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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Red might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Method Man and Redman - Da Rockwilder. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Red
vs
Herzog

180 cm
39
265 lbs
30 - 19 - 0

175 cm
45
158 lbs
40 - 27 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Herzog!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Red's head.
Red throws a looping overhand right but Herzog ducks down to avoid it.
Red swings for the body but Herzog moves out of range.
Red uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Herzog has time to react.
Herzog fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Red checks it well.
Red throws a big shot that misses.
Herzog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Herzog shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Red manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Red has his hands on Herzog's head, controlling the position.
Red is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Herzog being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red keeping moving, preventing Herzog from controlling successfully.
Red working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Herzog.
Red wants to sweep here but Herzog controlling him for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Red has his foot on Herzog's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Herzog works his way back into a safe position though.
Red seems keen to control Herzog's posture.
Herzog sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Red working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Herzog doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Herzog manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Red keeping moving, preventing Herzog from controlling successfully.
Herzog postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Herzog wants to control from the top but Red keeps moving.
Red is adopting a defensive guard.
Herzog throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Herzog jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Red shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Red wants to control from the top but Herzog keeps moving.
Red trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herzog can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Red controls the pace.
Red wants to control from the top but Herzog keeps moving.
Herzog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Red is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Herzog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Herzog walks into a left hand.
Red tries for a takedown but Herzog sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Red closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Herzog's guard.
Red sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Herzog's guard.
Red is stalling here. Herzog is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Red seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Herzog has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mr Red will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Herzog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herzog connects with a solid leg kick.
Red shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Herzog sprawls well. Herzog wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Red gets slowly back to his feet.
Red closes this distance looking for a takedown but Herzog circles away.
Red shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Herzog to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Red. 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Red or perhaps it was just good defense by Herzog, which made it look bad.
And Herzog tries to counter it with a takedown but Red pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Red bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Red trying to control the action but Herzog is working from the bottom.
Red moves into full mount!
Red controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two 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.
Red wants to control the pace but Herzog is squirming around nicely.
Red tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Red's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Red is looking to take Herzog's back but instead Herzog gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Mr Red overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red stalling.
Further stalling from Red.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Red wants to work for an arm triangle but Herzog is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Red works his foot free and advances to mount.
Red takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Herzog slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Herzog is looking to improve his position.
Red wants to take a breather but Herzog is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Red dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Red shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Herzog as he jumps to the side.
Herzog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Red closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Red lands in his opponent's guard.
Red trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Herzog working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Herzog is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Red is aware though and is defending well.
Red wants to pass the guard but Herzog is keeping the position.
Red passes into half guard.
Red is pressing down on Herzog's thigh, looking to free his foot. Herzog is holding on for now.
Chris Herzog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Herzog manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Red pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Herzog is keeping the position for now.
Red is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herzog can do to turn this around?
Red sitting in guard here, content to control.
Red advances to half guard.
Herzog wants to control the action here but instead Red manages to pass to full mount!
Red looking to control but Herzog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red prevents Herzog from getting the reversal.
Mr Red is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Red goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Herzog is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herzog trying to control but Red is working from the bottom.
Red seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Herzog stands and throws Red's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Red wants to control but Herzog postures up.
Herzog throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Red prevents Herzog from moving into mount.
Herzog looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Red is avoiding damage well.
Herzog lands a decent elbow from side control.

Herzog tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Herzog has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Red manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Herzog missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Red slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Red looking for a sweep. Not yet Red, not yet.
Herzog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Herzog with a flurry of punches that miss.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Red!
Mr Red was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crash Bandicoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bandicoot comes into the arena with Crash Bandicoot: Jungle Rollers Remix blaring out of the sound system. Rutecki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remember the Name. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bandicoot
vs
Rutecki

172 cm
44
301 lbs
26 - 25 - 0

180 cm
47
178 lbs
36 - 54 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crash Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 54 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutecki cracks the inside of Bandicoot's front leg.
Rutecki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutecki swinging wildly here.
Rutecki misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Rutecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rutecki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutecki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bandicoot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutecki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bandicoot fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bandicoot instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Rutecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rutecki moves into range and clinches up with Bandicoot.
Rutecki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rutecki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rutecki wants to get back to striking at distance but Bandicoot won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rutecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bandicoot closes the distance and clinches.

Rutecki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rutecki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutecki scores with a body shot.
Bandicoot tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutecki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandicoot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rutecki is fending him off so far but Bandicoot persists. Nope, Rutecki circles away and we're back to standing.
Rutecki catches Bandicoot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rutecki misses with a double jab.
Rutecki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bandicoot tries to clinch up.
Rutecki throws a wild body kick that Bandicoot sees coming a mile off.
Bandicoot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bandicoot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutecki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bandicoot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bandicoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutecki circles away.
Rutecki looks to land a combination but Bandicoot avoids it well.
Rutecki lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutecki misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot tries to clinch up.
Bandicoot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Rutecki coming out on top.
Rutecki swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bandicoot tries to clinch there but Rutecki circles away.
Bandicoot fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bandicoot looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rutecki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Bandicoot decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rutecki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Rutecki both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Crash Bandicoot has been cut.
Rutecki tries to clinch up but Bandicoot circles away and keeps his distance.
Bandicoot shoots in for a takedown but Rutecki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crash Bandicoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandicoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutecki throws a good cross that connects.
Bandicoot is looking to clinch.
Rutecki feints the counter takedown.
Bandicoot misses with a takedown attempt
letting Rutecki counter with a right hand.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bandicoot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bandicoot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Rutecki closes the distance and clinches.
Bandicoot prevents Rutecki from breaking the clinch.
Bandicoot missing with knees to the body.
Rutecki is trying to push Bandicoot away but Bandicoot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bandicoot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutecki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bandicoot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bandicoot or perhaps it was just good defense by Rutecki, which made it look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandicoot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rutecki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutecki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rutecki misses with a wild combination.
Bandicoot half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bandicoot shoots for a takedown but Rutecki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rutecki throws a counter combo.
Bandicoot moves in looking to clinch but Rutecki pushes him off.
Rutecki connects with a high kick.

Rutecki tries to sprawl but Bandicoot drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Bandicoot seems to be working for a kimura but Rutecki defends the submission attempt.
Bandicoot is breathing heavily.
Rutecki is trying to stand.
Rutecki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Rutecki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crash Bandicoot'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.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bandicoot.
Rutecki misses with a few strikes there.
Rutecki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bandicoot at a distance.
Rutecki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bandicoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutecki circles away.
Crash Bandicoot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bandicoot fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bandicoot looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rutecki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bandicoot tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutecki is retaining full guard.

Bandicoot is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutecki is trying to keep Bandicoot in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rutecki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutecki has wrist control.
Bandicoot throwing strikes but missing.
Bandicoot wants to control from the top but Rutecki keeps moving.
Rutecki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Bandicoot gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bandicoot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but Rutecki is having none of it.
Rutecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandicoot manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandicoot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rutecki cracks Bandicoot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutecki lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutecki swinging wildly here.
Bandicoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutecki circles away.
A solid body kick from Rutecki.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but Rutecki is having none of it.
Bandicoot wants to clinch.
Dexter Rutecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutecki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bandicoot has time to react.
Bandicoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutecki circles away.
Bandicoot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crash Bandicoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Rutecki.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rutecki. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot looks to clinch
and Rutecki counters with a one-two to the body.

Crash Bandicoot's cut is getting worse.
Rutecki lands an overhand right.
Bandicoot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crash Bandicoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandicoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutecki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutecki misses with a two punch combination.
Bandicoot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bandicoot slips a jab and a cross from Rutecki.

Bandicoot manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rutecki on his heels. He'll look to pass Rutecki's guard now, I'm sure.
Rutecki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandicoot connects with a couple of short punches.
Rutecki has a closed guard, preventing Bandicoot from standing up.
Rutecki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bandicoot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bandicoot wants to control from the top but Rutecki keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bandicoot landing with the ground and pound.

Rutecki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bandicoot stops Rutecki from standing up.
Bandicoot passes into half guard.
Rutecki tries to kick Bandicoot off but Bandicoot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Rutecki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Crash Bandicoot's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bandicoot takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bandicoot moves in looking to clinch but Rutecki pushes him off.

Bandicoot clinches with his opponent.

Bandicoot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bandicoot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutecki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutecki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rutecki stuffs the takedown attempt from Bandicoot. Bandicoot gets slowly back to his feet.
Rutecki raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rutecki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bandicoot looks for a takedown but Rutecki sprawls well.
Rutecki scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutecki lands a high kick!

Rutecki clinches up against the cage.
Rutecki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bandicoot has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bandicoot tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutecki avoids the damage to the body.
Bandicoot pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutecki is trying to break free.

Rutecki manages to break the clinch.
Bandicoot wants to clinch.
Rutecki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bandicoot.
Rutecki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bandicoot doesn't seem bothered though.
Rutecki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Crash Bandicoot's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bandicoot with a poor takedown
and Rutecki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crash Bandicoot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandicoot wants to clinch.
Bandicoot is looking to clinch.
Bandicoot with a poor takedown
and Rutecki counters with a series of strikes. Bandicoot will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Rutecki rushes Bandicoot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rutecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bandicoot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutecki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Jeez, Crash Bandicoot's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rutecki misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Rutecki does no damage.
Rutecki throws a series of punches but Bandicoot moves out of range.
Bandicoot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bandicoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutecki circles away.
Bandicoot looks for a takedown but Rutecki sprawls well.
Rutecki misses with a two punch combination.
Rutecki works over Bandicoot's head and body with a nice combination.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Crash Bandicoot's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dexter Rutecki!
Dexter Rutecki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Chrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Slyker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slyker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It's Amazing by Kanye West. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Chrome
vs
Slyker

182 cm
39
193 lbs
34 - 16 - 1

186 cm
46
215 lbs
37 - 31 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Chrome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 31 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Slyker!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chrome misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slyker looks to land a combination but Chrome avoids it well.
Slyker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chrome defends it nicely.
Chrome lands a leg kick that knocks Slyker off balance momentarily.

Chrome gets the takedown into side control.
Chrome is staying tight to Slyker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chrome tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chrome controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chrome tries to move into full mount but can't pass Slyker's legs.
Chrome taking a breather here.
Chrome seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Slyker for as long as he can get away with.
Chrome tries to advance to mount but Slyker denies him.

Chrome tries for a kimura but Slyker is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chrome is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Slyker will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Chrome works to advance to full mount. Slyker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Chrome sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slyker is looking to get to half guard.
Chrome takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slyker has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Chrome is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Chrome continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Chrome dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Slyker misses with the combination.
Slyker misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slyker.
Slyker shoots in for a takedown but Chrome shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slyker has a takedown stuffed.
Mr Chrome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Slyker.
Slyker misses with a double jab.

Chrome fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slyker, pushing him back against the cage.
Slyker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chrome walks away with a smile on his face. Slyker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Chrome moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slyker is trying to break the clinch but Chrome has him pressed against the cage.
Chrome lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slyker backwards.

Chrome jumps guard and drags Slyker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Slyker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chrome is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chrome is on top in guard.

Chrome controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chrome stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slyker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chrome controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chrome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chrome is working hard here to advance position.
Chrome is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two 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.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cain Slyker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Slyker with that takedown attempt.

Chrome moves into the clinch.

Slyker is trying to trip Chrome. He has hold of a leg but Chrome is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Slyker persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Chrome lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Chrome pushes down on Slyker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Slyker is looking to improve his position.
Chrome has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chrome controlling from mount.
Chrome fails to take his opponent's back.
Chrome tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chrome moves to the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chrome controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Chrome dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Slyker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slyker shoots in for a double leg but Chrome sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A lazy left from Chrome finds it's target.

It looks like Cain Slyker has been cut.

Slyker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chrome controlling the position well.
Slyker slips a nice elbow through Chrome's hands, connecting with Chrome's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chrome is controlling Slyker's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Chrome manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slyker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slyker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slyker being controlled here momentarily.
Slyker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chrome is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Chrome wants to pass the guard but Slyker is defending well.
Chrome stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chrome trying to pass the guard but Slyker defending well.
Chrome trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chrome is looking to advance position but Slyker won't allow it.
Well, if Chrome is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chrome wants to pass to mount but Slyker is defending the position.
Chrome slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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.
Slyker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chrome connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slyker scrambles back to his feet.
Slyker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chrome defends well and Slyker ends up having to push Chrome into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Slyker fails to land the takedown.
Chrome throwing a counter right hand but Slyker manages to avoid it.
Mr Chrome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Slyker.

Slyker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Slyker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chrome is trying to control Slyker's posture but Slyker avoids it.
Chrome parries the strikes from Slyker easily there. Slyker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chrome to escape.
Cain Slyker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Slyker working his ground and pound in the gym.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slyker creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chrome regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cain Slyker.
Well Chrome 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Chrome!
Mr Chrome took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The Town by Macklemore. Tony Hunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Hunt

192 cm
45
285 lbs
41 - 29 - 1

200 cm
42
245 lbs
26 - 28 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 28 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Hunt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
Hunt with the ground and pound but Johnson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Johnson is trying is best to control the position here.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Hunt is controlling him well.
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunt.
Hunt throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Hunt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Johnson to regain full guard.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hunt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hunt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Hunt trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Tony Hunt has been cut.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
Jordan Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Hunt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Hunt misses.
Johnson punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Hunt misses.
Tony Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Hunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Hunt sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt scores with a head kick.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Hunt catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Tony Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Hunt tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Hunt throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
As Hunt looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo bu Hunt just gets out of the way.
Hunt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johnson works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Hunt cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Hunt defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Jab from Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunt. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Jordan Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hunt.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.

Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt shoots and misses
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Hunt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Hunt connects with a looping right hand.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Hunt cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunt cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jordan Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt with a hook.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Hunt.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Jordan Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Hunt.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hunt.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Donk. Hunt catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Tony Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Hunt.
I've got Hunt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Hunt!
Tony Hunt took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byczynski comes to the cage accompanied by War is My Destiny. Kane Yamada has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nataniel Byczynski's chin.

Byczynski
vs
Yamada

200 cm
43
260 lbs
41 - 36 - 0

190 cm
41
197 lbs
47 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Spartan Nutrition

Hellbent
KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byczynski manages to avoid it.

Yamada moves into the clinch.
Yamada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
Yamada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Byczynski backwards.
Yamada prevents a body shot from Byczynski.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byczynski's elbow.
Yamada cracks Byczynski with a nice body shot.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamada.
Byczynski tries a body shot but Yamada blocks it.
Yamada is trying to stall.
Byczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamada's elbow.
Yamada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Byczynski is pushing Yamada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Byczynski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Byczynski blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Byczynski.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada pushes Byczynski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamada tries to work over Byczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Byczynski backwards.
Byczynski is trying to stall.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
Byczynski is looking to control Yamada's arms but Yamada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Byczynski has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byczynski backwards.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the head but Yamada blocks with his arms.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byczynski lands a shoulder strike.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamada avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada blocks a body shot from Byczynski.
Yamada digs a right hand underneath Byczynski's ribcage. Byczynski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Yamada.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Byczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Byczynski avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Byczynski blocks an uppercut.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byczynski prevents a body shot from Yamada.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Byczynski controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byczynski's elbow.
Byczynski trying to stall but Yamada improves his position.
Yamada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Nataniel Byczynski's cut is getting worse.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Yamada cracks Byczynski with a nice body shot.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Byczynski controls the action.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamada avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Byczynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byczynski misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body.
Byczynski is breathing heavily.
Yamada will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Byczynski up against the cage.

Byczynski breaks from the clinch.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Byczynski looks to land a left hand but Yamada moved out of range nicely.
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!
Yamada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byczynski.
Yamada avoids the body shot from Byczynski.
Byczynski tries to land a leg kick but Yamada saw it coming and moves away.
Byczynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamada as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Byczynski 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Byczynski rushes Yamada and presses him up against the cage.
Yamada dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kane Yamada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nataniel Byczynski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Byczynski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Byczynski throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike.
Byczynski has had enough of the clinch but Yamada keeps him there for the moment.
Yamada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamada managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.

Yamada manages to break the clinch.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byczynski manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamada.
Yamada looks to land a body kick but Byczynski moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byczynski.
Yamada misses with a low kick as Byczynski jumps back.

Byczynski moves into range and clinches up with Yamada.
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!
Yamada tries to work over Byczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kane Yamada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Yamada managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Byczynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada blocks an uppercut.
Yamada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byczynski tries a body shot but Yamada blocks it.
Byczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yamada looking to stall.
Yamada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamada lands a hook that snaps the head of Byczynski backwards.

Byczynski is rocked!

Nataniel Byczynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
Oh Byczynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byczynski takes a shot to the head.
Yamada lands a body punch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Yamada misses
and Yamada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byczynski seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byczynski throws a poor cross that misses

and Yamada counters with a nice right hand that sends Byczynski toppling to the canvas! Byczynski scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yamada finish him?!
Yamada connects with a leg kick. Byczynski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamada is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Byczynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamada throws an uppercut from hell that sends Byczynski clean off his feet! He's out cold! Yamada stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kane Yamada! Kane Yamada retains his super heavyweight title!
Kane Yamada really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.