QFC Tournament 604 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Kalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kalifa
vs
Bowman

172 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Kalifa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrell Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalifa throws a right and a left that Bowman avoids nicely.
Bowman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Bowman.
Bowman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalifa momentarily.
Kalifa misses with a combination
and Bowman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalifa tries to clinch up but Bowman circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalifa throws an off balance right hand
and Bowman counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kalifa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kalifa throws a body punch but Bowman moves out of range.
It seemed like Bowman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kalifa throws a combination that misses
and Bowman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kalifa tries to clinch up.
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!
Kalifa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bowman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bowman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalifa jabs Bowman right on the nose. Bowman blinks but takes it well.
Kalifa misses with a hook. Bowman ducked under it nicely.
Kalifa misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalifa looks to land a combination but Bowman avoids it well.
Kalifa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowman moves away.
Kalifa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalifa throws a right and a left that Bowman avoids nicely.
Kalifa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kalifa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalifa is breathing heavily.
Kalifa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kalifa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bowman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body punch from Bowman.
Kalifa loads up on a big right hand but Bowman slips the punch.
Bowman cracks a nice hook into Kalifa's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kalifa rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalifa.
Bowman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kalifa throws a lazy uppercut
and Bowman counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalifa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bowman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bowman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kalifa throws a nice looking combination but Bowman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Kalifa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowman throws a shot to the body.
Kalifa misses with a double jab
and Bowman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kalifa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bowman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kalifa misses with a combination
and Bowman counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bowman.
Bowman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kalifa doesn't seem bothered though.
Bowman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bowman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kalifas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bowman thuds his right hand into Kalifa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bowman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kalifa doesn't seem bothered though.
Bowman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bowman scores with a nice strike.
Bowman lands a jab.
Kalifa stuns Bowman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kalifa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bowman.
Bowman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bowman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalifa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bowman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bowman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kalifa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bowman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bowman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kalifa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kalifa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bowman lands with a hook. Kalifa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Kalifa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowman lands a nice looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kalifa. Those never looked like landing.
Kalifa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bowman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalifa misses with a hook
and Bowman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bowman slips a jab and a cross from Kalifa.
Bowman sizes up Kalifa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Bowman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bowman jabs Kalifa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jon Kalifa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalifa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bowman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bowman lands with a right hand.
Bowman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kalifa has time to react.
Kalifa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kalifa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kalifa tries to clinch but Bowman moves out of range.
Kalifa throws a nice looking combination but Bowman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalifa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kalifa throws a right hand that Bowman ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowman also avoids with ease.
Bowman lands with a shot to the body.
Kalifa looks to land a combination but Bowman avoids it well.
Bowman lands a slapping body shot.
Terrell Bowman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalifa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman cracks a nice hook into Kalifa's ribs.
Kalifa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bowman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kalifa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Kalifa is rocked!
Bowman throws an overhand right that drops Kalifa like a sack of potatoes! Bowman dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrell Bowman!
During a confident post fight interview, Terrell Bowman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lefty Godhand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lefty Snaketounge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Godhand
vs
Snaketounge

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lefty Godhand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lefty Snaketounge!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godhand motions for Snaketounge to come forward. Godhand throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snaketounge feints the counter takedown.
Godhand looks for the body kick but Snaketounge saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Godhand. Those never looked like landing.
Godhand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Snaketounge counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Snaketounge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Godhand defends it well.
Godhand is trying to stand up here but Snaketounge is controlling him well.

Snaketounge wants to work for an arm triangle but Godhand is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Snaketounge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Snaketounge is working for a kimura but Godhand is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snaketounge seems to be working for a kimura but Godhand defends the submission attempt.
Snaketounge is trying to control. Godhand wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Snaketounge not doing much here.
Godhand is trying to stand up here but Snaketounge is controlling him well.

Snaketounge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Snaketounge is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snaketounge is trying to control. Godhand wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lefty Snaketounge!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alanian Aryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dos Santos
vs
Aryan

180 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

208 cm
20
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Dos Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alanian Aryan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Aryan has the dominant position.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.

Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Aryan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aryan throws out a counter right but Dos Santos avoids it with no problem.
Dos Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aryan swivels and escapes.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Dos Santos darts in and clinches Aryan up against the cage.
Dos Santos has Aryan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aryan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Dos Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aryan has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
Aryan tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Aryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Aryan has him pressed against the cage.
Aryan misses with a knee to the head.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aryan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Aryan won't allow it.
Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aryan walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aryan is fending him off so far but Dos Santos persists. Nope, Aryan circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcos Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aryan after a bit of a struggle.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Aryan throws knees to the body.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Aryan with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aryan looks winded!
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Aryan.
Dos Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aryan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aryan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Aryan sprawls well. He's pushed Dos Santos 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Aryan misses with a knee strike.
Aryan misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Aryan.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Aryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Aryan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aryan with a knee to the head.
Aryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aryan managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aryan stops a takedown attempt from Dos Santos .
Aryan connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aryan scores with a knee to the head.
Aryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Aryan gets underhooks to prevent Dos Santos 's takedown attempt.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aryan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.

Dos Santos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Aryan wants to get back to his feet but Dos Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aryan can do anything to dispel that myth.

Dos Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alanian Aryan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aryan leaves Dos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aryan throws out a counter right but Dos Santos avoids it with no problem.
Dos Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dos Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Aryan gets double underhooks and turns Dos Santos into the cage.
Aryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Dos Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Aryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Aryan gets double underhooks and turns Dos Santos into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dos Santos is defended easily by Aryan.
Aryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Aryan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dos Santos looks for the body kick but Aryan saw that one coming.
Aryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Aryan avoids nicely.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aryan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Aryan gets tackled into the cage by Dos Santos . Dos Santos maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aryan looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Aryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aryan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Aryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Aryan.
Aryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aryan landing knees to the body.
Aryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aryan throws a knee to the head but misses.

Dos Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
Aryan wants to stand and escape but instead Dos Santos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos won't allow Aryan to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aryan wants to stand and escape but Dos Santos is having none of it.

Aryan pushes Dos Santos off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aryan as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Aryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aryan defends it nicely.
Aryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aryan! But no joy.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice takedown defense from Aryan. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Aryan throws out a counter right but Dos Santos avoids it with no problem.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Aryan tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aryan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Aryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aryan's waist but Aryan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dos Santos off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Dos Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos missing with a left hand there. Aryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aryan throws out a counter right but Dos Santos avoids it with no problem.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aryan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aryan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Dos Santos drives through and clinches with Aryan against the cage.
Aryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Aryan scores with a knee to the head.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aryan misses with a knee strike.
Aryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alanian Aryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aryan looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Aryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aryan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aryan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos 's face.
Aryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Aryan won't allow it.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch but Aryan improves position.
Aryan stops a takedown attempt from Dos Santos .
Knees to the body from Aryan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aryan lands a knee to the head.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch.

Dos Santos instigates a clinch.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Aryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown but Aryan sprawls well.
Aryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Dos Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos is working for takedown but Aryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aryan lands a knee to the head.
Aryan tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marcos Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alanian Aryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alanian Aryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aryan 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Alanian Aryan!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Alanian Aryan!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Alanian Aryan!

Alanian Aryan wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Alanian Aryan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deking Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Duffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Master
vs
Duffey

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deking Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Duffey!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Master rushes Duffey and presses him up against the cage.

Duffey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Master fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duffey tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Duffey with that takedown attempt.
As Duffey tries to get set, Master tries to push him back and clinch up but Duffey manages to avoid the attempt.

Master closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Master jumps guard but Duffey stands there with Master around his waist. Master gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Master wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duffey fails to pull guard.
Master could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master prevents the takedown attempt.
Deking Master has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Duffey.
Duffey lands a knee to the head.
Master is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Duffey pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Duffey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Duffey moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duffey stuffs the takedown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Master crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Duffey - the referee stops the clock and Master gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Duffey. Master manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Master takes a kick to the side of the head.
Duffey lands a head kick!

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

Master is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duffey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Master is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duffey and Master are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Duffey throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Master into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Duffey knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joseph Duffey!
A determined Joseph Duffey didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourny Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Boyle
vs
Kyle

177 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tourny Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle with a nice cross.

Boyle moves into the clinch.
Kyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyle.

Boyle successfully pulls guard.
Boyle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyle trying to mount his opponent but Kyle defends it.
Boyle moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boyle 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.

Boyle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kyle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Boyle has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kyle is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Boyle yanks on the arm and Kyle is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Boyle.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Danny Boyle!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olof Kjaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kjaber
vs
Future

176 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olof Kjaber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Future!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kjaber enables Future to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kjaber manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kjaber seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kjaber throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.

Kjaber has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Future doesn't defend quickly enough and Kjaber has managed to lock this one up! Can Future escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kjaber on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Olof Kjaber!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stephens
vs
Mendes

160 cm
20
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darwin Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

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

Mendes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stephens napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stephens manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mendes is trying to stand back up but Stephens is controlling him

Stephens is trying for a kimura here. Mendes looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Stephens wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darwin Stephens!
An out of breath Darwin Stephens thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.