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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Cardoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardoza comes into the arena with Holy See blaring out of the sound system. Joshua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Parklife- Blur kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Daniel Joshua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cardoza
vs
Joshua

180 cm
23
199 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Machine Fight Gear

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Cardoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cardoza's sensitive parts.
Cardoza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joshua tries a quick counter leg kick but Cardoza is wise to it.
Luis Cardoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardoza shoots for a takedown but Joshua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cardoza or perhaps it was just good defense by Joshua, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Cardoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardoza has his takedown stuffed
and Joshua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Luis Cardoza has been cut.
Cardoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cardoza clinches up against the cage.
Cardoza blocks an uppercut.
Cardoza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardoza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joshua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cardoza is trying to pull guard but Joshua has him pressed against the cage.
Joshua lands a left hand.
Joshua scores with a hook to the body.
Joshua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cardoza.
A short left from Joshua.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joshua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cardoza tries to clinch up but Joshua circles away and keeps his distance.
Joshua only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Daniel Joshua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cardoza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joshua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joshua scores with a leg kick.
Joshua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cardoza's head.
Joshua connects with an inside leg kick.
Cardoza shoots in but no luck this time.
Joshua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cardoza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joshua counters with a straight right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cardoza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Joshua - the referee stops the clock and Cardoza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Joshua. Cardoza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cardoza is breathing heavily.
Cardoza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joshua counters with a good low kick that Cardoza was not able to check.
Joshua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cardoza drops his hands momentarily and Joshua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Cardoza is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joshua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Cardoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cardoza walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Joshua! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Joshua!
Daniel Joshua managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, On Tap (160Q & Laundry), into his post fight interview.
Luis Cardoza spoke after the fight, saying 'I was robbed god damn it.....Jesus christ, this place is hell !!!'.

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56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tane Huia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Taylor
vs
Huia

180 cm
23
183 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

181 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeffrey Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tane Huia!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Huia misses.
Huia misses with a wild combination.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huia swivels and escapes.
Huia 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.
A combination from Huia does no damage.
Taylor scores with a hook.

Huia moves into the clinch.
Huia is pressed up against the cage. Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huia down to the mat. Huia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Huia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huia. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huia throws an off balance right hand

and Taylor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Huia's guard.
Huia can't keep his opponent in guard - Taylor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor slows the pace down in half guard.
Huia wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taylor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Huia wants to get back to full guard.
Huia wants to control but Taylor passes into side.
Huia is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.

Taylor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taylor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huia keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing strikes.
Huia is trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Huia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huia is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Taylor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taylor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Huia has escaped the position, nice work there.
Huia wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

Taylor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taylor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Huia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Huia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Huia wants to control but Taylor postures up.

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

Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Huia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huia is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
Huia is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huia keeps working.

Huia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Taylor's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Taylor! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Huia has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jeffrey Taylor!
Post fight, an emotional Jeffrey Taylor said 'He's a talented young kid with a good future ahead of him but he's no match for me. Nobody is really, give me my next victim.'.

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35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Monty Jacoby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucien Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monty Jacoby has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jacoby
vs
Wolf

180 cm
26
174 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
26
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monty Jacoby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucien Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacoby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wolf misses with the combination.
Jacoby moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wolf misses with a takedown
and Jacoby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jacoby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jacoby slaps away a takedown attempt from Wolf, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jacoby stuns Wolf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jacoby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wolf in his tracks.
Danga de danga de dang - Jacoby scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wolf leaves Jacoby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wolf tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacoby.
Jacoby stuns Wolf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jacoby takes a swing at Wolf's ribcage but misses.
Wolf looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Monty Jacoby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacoby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolf misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Jacoby counters with a takedown into side control.
Jacoby wants to control but Wolf is keeping him busy.
Wolf manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wolf has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jacoby blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacoby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacoby is trying to escape the mount but Wolf keeps good control and instead manages to take Jacoby's back.
Jacoby is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Wolf.
Wolf throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Jacoby wants to control his opponent's hands but Wolf gets his hands free.
Jacoby is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacoby trying to control the position but Wolf manages to sink in the hooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wolf working for a choke but Jacoby is defending well.

Wolf is cranking Jacoby's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Jacoby! He's tightened the choke and Jacoby is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucien Wolf!
In his post fight interview, Lucien Wolf started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Moltisanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lethal comes to the cage accompanied by we're off to see the wizard. Matt Lethal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lethal
vs
Moltisanti

190 cm
22
179 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

179 cm
23
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Christopher Moltisanti!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lethal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lethal misses the shot to the body.
Moltisanti with the counter takedown but Lethal avoids it easily.
Lethal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lethal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Moltisanti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lethal's guard.
Lethal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Moltisanti postures up in Lethal's guard and throws a big left but Lethal blocks it.
Moltisanti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moltisanti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moltisanti landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moltisanti wants to control from the top but Lethal keeps moving.
Lethal wants to sweep but no luck.
Moltisanti tries to free his leg and advance position but Lethal is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moltisanti content to stall in guard here.
Moltisanti looking to sit in guard and control but Lethal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lethal pushing down on Moltisanti's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Moltisanti holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Moltisanti is trying to get back to full guard.
Lethal is trying to control. Moltisanti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moltisanti trying to control here.
Lethal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moltisanti defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moltisanti punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti is looking for a sweep. Lethal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moltisanti is staying active underneath Lethal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moltisanti is looking for a sweep. Lethal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moltisanti keeps trying to improve his position.
Lethal is thwarting Moltisanti's attempts to control the position.
Lethal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moltisanti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left and a right from Lethal both land. Nice combination.
Lethal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moltisanti ducks under a wild hook from Lethal.
Moltisanti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lethal on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lethal misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lethal manages to avoid it.
Moltisanti ducks under a wild hook from Lethal.
Lethal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moltisanti tries to clinch there but Lethal circles away.
Moltisanti digs a good hook to Lethal's body.
Lethal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moltisanti moves away.
Moltisanti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lethal counters with a nice body shot.
Lethal throws a head kick but Moltisanti moves out of range.
Moltisanti fails with a takedown attempt.
Moltisanti blocks a leg kick.
Moltisanti connects with a right hand. Lethal shakes it off.
Moltisanti thuds a left hand into Lethal's body.
Lethal walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti misses with a takedown attempt - Lethal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lethal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lethal lands a jab to Moltisanti's midsection.
Lethal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lethal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lethal swings for the body but Moltisanti moves out of range.
Moltisanti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Matt Lethal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lethal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moltisanti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moltisanti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lethal cracks Moltisanti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moltisanti goes for a double leg but Lethal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lethal continues to drive forward.
Matt Lethal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Moltisanti.
Lethal throws a body shot but no joy.
Moltisanti shoots in for a takedown but Lethal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lethal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moltisanti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Lethal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Moltisanti shoots in and drives through. Lethal sprawls well.
Lethal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moltisanti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moltisanti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lethal.
Lethal looks to land a right hand but Moltisanti moved out of range.
Lethal misses with a few strikes there.
Lethal lands with an uppercut that bounces Moltisanti off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Christopher Moltisanti has been cut.
Lethal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lethal lands a body shot.
Lethal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lethal stuffs the takedown attempt from Moltisanti. Moltisanti gets slowly back to his feet.
Moltisanti misses with a body shot.
Lethal lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moltisanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lethal moves away.
Lethal looks to land a right hand but Moltisanti moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moltisanti lands a jab to Lethal's midsection.
Lethal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Moltisanti is rocked!
Moltisanti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moltisanti is still on wobbly legs! Can Lethal finish him?
Lethal drops Moltisanti with a huge uppercut! Moltisanti drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lethal is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Lethal!
Our winner, Matt Lethal, 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.

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51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vrushak Madhura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Plunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Madhura
vs
Plunker

183 cm
30
195 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

195 cm
26
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrushak Madhura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harvey Plunker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plunker sizes up Madhura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Madhura wants to clinch up but Plunker keeps it at a distance.
Plunker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Plunker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Madhura.
Plunker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Madhura misses the target.
Madhura tries to clinch there but Plunker circles away.

Madhura scores with a takedown into Plunker's guard.
Plunker wants to stand but Madhura is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plunker wants to sweep here but Madhura controlling him for the moment.
Madhura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Madhura tries to free his leg and advance position but Plunker is retaining full guard.
Plunker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Madhura is one step ahead there.
Madhura stops Plunker from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Plunker can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plunker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Madhura stands up over Plunker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Plunker is trying to keep Madhura in close.
Madhura preventing the sweep.

Madhura drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Madhura as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Plunker screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Madhura! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Vrushak Madhura!
After the big win, Vrushak Madhura made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sportsmanship Ltd. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 679. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sumner
vs
Williams

187 cm
29
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
204 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Omar Sumner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lenny Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a head kick but Sumner moves out of range.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sumner sprawls well. Sumner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sumner tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Sumner slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sumner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick by Williams misses

and Sumner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sumner pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumner keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sumner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sumner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sumner lands a nice uppercut.
Sumner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumner gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sumner misses with a punch to the body.
Williams trying to stall but Sumner improves his position.
Sumner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants a takedown.
Sumner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sumner misses with some punches.
Sumner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sumner lands a big right hand that drops Williams! The killer instinct kicks in and Sumner finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sumner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Sumner!
Omar Sumner thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Billings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormac McCarthy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McCarthy
vs
Billings

160 cm
23
139 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
135 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Sun-Tzu

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Max Octane Fight Wear

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malik Billings!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Billings, right into the meat.
Billings throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCarthy's head.
McCarthy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCarthy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been informed that Billings has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Billings is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Billings misses with a kick to the body.
Billings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarthy moves away.
Billings throws a head kick that misses.
Billings misses with a low kick.
Billings lands with an overhand left.
Billings chopping away at his opponent's legs.

McCarthy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Billings, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billings misses with an elbow over the top.
McCarthy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Billings backwards.

McCarthy breaks from the clinch.
Billings shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McCarthy as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCarthy moves into range and clinches up with Billings.
Billings misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCarthy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Billings throws a punch but it's blocked by McCarthy.
McCarthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCarthy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from McCarthy.
McCarthy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCarthy misses with the head strike.
McCarthy working aggressively here.
Billings swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCarthy misses with a punch on the inside.
Billings lands with a short shot to the head.
McCarthy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Billings tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCarthy's elbow.
Billings throws a head punch that misses.
McCarthy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Billingss head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCarthy avoids a wild elbow strike from Billings.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a head punch that misses.
McCarthy lands a nice shot to the body.
McCarthy pushes Billings back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCarthy lands a hook that snaps the head of Billings backwards.
Billings blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCarthy misses with a body punch.
Billings tries to throw a body punch but McCarthy avoids it by throwing Billings back against the cage.
Billings stalling the fight.
Billings blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Billings - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Billings struggles to land a body shot inside as McCarthy controls his hands.
Billings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from McCarthy.
Billings softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Billings misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Billings just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCarthy's brow.
Billings creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCarthy's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by McCarthy.
Billings lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Billings.
Billings misses with the head strike.
McCarthy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Billings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCarthy connects with a crisp jab.
McCarthy slips a straight right by Billings.
Billings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Billings misses with a wild body shot.
McCarthy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Billings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Billings scores with a hook to the body. McCarthy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Billings misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billings is looking to slow McCarthy down with leg kicks.
Billings throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCarthy's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McCarthy misses the shot to the body.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Billings.
Billings wants to land a leg kick but McCarthy is out of range.
McCarthy scoring well with a low kick there.
McCarthy misses with a straight left.
McCarthy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Billings misses with a wild combination.
Billings throws a leg kick but McCarthy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCarthy is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Billings.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Billings finds it's way through McCarthy's defenses.
Billings misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCarthy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malik Billings dominated that round.
That's time! McCarthy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Billings circles away.
The crowd cheers as McCarthy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Billings doesn't seem phased though.
Billings ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

McCarthy rushes Billings and presses him up against the cage.
McCarthy can't find room to land a body shot as Billings controls the action.

McCarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Billings moves out of range.
McCarthy defending well as Billings loads up on a big left hand.
Billings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarthy.
Billings missing with a left hand there. McCarthy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Billings cracks McCarthy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCarthy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McCarthy slips a straight right by Billings.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Billings misses.
Billings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy cracks the inside of Billings's front leg.
Billings tries to clinch but McCarthy is having none of it.
Billings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Billings connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCarthy's hands.
McCarthy keeps the fight on the outside.
Billings scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Billings.
Billings swings for the body but McCarthy moves out of range.
Jab, jab by McCarthy - just one landing.
Billings swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCarthy throws out a powerful jab.
Billings has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut. Billings saw that one coming.
Billings ducks under a wild hook from McCarthy.
McCarthy slips a straight right by Billings.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malik Billings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCarthy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Billings will feel that in the morning.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Billings.
McCarthy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A cross from Billings lands.
Billings thuds a left hand into McCarthy's body.
Billings connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCarthy momentarily.
Good leg kick by Billings there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCarthy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Billings.
Billings chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Billings bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Billings throws a lazy uppercut

and McCarthy counters by moving into the clinch.
McCarthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Billings uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCarthy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Billings.
Cormac McCarthy has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy avoiding damage.
McCarthy dodges an elbow strike from Billings.
Billings taking a breather.

Billings breaks from the clinch.
Billings feints a jab promting McCarthy to slip. Billings then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McCarthy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by McCarthy there.
Billings throws a poor cross that misses
and McCarthy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Billings is looking to chop away at McCarthy's legs.
Billings goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Billings blocks a head kick by McCarthy.
Billings tried to score with a low kick but McCarthy checks it.
Billings throws a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by McCarthy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCarthy.

Billings is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Billings is still on wobbly legs! Can McCarthy finish him?
A head kick misses from Billings.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billings blocks a head kick by McCarthy.

McCarthy drives through and clinches with Billings against the cage.
Billings seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Billings fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from McCarthy.
McCarthy avoids a wild elbow strike from Billings.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Billings.
McCarthy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Billings scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCarthy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Billings is keeping busy.
McCarthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Billings uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCarthy avoiding damage as Billings throws knees to the body.
McCarthy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Billings throws a leg kick
and McCarthy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCarthy connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Billings to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by McCarthy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cormac McCarthy!
A very excited looking Cormac McCarthy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between EA Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Poe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J. Trujillo has chosen Jiu-Jitsu as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Poe
vs
Trujillo

181 cm
29
168 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

173 cm
24
167 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Bos Energy MMA159.4

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phoenix Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Poe finds it's target.

It looks like Phoenix Trujillo has been cut.
Poe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
EA Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poe looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range.
Poe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Poe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Strikers in the buildup to the fight.
Trujillo jabs Poe right on the nose. Poe blinks but takes it well.
Poe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trujillo misses with a straight right.
Trujillo jabs at Poe's body.
Poe slips a jab from Trujillo.
Trujillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trujillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Poe misses the target.
Trujillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trujillo lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo tries to work over Poe's front leg with a kick but Poe checks it.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Poe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Poe works over Trujillo's head and body with a nice combination.
Trujillo scores with a shot to the body.
Trujillo slips a straight right by Poe.
Poe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trujillo.
Trujillo dives in and grabs Poe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poe pushes down on Trujillo's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Poe.
Poe punishes Trujillo's body with a nice straight punch.
Poe looks to land a body kick but Trujillo moved away.
Trujillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Poe defends it well.
Poe misses with a series of wild punches.
Poe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trujillo has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poe throws a poor cross that misses

and Trujillo counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poe is keeping the position for now.
Poe wants to sweep here but Trujillo controlling him for the moment.
Poe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trujillo is stalling in the full guard.
Poe pulls Trujillo in close to prevent any damage.
Poe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trujillo controls the pace.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Poe keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Poe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trujillo on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Poe misses with a looping left.
Poe misses with a hook.
Trujillo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trujillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Poe.
Trujillo walks into a left hand.
Poe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poe.
Trujillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trujillo throws a right hand that misses
and Poe counters with a right hand to the body.
Trujillo throws a combination that misses
and Poe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trujillo darts in looking for a takedown but Poe gets double underhooks and turns Trujillo into the cage.
Trujillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo slips a jab and a cross from Poe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe throws a right hand that Trujillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Trujillo also avoids with ease.
Poe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trujillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trujillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poe was well out of range. Poor timing from Trujillo.
Trujillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Poe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Poe misses.
Poe throws a nice looking combination but Trujillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poe as he avoids it easily.
EA Poe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phoenix Trujillo.
Poe catches Trujillo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poe throws a series of punches but Trujillo moves out of range.
Poe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trujillo tries to move into range but Poe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Trujillo is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trujillo shoots in and drives through. Poe sprawls well.
It looked like Poe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trujillo is still on wobbly legs! Can Poe finish him?
Poe lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). EA Poe!
EA Poe retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, EA Poe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bos Energy MMA159.4 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.