QFC Tournament 686 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

The Dog
vs
Smith

220 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny The Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Dog shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith pushes The Dog off looking to stand but The Dog dives back in and keeps control.
The Dog trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
The Dog will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith pushes The Dog off looking to stand but The Dog dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is not content to let The Dog control the position.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but The Dog puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dog is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Smith is pressing down on The Dog's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Smith wants to pass to mount but The Dog is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dog pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smith is pressing down on The Dog's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Dog is holding on for now.

Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
The Dog has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith is pressing down on The Dog's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Dog is holding on for now.
It looks like Smith is going to stand back up.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith is trying to control. The Dog wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Smith there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into full mount! The Dog won't be happy about that!
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Dog is looking to escape.
The Dog is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith wants to control the pace but The Dog is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Smith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force The Dog to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so The Dog shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Smith 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.

Nice sprawl there from Smith as The Dog shoots in.
The Dog misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

The Dog tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Smith not doing much here.
Smith working over The Dog with some ground and pound. The Dog looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but The Dog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of The Dog's head.
The Dog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith works his way into full mount!
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith prevents The Dog from getting the reversal.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith dominating with strikes here.

The Dog is rocked!
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith unloading with bombs!
Oh The Dog is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Dog has left one of his arms exposed and Smith doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. The Dog screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Smith!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

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

James
vs
Hero

225 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Hero!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and James moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hero backwards.

It looks like Alex Hero has been cut.
A short body shot lands from James as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from James.
Hero looks winded!
James gets through Hero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from James.
Good body shot from James.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heros head.

Hero is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

James drops Hero onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hero is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hero is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James lands a big right hand! Hero is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy James!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Thomas
vs
Kaindo

225 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Kaindo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Kaindo on that attempt.
Thomas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Kaindo moved out of range nicely.
Kaindo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Kaindo looks winded!
Thomas gets through Kaindo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas works on Kaindo's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Thomas lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaindo.
Thomas is working Kaindo over against the cage.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas works on Kaindo's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Thomas drops Kaindo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kaindo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Kaindo is rocked!
Thomas pushes Kaindo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaindo is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?

Thomas drops Kaindo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kaindo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas dips a shoulder and cracks Kaindo with a mighty uppercut! Kaindo falls back against the cage and Thomas unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kaindo 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 - Thomas screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Thomas!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

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

McGrady
vs
Efrain

175 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wallace McGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Efrain!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Efrain moves away from the strike by McGrady.
McGrady wants to clinch.
Efrain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

McGrady takes the fight into the clinch.
Efrain is trying to force a seperation but McGrady has the dominant position.
Efrain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McGrady is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrady works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

McGrady breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

McGrady closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Efrain to the mat! Efrain manages to get full guard.

McGrady avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGrady is looking to stand up but Efrain won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Efrain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGrady. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Efrain working a defensive guard here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Efrain has eaten all the pies!
McGrady content to stall in guard here.
McGrady sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Efrain's guard.

That's two 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.
McGrady is looking to take a break and control but Efrain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Efrain wants to control but McGrady is keeping busy and won't allow it.

McGrady postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Efrain to stand up.
Efrain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

McGrady closes the distance and clinches.

McGrady pulls guard effortlessly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efrain won't allow McGrady to get back to his feet.
McGrady is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Efrain is trying to stand back up but McGrady is controlling him
Efrain trying to get back to full guard but McGrady takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Efrain is squirming around, avoiding McGrady's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Efrain can do anything to dispel that myth.
McGrady controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Efrain tries to hold on but McGrady pushes him away.
McGrady is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Efrain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Efrain wants to control but McGrady is having none of it.
McGrady punching from mount but Efrain doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McGrady with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Efrain is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McGrady looks to clinch
and Efrain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGrady is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from McGrady. No joy for Efrain on that attempt.
Efrain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Efrain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGrady's waist but McGrady gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Efrain off to one side.
Wallace McGrady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Efrain.
McGrady tries to clinch but Efrain moves out of range.
Efrain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGrady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrady tries to clinch up but Efrain circles away and keeps his distance.
Efrain works McGrady's body with a nice hook.
McGrady tries to clinch but Efrain moves out of range.

McGrady takes the fight into the clinch.

McGrady has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Efrain regains guard immediately.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady trying to control but Efrain is working from the bottom.
McGrady would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Efrain keeping moving, preventing McGrady from controlling successfully.
McGrady stands and throws Efrain's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McGrady trying to control the action but Efrain is working from the bottom.

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.
Efrain is working to avoid the ground and pound but McGrady connects with a decent elbow.
McGrady wants to stand but Efrain is controlling his arm.
McGrady scoring with punches and elbows.
McGrady has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Efrain!
McGrady trying to control but Efrain is having none of it.
McGrady pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efrain tries to hold on but McGrady postures up.
Efrain wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Efrain trying to control the action but McGrady just sinks the hooks in.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Efrain looking very determined here, making life difficult for McGrady.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGrady lands an elbow to the side of the head.

McGrady has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
McGrady trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Efrain can't escape the position.
McGrady not allowing Efrain to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wallace McGrady dominated that second round.
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.

Efrain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Efrain showed some decent athleticism there.
McGrady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Efrain can do to turn this around?
Efrain blocks the strikes from McGrady.
McGrady taking some punishment here, with Efrain in his half guard.
McGrady moves into full guard.
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Efrain from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Efrain postures up.
Efrain wanted to stand there but McGrady had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Efrain tries to free his leg and advance position but McGrady is retaining full guard.
McGrady working a defensive guard here.
Efrain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGrady works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Efrain throws an elbow that misses. McGrady uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Efrain's guard. Nice move by McGrady!

McGrady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGrady throwing strikes but missing.
McGrady trying to control but Efrain is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGrady wants to stand and escape but instead Efrain has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Efrain trying to control but McGrady is working from the bottom.
McGrady has control of Efrain's left arm, preventing Efrain from doing any damage.
McGrady lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Efrain looking to control.
McGrady trying to control the position from guard on top but Efrain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efrain working a defensive guard but McGrady manages to pass into side control anyway.
A control attempt from Efrain but he's now mounted!
Poor strikes thrown by McGrady there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Efrain regains half guard.
McGrady is trying to control the action in half guard but Efrain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alexander Efrain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Efrain won't allow McGrady to pass to mount.
McGrady is looking to take a break and control but Efrain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGrady is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Efrain is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Efrain is looking to escape.
Efrain tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Efrain punching from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGrady throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Efrain counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Efrain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGrady knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wallace McGrady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Efrain working the head and body with strikes.

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 Wallace McGrady.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGrady, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Wallace McGrady!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Wallace McGrady!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Wallace McGrady!

Wallace McGrady wins by unanimous decision!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

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

Drexel
vs
Queen

190 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

208 cm
24
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Drexel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herbert Queen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drexel.
Drexel with a poor takedown
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.
Queen tries to bum rush Drexel with a series of wild strikes but Drexel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Queen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drexel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Drexel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Queen throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Drexel colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Queen as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Drexel is left battered and dazed whilst Queen and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbert Queen!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

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

Kintaro
vs
Taylor

189 cm
18
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osunaarashi Kintaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor scores with a jab.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Taylor has eaten all the pies!

Taylor tries to sprawl but Kintaro drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Taylor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor cracks Kintaro with a good jab.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taylor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Kintaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kintaro fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kintaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Kintaro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kintaro looking for a takedown.
Kintaro throws an elbow that misses.
Kintaro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taylor walks away with a smile on his face. Kintaro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osunaarashi Kintaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kintaro shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Kintaro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kintaro goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
Taylor feints the counter takedown.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Kintaro is breathing heavily.
Taylor stuns Kintaro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taylor looks to land a combination. Kintaro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taylor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!

Kintaro is rocked!
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Oh Kintaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kintaro back to the cage. Taylor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kintaro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kintaro seems to have got his legs back now.
Taylor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kintaro's hands.
Taylor with a nice cross.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kintaro doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor is working the combinations to good effect here.
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor lands with an overhand left.
Taylor lands with a hook. Kintaro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor thuds a left hand into Kintaro's body.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taylor duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kintaro tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Kintaro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taylor throws a combination. Kintaro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.
Taylor leaves Kintaro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Taylor throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kintaro or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor, which made it look bad.
Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kintaro eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kintaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Kintaro misses.
Kintaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kintaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor connects with a crisp jab.
Taylor thuds his right hand into Kintaro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kintaro on the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Kintaro's ribs.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kintaro backs up against the cage.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kintaro misses with a double jab.
Osunaarashi Kintaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kintaro shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
James Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.

Kintaro drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Kintaro tries to pull guard but Taylor holds him up against the cage and eventually Kintaro drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osunaarashi Kintaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to push Kintaro away but Kintaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kintaro wants to take the fight to the mat but Taylor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kintaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Kintaro keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Kintaro keeps him there for the moment.
Kintaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Kintaro has double underhooks.

Taylor breaks the clinch.
Kintaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
James Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Taylor.
Taylor connects with a looping right hand.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Taylor connects with the punch.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor works over Kintaro's head and body with a nice combination.
Taylor tests Kintaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kintaro throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Kintaro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Kintaro avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Taylor.
Nice uppercut there from Taylor.
Taylor lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kintaro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kintaro fails with the takedown.
Kintaro misses with a body shot.
Kintaro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kintaro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kintaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kintaro instigates a clinch.
Taylor wants to break free but Kintaro has control.

Kintaro breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Taylor.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taylor lands a nice shot that snaps Kintaro's head back.
No luck for Kintaro with that takedown attempt.
Taylor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kintaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kintaro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor looks to land a combination. Kintaro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Kintaro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kintaro off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kintaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kintaro backs up against the cage.
Kintaro tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osunaarashi Kintaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taylor punishes Kintaro's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor throws a combination. Kintaro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor lands a nice hook to Kintaro's body. Kintaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kintaro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor works over Kintaro's head and body with a nice combination.
Kintaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taylor lands with a cross.
Kintaro moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kintaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kintaro throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kintaro moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
James Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kintaro misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
Kintaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Kintaro shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kintaro at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kintaro or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor, which made it look bad.
Taylor works Kintaro's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Kintaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Kintaro.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!

Kintaro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Taylor quickly recovers to half guard.
Kintaro trying to mount his opponent but Taylor defends it.
Kintaro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Taylor!
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kintaro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Kintaro has a good base and remains in mount.
Osunaarashi Kintaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kintaro looking to finish with strikes here!

And that's the end of the fight!
James Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taylor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for James Taylor!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for James Taylor!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for James Taylor!

James Taylor wins by unanimous decision!
James Taylor thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Co-main event

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

Stevenson
vs
Barth

225 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Barth!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stevenson counters with a left to the body.

Stevenson rushes Barth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stevenson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson tries to throw a body punch but Barth avoids it by throwing Stevenson back against the cage.
Stevenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barth tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Barth pushes Stevenson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barth struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Stevenson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson scores with a hook to the body.
Stevenson misses with a punch on the inside.
Barth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevenson lands with a short shot to the head.
Barth has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevenson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevenson's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barth misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevenson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barth looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barth.
Stevenson scores with a shoulder strike.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Stevenson lands a shoulder strike.
Stevenson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barth backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Stevenson.
Still in the clinch, Stevenson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stevenson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevenson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stevenson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson lands with a right to the head.
Barth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Stevenson on the inside.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stevenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barth tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevenson.
Barth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barth misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson struggles to land a body shot inside as Barth controls his hands.
Barth has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevenson.
Barth blocks a body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands with a right to the head.
Stevenson lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Stevenson fails to land.
Stevenson lands a shoulder strike.
Stevenson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barth backwards.
Stevenson has a couple of punches blocked by Barth.
Barth prevents a body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barth tries to work over Stevenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barth blocking some punches.
Stevenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevenson.
Barth struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Stevenson - that landed with a thud.
Barth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barth misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevenson misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson works on Barth's body with a couple of short punches.
Stevenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Owen Barth has been cut.
A body shot lands from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barth or not.
A short uppercut from Stevenson.
A short uppercut from Stevenson.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevenson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stevenson can't find room to land a body shot as Barth controls the action.
Stevenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stevenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stevenson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barth backwards.
Stevenson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barth backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevenson struggles to land a body shot inside as Barth controls his hands.
A short right from Stevenson on the inside.
Stevenson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stevenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stevenson lands an uppercut.
Stevenson lands with a right to the head.
Stevenson scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stevenson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stevenson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevenson.
Barth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stevenson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson pushes Barth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevenson lands with a right to the head.
Stevenson lands a body punch.
Stevenson misses with a body punch.
Stevenson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stevenson is leaning against Barth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barth blocks a body shot from Stevenson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Stevenson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barth backwards.
Stevenson scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Stevenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Barth's cut.
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.

Stevenson sends Barth crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Stevenson is motioning to the referee to let Barth up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Barth is rocked!
Stevenson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barth.
Barth throws a jab when Stevenson was well out of range.

Stevenson cracks Barth with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barth looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stevenson finish him?
Barth is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevenson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Stevenson moves into the clinch.
Stevenson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson pushes Barth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barth is breathing heavily.
Stevenson lands a left hand.
Stevenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barth can do to turn this around?
Barth can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Stevenson lands with a light punch inside.
Stevenson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barth backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barth struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
Stevenson throws a big uppercut that drops Barth! More strikes from Stevenson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barth lies dazed against the cage as Stevenson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Stevenson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Main event

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

Frost
vs
Destruction

201 cm
24
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
24
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devo Destruction!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Bradley Frost has been cut.

Destruction steps into range and cracks Frost with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Frost flops backwards and Destruction dives into his guard looking to finish!
Destruction working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost trying to control the position.

Frost is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Destruction defends well.
Destruction working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Frost looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Destruction chips away with some ground and pound.
Destruction wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.

Frost is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Destruction working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Destruction distracts Frost with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Destruction trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Frost throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction working some strikes from top position.
Destruction works over Frost with some ground and pound from guard.

Frost is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Destruction rolls with it to try and escape but Frost cranks on the arm and Destruction is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bradley Frost!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

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