ITFL 2.2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yannick Abdoul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abdoul might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to La Tchadienne. Yannick Abdoul looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Abdoul
vs
Weber

174 cm
25
140 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
140 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yannick Abdoul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Weber!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber misses with a takedown
and Abdoul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdoul keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Weber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abdoul sprawls well. Abdoul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weber gets slowly back to his feet.
Yannick Abdoul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Weber.
Abdoul shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Weber pinned against the cage. Weber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Weber tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Weber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Weber feints and as Abdoul raises his hands in defense, Weber changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Weber drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Abdoul dives on top into guard.

Abdoul is breathing heavily.
Abdoul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Weber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abdoul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abdoul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdoul is looking to work some ground and pound but Weber has wrist control.
Abdoul has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weber has his foot on Abdoul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abdoul works his way back into a safe position though.

Weber escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abdoul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Weber!
Michael Weber spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Russell Bell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Quincy
vs
Bell

180 cm
24
196 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

188 cm
27
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Bell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Quincy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters circling a little - Bell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Quincy avoids the head kick by Bell.
Quincy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Quincy scores with a hook to the body. Bell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quincy throws a big shot that misses.
Quincy backing away here, and Bell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bell scores with a leg kick.
Quincy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
A quick step to the side and Quincy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quincy checks the leg kick.
Bell slips under a jab from Quincy.
Danga de danga de dang - Quincy scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Russell Bell has been cut.
Bell misses with a hook.
Russell Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quincy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell throws a jab when Quincy was well out of range.
Bell scores with a push kick.
Quincy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bell misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell defending well as Quincy loads up on a big left hand.
Bell steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quincy takes a step back to recover.
Nice jab there from Bell.

It looks like Igor Quincy has been cut.
Quincy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Quincy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bell counters with a good low kick that Quincy was not able to check.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Quincy saw that one coming.
Quincy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quincy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bell misses with a head kick.
Quincy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bell throws a front kick aimed at Quincy's knee but Quincy avoids it well.
A head kick by Bell misses
and Quincy counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quincy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bell tries to land a body kick
letting Quincy counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Quincy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quincy's knee momentarily.
Quincy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quincy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quincy cracks Bell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bell misses with a right hand
and Quincy counters with a left to the body.
Quincy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bell's head.
Quincy throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
Bell looks to land a right hand but Quincy moved out of range.
Quincy throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quincy will feel that in the morning.
Quincy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quincy throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a head kick that misses
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quincy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Quincy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Quincy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quincy.
Quincy staying out of range there.
Bell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quincy will feel that in the morning.
Quincy throws an off balance right hand
and Bell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bell slips under a jab.
It seemed like Bell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quincy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A bone on bone clash there as Quincy blocks the leg kick.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bell misses with a body kick.
Bell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bell throws a low kick but Quincy avoids it.
Bell throws a poor cross that misses
and Quincy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bell delivers a nice body kick.
Bell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quincy.
Quincy scores with a hook to the body. Bell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quincy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quincy swings for the body but Bell moves out of range.
Quincy lands a body shot.
Bell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quincy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quincy throws a leg kick
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Bell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bell.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quincy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Russell Bell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Quincy ducks right into an uppercut from Bell.
Bell blocks a jab.
Bell lands a head shot.
Quincy connects with a single shot there.
Bell throws a body kick that misses
and Quincy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bell motions for Quincy to come forward. Bell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quincy is looking to slow Bell down with leg kicks.
Bell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Quincy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Quincy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Quincy.
Quincy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell misses with a lunging right hand
and Quincy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quincy misses the jab.
Bell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quincy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Quincy blocks a jab.
Bell throws a low kick but Quincy avoids it.
Quincy tried to counter with a leg kick but Bell avoided it.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Quincy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Bell is predictable there
and Quincy counters with a left and a right that stings Bell.
Quincy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quincy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Quincy looks to land a right hand but Bell moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bell! But no joy.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Quincy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Quincy throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Quincy's head but Quincy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quincy scores with a jab to the head.
Quincy misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell connects with a body shot that sends Quincy's belly button to the back.
Bell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quincy throws a poor cross that misses
and Bell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good shot there by Bell.

Igor Quincy's cut is getting worse.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Quincy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bell throws a leg kick which misses Quincy's front leg but catches the back leg as Quincy tries to avoid it.
Quincy throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
Quincy misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Bell.
Bell takes one to the side of the head.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quincy throws a right hand that Bell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bell also avoids with ease.
Quincy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBell.
A jab lands there for Quincy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bell.
Quincy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell moves out of range as Quincy strikes.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bell slips a jab from Quincy.
Quincy lands a lovely overhand right.
Quincy throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Bell lands a jab.
Bell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quincy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Bell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quincy.
Bell pushes Quincy away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell scores with a decent looking hook.
Bell scores with a jab.
Quincy takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Quincy does no damage.
Bell throws a fast counter high kick but Quincy manages to duck under it in time.

Bell cracks Quincy with an uppercut from hell and Quincy crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Bell's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Quincy is rocked!

Igor Quincy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Quincy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bell controls the pace.
Oh Quincy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bell tries to free his leg and advance position but Quincy is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Quincy seems to have got his legs back now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Igor Quincy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Quincy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bell. That's going to slow Quincy down.
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quincy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell pushes Quincy away with a front kick.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bell is looking to land body kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Bell there.
Bell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quincy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quincy misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Quincy misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with a looping right.
Quincy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Quincy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bell circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Quincy misses with a hook.
Bell misses the jab.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quincy.
A cross from Bell lands.
Quincy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Bell feints a counter leg kick.
Bell thows a leg kick but Quincy checks it
and Quincy counters with a nice uppercut.
Quincy misses with a body punch
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Quincy saw that one coming.
It looked like Quincy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bell.
Bell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Quincy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quincy blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Bell.
Quincy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy staying out of range there.
Bell feints and then cracks Quincy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quincy down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Bell.
Nice straight punches there by Quincy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quincy.
Quincy looks to land a right hand but Bell moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Quincy misses the target.
Bell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bell moves out of range of the strikes.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quincy takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Bell misses with a body kick.
Quincy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
Quincy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell staying out of range there.
Quincy lands a glancing blow to the side of Bell's head.
Bell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Quincy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bell's head backwards.
Quincy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Bell finds it's target.
Quincy throws a lazy head kick
and Bell counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Quincy is predictable there
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bell takes a swing at Quincy's ribcage but misses.
Quincy throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Bell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quincy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Quincy cracks Bell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell blocks a jab.
Quincy works the jab nicely.
Bell misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Quincy misses.
Quincy throws a leg kick but Bell moved away.
Bell lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Quincy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bell scores with a nice head shot.

Jeez, Igor Quincy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Russell Bell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quincy connects with a jab.
Quincy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Quincy moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Bell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Project Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Doom
vs
Duffy

195 cm
21
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
21
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Project Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zak Duffy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duffy darts in and clinches Doom up against the cage.
Duffy is trying to maintain a safe position but Doom gets an underhook and turns Duffy into the cage.

Doom breaks from the clinch.
Duffy tries to clinch up but Doom circles away and keeps his distance.
Duffy tries to clinch but Doom moves out of range.
Doom misses with a body kick.

Duffy instigates a clinch.
Doom blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Doom.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Doom manages to break the clinch.
Duffy is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Duffy drives through and clinches with Doom against the cage.
Doom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Doom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duffy has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Doom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom lands a nice uppercut.
Doom slows down the pace here.

Doom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doom takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Duffy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doom, pushing him back against the cage.
Duffy tries to land knees in the clinch but Doom avoids the damage to the body.

Doom manages to break the clinch.

Duffy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duffy has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
Duffy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doom seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Duffy can turn it around.
A shot in the inside from Duffy.
Duffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.

Duffy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duffy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Duffy tries to clinch up but Doom circles away and keeps his distance.
Doom tries to land a body kick
and Duffy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duffy. That did some damage!
Doom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duffy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Duffy closes the distance and clinches.
Doom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duffy struggles to land a body shot inside as Doom controls his hands.

Doom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doom digs a good body shot into Duffy's ribs.
Doom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duffy.
And Duffy tries to counter it with a takedown but Doom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Duffy throws a head kick but Doom moves out of range.

Duffy has Doom up against the cage in a clinch.
Doom displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duffy up against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Doom is avoiding it.

Duffy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duffy backwards.

Doom breaks the clinch.
Doom loads up on a big right hand but Duffy slips the punch.
Doom misses with a body shot.
Doom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duffy.

Duffy forces Doom back against the cage and clinches.
Doom managing to block the knees to the body from Duffy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Duffy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duffy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doom is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom avoiding damage as Duffy throws knees to the body.
Duffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doom lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy misses with some punches.

Doom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duffy tries to clinch but Doom moves away
and Doom counters with a right hand to the body.
Duffy takes a jab right on the kisser.

Duffy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duffy swings wildly with an uppercut but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duffy lands a shoulder strike.
Duffy tries to land knees in the clinch but Doom avoids the damage to the body.
Duffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Duffy has Doom pushed against the cage.
Duffy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doom 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.
Doom swats away the attempt to clinch by Duffy.
Doom jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Doom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duffy moves in looking to clinch but Doom pushes him off.
Duffy wants to clinch up but Doom keeps it at a distance.

Duffy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doom, pushing him back against the cage.

Duffy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duffy tries to clinch up but Doom circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Duffy misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duffy wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Duffy misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duffy throws an off balance right hand
and Doom counters with a nice body shot.
Zak Duffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duffy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Doom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duffy throws a shot from downtown. Doom moves away and avoids it.
Doom was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Doom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It appears Doom was looking to counter with a kick there.
Duffy lands a jab.
Duffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Doom is just out of range.
Project Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Doom is avoiding it.
Duffy tries to clinch up.
Duffy scores with a decent looking hook.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doom scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duffy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Duffy moves into the clinch.
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!
Doom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duffy struggles to land a body shot inside as Doom controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doom.
Duffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doom scores with a shot to the side of Duffy's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Duffy can't find room to land a body shot as Doom controls the action.

Doom manages to break the clinch.
Doom throws a body shot but no joy.
Duffy tries to clinch there but Doom circles away.
Duffy fails in his attempt to clinch.

Duffy lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Doom sprawling to the canvas. Duffy follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Doom hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doom kicks off Duffy and gets to his feet.
Doom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Doom misses the target.
Duffy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Duffy has closed the distance and engaged Doom in a clinch.

Doom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duffy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duffy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice jab there from Doom.

Duffy instigates a clinch.
Doom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doom stalling.
Doom throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Duffy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy presses Doom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Doom manages to break the clinch.

Duffy darts in and clinches Doom up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duffy.
Doom leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zak Duffy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duffy cracks Doom with a nice body shot.
Doom lands a left hand.
A short left from Doom.
Doom misses with the head strike.

Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zak Duffy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Duffy clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Duffy.
Duffy taking a breather.
Doom taking a breather.
Duffy misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doom.
Doom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doom takes a shot to the head.
Duffy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duffy pushes Doom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duffy working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom slows down the pace here.
Duffy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Doom to work.
Duffy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doom is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duffy doesn't manage to clinch there - Doom circles away.
Duffy fails with an attempt to clinch.

Duffy takes the fight into the clinch.
Duffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duffy tries to land knees in the clinch but Doom avoids the damage to the body.
Duffy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Doom.
Duffy swings wildly with an uppercut but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duffy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Doom.
Doom avoiding damage as Duffy throws knees to the body.
Doom stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Duffy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy is looking to control Doom's arms but Doom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duffy has his back to the cage.
Duffy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duffy backwards.

Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duffy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doom drops his hands momentarily and Duffy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom keeps the fight on the outside.
Doom misses with a body kick.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duffy was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom.
Duffy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Duffy moves into the clinch successfully.

Duffy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doom is looking to wear down Duffy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Duffy doesn't manage to clinch there - Doom circles away.
Duffy lands a glancing blow to the side of Doom's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom digs a good hook to Duffy's body.
Doom scores with a sloppy right hand. Duffy should have avoided that one.
Duffy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doom. Doom obviously looking to wear him down.
Duffy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Duffy takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Duffy.
Doom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doom slows down the pace here.

Duffy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zak Duffy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duffy throws an off balance right hand
and Doom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doom throws a shot from downtown. Duffy moves away and avoids it.
Doom throws a leg kick which misses Duffy's front leg but catches the back leg as Duffy tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duffy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duffy wants to clinch
and Doom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duffy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doom has time to react.
Doom misses with a shot to the body
and Duffy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duffy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Project Doom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duffy moves in looking to clinch but Doom pushes him off.
Doom misses with a wild body shot.
Duffy lands with an overhand left.
Doom throws a body shot but no joy.
Duffy blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zak Duffy.
I've got Duffy 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Duffy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

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

Shoujou
vs
Pedro

165 cm
22
140 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shojo Shoujou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Pedro!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoujou throws a push kick but Pedro slaps the foot to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pedro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shoujou. That did some damage!
Pedro is looking to clinch but Shoujou is avoiding it.
Shoujou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shoujou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pedro throws a leg kick that misses.
Pedro misses with a leg kick.
A combination from Shoujou does no damage.
Pedro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shoujou is out of range and Pedro settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Shoujou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pedro tries to score with a low kick but Shoujou moves his leg out of the way.
Shoujou misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Shoujou. Those never looked like landing.
Pedro avoids the body shot from Shoujou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro misses with a low kick as Shoujou jumps back.
Pedro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shoujou misses with a two punch combination.
Shoujou checks a low kick from Pedro.
A quick step to the side and Shoujou tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pedro is looking to score with low kicks.
Pedro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shoujou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Shoujou shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shoujou looks to land a strike but Pedro avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pedro can't keep his opponent in guard - Shoujou advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shoujou wants to pass to mount but Pedro is defending the position.
Shoujou is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pedro keeps working.
Shoujou moves into full mount! Pedro won't be happy about that!
Pedro is squirming around, avoiding Shoujou's attempts to control the action.
Pedro avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shoujou.
Shoujou misses with a head shot.
Shoujou controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pedro suckers Shoujou into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Pedro is now in Shoujou's guard!
Shoujou working a defensive guard but Pedro passes into half guard.
Shoujou is looking to improve his position.
Shoujou regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pedro won't allow Shoujou to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shoujou is keeping the position for now.
Shoujou is adopting a defensive guard.
Pedro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pedro scores with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shoujou.
Shojo Shoujou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pedro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pedro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pedro throws a leg kick but Shoujou moved away.
Shoujou shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pedro pinned against the cage. Pedro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shoujou misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro thumps Shoujou with a low kick.
Pedro scores with a kick to the midsection.

Pedro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shoujou drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pedro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoujou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shojo Shoujou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a low kick.
Pedro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shoujou checks a leg kick.
Shoujou is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shoujou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pedro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pedro throws a low kick but Shoujou avoids it.
Shoujou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pedro wants to counter the offense by Shoujou and move into the clinch position.
Shoujou moves out of range of the leg kick from Pedro.
Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pedro.
Pedro slips under a jab.
Gabriel Pedro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shoujou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pedro moves away.
Shoujou is looking to wear down Pedro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pedro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pedro punishes Shoujou's body with a nice straight punch.
Pedro connects with a leg kick. Shoujou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pedro tries to work over Shoujou's front leg with a kick but Shoujou checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Pedro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoujou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a leg kick.
Shoujou appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shoujou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pedro circles away quickly and effectively.
Pedro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shoujou counters with a left and a right that stings Pedro.
Gabriel Pedro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pedro stuffs the takedown attempt from Shoujou. Shoujou gets slowly back to his feet.
Pedro throws a solid leg kick but Shoujou takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pedro.

Pedro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Pedro.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shoujou.
Pedro gets underhooks to prevent Shoujou's takedown attempt.
Pedro prevents Shoujou from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Pedro.
Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Shoujou.
A short left from Pedro.
Pedro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pedro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoujou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pedro scores with a shoulder strike.
Shoujou blocks an uppercut.
Shoujou has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pedro after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pedro.
Shoujou wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
Pedro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pedro lands a left hand.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro scores with a shot to the side of Shoujou's head.
Pedro scores with a shoulder strike.

Shoujou is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shoujou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pedro throws a low kick but Shoujou avoids it.
Shoujou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Shoujou closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pedro quickly recovers to half guard.
Shoujou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pedro keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shoujou is working away from the top position though.
Shoujou looks to land a strike but Pedro avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pedro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shoujou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pedro keeping moving, preventing Shoujou from controlling successfully.
Shojo Shoujou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shoujou tries to free his leg and advance position but Pedro is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedro keeping moving, preventing Shoujou from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shoujou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Pedro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.

Pedro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shoujou.
Pedro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shoujou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shoujou throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pedro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shoujou.
Shoujou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shoujou misses the shot to the body.
Pedro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
Pedro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shoujou looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shoujou backwards.
Pedro misses with some punches.
Pedro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shoujous head.
Pedro is pressed up against the cage. Shoujou has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pedro down to the mat. Pedro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro tries to clinch up.
Pedro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoujou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pedro!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shoujou throws a body punch but Pedro moves out of range.
Shoujou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pedro feints and then cracks Shoujou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shoujou down.
Shoujou moves out of range of the leg kick from Pedro.
Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pedro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shoujou.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shojo Shoujou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pedro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shoujou is able to avoid easily.
Pedro throws a front kick aimed at Shoujou's knee but Shoujou avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pedro.
Pedro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shoujou avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pedro connects with an inside leg kick.
Shoujou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shoujou misses the shot to the body.
Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A bone on bone clash there as Shoujou blocks the leg kick.
Pedro walks into a stiff left hand from Shoujou.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoujou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pedro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shoujou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pedro tries to work over Shoujou's front leg with a kick but Shoujou checks it.
Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pedro cracks the inside of Shoujou's front leg.
Pedro throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pedro.
Sloppy strikes from Shoujou. Those never looked like landing.
Pedro throws a leg kick but Shoujou checks it.
Pedro throws a low kick but Shoujou avoids it.
Pedro throws a chopping leg kick but Shoujou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shoujou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pedro.
Pedro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shoujou's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pedro throws the kick towards the body but Shoujou avoids it.
Pedro scores with a hook to the body. Shoujou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pedro lands a body shot.
Pedro tries to land a leg kick but Shoujou saw it coming and moves away.
Shoujou is looking to counter punch.

Pedro rushes Shoujou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pedro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shoujou wants a takedown.
A short left from Pedro.
Pedro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedro.
Shoujou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shoujou is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pedro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shoujou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedro digs a right hand underneath Shoujou's ribcage. Shoujou let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pedro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gabriel Pedro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pedro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pedro gets through Shoujou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Pedro lands with a light punch inside.
Pedro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Shoujou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoujou seems to have got his legs back now.
Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro lands a right hand.
Pedro misses with some punches.
Shoujou tries to score a body lock takedown but Pedro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shoujou has had enough of the clinch but Pedro keeps him there for the moment.
Shoujou wants to take the fight to the mat but Pedro manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pedro gets through Shoujou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pedro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pedro.
Shoujou blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoujou wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pedro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pedro.
Pedro throws a big uppercut that drops Shoujou! More strikes from Pedro and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Shoujou lies dazed against the cage as Pedro celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Pedro!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naksuttava Puimakone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kahn
vs
Puimakone

165 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

150 cm
22
138 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naksuttava Puimakone!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puimakone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kahn on the side of the head.
Kahn walks into a left hand.
Kahn wants to clinch
and Puimakone counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kahn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kahn showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Puimakone is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Kahn is tapping! Great win for Puimakone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Naksuttava Puimakone!
Our winner, Naksuttava Puimakone, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herger Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canis Majoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ysengrin
vs
Majoris

178 cm
23
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Spartan Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Herger Ysengrin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Canis Majoris!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majoris throws a leg kick

and Ysengrin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Majoris's guard.
Majoris is looking to sweep but instead, Ysengrin has passed into half guard.
Ysengrin looks to land a strike but Majoris avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ysengrin wants to control from the top but Majoris keeps moving.
Ysengrin stays in close to Majoris's body and controls the position.
Majoris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin trying to control but Majoris is working from the bottom.
Ysengrin distracts Majoris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Majoris trying to control the position.

Majoris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ysengrin is aware though and is defending well.
Ysengrin is working Majoris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Majoris is pulling down on Ysengrin's head. It's preventing any offense from Ysengrin, at least for the moment.
Ysengrin wants to control from the top but Majoris keeps moving.
Majoris has control of Ysengrin's left arm, preventing Ysengrin from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ysengrin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ysengrin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Majoris trying to control the position here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ysengrin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ysengrin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ysengrin misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ysengrin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Majoris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ysengrin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Majoris counter with a right hand.
Ysengrin blocks a leg kick.
Ysengrin lands with an uppercut that bounces Majoris off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin is looking to land body kicks.
Canis Majoris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ysengrin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Majoris is rocked!
Ysengrin throws a shot from downtown. Majoris moves away and avoids it.
Majoris avoids the body shot from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Majoris circles away quickly and effectively.
And Majoris tries to counter it with a takedown but Ysengrin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ysengrin slips a straight right by Majoris.
Ysengrin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Canis Majoris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ysengrin.
Majoris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ysengrin scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Majoris misses.
Ysengrin tries to clinch up.
Majoris misses with a looping right.
Majoris thumps Ysengrin with a low kick.
Ysengrin throws out a loose jab but Majoris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Majoris. That's going to slow Ysengrin down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Majoris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ysengrin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Majoris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Majoris avoids the body shot from Ysengrin.
Majoris wants to slow Ysengrin down by chopping away at his legs.
Majoris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ysengrin.
Ysengrin looks to land a left hand but Majoris moved out of range nicely.
Majoris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ysengrin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Majoris throws a body shot but no joy.
Majoris misses with a hook. Ysengrin ducked under it nicely.
Majoris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Majoris lands a leg kick that knocks Ysengrin off balance momentarily.

Majoris has managed to clinch.
Majoris misses with the head strike.
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 Herger Ysengrin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ysengrin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Majoris throws out the jab.
Ysengrin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Majoris throws a shot from downtown. Ysengrin moves away and avoids it.
Ysengrin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Majoris sprawls and moves away.
Majoris avoids a kick to the body.
Ysengrin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Majoris throws the left hand but Ysengrin avoids the punch easily.
Ysengrin looks to land a right hand but Majoris moved out of range.
Ysengrin misses with a hook. Majoris ducked under it nicely.
Majoris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Majoris throws a leg kick
and Ysengrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Majoris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Majoris looks to land a right hand but Ysengrin moved out of range.
Ysengrin tries to clinch up.
Majoris appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Majoris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herger Ysengrin is winning the standup battle so far.

Ysengrin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Majoris's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ysengrin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majoris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Majoris is still in real trouble! Can Ysengrin finish him?
Majoris taking some punishment here, with Ysengrin in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ysengrin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Majoris seems to have recovered his senses.
Majoris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ysengrin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ysengrin misses with a head shot. Majoris uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ysengrin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ysengrin throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Majoris keeping moving, preventing Ysengrin from controlling successfully.
Ysengrin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ysengrin working some strikes from top position.
Ysengrin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Majoris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ysengrin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin trying to control the position from guard on top but Majoris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ysengrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ysengrin moves out of range as Majoris strikes.
Majoris misses with a leg kick

and Ysengrin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin trying to control but Majoris is working from the bottom.
Ysengrin postures up in Majoris's guard and throws a big left but Majoris blocks it.
Majoris keeping moving, preventing Ysengrin from controlling successfully.
Ysengrin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Majoris can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majoris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ysengrin trying to control but Majoris is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Majoris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Majoris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ysengrin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Majoris misses with an uppercut

and Ysengrin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Majoris!
Herger Ysengrin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Majoris seems a little lost for a moment, as Ysengrin dominates the positioning.
Ysengrin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herger Ysengrin dominated that second round.
That's time! Ysengrin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from Majoris.
Ysengrin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Majoris looks to throw the jab but Ysengrin is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Majoris.
Ysengrin misses with a body kick.
Ysengrin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Majoris.
A quick step to the side and Ysengrin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Majoris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ysengrin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Majoris throws a jab when Ysengrin was well out of range.
Ysengrin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Majoris throws an overhand right that lands on Ysengrin's shoulder, as Ysengrin tries to avoid the shot.
Majoris's coach down at Flower Power Pillow Fighters Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Majoris's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ysengrin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Majoris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ysengrin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Majoris.
Ysengrin swats away the attempt to clinch by Majoris.
Ysengrin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Majoris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majoris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab by Majoris.
Majoris tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ysengrin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ysengrin is taking a breather. Majoris says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ysengrin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ysengrin with the ground and pound but Majoris uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Majoris is trying to control the position but Ysengrin postures up.
Ysengrin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ysengrin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Majoris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ysengrin won't allow Majoris to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Majoris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Majoris keeping moving, preventing Ysengrin from controlling successfully.
Ysengrin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Majoris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ysengrin throws an elbow that misses. Majoris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ysengrin's guard. Nice move by Majoris!

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Majoris being controlled here momentarily.
Ysengrin has a closed guard, preventing Majoris from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ysengrin is on top in guard.

Ysengrin trying to control the position from guard on top but Majoris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ysengrin throwing strikes but missing.
Majoris is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four 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.
Majoris trying to control the position.
Ysengrin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ysengrin looking to pass the guard.
Ysengrin postures up in Majoris's guard and throws a big left but Majoris blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Majoris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Majoris throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herger Ysengrin clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice body punch from Majoris.
Ysengrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ysengrin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Ysengrin blocks the low kick.
Ysengrin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Majoris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ysengrin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Majoris can pounce on him.
Ysengrin misses with a head kick.
Ysengrin defending well as Majoris loads up on a big left hand.
Ysengrin wants to land a leg kick but Majoris is out of range.
Ysengrin swings for the body but Majoris moves out of range.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot
and Majoris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ysengrin's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Ysengrin finds it's target.
Majoris misses with a straight left.
Ysengrin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Ysengrin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Majoris to the ground. Ysengrin is now in Majoris's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majoris is adopting a defensive guard.
Ysengrin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ysengrin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ysengrin wants to control from the top but Majoris keeps moving.
Majoris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ysengrin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Majoris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Majoris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ysengrin is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ysengrin throwing strikes from guard but Majoris blocks nicely.
Ysengrin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ysengrin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ysengrin is working Majoris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Majoris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ysengrin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ysengrin works over Majoris with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Majoris trying to keep a closed guard but Ysengrin is proving a slippery customer.
Ysengrin throwing strikes from guard but Majoris blocks nicely.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ysengrin misses the shot to the body.
Ysengrin lands a head shot.
Majoris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Majoris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Majoris, right into the meat.
Ysengrin tries to close the distance and clinch but Majoris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ysengrin blocks a head kick by Majoris.
A punch combination from Ysengrin misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majoris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Majoris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Majoris moves into range and clinches up with Ysengrin.
Majoris is trying to maintain a safe position but Ysengrin gets an underhook and turns Majoris into the cage.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Majoris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ysengrin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Majoris taking a breather.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Majoris backwards.
Ysengrin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ysengrin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Majoris misses with some punches.
Ysengrin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herger Ysengrin had his way with Canis Majoris in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A left lands for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands a jab to Majoris's midsection.
Majoris throws a nice looking combination but Ysengrin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ysengrin tries to counter with a takedown but Majoris is quick to defend against it.
Ysengrin scores with a hook to the body. Majoris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ysengrin defending well as Majoris loads up on a big left hand.
Majoris misses with a low kick.
Ysengrin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Majoris scores with a head kick. Ysengrin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ysengrin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Majoris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ysengrin dodges the punch combination from Majoris.
Ysengrin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Majoris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majoris throws a body punch but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Ysengrin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ysengrin tries to clinch there but Majoris circles away.
Majoris is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Majoris misses.
Majoris looks to score with a jab to the body but Ysengrin is just out of range.
Majoris misses with a low kick.
Majoris looks to land a left hand but Ysengrin moved out of range nicely.
Majoris tries to clinch up.
Ysengrin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Majoris throws out a counter right but Ysengrin avoids it with no problem.

Ysengrin lands a big head kick that sends Majoris tumbling to the mat! Ysengrin takes a step backwards and waves Majoris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ysengrin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Majoris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Majoris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ysengrin drops Majoris with a straight right hand, right on the button! Ysengrin follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herger Ysengrin!
Herger Ysengrin retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Herger Ysengrin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ras Li Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetri Puleveski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah comes to the cage accompanied by Limb By Limb. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Li Judah
vs
Puleveski

190 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

177 cm
27
206 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps
Bullet Proof System

Sun-Tzu

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetri Puleveski!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah lands with a hook. Puleveski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Judah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.

Puleveski closes the distance and clinches.
Puleveski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Good body shot from Judah.
Puleveski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puleveski lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Judah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Judah swings for the body but Puleveski moves out of range.
Puleveski throws a fast counter high kick but Judah manages to duck under it in time.
Judah scores with a hook.
Puleveski looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
Judah misses with a lunging right hand
and Puleveski counters with a right hand to the body.
Judah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Judah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puleveski was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Puleveski throws a counter combo.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puleveski.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Puleveski flicks out a counter leg kick but Judah steps away.
Judah throws a wild body kick that Puleveski sees coming a mile off.
Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
Judah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puleveski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Judah misses with a kick to the body
and Puleveski counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Ras Li Judah has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Judah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Puleveski swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Puleveski face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ras Li Judah!
Ras Li Judah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Kuschelbär comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - Always. Gilas has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Von Kuschelbär
vs
Gilas

183 cm
25
194 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

176 cm
24
208 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Arcticus University: London

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gilas.
Von Kuschelbär jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Von Kuschelbär is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gilas.
Gilas dives in for a single leg takedown but Von Kuschelbär sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A big right from Von Kuschelbär misses.
We've been told by Von Kuschelbär's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a nice head shot.
A clash of legs there as Gilas blocks the low kick.

Gilas scores with a takedown into Von Kuschelbär's guard.
Von Kuschelbär looking to control.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Kuschelbär is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gilas won't allow Von Kuschelbär to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas trying to control but Von Kuschelbär is working from the bottom.
Von Kuschelbär is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Von Kuschelbär is nestled in close to Gilas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gilas wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilas keeps trying to improve his position.
Von Kuschelbär throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gilas wants to improve his position but Von Kuschelbär is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Von Kuschelbär.
Gilas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Von Kuschelbär landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Von Kuschelbär not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas is holding on to half guard well.
Von Kuschelbär is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Von Kuschelbär thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Von Kuschelbär working Gilas over with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gilas is looking for a sweep. Von Kuschelbär is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gilas moves into full guard.
Von Kuschelbär slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gilas trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär throws an elbow that misses. Gilas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Von Kuschelbär's guard. Nice move by Gilas!

Gilas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gilas is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Kuschelbär has wrist control.
Von Kuschelbär seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Von Kuschelbär controls Gilas momentarily but Gilas frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilas throws a strike but Von Kuschelbär rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Von Kuschelbär dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gilas stuns Von Kuschelbär with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Von Kuschelbär tries to sprawl but Gilas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gilas thows a huge punch but Von Kuschelbär dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilas is thwarting Von Kuschelbär's attempts to control the position.
Gilas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gilas winds up and cracks Von Kuschelbär with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gilas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas is taking a breather. Von Kuschelbär says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gilas stalling away here and it's allowed Von Kuschelbär to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas throwing strikes from guard but Von Kuschelbär blocks nicely.
Von Kuschelbär 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gilas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gilas throws a strike but Von Kuschelbär rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Von Kuschelbär loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gilas wants to improve his position but instead Von Kuschelbär has moved into half guard.
Gilas is looking for a sweep. Von Kuschelbär is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gilas is still trying to improve position.
Neil Gilas has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär wants to control but Gilas is keeping him busy.
Gilas trying to control but Von Kuschelbär postures up.
Gilas trying to get back to full guard but Von Kuschelbär takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gilas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Von Kuschelbär tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Von Kuschelbär prevents Gilas from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär working the ground and pound effectively.
Von Kuschelbär 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.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Von Kuschelbär looking to control and managing it successfully.
Von Kuschelbär landing shots from mount.
Gilas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas tries to hold on but Von Kuschelbär pushes him away.
Von Kuschelbär working the ground and pound effectively.
Gilas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gilas is looking to get to half guard.
Von Kuschelbär dominating with strikes here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Von Kuschelbär scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Von Kuschelbär here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilas is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Von Kuschelbär 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. This is the final round!

Von Kuschelbär swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gilas.
Gilas shoots in for a takedown but Von Kuschelbär shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Von Kuschelbär scores with the left hand. Gilas knows he should have avoided that one.
Gilas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Von Kuschelbär sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gilas somewhat.
Von Kuschelbär is looking to slow Gilas down with leg kicks.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a combination but Gilas avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a body kick.
Neil Gilas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gilas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Von Kuschelbär sprawls well initially but Gilas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Von Kuschelbär is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Von Kuschelbär wants to control but Gilas is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gilas is looking to stall here but Von Kuschelbär recovers full guard.
Gilas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Von Kuschelbär pulls Gilas in to control the position.
Gilas throwing strikes from guard but Von Kuschelbär blocks nicely.
Gilas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Von Kuschelbär is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär throwing strikes from guard but Gilas blocks nicely.
Von Kuschelbär cracks Gilas with a solid left hand.
Gilas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gilas distracts Von Kuschelbär with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Von Kuschelbär looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Kuschelbär, not yet.
Gilas lands a couple of digs.
Neil Gilas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gilas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gilas postures up and lands a big shot to Von Kuschelbär's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gilas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Von Kuschelbär looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Kuschelbär, not yet.
Gilas wants to control from the top but Von Kuschelbär keeps moving.
Gilas throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Von Kuschelbär controlling Gilas's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gilas misses with a left hand
and Von Kuschelbär counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gilas misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Von Kuschelbär wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas shoots in for a takedown but Von Kuschelbär shows good takedown defense.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Gilas.
Von Kuschelbär avoids the body shot from Gilas.
Gilas swings widly with a right hand
and Gilas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gilas throws a looping overhand right but Von Kuschelbär ducks down to avoid it.
Von Kuschelbär tests Gilas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Gilas is predictable there
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gilas.
Gilas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Kuschelbär gets back to half guard.
Gilas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Gilas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Von Kuschelbär has managed to free his arm - good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Friedrich Von Kuschelbär.
Well Von Kuschelbär 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
An out of breath Friedrich Von Kuschelbär thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wright
vs
Yaj

188 cm
26
204 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

192 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Bullet Proof System

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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rio Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Yaj.
Wright tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yaj manages to circle out of the way.
Yaj lands with a shot to the body.
Yaj throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yaj fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wright stuffs the takedown.
Yaj misses the body punch
and Wright counters with an inside leg kick.
Yaj throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Yaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Wright was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yaj.
Wright slips under a jab from Yaj.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Yaj shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Rio Yaj has been cut.

Wright lands a big right hand that sends Yaj crashing to the mat! Wright stays standing though and waves Yaj back to his feet!

Yaj is rocked!
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!
Yaj tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wright defends well and Yaj ends up having to push Wright into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jermaine Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Yaj.
Yaj looks winded!
Wright lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Yaj falls backwards - clearly groggy! Wright dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jermaine Wright!
Jermaine Wright spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Carr
vs
Aires

185 cm
26
214 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
205 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Sun-Tzu

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
MayheM sportswear

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornelius Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr needs to keep his hands up - Aires had a free shot at his head there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Aires has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Carr is looking to clinch.
Aires works Carr's body with a nice hook.
Carr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aires counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Aires scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Carr has one foot on Aires's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carr's head backwards.
Carr throws a lazy uppercut
and Aires counters with a nice leg kick.
Carr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aires fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aires waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carr.
Aires cracks Carr with a right hand to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Carr blocks the low kick.
Aires misses the shot to the body.
Aires works the jab nicely.
Carr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aires is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carr closes the distance and clinches.
Carr is trying to stall.
Aires blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Aires fails to land.
Carr stalls.
Aires swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aires lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aires scores with a shot to the side of Carr's head.
A shot in the inside from Aires.
Aires has a couple of punches blocked by Carr.
Carr lands a hook that snaps the head of Aires backwards.
Aires tries for a takedown but Carr manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Aires fails to land.
Aires misses with a body punch.
Aires blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carr.
Carr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Carr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr can't find room to land a body shot as Aires controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Carr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carr has a couple of punches blocked by Aires.
Aires tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aires tries to throw a body punch but Carr avoids it by throwing Aires back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Aires.
Aires swings wildly with an uppercut but Carr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Aires.
Aires fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aires lands a hook that snaps the head of Carr backwards.
Aires working aggressively here.
Aires doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Aires manages to break the clinch.
Aires cracks a nice hook into Carr's ribs.
We've been told by Carr's head coaches at Wild Card that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carr throws a body shot but no joy.
And Aires tries to counter it with a takedown but Carr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Carr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aires swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aires moves away.
Aires misses with a left hand
and Carr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carr throws a hook but Aires blocks it.

Carr moves into the clinch.
Carr lands with a left to the head.
Carr prevents a body shot from Aires.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carr.
Carr tries to work over Aires's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carr pushes Aires back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aires throws a punch but it's blocked by Carr.
Carr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aires backwards.

Aires breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aires motions for Carr to come forward. Aires throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aires throws a right hand that misses
and Carr counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aires throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr digs a good hook to Aires's body.
Carr throws a shot from downtown. Aires moves away and avoids it.
Aires throws a hook to the side of Carr's head but Carr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carr misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aires! But no joy.
Aires throws a series of punches but Carr moves out of range.
Carr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aires swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cornelius Carr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aires takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carr scoring well with a low kick there.
Carr jabs Aires right on the nose. Aires blinks but takes it well.
Aires throws a lazy head kick
and Carr counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Carr tenderised Aires's leg. Aires is trying to keep his angry face on.
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 Cornelius Carr will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Aires uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carr.
Carr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aires is looking to score with low kicks.
Aires misses the shot to the body.
Carr works Aires's body with a nice hook.
Aires fails with a takedown attempt.
Carr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aires misses with a low kick.
Aires misses with the body kick
and Carr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr throws a lazy uppercut
and Carr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aires avoids a kick to the body.
Carr connects with a crisp jab.
Carr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aires ducks under a wild hook from Carr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carr checks a leg kick.
Carr cracks a nice hook into Aires's ribs.
Carr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aires tries to land a front kick but Carr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aires, as that shot connected.
Carr throws a leg kick
and Carr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carr thuds a left hand into Aires's body.
Aires misses with a kick to the body.
Cornelius Carr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aires.
Aires scores with a jab. Carr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aires was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carr throws an overhand right that lands on Aires's shoulder, as Aires tries to avoid the shot.
Carr throws a hook but Aires avoids it easily.
Aires appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr misses with a looping right.
Aires throws an overhand right that lands on Carr's shoulder, as Carr tries to avoid the shot.
Carr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aires lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Aires.
Carr motions for Aires to come forward. Carr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aires does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aires misses with a kick to the body.
Carr checks a leg kick.
Aires connects with a high kick.
Aires throws a right and a left that Carr avoids nicely.
Aires throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr tries a low kick but Aires avoids it.
Carr needs to keep his hands up - Aires had a free shot at his head there.
Aires fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carr misses with a hook
letting Aires counter with a right hand.
Bruno Aires seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aires moves forwards but Carr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aires looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aires lands a glancing blow to the side of Carr's head.
Carr checks a leg kick nicely.
Aires throws a right hand that misses
and Carr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carr misses with the combination.
Carr lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aires on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carr scores with a body shot.
Carr throws a body shot but no joy.
Aires buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Carr pushes Aires up against the cage in a clinch.
Carr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carr tries to throw a body punch but Aires avoids it by throwing Carr back against the cage.
Aires misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aires fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carr presses Aires against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carr tries a body shot but Aires blocks it.
Aires lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aires lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carr.
A short right from Aires.
Carr taking a breather.
Carr pushes Aires back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Carr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Carr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aires staying out of range there.
Carr throws a hook but Aires blocks it.
Carr walks into a stiff left hand from Aires.
Aires shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carr as he jumps to the side.
Nice straight punches there by Carr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carr.
Aires takes one to the side of the head.
Carr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aires.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Aires finds it's way through Carr's defenses.
Aires swings for the body but Carr moves out of range.
Carr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aires takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carr.
Aires throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aires misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Carr to counter with a crisp jab.
Carr takes a swing at Aires's ribcage but misses.
Carr looks to throw the jab but Aires is out of range.
Carr blocks a jab.
Aires has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carr.
Aires takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Airess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aires's calf.
Aires's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carr connects with an inside leg kick.
Carr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aires in his tracks.
Carr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carr wants it to stay on the feet.
Aires misses with a left hand
and Aires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Aires is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aires is still on wobbly legs! Can Carr finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Aires out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Cornelius Carr!
Cornelius Carr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.