control.
Caldeira moves into full mount!
Griffen wants to control but Caldeira is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffen is desperately trying to improve his position but Caldeira has a good base and remains in mount.
Caldeira avoids the attempt from Griffen to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caldeira looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffen is looking to improve his position but Caldeira isn't that keen on the idea.
Caldeira controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick by Griffen misses

and Caldeira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Griffen's guard.
Griffen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Griffen wants to stand up but Caldeira is controlling him.
Griffen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Griffen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffen lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Caldeira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Griffen trying to control the position.

Caldeira gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffen misses with a takedown

and Caldeira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Griffen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Griffen looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Caldeira pushes past his half guard into mount!

Caldeira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Caldeira controlling from the full mount.
Caldeira is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffen is working to get back to half guard.
Griffen wants to try and get back to his feet.
Caldeira controlling his opponent.
Griffen manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffen wants to control but Caldeira passes into side.
Griffen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Caldeira has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Caldeira in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Griffen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Caldeira controlling his opponent.
Arturo Caldeira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffen is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Caldeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Griffen clinches but Caldeira breaks the clinch

and Caldeira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Griffen's guard now.

Caldeira stands up and waves to Griffen to follow him.
Caldeira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffen swivels and escapes.
Griffen doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Caldeira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Griffen is trying to stand back up but Caldeira is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Caldeira in particular looking to stall.
Griffen is looking to get back to is feet but Caldeira passes into side control.
Griffen looks to move to half guard but instead Caldeira has passed into mount! Damn!
Caldeira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffen is desperately trying to improve his position but Caldeira has a good base and remains in mount.
Griffen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Caldeira avoids the attempt from Griffen to control.
Caldeira controlling from mount.
Griffen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

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.
Caldeira controlling the pace for now.
Griffen is working to get back to half guard.

Caldeira goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Griffen is on top in guard.
Griffen lands a couple of elbows.
Griffen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffen throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caldeira is proving hard to escape from.
Griffen is pushing down on Caldeira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Caldeira is fighting to maintain full guard but Griffen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Griffen is looking to take a break and control but Caldeira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caldeira is trying to control but can't.

That's four 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.
Griffen trying to control from half guard but Caldeira is working away.
Caldeira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Griffen is looking to take a break and control but Caldeira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffen wants to stand but Caldeira has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ryan Griffen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Caldeira defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Caldeira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Caldeira 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Caldeira!

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Ford will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cruz
vs
Ford

190 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

191 cm
19
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiger Cruz!
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, Dave Ford!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford has a takedown stuffed.
Ford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ford momentarily.

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

Ford is rocked!

It looks like Dave Ford has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?

Cruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ford!
Cruz postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Ford out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Cruz goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tiger Cruz!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Vasconcelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggs Wafers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wafers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stronger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Biggs Wafers enters the cage!

Vasconcelos
vs
Wafers

170 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

171 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

††-Bloody Sunday-††

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Vasconcelos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Biggs Wafers!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wafers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wafers content to stall in guard here.
Vasconcelos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wafers wants to stand but Vasconcelos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vasconcelos 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.
Vasconcelos is working hard here to advance position.
Vasconcelos keeping moving, preventing Wafers from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasconcelos, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wafers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vasconcelos throws a nice looking combination but Wafers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wafers moves in looking to clinch but Vasconcelos pushes him off.
Wafers moves in looking to clinch but Vasconcelos pushes him off.
Vasconcelos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasconcelos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vasconcelos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasconcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Wafers moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Vasconcelos.
Wafers tries to break free but Vasconcelos pushes him back against the cage.
Wafers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wafers misses with an elbow over the top.
Wafers misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wafers throws an elbow but misses.
Vasconcelos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wafers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos lands with a right to the head.
Wafers lands a nice elbow.
Vasconcelos lands a body punch.
Vasconcelos blocks an elbow strike.

Vasconcelos breaks from the clinch.
Hugo Vasconcelos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasconcelos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasconcelos lands a jab-cross combination.
Biggs Wafers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wafers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wafers looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasconcelos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vasconcelos cracks Wafers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vasconcelos just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasconcelos swats away the attempt to clinch by Wafers.
Vasconcelos just misses with a punch to the body.

Vasconcelos gets caught flat footed, as Wafers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Vasconcelos is looking for a triangle here but Wafers uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vasconcelos tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wafers stands up and beckons Vasconcelos to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasconcelos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasconcelos misses with a double jab.
Vasconcelos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wafers avoids the body shot from Vasconcelos.
Wafers tries to clinch but Vasconcelos moves out of range.
Wafers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wafers shoots in for a takedown but Vasconcelos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Wafers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wafers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vasconcelos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vasconcelos tries to get to full guard but Wafers has control of the leg.

Vasconcelos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vasconcelos is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vasconcelos thuds a left hand into Wafers's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasconcelos. Wafers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wafers tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasconcelos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wafers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasconcelos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wafers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasconcelos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wafers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasconcelos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hugo Vasconcelos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wafers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wafers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vasconcelos throws a series of punches but Wafers moves out of range.

Wafers has managed to clinch.
Vasconcelos is looking to break free of the clinch but Wafers has double underhooks.

Vasconcelos breaks from the clinch.
Wafers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasconcelos.
Wafers tries to clinch but Vasconcelos is having none of it.
Wafers doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasconcelos circles away.
Vasconcelos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wafers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasconcelos tries to clinch up but Wafers circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasconcelos wants to clinch up but Wafers keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wafers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasconcelos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vasconcelos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wafers.
Hugo Vasconcelos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biggs Wafers.
Vasconcelos with a jab.
Vasconcelos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wafers in his tracks.

Vasconcelos closes the distance and pushes Wafers back into the cage.
Wafers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vasconcelos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vasconcelos digs a right hand underneath Wafers's ribcage. Wafers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vasconcelos presses Wafers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wafers is breathing heavily.
Wafers jumps guard but Vasconcelos stands there with Wafers around his waist. Wafers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vasconcelos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wafers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vasconcelos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wafers tries to clinch up
letting Vasconcelos counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wafers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wafers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vasconcelos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vasconcelos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Biggs Wafers has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vasconcelos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wafers is defended easily by Vasconcelos.
Nice shot lands for Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wafers circles away quickly and effectively.

Wafers clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Vasconcelos to work.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wafers throws an elbow but misses.
Wafers throws an elbow that misses.
Vasconcelos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wafers trying to land knees to the body.
Vasconcelos lands a hook that snaps the head of Wafers backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wafers.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Vasconcelos breaks from the clinch.
Vasconcelos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Wafers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vasconcelos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Vasconcelos wants to sweep but no luck.
Vasconcelos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wafers!
Vasconcelos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasconcelos won't let Wafers get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Vasconcelos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Biggs Wafers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wafers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vasconcelos defends it nicely.
Wafers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos throws a series of punches but Wafers moves out of range.

Vasconcelos closes the distance and pushes Wafers back into the cage.
A short right from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos tries to pull guard but Wafers holds him up against the cage and eventually Vasconcelos drops back down to his feet.
Vasconcelos stalling in the clinch.
Vasconcelos dodges an elbow strike from Wafers.
Wafers lands an elbow that stopped Vasconcelos in his tracks for a moment.

Vasconcelos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wafers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Wafers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vasconcelos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vasconcelos is looking to improve his position.
Wafers wants to stand but Vasconcelos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Vasconcelos actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wafers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Wafers decides to stand up.

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.
Vasconcelos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wafers.
Vasconcelos is looking to clinch but Wafers is avoiding it.
Vasconcelos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasconcelos dodges the punch combination from Wafers.
Some wild striking there from Wafers.
Wafers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vasconcelos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wafers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vasconcelos.
Some wild striking there from Vasconcelos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wafers wants to clinch but Vasconcelos slips to the side
and Vasconcelos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Wafers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vasconcelos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wafers backwards.
Vasconcelos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Vasconcelos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasconcelos throws a nice looking combination but Wafers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wafers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vasconcelos looking for a guillotine here but Wafers defends easily.
Wafers's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wafers won't allow Vasconcelos to sweep him here.

Vasconcelos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wafers defends it easily.
Hugo Vasconcelos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vasconcelos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wafers is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hugo Vasconcelos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vasconcelos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Vasconcelos!

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hype
A | B

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A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between canof whoopazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Minemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). whoopazz comes into the arena with champion blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Minemeyer's choice of entrance music: Space Lord by Monster Magnet. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

whoopazz
vs
Minemeyer

199 cm
26
285 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

204 cm
23
282 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, canof whoopazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Minemeyer!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minemeyer moves away from the strike by whoopazz.
Nice takedown defense from Minemeyer. No joy for whoopazz on that attempt.

Minemeyer takes the fight into the clinch.
whoopazz tries to break the clinch but Minemeyer is controlling the position.

Minemeyer is trying to trip whoopazz. He has hold of a leg but whoopazz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Minemeyer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
whoopazz 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.
Minemeyer trying to control but whoopazz is working from the bottom.

whoopazz looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Minemeyer is defending well. whoopazz quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Minemeyer has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! whoopazz celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). canof whoopazz!

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energy
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hype
A | B

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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Mononen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diesel comes to the cage accompanied by "What You Know" - T.I.. Mike Diesel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lauri Mononen's chin.

Diesel
vs
Mononen

190 cm
26
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

WIN Nutritional

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lauri Mononen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diesel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mononen finds it's way round the side to connect with Diesel's head.
A slow jab from Mononen misses its intended target.

Diesel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Diesel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Diesel controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diesel working for a guillotine from mount but Mononen is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mononen is trying to escape the mount.
Mononen is squirming around, avoiding Diesel's attempts to control the action.

Diesel goes for an armbar but Mononen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mononen.

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.
Diesel striking off his back but it's not causing Mononen any problems.

Diesel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mononen looking to sit in guard and control but Diesel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen is looking to sweep but instead, Diesel has passed into half guard.
Mononen trying to hold on to Diesel's head to control him but Diesel postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mononen tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diesel thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mononen to regain full guard.
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 Mike Diesel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diesel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mononen as he avoids it easily.

Diesel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mononen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diesel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mononen keeps working.
Mononen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mononen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Diesel tries for a kimura but Mononen is defending well.

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.
Mononen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diesel.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Diesel advances to mount.
Diesel prevents Mononen from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Diesel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
A nice elbow there by Diesel.
Mononen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mononen wants to improve his position but Diesel is controlling well.
Mononen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diesel.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diesel is thwarting Mononen's attempts to control the position.
Diesel trying to mount his opponent but Mononen defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Diesel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mononen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diesel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mike Diesel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Diesel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mononen is trying to stand.
Diesel passes to full mount!
Diesel trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mononen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diesel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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.
Mononen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diesel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mononen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mononen tries to lock up and control but Diesel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Mononen can't escape the position.
Mononen is trying to stand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mononen wants to control but Diesel is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Diesel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diesel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Diesel!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Extor Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ace comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Dillinger has chosen Randy Orten Theme Song as his entrance music. Extor Ace has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ace
vs
Dillinger

180 cm
22
210 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

195 cm
22
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Koffin Inc.

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Extor Ace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace throws a series of punches but Dillinger moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Dillinger.
Ace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dillinger's sensitive parts.
Dillinger doesn't manage to clinch there - Ace circles away.
Dillinger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ace to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dillinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dillinger is looking to clinch.
Dillinger misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Ace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillinger moves out of range of the strikes.
Dillinger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ace clobbers Dillinger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dillinger takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Dillinger blocks the leg kick.
Dillinger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ace clobbers Dillinger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dillinger is defended easily by Ace.
Dillinger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ace. Ace obviously looking to wear him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ace.
Ace scores with a three punch combo!
Ace lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dillinger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ace throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dillinger shoots in but no luck this time.
Dillinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ace throws a nice head kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dillinger!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillinger ducks right into an uppercut from Ace.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown but Ace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Extor Ace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Dillinger.
Dillinger tries to clinch up.
Dillinger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ace lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Ace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ace lands with a straight right. Dillinger didn't see that one coming.
Ace loads up on a big right hand but Dillinger slips the punch.
Ace connects with a nice looking jab.
Ace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ace with a hook.

Dillinger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ace to the mat! Ace manages to get full guard.
Dillinger postures up.

Dillinger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ace bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dillinger's guard.
Ace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dillinger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dillinger swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ace not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Dillinger has his foot on Ace's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ace works his way back into a safe position though.
Ace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to de liver by Ace. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Ace. No joy for Dillinger on that attempt.
Dillinger dives in and grabs Ace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ace pushes down on Dillinger's head and hops out.
Dillinger looks gassed!
Ace keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Ace coming out on top.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ace sprawls well. Ace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dillinger gets slowly back to his feet.
Ace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dillinger counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dillinger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ace fakes the leg kick and cracks Dillinger in the body.
Marcus Dillinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ace throws a hook but Dillinger blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ace darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dillinger is looking to clinch but Ace is avoiding it.
Ace bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dillinger's head.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown but Ace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - Ace scores with a four punch combination!
Dillinger is breathing heavily.
Ace scores with a hook to the body. Dillinger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dillinger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ace defends it nicely.
Extor Ace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Dillinger.
Ace misses with a hook. Dillinger ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Ace.
Ace cracks Dillinger with a good jab.
Ace connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Ace looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dillinger's head.
Dillinger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dillinger defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ace takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ace works his way into full mount!
Dillinger is bucking up trying to escape but Ace cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ace lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dillinger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dillinger wants to hold on but Ace pushes him away.
Ace lands with some strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ace cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ace pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Dillinger is rocked!
Ace trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dillinger is still in real trouble! Can Ace finish him?
Dillinger is looking to improve his position but Ace isn't that keen on the idea.
Dillinger seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ace landing punches.
Ace wants to control the pace but Dillinger is squirming around nicely.
Dillinger is working to get back to half guard.
Dillinger wants to control but Ace is having none of it.
Ace trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ace looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ace is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dillinger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dillinger working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is in a horrible position here. Ace smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dillinger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dillinger can do to turn this around?
Ace cracks Dillinger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ace loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Dillinger scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Ace land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Ace stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Extor Ace!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Gozinia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gozinia's choice of entrance music: Put it in Your Mouth - Akinyele. Justin Case could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dick Gozinia's chin.

Case
vs
Gozinia

170 cm
23
153 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

169 cm
20
156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
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, Dick Gozinia!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gozinia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Case.
Gozinia slaps away a takedown attempt from Case, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Case loads up on a big right hand but Gozinia slips the punch.
Case fails with the takedown.
Case looks for a takedown but Gozinia sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gozinia throws a hook to the side of Case's head but Case sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gozinia throws and low kick but Case moves out of range easily.
Case moves out of range of the body kick.
Case throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gozinia counters with a good low kick that Case was not able to check.
Gozinia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Case throws a shot from downtown. Gozinia moves away and avoids it.

Gozinia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gozinia lands in his opponent's guard.

Case throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Case has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gozinia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Case 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.
Gozinia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gozinia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Case's head.
Case is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Case throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Case looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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

Case is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gozinia working some strikes from top position.
Gozinia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gozinia wants to control from the top but Case keeps moving.
Case 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.
Case has momentary wrist control but Gozinia slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozinia trying to control the position from guard on top but Case is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Case doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Gozinia drops back looking for a leg! Case is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Case manages to kick Gozinia off! Gozinia jumps back into Case's guard.
Case trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gozinia avoids a kick to the body.
Gozinia throws a leg kick but Case checks it.
Case has his takedown stuffed
and Gozinia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gozinia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

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.
Case tries for a takedown but Gozinia circles away easily
and Gozinia counters with a leg kick.
Case misses with a takedown
and Gozinia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Case's knee momentarily.
Gozinia avoids the body shot from Case.
Case with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gozinia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Case's guard now.
Case is breathing heavily.

Case is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gozinia defends well.
Gozinia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gozinia wants to pass the guard but Case is keeping the position.
Gozinia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

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

Gozinia looking for submissions off his back.
Gozinia trying to hold on to Case's head to control him but Case postures up.
Gozinia manages to get to full guard.

Gozinia looking for a guillotine here but Case defends easily.
Case tries to stand but Gozinia is controlling from the bottom.
Gozinia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case trying to control but Gozinia is working from the bottom.
Gozinia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Case looking to sit in guard and control but Gozinia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gozinia is looking to work some ground and pound but Case has wrist control.
Gozinia looking to pass the guard.
Case throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Case wants to clinch but Gozinia slips to the side

and Gozinia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gozinia is pushing down on Case's leg trying to pass to half guard. Case is fighting to maintain full guard but Gozinia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gozinia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Case!
Gozinia avoids the attempt from Case to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case is looking to get to half guard.
Case manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Case wants to get back to his feet.
Gozinia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gozinia lands with a punch from half guard.
Case avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gozinia.
Gozinia prevents Case from improving his position.
Gozinia trying to mount his opponent but Case defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Case is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gozinia pulls his head out easily.
Gozinia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Case manages to get to full guard.
Gozinia thows a big elbow that misses.
Case keeping moving, preventing Gozinia from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Case slips under a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Case checks a leg kick.
Gozinia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Case.
Gozinia misses with a body kick.

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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gozinia!
Justin Case is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Case pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gozinia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Case misses with a straight left.
Case misses with a two punch combination.
Gozinia catches Case with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Case shoots and misses
and Gozinia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Case misses with a takedown attempt
and Gozinia counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Case throws out a loose jab but Gozinia uses good head movement to avoid it.

Gozinia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Case looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gozinia working the ground and pound from side control.
Case is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gozinia connects with a decent elbow.
Case struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Gozinia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Case throws a right and a left that Gozinia avoids nicely.
Case misses with a wild body shot.
Gozinia lunges at Case with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Case's hand.
Gozinia misses with a low kick.
Case gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gozinia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Case ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gozinia moves away.
Gozinia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Case misses with a takedown
and Gozinia counters with a low kick, right behind Case 's knee.
A good leg kick by Gozinia.
Case pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gozinia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gozinia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Case.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Case shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gozinia counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Case misses its intended target.
Gozinia thows a body kick. Case tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Case looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gozinia!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gozinia wants to hold on but Case pushes him away.
Gozinia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Gozinia actively working from the bottom here.
Gozinia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gozinia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Gozinia working for a triangle but Case defends it easily.
Case throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gozinia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gozinia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Case throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gozinia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Case thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Case trying to control but Gozinia is working from the bottom.

Gozinia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Gozinia looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Case has picked Gozinia up and slammed him! Gozinia can't keep hold of the triangle and Case manages to pass to side control!
Case trying to control the action but Gozinia is working from the bottom.

Case goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gozinia has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Case but great work by Gozinia.
Case can't do much from the bottom here.
Gozinia scoring with punches and elbows.
Dick Gozinia has got the better of the ground game so far.

Gozinia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Case, who protects the arm well.
Case wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dick Gozinia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.

Gozinia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Case can't do much from the bottom here.
Justin Case has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gozinia working the ground and pound but Case is defending the strikes.
Case is being controlled here.
Gozinia trying to control the position but Case is working away.
Case is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Case misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Gozinia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gozinia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Gozinia!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Camello Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Lancer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theodore Lancer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Camello Barros
vs
Lancer

178 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Camello Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodore Lancer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camello Barros circles away quickly and effectively.
Lancer misses with a straight right.
Camello Barros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Theodore Lancer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lancer lands with a straight right. Camello Barros didn't see that one coming.
Lancer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Camello Barros closes the distance and clinches up with Lancer, looking for a takedown. Camello Barros pushes Lancer against the cage but Lancer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Camello Barros closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Camello Barros lands in his opponent's guard.

Camello Barros is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lancer pulls Camello Barros in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancer looking for a sweep. Not yet Lancer, not yet.
Lancer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Camello Barros. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lancer working a defensive guard here.
Camello Barros trying to control but Lancer is working from the bottom.
Camello Barros slips nicely into half guard.
Lancer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Camello Barros is working away from the top position though.
Camello Barros trying to control from half guard but Lancer is working away.

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.
Camello Barros tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lancer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Camello Barros moves out of range of the strikes.
Camello Barros throws a big shot that misses.
Camello Barros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camello Barros shoots in and drives through. Lancer sprawls well.
Lancer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camello Barros on the side of the head.
Camello Barros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancer.
Camello Barros shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lancer but Lancer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Camello Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lancer avoids the body shot from Camello Barros.

Camello Barros scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camello Barros trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancer has given up his back. Will we see Camello Barros going for some submissions?

Camello Barros is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lancer defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Lancer is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lancer trying to control the hands but Camello Barros breaks the grip.
Lancer is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Camello Barros is staying active.

Camello Barros has got one arm under Lancer's chin. This could be trouble... Lancer trying to control the other hand but Camello Barros gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Lancer has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Victor Camello Barros!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

West
vs
Wiley

193 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

201 cm
23
277 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bob Wiley!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiley tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiley tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wiley throws a body kick that misses.
Wiley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by West.
Wiley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.
West takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wiley thuds his shin into the meat of West's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiley misses with a kick to the body.
West swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wiley.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wiley.
West is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiley scoring well with a low kick there.
Wiley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wiley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiley thows a body kick. West tries to catch it but that hurt him.
West avoids the head kick by Wiley.
Wiley doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
A clash of legs there as Wiley blocks the low kick.
Wiley throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
Wiley throws a head kick that West semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wiley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wiley can pounce on him.
West on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
West takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wiley misses with a head kick.
West throws a body kick the misses
and Wiley counters with a leg kick.
Wiley throws a half hearted mid kick.

Wiley lands a big head kick that sends West tumbling to the mat! Wiley takes a step backwards and waves West back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Tyrone West has been cut.
Wiley throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wiley. That's going to slow West down.
West avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Wiley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Wiley delivers a nice body kick.
West steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wiley. That one must have hurt.

Wiley closes the distance and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees to the body from Wiley.
West takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wiley lands a good knee to the midsection. West won't want to take too many of those.
West will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wiley lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
Wiley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
Wiley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West's defenses.
Wiley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Wiley.
Wiley connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Wiley.
Wiley lands an elbow inside.
Wiley lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
West on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiley unloads a knee to the mid-section. West lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiley scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiley misses with a knee strike.
Wiley lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiley scores with a knee to the head.
Wiley lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West's defenses.
Wiley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
West takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiley working West over with knees to the body.
Wiley scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiley lands an elbow inside.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Wiley breaks the clinch.
West lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wiley backs up against the cage.
West misses with a double jab
and Wiley counters with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bob Wiley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West blocks a head kick by Wiley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Wiley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone West's cut.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wiley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wiley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wiley throws a head kick that misses.
West throws a shot to the body.
West moves out of range of the body kick from Wiley.
Wiley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wiley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wiley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
West misses with a straight left.
Wiley is breathing heavily.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wiley is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wiley.
West tries to bum rush Wiley with a series of wild strikes but Wiley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West throws a series of punches but Wiley moves out of range.
West takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters circling a little - Wiley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
West takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice body kick from Wiley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wiley misses with a head kick.
Wiley throws a head kick but West moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiley pushes West away with a front kick.
West is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Wiley.
Wiley throws a head kick that misses.
Wiley scores with a head kick.
West misses with a straight right.
Wiley scoring well with a low kick there.
Wiley scores with a kick to the midsection.
West avoids the head kick by Wiley.
Wiley lands with a slapping head kick.
Tyrone West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by West.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from West does no damage.
Wiley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
West takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wiley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West misses with a straight right.
Wiley lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wiley.
West on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wiley. Wiley obviously looking to wear him down.
West avoids the head kick by Wiley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiley defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
Wiley cracks the inside of West's front leg.
Wiley lands a head kick!
Bob Wiley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiley throws the kick towards the body but West avoids it.
Wiley lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West blocks a head kick by Wiley.
West stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wiley.

Wiley lands a big head kick that sends West tumbling to the mat! Wiley takes a step backwards and waves West back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Wiley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyrone West's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wiley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wiley pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Wiley clinches.
West has Wiley pushed against the cage.
Wiley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
West wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bob Wiley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Wiley.
Wiley keeps control of West as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
West is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wiley connects with a knee to the head.
Wiley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wiley lands a knee to the head.
West takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiley obliges.
Wiley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wiley lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West is trying to break the clinch but Wiley is controlling him.
West taking a breather.
West avoiding damage as Wiley throws knees to the body.
West digs a right hand underneath Wiley's ribcage. Wiley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wiley lands a damaging elbow.
Wiley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
Wiley prevents West from breaking the clinch.

West breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Wiley.
West throws a leg kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Wiley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wiley checks a low kick from West.
Wiley throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wiley misses with a leg kick
and West counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
West throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wiley tried to score with a low kick but West checks it.
Wiley is looking to chop away at West's legs.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiley tries a head kick but it misses.
West misses with a double jab.
Wiley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wiley throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters circling a little - Wiley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wiley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wiley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyrone West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wiley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wiley throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Wiley.
Wiley lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiley circles away quickly and effectively.
Bob Wiley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West avoids the head kick by Wiley.
Wiley throws a quick inside leg kick.
West looks to land a right hand but Wiley moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wiley.
Wiley lands a head kick!
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
West takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Wiley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wiley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Wiley!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav stiengratz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wasted remix. John Tanner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tanner
vs
stiengratz

200 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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 Las Vegas, John Tanner!
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, Gustav stiengratz!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
stiengratz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanner circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
stiengratz misses with a straight left.
stiengratz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - stiengratz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of stiengratz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
stiengratz lands a lovely overhand right.
Tanner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
stiengratz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tanner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanner takes a swing at stiengratz's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
stiengratz misses with a jab to the body
and Tanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tanner tries to clinch up.
stiengratz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from stiengratz.
John Tanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
stiengratz missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner looks to throw the jab but stiengratz is out of range.
stiengratz is looking to clinch but Tanner is avoiding it.
stiengratz with a hook.
Tanner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tanner throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner defending well as stiengratz loads up on a big left hand.
stiengratz blocks a head kick by Tanner.
stiengratz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tanner counters with a big head kick but stiengratz shrugs it off.
stiengratz throws a series of punches but Tanner avoids them all with ease.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Tanner moves out of range of the strikes.
stiengratz takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from stiengratz.
Tanner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tanner fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - stiengratz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

stiengratz closes the distance and clinches.

Tanner breaks from the clinch.
Tanner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping stiengratz at a distance.
stiengratz misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and stiengratz counters with a left and a right that stings Tanner.
stiengratz lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
stiengratz thows a left - swing and a miss!
stiengratz wants to clinch up but Tanner keeps it at a distance.
Tanner misses with a double jab
and stiengratz counters with a two punch combo.
Tanner throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanner tries to clinch there but stiengratz circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
stiengratz misses with a jab to the body
and Tanner counters with a big head kick but stiengratz shrugs it off.
stiengratz misses with a double jab
letting Tanner counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tanner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and stiengratz counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanner lands a jab to stiengratz's midsection.
stiengratz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
stiengratz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tanner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
stiengratz throws a jab when Tanner was well out of range.
stiengratz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
stiengratz looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
stiengratz throws a combination that misses
and Tanner counters with a body kick.
Tanner lands with a slapping head kick.
stiengratz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from stiengratz.
stiengratz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner stuffs the takedown attempt from stiengratz. stiengratz gets slowly back to his feet.
John Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
stiengratz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
John Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
stiengratz looks to throw the jab but Tanner is out of range.
stiengratz throws a sloppy body shot
and Tanner counters with a two punch combo.
stiengratz looks to throw a body kick
and Tanner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to de liver by Tanner. Beautiful body shot.
stiengratz throws a jab when Tanner was well out of range.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses.
Tanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from stiengratz.
A shot to the body from stiengratz misses
letting Tanner counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stiengratz moves out of range as Tanner strikes.
stiengratz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
stiengratz 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
stiengratz throws a head kick that misses
and Tanner counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tanner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and stiengratz counters with a series of strikes. Tanner will be more careful next time no doubt.
stiengratz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tanner.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tanner - that will leave a mark!
stiengratz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from stiengratz.
Nice uppercut there from Tanner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from stiengratz misses.
A head kick misses from Tanner.
Tanner throws a head kick that stiengratz semi-blocks.
stiengratz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanner moves away.
stiengratz throws a shot from downtown. Tanner moves away and avoids it.
Tanner lands with an overhand left.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but stiengratz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
stiengratz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tanner counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from stiengratz.
stiengratz scores with a decent looking hook.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from stiengratz.
Tanner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
stiengratz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by stiengratz.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but stiengratz moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses
and stiengratz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tanner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from stiengratz is defended easily by Tanner.
stiengratz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanner paws at him with a jab and circles away.

stiengratz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tanner was covering up waiting for the punch and stiengratz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
stiengratz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stiengratz trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
Tanner wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and stiengratz manages to pass to side control.
Tanner is looking to escape.

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

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.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
stiengratz decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
stiengratz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tanner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. stiengratz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tanner looks to land a combination. stiengratz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tanner misses with a double jab.
Tanner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and stiengratz counters with a nice body shot.
stiengratz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanner was well out of range. Poor timing from stiengratz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tanner clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tanner throws out a loose jab but stiengratz uses good head movement to avoid it.
stiengratz takes one on the button.
stiengratz throws a head kick that misses
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
stiengratz misses with a body shot
and Tanner counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
stiengratz misses with a leg kick
letting Tanner counter with a right hand.
Tanner throws a front kick that sends stiengratz stumbling back into the cage.
Tanner scores with a nice body kick.
stiengratz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner tests stiengratz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tanner scores with a hook to the body. stiengratz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
stiengratz swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
A big right from stiengratz misses.
Tanner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
stiengratz tests Tanner's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a head kick but stiengratz moves out of range.
Tanner misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Tanner finds it's way through stiengratz's defenses.
stiengratz misses with a shot to the body
and Tanner counters with a big head kick but stiengratz shrugs it off.
stiengratz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tanner counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanner misses with the combination.
Tanner lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Tanner.

Tanner takes the fight into the clinch.
Tanner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
stiengratz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanner lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab from Tanner finds it's way through stiengratz's defenses.
stiengratz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tanner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner swings away with a body shot that misses
letting stiengratz counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tanner clinches up with stiengratz and pushes him back against the cage.
Tanner lands a left hand that snaps the head of stiengratz backwards.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Tanner as he connects with a hook.
Tanner tries a head kick but it misses.
stiengratz takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner lands with a nice body kick.
stiengratz moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tanner had his way with Gustav stiengratz in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - stiengratz circles away.
stiengratz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tanner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by stiengratz.
Tanner tries to clinch but stiengratz is having none of it.
Tanner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by stiengratz.
Tanner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tanner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that stiengratz can do to turn this around?
A nice combination there by stiengratz.
Tanner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner lands with a nice combination. stiengratz backs away looking to recover.
Tanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed stiengratz momentarily.
stiengratz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tanner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and stiengratz counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but stiengratz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
stiengratz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tanner.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but stiengratz paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a right and a left that both miss.
stiengratz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
stiengratz scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanner should have avoided that one.
Tanner takes a jab right on the kisser.
stiengratz tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of stiengratz's head.
Tanner lands a head kick!
Tanner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stiengratz throws a leg kick
and stiengratz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by stiengratz.
stiengratz scores with a nice right hand.
Tanner tries to clinch up
and stiengratz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
stiengratz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A shot to the body from stiengratz misses
and Tanner counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
stiengratz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanner.
stiengratz throws a head kick but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner throws a quick inside leg kick.
stiengratz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gustav stiengratz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by stiengratz.
stiengratz keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanner tries to clinch but stiengratz is having none of it.
John Tanner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tanner pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Tanner!
John Tanner retains his welterweight title!

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