MH2-The Beckoning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeca Ralho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeca Ralho will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

James
vs
Ralho

188 cm
21
212 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

215 cm
27
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

AnonymouS

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zeca Ralho!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ralho looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Ralho throws a right and a left that both miss.
James has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ralho connects with a crisp jab.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ralho misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James is looking to counter the offense by Ralho and move into the clinch.
Ralho throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
James appears to be looking for a big counter.
James shoots in for a takedown but Ralho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James moves in looking to clinch but Ralho pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Ralho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

James darts in and clinches Ralho up against the cage.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
James is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ralho pulls him back up using the underhooks.
James tries to pull guard but Ralho holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ralho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ralho lands a jab to the head.
Ralho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ralho swings for the body but James moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

James rushes Ralho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James has Ralho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ralho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ralho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ralho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
James wants to take the fight to the mat but Ralho manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

James pulls guard successfully.
James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ralho wants to stand and escape but instead James has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

James postures up in Ralho's guard and throws a big left but Ralho blocks it.
Ralho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

James stands and steps away. Ralho gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

James shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than James was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ralho is pushing James's head away, looking to escape. James manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ralho is trying to control James's posture but James avoids it.

James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ralho has escaped the position, nice work there.

James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
James misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ralho is pushing James's head away, looking to escape. James manages to hold on to the position though.

James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
An elbow from James crashes against the mat.
Ralho tries to escape but James is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James fails to land a wild elbow strike.
James is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ralho will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
James misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ralho keeps working.
Ralho is looking to reverse the position.
Ralho managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by James.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

James tries for a kimura but Ralho is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James tries to score with some ground and pound. Ralho controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex James dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ralho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
James tries to clinch but Ralho moves out of range.
Ralho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James is looking to counter punch.
James dives in for a single leg takedown but Ralho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ralho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by James.
James changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ralho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ralho lands a right hook to the body.
Ralho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ralho fails to land with a series of punches.
James shoots in but Ralho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ralho unleashes a big counter combination but James bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Ralho misses.

James throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ralho tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. James is in Ralho's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James pushing down on Ralho's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James throws a strike but Ralho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
James landing with the ground and pound.

Ralho pushes James off and gets back to his feet.
Zeca Ralho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ralho misses with a body shot.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Ralho lands a jab-cross combination.
Zeca Ralho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

James clinches up with Ralho and pushes him back against the cage.
James is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ralho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ralho controlling the action here for a moment.
Ralho pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James avoiding damage as Ralho throws knees to the body.
James tries to pull guard but Ralho won't allow it.
Ralho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ralho's efforts to push away.
James drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ralho gets the underhooks and prevents it.
James is trying to pull guard but Ralho turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Ralho is fighting off a takedown attempt but James is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ralho to the mat. Ralho regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ralho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
James won't allow Ralho to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James postures up in Ralho's guard and throws a big left but Ralho blocks it.
James wants to pass the guard but Ralho is keeping the position.
James throwing strikes but missing.
James throws a big elbow that misses.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
James advances position into side control!

James is trying to get an arm triangle but Ralho is defending well.
Alex James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ralho is looking to work his way out of this bad position but James is controlling him well.

James is trying to get an arm triangle but Ralho is defending well.
James laying and praying for a moment but Ralho takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ralho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zeca Ralho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No joy there for Ralho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ralho throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ralho is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Ralho circles away and we're back to standing.
Ralho's coach down at Fokai Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ralho's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
James moves away from the strike by Ralho.
A jab from Ralho does it's job there.
Ralho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and James counters by clinching up.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ralho is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
James working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ralho.
Ralho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ralho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but James pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ralho looking for a takedown.
James stalling in the clinch.
James tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ralho just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ralho tries to pull guard but James won't allow it.
Alex James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeca Ralho.

James tightens his grip and picks Ralho up, before dumping him to the ground. Ralho manages to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
James not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Ralho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ralho is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and James dives into side control.

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

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.
James throws an elbow but Ralho slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ralho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
James is looking to take a break and control but Ralho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ralho isn't going anywhere.
James lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws an elbow but Ralho slips to the side and avoids it well.

James is trying to get an arm triangle but Ralho is defending well.
James scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ralho to see if he's OK.
James trying to control the position but Ralho is working away.
James misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ralho wants to get back to his feet but James drags him back down.

James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ralho, who protects the arm well.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ralho can do to turn this around?
James is putting a hurting on Ralho here, landing some big shots from side control.
James working the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
James looks up at the clock and then as Ralho takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, James smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28

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

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gratien Coquerelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Quinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Coquerelle
vs
Quinta

189 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

FJCP Healthy Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gratien Coquerelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cesar Quinta!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coquerelle tries to clinch but Quinta moves out of range.
Quinta lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Coquerelle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coquerelle is defended easily by Quinta.

Quinta clinches.

Quinta manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coquerelle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quinta.
Coquerelle tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Quinta counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Coquerelle!
Quinta wants to control but Coquerelle is keeping him busy.
Coquerelle managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Quinta.
Coquerelle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quinta on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coquerelle parries the strikes from Quinta easily there. Quinta is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Coquerelle to escape.
You can see the frustration on Coquerelle's face as Quinta controls the position.
The strikes coming from Quinta are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Quinta controlling from side mount.
Quinta lands some shots froms side control.
A control attempt from Coquerelle but he's now mounted!
Quinta with a couple of short strikes.
Quinta dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quinta with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Quinta thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Quinta is working for a guillotine from mount but Coquerelle frees his head quite easily.
Quinta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coquerelle is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinta thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Quinta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Coquerelle's face.
Coquerelle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quinta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coquerelle trying to control but Quinta is working from the bottom.
Quinta looking to control.
Coquerelle throwing strikes from guard but Quinta blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Quinta manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Coquerelle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quinta defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Coquerelle or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinta, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gratien Coquerelle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinta lands a front kick.

Quinta has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coquerelle tries for a takedown but Quinta manages to get underhooks.

Quinta has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Coquerelle uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Quinta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coquerelle.

Quinta has managed to clinch.
Quinta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Quinta gets control of Coquerelle's arms and successfully pulls guard. Quinta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Quinta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coquerelle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coquerelle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quinta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Coquerelle tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Quinta has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Quinta has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Madz **21 Elite coaches**. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Quinta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quinta scoring with strikes but Coquerelle is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coquerelle tries to buck Quinta off but he can't manage it.
Quinta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quinta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinta lands a big elbow.
Quinta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Quinta landing strikes from the mount.
Quinta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Coquerelle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Quinta.
Quinta wants to control the pace but Coquerelle is squirming around nicely.
Quinta lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinta content just to control the position here.
Quinta scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Coquerelle?
Quinta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Coquerelle is desperately trying to improve his position but Quinta has a good base and remains in mount.

Quinta with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coquerelle is trying desperately to improve position.
Quinta avoids the attempt from Coquerelle to control.
Quinta punishing his opponent with strikes.

Quinta moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Coquerelle has worked his arm free - good work by Coquerelle!
Quinta trying to control the action but Coquerelle is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coquerelle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coquerelle struggling a bit here.
Quinta working the ground and pound.
Quinta lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Coquerelle is trying to work for a sweep but Quinta has mounted him!
Quinta trying to control but Coquerelle is having none of it.
Quinta landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar Quinta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Quinta keeps the fight on the outside.
Quinta looks to land a right hand but Coquerelle moved out of range.
Gratien Coquerelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Quinta has closed the distance and engaged Coquerelle in a clinch.
Coquerelle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quinta is keeping busy.
Coquerelle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Quinta decides to pull guard.
Quinta pulls Coquerelle in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coquerelle preventing the sweep.

Quinta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coquerelle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Coquerelle preventing the sweep.

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

Quinta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Quinta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coquerelle trying to keep a closed guard but Quinta is proving a slippery customer.
Quinta is in close to Coquerelle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Coquerelle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinta trying to control but Coquerelle is working from the bottom.
Coquerelle wants to sweep here but Quinta controlling him for the moment.
Quinta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Coquerelle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coquerelle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quinta circles away.

Quinta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coquerelle, pushing him back against the cage.
Quinta gets underhooks to prevent Coquerelle's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quinta manages to pull guard.
Coquerelle trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Quinta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Quinta keeping full guard, as Coquerelle tries to pass.
Quinta wants to sweep but no luck.
Quinta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Quinta is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Coquerelle is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cesar Quinta!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Callard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kimura
vs
Callard

170 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Masahiko Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Callard!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Callard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Callard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Callard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimura was well out of range. Poor timing from Callard.
A punch lands to the side of Kimura 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Masahiko Kimura has been cut.
We've been told by Kimura's head coaches at Fokai Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kimura fails with the takedown.
Kimura tries to clinch but Callard moves out of range.
Kimura fails with a takedown attempt.
Callard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kimura.
Callard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Callard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callard leaves Kimura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masahiko Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura dives in and grabs Callard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Callard pushes down on Kimura's head and hops out.
A good leg kick by Callard.
Kimura throws a solid leg kick but Callard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kimura.
Kimura gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Kimura is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kimura on the side of the head.
Oh Kimura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kimura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kimura tries to clinch but Callard is having none of it.
Callard lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rob Callard!
Rob Callard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Altreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Altreto
vs
Carter Williams

185 cm
28
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Altreto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter Williams !
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altreto throws a big shot that misses.
Altreto swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Altreto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Altreto misses with a looping left.
Altreto loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Altreto.
Williams connects with a jab.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Altreto.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams connects with a right hand. Altreto shakes it off.
Nice straight punches there by Williams . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams .
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!
Altreto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Nice shot by Williams .
Nice defenses there by Williams .
Williams lands a jab to Altreto's midsection.
Luiz Altreto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Altreto takes a swing at Williams 's ribcage but misses.
Altreto looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Altreto looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Altreto misses the shot to the body.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Altreto momentarily.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Altreto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Altreto misses
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Altreto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Altreto lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Michael Carter Williams has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Nice cross by Williams .
Altreto throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams .
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Altreto.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Altreto saw that one coming.
Altreto throws a body shot but no joy.
Altreto blocks a jab.
Altreto swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Altreto moved out of range nicely.
Altreto moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Altreto. That snapped Williams 's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altreto dodges the punch combination from Williams .
A telegraphed right hand from Altreto misses the target.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Altreto on the side of the head.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Altreto misses the jab.
Altreto misses with an uppercut
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Altreto.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Altreto.
Williams throws out a counter right but Altreto avoids it with no problem.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Altreto scores with a shot to the body.
Williams 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.
Williams looks winded!
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Altreto moved out of range nicely.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Altreto.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams avoids the body shot from Altreto.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Altreto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Altreto throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams staying out of range there.
Altreto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Altreto throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Altretos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams slips a jab from Altreto.
Altreto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Altreto scrambles back to his feet.
Altreto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Altreto.
Altreto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams .
Altreto misses with a body shot.
Williams thuds his right hand into Altreto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Altreto looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Good shot there by Williams .
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Altreto misses with a body shot.
Altreto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altreto misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams lands a jab.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Williams throws the left hand but Altreto avoids the punch easily.
Altreto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Altreto misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Altreto walks into a jab.
Altreto connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the body from Altreto misses
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams throws out a counter right but Altreto avoids it with no problem.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Altreto's head.
Altreto is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Altreto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter Williams 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Altreto throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Altreto misses the shot to the body.
Williams slips under a jab.
Altreto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Williams . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams .
A shot to the body from Altreto misses
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Altreto throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Altreto.
Williams 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Altreto under the eye.
A cross from Williams lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Altreto. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams slips a straight right by Altreto.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams ! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Altreto. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Altreto on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Altreto is rocked!
Altreto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.

Williams closes the distance and pushes Altreto back into the cage.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Altreto or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Altreto up against the cage.
Williams is breathing heavily.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Altreto throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Altreto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Altreto misses with a body kick.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Altreto should have avoided that one.
Williams avoids the body shot from Altreto.
Sloppy strikes from Williams . Those never looked like landing.
Altreto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Altreto fails with a takedown attempt.
Altreto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Altreto throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Altreto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Altreto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams .
Altreto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams 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.
Williams lands the left hand.
Altreto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Altreto throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Williams pushes Altreto up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Altreto.
Altreto tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Altreto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Williams .
A short left from Williams .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Altretos head.
Altreto tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Williams .
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Altreto backwards.
Oh Altreto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Altreto seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams lands a right hand.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Altretos head.
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Williams pushes Altreto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williams .
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Williams on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Altreto or not.
The referee calls for Williams to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Altreto backwards.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Altreto.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Williams takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Williams .
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Williams .
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Williams .
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Altreto backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Carter Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter Williams 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Williams throws a head kick but Altreto moves out of range.
Altreto misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Altreto misses with a looping right.
Altreto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Williams catches Altreto right on the button with a cross.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Altreto misses with a straight left.
Altreto throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams .
Altreto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Altreto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Altreto under the eye.
Altreto stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altreto throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Altreto.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Michael Carter Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Altreto's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Altreto misses the shot to the body.
Altreto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Altreto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Altreto swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams stuns Altreto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Altreto throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams .
Altreto misses with an uppercut
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Altreto gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Altreto tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Williams is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Altreto buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Altreto!! Altreto is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Williams throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Carter Williams !
Michael Carter Williams is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Michael Carter Williams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.