Highland Games 72 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skhu Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan has chosen NEVER SAY NEVER as his entrance music. Walter Mattos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mattos
vs
Dan

190 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes musicals

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Mattos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skhu Dan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dan shoots for a takedown but Mattos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Walter Mattos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skhu Dan.
Dan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mattos lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dan's head.
Dan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mattos sprawls well. Mattos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dan gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos stuffs the takedown attempt from Dan. Dan gets slowly back to his feet.
Dan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mattos as he avoids it easily.
Mattos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dan misses with a jab to the body
and Mattos counters with a head kick.
Walter Mattos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mattos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dan. That did some damage!
Nice jab there from Mattos.

Dan is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Mattos uses the oldest trick in the book to send Dan tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Mattos is absolutely delighted - when Dan wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Walter Mattos!
In defeat, Skhu Dan stepped up to the mic, saying 'I TRIED MY BEST,BUT MY BEST WAS NOT ENOUGH'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Strazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Bebeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Strazas
vs
Bebeto

210 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
27
219 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Strazas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfonso Bebeto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bebeto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Strazas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Strazas throws a leg kick which misses Bebeto's front leg but catches the back leg as Bebeto tries to avoid it.
Strazas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Strazas loads up on a big right hand but Bebeto slips the punch.
No joy there for Bebeto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strazas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bebeto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bebeto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Strazas counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strazas throws a jab when Bebeto was well out of range.
Strazas lands a head kick. Bebeto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strazas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bebeto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A head kick by Strazas misses

and Bebeto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bebeto passes into side control, despite Strazas's attempt to control the position.

Bebeto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bebeto prevents Strazas from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strazas is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bebeto wants to control but Strazas is keeping him busy.

Bebeto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bebeto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Strazas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strazas is trying to get back to his feet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alfonso Bebeto!
Alfonso Bebeto very nearly forgot to thank Top Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flavio De Carli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smithing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Carli
vs
Smithing

192 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flavio De Carli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smithing!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Carli throws a big shot that misses.
Smithing throws a fast counter high kick but De Carli manages to duck under it in time.
Smithing takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Carli throws a series of punches but Smithing avoids them all with ease.
Smithing feints the counter takedown.
De Carli lands with a cross.

It looks like John Smithing has been cut.
De Carli misses with a wild combination.
And Smithing tries to counter it with a takedown but De Carli pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice shot lands for De Carli.
De Carli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Carli misses with a wild body shot.

Oooh a lovely combination from De Carli sends Smithing down but not out. De Carli dives into side control looking to finish.

Smithing is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smithing can't do much from the bottom here.
Smithing is still in real trouble! Can De Carli finish him?
De Carli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smithing on the ground.
Smithing manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De Carli is trying to stand back up but Smithing is controlling him
De Carli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Carli tries to get out of the position.
De Carli keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithing stalling.
De Carli is looking to get back to full guard here but Smithing has managed to pass to side control instead.
Smithing seems to have recovered his senses.
De Carli's coaches at Mo's ($499) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
De Carli stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
De Carli is looking for a sweep.

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

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

Smithing is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. De Carli is trying to escape and Smithing transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and De Carli is forced to tap! Nice work there by Smithing! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Smithing!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaemon Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Grabowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grabowski
vs
Fujiwara

181 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaemon Fujiwara!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grabowski looks for a takedown but Fujiwara sprawls well.
Fujiwara cracks Grabowski with an open hand slap.
Fujiwara misses with the combination.
Grabowski closes the distance and clinches up with Fujiwara, looking for a takedown. Grabowski pushes Fujiwara against the cage but Fujiwara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Fujiwara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fujiwara.
Fujiwara lands a jab to the head.

Fujiwara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grabowski pushes down on Fujiwara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fujiwara wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Grabowski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grabowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fujiwara's head.
Grabowski is trying to control. Fujiwara wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Grabowski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fujiwara is just riding it out for now. Grabowski eventually gives up the hold.
Fujiwara tries to kick Grabowski off but Grabowski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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

Grabowski is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Fujiwara to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Grabowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grabowski works over Fujiwara with some ground and pound from guard.
Grabowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fujiwara is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujiwara wants to get back to his feet but Grabowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grabowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaemon Fujiwara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabowski fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Grabowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski takes one to the chin there.
Grabowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grabowski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fujiwara defends well and Grabowski ends up having to push Fujiwara into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fujiwara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've been informed that Fujiwara has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Grabowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Grabowski is rocked!
Fujiwara cracks Grabowski with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Grabowski falls to his knees and Fujiwara doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaemon Fujiwara!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Brooks
vs
Karelin

190 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown but Brooks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karelin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brooks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karelin blocks a jab.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
And Karelin tries to counter it with a takedown but Brooks pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brooks takes a swing at Karelin's ribcage but misses.
Brooks lands with a cross.
Brooks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Vitaly Karelin has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelin was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Karelin wants to counter with a clinch but Brooks pushes him away.
Karelin tries to clinch there but Brooks circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Brooks misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Darren Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Brooks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karelin slips under a jab.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
Karelin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a looping right.
Brooks works Karelin's body with a nice hook.

Karelin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karelin slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Brooks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Brooks is defending well.
Karelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karelin is pressing down on Brooks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brooks is holding on for now.
Brooks is staying active underneath Karelin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but Brooks defending well.
Brooks is looking to improve his position.
Karelin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brooks avoids a series of strikes thrown by Karelin.
Karelin with shots to the head and body - Brooks looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brooks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Karelin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Karelin.
Karelin controlling the position easily from mount.
Karelin working Brooks over with strikes here.
Karelin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

It looks like Darren Brooks has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Brooks is out cold! Karelin jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitaly Karelin!
Vitaly Karelin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Natanael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Puszke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mateusz Puszke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Natanael
vs
Puszke

225 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

193 cm
27
234 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Natanael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Puszke!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puszke 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.

It looks like Anderson Natanael has been cut.
Natanael shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Puszke counters with an inside leg kick.
Puszke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Natanael.
Puszke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natanael.
Natanael takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Natanael shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puszke as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Natanael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natanael is breathing heavily.
A combination from Natanael does no damage.
Puszke has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Natanael is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Natanael throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puszke counters with a series of strikes. Natanael will be more careful next time no doubt.
Puszke misses with a head kick.
Natanael misses with a lunging right hand
and Puszke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puszke moves out of range as Natanael strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

Natanael is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Puszke has cracked Natanael with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Puszke lands another huge swinging hook and Natanael tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Natanael, before Puszke can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mateusz Puszke!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garcia Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchel Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thompson's choice of entrance music: Smashing pumpkins - Disarm. Mitchel Thompson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Vega
vs
Thompson

196 cm
26
270 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

205 cm
27
278 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conquer

AnonymouS

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Garcia Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchel Thompson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vega.
Vega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson 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.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vega wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vega has double underhooks.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Vega throws an elbow but it misses.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson connects with the punch.
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vega, pushing him back against the cage.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega lands with a short shot to the head.
Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Vega misses with the head strike.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Vega lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Vega is controlling him.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Vega.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Thompson rushes Vega and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson is trying to break free.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Vega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Thompson darts in and clinches Vega up against the cage.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vega looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vega scores with a hook.
Vega misses with a leg kick
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Vega moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vega backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Vega clinches up against the cage.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Vega is controlling the position.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Vega won't allow it.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Vega.
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vega misses with some punches.
Vega content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vega misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson tries to break free but Vega pushes him back against the cage.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Vega instigates a clinch.
Thompson digs a right hand into Vega's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vega's gas tank.
Vega is breathing heavily.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson tries to break free but Vega pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Vega has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Vega takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Vega.
Thompson avoiding damage as Vega throws knees to the body.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Vega won't allow it.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Vega lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Vega looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.

Oooooh!!! Thompson has knocked Vega down with a huge combo! Thompson steps away and waves a wobbly Vega back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega avoids a punch combination nicely.

Thompson lands a left and a right that send Vega crashing to the mat, dazed. Thompson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Vega is rocked!
Mitchel Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Oh Vega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Vega right on the button. Vega goes down! Thompson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Thompson gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchel Thompson!
A less than humble Mitchel Thompson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Matt Couture enters the cage!

Loman
vs
Couture

200 cm
27
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

187 cm
27
220 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Perkele!

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Teuvo Loman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Matt Couture!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Teuvo Loman has been cut.
Loman tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture slips under a jab from Loman.
Loman looks to land a right hand but Couture moved out of range.
Couture swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Loman wants to clinch
and Loman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Loman is rocked!
Loman throws a good cross that connects.
Loman tries to clinch up.
Loman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Couture under the eye.
Couture scores with a hook to the body. Loman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Couture throws a hook but Loman avoids it easily.
Loman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Couture connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loman's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Couture releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Couture drops his hands momentarily and Loman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Couture steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loman.
Loman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Couture on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Loman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
Couture scores with the left hand. Loman knows he should have avoided that one.
Couture takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loman lands with a straight right. Couture didn't see that one coming.
Loman tests Couture's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Couture slips a straight right by Loman.
Loman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couture.
Loman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loman closes the distance but Couture moves to the side
and Couture counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Loman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loman misses with a hook. Couture ducked under it nicely.
Couture walks into a stiff left hand from Loman.
Couture takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loman digs a good hook to Couture's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loman.
Couture uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Loman has time to react.
Loman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Couture gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Couture is rocked!
Loman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Couture looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Loman moves to clinch but Couture breaks away
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman throws a body shot but no joy.
Couture misses with a combination
and Loman counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Loman finds it's way through Couture's defenses.
Loman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Couture in his tracks.
Couture tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loman was well out of range. Poor timing from Couture.
Loman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Loman throws a lazy right hand but Couture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loman. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loman throws out the jab.
Couture slips a jab from Loman.
A little jabbing left from Couture on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Loman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couture.
Loman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Couture in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Couture gets tackled into the cage by Loman. Loman maintains the clinch.
Couture lands a body shot.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Loman is working Couture over against the cage.
Loman tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couture blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Couture takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Loman digs a right hand underneath Couture's ribcage. Couture let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Couture looks to throw the jab but Loman is out of range.
Couture uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loman.
Loman scores with a punch to the head.
Loman throws a jab but it's blocked by Couture.
Loman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Loman throws an off balance right hand
and Couture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Loman gets a clinch.
Loman tries to throw a body punch but Couture avoids it by throwing Loman back against the cage.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Loman tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Loman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loman tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Couture throws a head punch that misses.
Loman tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
Loman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Couture can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loman.
Couture blocking some punches.
Couture avoiding damage.

Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Loman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture throws a hook to the side of Loman's head but Loman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loman throws a lazy right hand but Couture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loman is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Couture steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loman.
Couture moves away from the strike by Loman.
Loman cracks a nice hook into Couture's ribs.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Loman misses the shot to the body.
Loman throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
Loman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Couture looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Loman tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Couture thuds a left hand into Loman's body.

Loman moves into the clinch successfully.
Couture lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture misses with a body punch.

Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loman misses with a right hand
and Couture counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Loman misses with a straight right.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Loman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses the body punch
enabling Loman to counter with a crisp jab.

Loman moves into the clinch.
Loman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loman tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Couture throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture prevents a body shot from Loman.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Couture takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Couture breaks from the clinch.
Loman lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Loman throws a hook but Couture avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Loman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Couture under the eye.
Loman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loman misses with a right hand
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Couture counters with a nice uppercut.
Loman tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Couture! But no joy.
Couture connects with a right hand. Loman shakes it off.
Oh Loman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loman works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Loman misses its intended target.
Loman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matt Couture will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Teuvo Loman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Couture misses with a looping left.
Loman seems to have got his legs back now.
Couture throws the left hand but Loman avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Loman misses its target.
Loman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Couture.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Loman moved out of range nicely.
Loman tries to counter by clinching up but Couture breaks away and moves out of range.
Loman darts in trying to clinch
and Couture counters with a nice body shot.
Couture has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Loman digs a good body shot into Couture's ribs.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Couture takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Loman throws a lazy right hand but Couture sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman digs a good body shot into Couture's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Couture.
A cross from Loman lands.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Loman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loman struggles to land a body shot inside as Couture controls his hands.
Loman lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Loman.
A head punch on the inside from Loman fails to land.
Couture is looking to control Loman's arms but Loman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Couture has his back to the cage.
Loman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Couture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with some punches.
Loman can't find room to land a body shot as Couture controls the action.
Loman trying to control the position but instead, Couture has worked for underhooks and has pushed Loman into the cage.
Couture looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Loman scores with a shot to the side of Couture's head.

Couture manages to break the clinch.
Loman takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
Teuvo Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Loman instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Couture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loman's elbow.
Loman tries to work over Couture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loman misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Couture creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Teuvo Loman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Loman misses with a punch to the body.
Couture is trying to force a seperation but Loman has the dominant position.
Couture blocks a body shot from Loman.
Couture stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Couture presses Loman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Couture breaks the clinch.
Loman misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
Couture looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Loman.
Loman jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Couture looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Couture with a hook.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loman.
Loman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Teuvo Loman is winning the standup battle so far.
Loman works the jab nicely.
Couture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loman cracks Couture with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Couture.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Couture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loman.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teuvo Loman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jomlong Kiapoity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader has chosen The Imperial March as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Kiapoity
vs
Vader

160 cm
27
135 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

165 cm
27
134 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Sun-Tzu
Grand Champion Apparel

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jomlong Kiapoity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Vader !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader with a jab.
Kiapoity goes for a double leg but Vader avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vader continues to drive forward.
Vader lands a leg kick that knocks Kiapoity off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Kiapoity throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiapoity misses with a takedown attempt - Vader sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vader jabs Kiapoity to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kiapoity checks a leg kick.
Vader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiapoity has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiapoity misses with a left hand
and Vader counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiapoity throwing a counter right hand but Vader manages to avoid it.
Vader lands with a good body shot.
Kiapoity fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jomlong Kiapoity. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Vader misses.
Kiapoity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vader .
Kiapoity looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiapoity misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kiapoity misses with a double jab.
Kiapoity gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vader counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiapoity checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Kiapoity wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiapoity dives in for a single leg takedown but Vader sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vader missing with a left hand there. Kiapoity was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiapoity uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vader .
Vader scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiapoity ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiapoity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiapoity shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vader pinned against the cage. Vader gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kiapoity has a takedown stuffed.
Kiapoity throws a poor cross that misses
and Vader counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiapoity looks for a takedown but Vader sprawls well.
Vader throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader slips a straight right by Kiapoity.
A nice side step and Vader releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Darth Vader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vader throws a low kick, looking for Kiapoity's leg but Kiapoity calmly moves out of range.
Vader throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kiapoity on the side of the head.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiapoity.
Vader thumps Kiapoity with a low kick.
Kiapoity throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiapoity looks to land a left hand but Vader moved out of range nicely.
Vader lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vader with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kiapoity thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vader defending well as Kiapoity loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Vader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Kiapoity misses.
Vader is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kiapoity is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiapoity fails with the takedown
and Vader counters with a good, hard body kick but Kiapoity shrugs it off.
Kiapoity is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vader bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader throws a head kick that misses.
Kiapoity appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kiapoity misses with an uppercut

and Vader counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vader lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader misses with the head strike.
Vader lands with a light punch inside.
Kiapoity takes a shot to the head.
Kiapoity fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vader lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiapoity backwards.
A short right from Vader .
Vader lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vader lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiapoity backwards.

Kiapoity is rocked!
Vader works on Kiapoity's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Kiapoity is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiapoity tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vader smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jomlong Kiapoity. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vader rushes Kiapoity and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vader .
Kiapoity seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Kiapoity tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vader just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vader misses with a punch to the body.
Vader lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kiapoity or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vader .
Kiapoity jumps guard but Vader stands there with Kiapoity around his waist. Kiapoity gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Vader drops Kiapoity onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kiapoity is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Vader taking a breather.
Kiapoity's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Vader .
Kiapoity jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vader walks away with a smile on his face. Kiapoity gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Vader clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiapoity jumps guard but Vader turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vader lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiapoity tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kiapoity is trying to pull guard but Vader has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vader .
Vader lands a left hand.
Kiapoity is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vader to keep the fight standing.
Kiapoity tries to pull guard but Vader won't allow it.
Kiapoity tries to pull guard but Vader forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vader lands with a light punch inside.
Vader lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vader scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiapoity's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiapoity jumps guard but Vader stands there with Kiapoity around his waist. Kiapoity gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiapoity is trying to pull guard but Vader has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Vader .
Vader digs a right hand into Kiapoity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kiapoity's gas tank.
Vader has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Vader .
Kiapoity jumps guard but Vader stands there with Kiapoity around his waist. Kiapoity gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiapoity jumps guard but Vader stands there with Kiapoity around his waist. Kiapoity gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiapoity tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vader smiles and moves away.
Vader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiapoity. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Vader 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!

Vader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiapoity.
Vader was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vader slips a straight right by Kiapoity.
Vader throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kiapoity throws a hook to the side of Vader 's head but Vader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiapoity stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vader .
Vader delivers a nice body kick.
Vader lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiapoity stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vader .

Vader rushes Kiapoity and presses him up against the cage.
Vader lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiapoity is trying to pull guard but Vader turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kiapoity is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vader to keep the fight standing.
Kiapoity jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vader walks away with a smile on his face. Kiapoity gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jomlong Kiapoity. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiapoity throws an overhand right that lands on Vader 's shoulder, as Vader tries to avoid the shot.
Kiapoity shoots and misses
and Vader counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vader lands a head shot.

Vader closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vader taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vader controlling the action here for a moment.
Kiapoity tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vader smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vader gets a clinch.
Kiapoity is trying to pull guard but Vader has him pressed against the cage.
Vader lands a shoulder strike.
Vader lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiapoity backwards.
Vader digs a right hand into Kiapoity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kiapoity's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Vader .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiapoity jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vader walks away with a smile on his face. Kiapoity gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kiapoity throws a poor cross that misses
and Vader makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kiapoity really felt that one!
Kiapoity throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader lands a head shot.
Vader misses with a wild body shot.
Vader walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kiapoity drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Vader swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kiapoity's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Vader !
After winning the bout, Darth Vader thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

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