Just Bleed 5 - New York PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hatfield McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy comes to the cage accompanied by Dueling Banjos. Hatfield McCoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McCoy
vs
Taylor

175 cm
21
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatfield McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glen Taylor!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have McCoy backpedaling.

It looks like Hatfield McCoy has been cut.
Taylor's jab looks to have found its range, popping McCoy under the eye.
McCoy throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
McCoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor works the jab nicely.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Both fighters circling a little - McCoy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McCoy blocks a jab.
Taylor misses with a hook
and McCoy counters with a leg kick.
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!
Taylor misses with a hook
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCoy throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCoy jabs at Taylor's body.
McCoy throws a good cross that connects.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and McCoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCoy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCoy scrambles back to his feet.

Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCoy, pushing him back against the cage.
Taylor tries to work over McCoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor tries a body shot but McCoy blocks it.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.
McCoy misses with some punches.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCoy.
McCoy is pressed up against the cage. Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McCoy down to the mat. McCoy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taylor 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.
Taylor tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
McCoy thuds his shin into the meat of Taylor's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCoy.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
It looked like McCoy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taylor.
McCoy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCoy.
Hatfield McCoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taylor wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
McCoy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Taylor clinches up with McCoy and pushes him back against the cage.
McCoy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taylor is defending well for now.
Taylor is trying to stall.
McCoy tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.

McCoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor misses with a hook. McCoy ducked under it nicely.
Glen Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor swings for the body but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Taylor is rocked!
McCoy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can McCoy finish him?
Taylor throws an off balance right hand
and McCoy counters with a big right hand! Oh Taylor is in trouble here! McCoy follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hatfield McCoy!
A victorious Hatfield McCoy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Glen Taylor had this to say: 'Fuck all you bitches!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter White Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Kotenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evgeniy Kotenko looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

White Iv
vs
Kotenko

194 cm
24
212 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

190 cm
27
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Fast

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter White Iv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evgeniy Kotenko!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Iv throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Kotenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kotenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Walter White Iv!
A very excited looking Walter White Iv made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Heart will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bishop
vs
Heart

167 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Heart!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Heart moved out of range nicely.

Heart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bishop, pushing him back against the cage.
Bishop tries a body shot but Heart blocks it.
Heart digs a right hand underneath Bishop's ribcage. Bishop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Heart.
Heart lands a shot to the body.
Heart lands with a right to the head.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heart cracks Bishop with a nice body shot.
Heart scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart lands with a short shot to the head.

Bishop is rocked!
Heart misses with some punches.
Oh Bishop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Heart swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Bishop seems to have got his legs back now.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Heart.
Heart dips a shoulder and cracks Bishop with a mighty uppercut! Bishop falls back against the cage and Heart unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bishop is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Heart screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Heart!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Puma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kush
vs
Puma

185 cm
21
192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
182 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Knockout power

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Puma!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kush gets caught napping as Puma dives in and scores a takedown. Kush manages to retain guard.

Kush pushes Puma off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nice uppercut there from Kush.

Puma feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kush looking to control.

Kush working for a triangle but Puma defends it easily.
Puma connects with a couple of short punches.
Puma with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kush looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kush has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Puma off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Puma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Puma.
Kush looks to land a combination but Puma avoids it well.
Puma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jay Kush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Puma.
Puma doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kush counters with a stiff right hand.
Puma misses with a takedown
and Kush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Puma is rocked!
Kush connects with a stiff jab that staggers Puma - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jay Kush!
Jay Kush was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Tuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Tuck is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hunt
vs
Tuck

185 cm
22
280 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

195 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Tuck!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hunt closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tuck quickly recovers to half guard.
Hunt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hunt is pressing down on Tuck's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tuck is holding on for now.
Tuck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hunt passes to full mount!

Hunt with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuck prevents Hunt from taking his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Tuck defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hunt.
Hunt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hunt fails to advance to Tuck's back.

Hunt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tuck has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hunt avoids the attempt from Tuck to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hunt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tuck is looking to escape.
Tuck prevents Hunt from taking his back.
Hunt tries to control but Tuck wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuck is controlling an arm, preventing Hunt from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Tuck felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Hunt looking for a guillotine from mount but Tuck is having none of it.
Tuck is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hunt controlling the position easily from mount.

Tuck defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hunt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt controlling the position easily from mount.
Hunt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tuck has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tuck.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuck misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Tuck.
Hunt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Tuck misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt wants to take the fight to the mat but Tuck manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Tuck lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuck working aggressively here.
Tuck gets underhooks to prevent Hunt's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Tuck fails to land.
Tuck misses with a body punch.
Tuck is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tuck gets underhooks to prevent Hunt's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tuck gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tuck is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tuck lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Tuck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt wants a takedown but no success here.
Hunt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tuck fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tuck but Tuck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tuck wants to counter the offense by Hunt and move into the clinch position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.
Robin Tuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt shoots in and drives through. Tuck sprawls well.

Tuck looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hunt!
Hunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuck wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Hunt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tuck's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt trying to control here.
Tuck performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hunt has his hands clasped together around Tuck's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to improve his position.
Hunt trying to control but Tuck postures up.
Fedor Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Tuck connects with a single shot there.
Tuck tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Tuck tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuck. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hunt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tuck did well to prevent Hunt getting side control.

Hunt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tuck is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Tuck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Tuck gets caught napping as Hunt dives in and scores a takedown. Tuck manages to retain guard.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tuck has Hunt pulled in close to control his posture.
Hunt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tuck's guard.
Hunt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hunt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt controlling the action here.

Hunt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tuck defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hunt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tuck knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tuck is being controlled here.
Hunt advances to mount.
Tuck wants to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Tuck can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt controlling from mount.
Hunt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tuck for as long as he can get away with.
Tuck 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.
Hunt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Hunt is working for a submission of some sort.
Tuck won't allow Hunt to pass to mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Hunt!
In defeat, Robin Tuck stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck the refs!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lightening (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Love has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Lightening's chin.

Lightening
vs
Love

197 cm
22
274 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

197 cm
21
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Lightening!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Love!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightening throws a head kick that misses.

Love darts in and clinches Lightening up against the cage.
Lightening stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Love trying to control the position but instead, Lightening has worked for underhooks and has pushed Love into the cage.
Lightening scores with a nice hook to the head.
Love is trying to force a seperation but Lightening has the dominant position.
Love wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lightening scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Mister Love has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Lightening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightening throws a punch but it's blocked by Love.
Lightening tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Love's elbow.
Love tries to circle away but Lightening has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lightening.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lightening.
Lightening tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightening gets through Love's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Love has had enough of the clinch but Lightening keeps him there for the moment.
Lightening works on Love's body with a couple of short punches.
Lightening tries a body shot but Love blocks it.
Lightening lands a right hand that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Lightening lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightening.
Lightening lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lightening lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lightening throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loves head.
Lightening lands a body punch.
Love looks winded!
Lightening lands a right hand.
Lightening lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightening presses Love against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Lightening.
Lightening stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Love.
Lightening lands a shot to the body.
Lightening lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lightening.
Lightening lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lightening stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Lightening.
Lightening scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lightening lands with a short shot to the head.
Lightening works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lightening lands with a left to the head.
Lightening has a couple of punches blocked by Love.
Lightening lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Lightening lands a left hand.
Lightening lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lightening.
Love's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightening misses with some punches.
Lightening throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loves head.
Lightening lands a nice uppercut.

Love is rocked!
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lightening unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Love! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lightening is unloading with more strikes now! Love drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Lightening!
Johnny Lightening thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ciro Ghetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into the arena with KEN mode - Counter Culture Complex blaring out of the sound system. Ciro Ghetta will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Barnes
vs
Ghetta

202 cm
20
275 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ciro Ghetta!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Ghetta moved out of range nicely.
Ghetta's coach down at Helsinki Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ghetta's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Ghetta closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghetta backwards.

It looks like Ciro Ghetta has been cut.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.

Ghetta manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ghetta.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Ghetta's head but Ghetta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ghetta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Ghetta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ghetta defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes cracks Ghetta with a hook to the temple - Ghetta is on wobbly legs here! Barnes swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ghetta falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Barnes wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Barnes!
Paul Barnes made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brannigan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy Manning is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Steele
vs
Manning

178 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
28
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brannigan Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Manning!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele tries to clinch
and Manning counters with a right hand to the body.
Manning thows a left - swing and a miss!

Steele moves into the clinch successfully.
Steele drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Manning gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short uppercut from Manning.
Steele has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Steele pulls Manning into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Manning seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Manning is posturing up here but Steele has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Manning tries to roll out but it's too tight and Manning has to tap! Slick submission there by Steele!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brannigan Steele!
Brannigan Steele is the new welterweight champion!
Brannigan Steele thanked the fans post fight for their support.